2023 Piseco Lake Summer Calendar
PISECO/ARIETTA SUMMER 2023 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May26-28,GreatAdirondackGarageSale,registration or locations @ www.greatadirondackgaragesale.com
May 26, Artist Sarah Redpath, Irondequoit Inn @ 4 p.m.
May 27-October 10, Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mt. Lake, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., daily.
June 1 thru October 5, Piseco Volunteer Fire Dept. Aux. (PVFDA) meetings, 1
st Wed, 7:00 pm @PCH
June 3, Pleasant Riders Golf Tournament, 8:00 am, Shotgun, @ LP Golf Club, 548-7071
June 8 & August 3 (Thursdays), Town of Arietta Large & Heavy Trash Pickup.
June 8-11, Adirondack Boreal Birding Festival, info@ www.AdirondackBirds.com or 518-548-3076
June 14, Piseco Lake Historical Society @ Piseco Community Hall: Dr. Nina Schoch from the Adirondack
Center for Loon Conservation will present, "Conservation Through the Lives of Adirondack Loons" 7 p.m.
June 17, Boater safety course @ Piseco School. Sign up: https://www.registered.com/programs/new_york/252-new-york-safe-boating-course
June 20, Lake Pleasant Library presents ¨Audubon Society Lecture¨ (birding) @ LP Library @ 7 p.m.
June 22 thru September15, Farmers Market, Every Thursday, 2:00-5:00p.m., @Speculator Ball field
June 25, July 2 and July 16-August 27, PYC sailing races every Sat. Plus Sunday races July 10, July 24
(Sunfish bowl) & August 7 (Senior Regatta). All races start at 2:00p.m., Higgins Bay. Sunday if Sat. race is
cancelled.
June 24, Youth Fishing Derby, Morehouse Rec. Center 8-10:30 a.m. Info on Morehouse R&G Club FB page.
June 30, PVFDA Rummage Sale. Noon-4:00 pm Community Hall
July 1, PVFDA Rummage Sale 9:00am-1:00 pm, Bake Sale 9:00 a.m. until gone Community Hall
July 1, Speculator Fourth of July Celebration. Parade at 7:00 p.m., followed by Fireworks at dark.
July 2, Piseco Fireworks from Big Sand(Boyd property next to Little Sand Campsite), at dark (about 9:00pm)
July 2- September 4, Piseco Museum/Riley Tavern open Saturday & Sunday 1:00-4:00 p.m.
July 7, PVFDA Friday Night Bingo, 7:00 p.m.@ Piseco Community Hall (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
July 8, PYC’s Dave Ford Memorial Poker Run, Piseco Lake, 10:30a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Start behind Pine Island)
July 12, Piseco Lake Historical Society: Mike Prescott will present, "What If? Adirondack Dams and the
Proposed Reservoirs at Piseco Lake and Lake Pleasant"
July 12, PVFDA Ice Cream Social, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
July 14, PVFDA Friday Night Bingo, 7:00p.m.@PCH (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
July 15, Piseco Lake Association (PLA) Membership meeting, 9:00 am @ Piseco Community Hall (PCH)
July 16, Piseco Yacht Club, Sail Around the Lake 1pm @ Poplar Point Campground
July 19, Arietta Highway Clean up. Meet at Piseco Common School @ 9:30a.m.
July 21, PVFDA Friday Night Bingo, 7:00p.m.@PCH (doors open at 6:30p.m.)
July 22, St James & St Ann’s Summer Heat Golf Tournament, 8:00am, Shotgun, @ LP Golf Club, 548-7071
July 22, 2nd Annual Poker Run, Forever Wild, 9 a.m.
July 22, Boater safety course @ Piseco School. Sign up: https://www.registered.com/programs/new_york/252-new-york-safe-boating-course
July 24 – August 4, Piseco Library Book Sale @ Piseco School. Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
July 28, PVFDA Friday Night Bingo, 7:00 p.m. @ PCH (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
July 29, Piseco Yacht Club, Moonlight Paddle @ 7:30 p.m. Meet at Poplar Point Campground
August 3, Town of Arietta, Large & Heavy Trash Pick Up
August 5, PVFDA Penny Auction, 6:00 p.m. Auction starts at 8:00 p.m.
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August 9, Piseco Lake Historical Society, David Brooks will present, "Iron-Hearted: The 115th NY
Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War". Recruited from Hamilton County and surrounding areas during the
Civil War
August 10, TWIGS Craft Fair, 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. @ Speculator Ball Field and Pavilion, 548-5790.
August 12, Piseco Lake Association Annual meeting/Vote officers 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. @ Piseco School
August 12, Algonquin Snow blazers Scramble: LPGC, 8:00am Shotgun Saturday
August 12, Piseco Firemen’s BBQ Noon- on, Oxbow Inn, Harley Raffle Drawing at 6:00 p.m.
August 12, 6th Annual Bass Fishing Derby, 7:00 a.m. – 2:00pm @Oxbow Lake, contact Bill, 315-436-5748
Registration forms available @ The Chamber 548-4521, Oxbow Inn, Oxbow Motel 548-4521
August 26, Speculator Bear and Wine Festival, Pavilion in Speculator @ 11 a.m.
August 26, Lions Club Fly in Breakfast, @ Piseco Airport 8 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
September 15-17, Town Wide Garage Sale (Piseco, LP, Speculator & Morehouse), maps/ register at
Chamber 548-4521
September 16-17, Lake Pleasant Library Book Sale, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
September 16, PVFD Garage Sale, 9:00-2:00p.m., Bake Sale, 9:00a.m., Luncheon 11:00-1:30 p.m. @PCH
September 17, Lake Pleasant Random Scramble, Shotgun, Time TBD, @ LP Golf Club, 548-7071
September 20, Arietta Highway Clean up. Meet at Piseco Common School @ 9:30a.m.
September 23, Apple fest, Games, crafts, food, etc. 10:00am @ Speculator Pavilion
October 22, LP/Speculator Historical Society’s Annual Cemetery Tour, So. Shore Rd. Cemetery (AKA Love
Cemetery) @7:00p.m. Bring flashlight & dress warm.
Recurring Events of Interest
Arietta Town Board Meetings, 1st Monday of the Month at 5:00 p.m. @ Piseco Common School (PCS)
Piseco “Stump” Dump, Old Piseco Rd., Friday & Saturdays, May 7– Oct. 1, brush, leaves & pine needles.
Residential brush 3” or less in diameter –neatly piled by transporter. No chips, contractors, containers,
plastic bags, cardboard boxes, etc. Failure to comply will result in loss of residential use.
Lake Pleasant Transfer Station, Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (no entry after 3:45), 518-548-
DUMP
Piseco Library, Monday-Friday, 8:00 – 4:00 p.m. @Piseco School. Monday evenings, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Piseco School Board Meetings, 2nd Thursday of the Month at 6:00 pm @ Piseco School
PLA Adopt a Highway trash pickup, May 17, July 19 & Sept. 20. Meet 9:30 a.m. @ Piseco School.
Volunteers encouraged and welcome.
TWIGS Treasures House, Memorial Day through Columbus Day Weekends. Exact times to be
determined.
Websites/contact for Organizations offering additional or future event information
Hamilton County Tourism: www.adirondackexperience.com 548-3076
Hamilton County Health & Human Services: www.hamiltoncountyhhs.org
Lake Pleasant Library https://lakepleasantlibrary.sals.edu/
Piseco Common School: www.pisecoschool.com 548-7555
Piseco Lake Association: www.pisecolake.org
Pleasant Riders Snowmobile Club: www.pleasantriders.com (check for Fall & Winter activities)
Speculator Chamber of Commerce: www.speculatorchamber.com 548-4521
Speculator Lions Club: www.facebook.com/pages/Speculator-NY-Lions-Club
Town of Arietta: www.townofarietta.com 548-3415
May26-28,GreatAdirondackGarageSale,registration or locations @ www.greatadirondackgaragesale.com
May 26, Artist Sarah Redpath, Irondequoit Inn @ 4 p.m.
May 27-October 10, Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mt. Lake, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., daily.
June 1 thru October 5, Piseco Volunteer Fire Dept. Aux. (PVFDA) meetings, 1
st Wed, 7:00 pm @PCH
June 3, Pleasant Riders Golf Tournament, 8:00 am, Shotgun, @ LP Golf Club, 548-7071
June 8 & August 3 (Thursdays), Town of Arietta Large & Heavy Trash Pickup.
June 8-11, Adirondack Boreal Birding Festival, info@ www.AdirondackBirds.com or 518-548-3076
June 14, Piseco Lake Historical Society @ Piseco Community Hall: Dr. Nina Schoch from the Adirondack
Center for Loon Conservation will present, "Conservation Through the Lives of Adirondack Loons" 7 p.m.
June 17, Boater safety course @ Piseco School. Sign up: https://www.registered.com/programs/new_york/252-new-york-safe-boating-course
June 20, Lake Pleasant Library presents ¨Audubon Society Lecture¨ (birding) @ LP Library @ 7 p.m.
June 22 thru September15, Farmers Market, Every Thursday, 2:00-5:00p.m., @Speculator Ball field
June 25, July 2 and July 16-August 27, PYC sailing races every Sat. Plus Sunday races July 10, July 24
(Sunfish bowl) & August 7 (Senior Regatta). All races start at 2:00p.m., Higgins Bay. Sunday if Sat. race is
cancelled.
June 24, Youth Fishing Derby, Morehouse Rec. Center 8-10:30 a.m. Info on Morehouse R&G Club FB page.
June 30, PVFDA Rummage Sale. Noon-4:00 pm Community Hall
July 1, PVFDA Rummage Sale 9:00am-1:00 pm, Bake Sale 9:00 a.m. until gone Community Hall
July 1, Speculator Fourth of July Celebration. Parade at 7:00 p.m., followed by Fireworks at dark.
July 2, Piseco Fireworks from Big Sand(Boyd property next to Little Sand Campsite), at dark (about 9:00pm)
July 2- September 4, Piseco Museum/Riley Tavern open Saturday & Sunday 1:00-4:00 p.m.
July 7, PVFDA Friday Night Bingo, 7:00 p.m.@ Piseco Community Hall (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
July 8, PYC’s Dave Ford Memorial Poker Run, Piseco Lake, 10:30a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Start behind Pine Island)
July 12, Piseco Lake Historical Society: Mike Prescott will present, "What If? Adirondack Dams and the
Proposed Reservoirs at Piseco Lake and Lake Pleasant"
July 12, PVFDA Ice Cream Social, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
July 14, PVFDA Friday Night Bingo, 7:00p.m.@PCH (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
July 15, Piseco Lake Association (PLA) Membership meeting, 9:00 am @ Piseco Community Hall (PCH)
July 16, Piseco Yacht Club, Sail Around the Lake 1pm @ Poplar Point Campground
July 19, Arietta Highway Clean up. Meet at Piseco Common School @ 9:30a.m.
July 21, PVFDA Friday Night Bingo, 7:00p.m.@PCH (doors open at 6:30p.m.)
July 22, St James & St Ann’s Summer Heat Golf Tournament, 8:00am, Shotgun, @ LP Golf Club, 548-7071
July 22, 2nd Annual Poker Run, Forever Wild, 9 a.m.
July 22, Boater safety course @ Piseco School. Sign up: https://www.registered.com/programs/new_york/252-new-york-safe-boating-course
July 24 – August 4, Piseco Library Book Sale @ Piseco School. Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
July 28, PVFDA Friday Night Bingo, 7:00 p.m. @ PCH (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
July 29, Piseco Yacht Club, Moonlight Paddle @ 7:30 p.m. Meet at Poplar Point Campground
August 3, Town of Arietta, Large & Heavy Trash Pick Up
August 5, PVFDA Penny Auction, 6:00 p.m. Auction starts at 8:00 p.m.
OVER
August 9, Piseco Lake Historical Society, David Brooks will present, "Iron-Hearted: The 115th NY
Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War". Recruited from Hamilton County and surrounding areas during the
Civil War
August 10, TWIGS Craft Fair, 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. @ Speculator Ball Field and Pavilion, 548-5790.
August 12, Piseco Lake Association Annual meeting/Vote officers 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. @ Piseco School
August 12, Algonquin Snow blazers Scramble: LPGC, 8:00am Shotgun Saturday
August 12, Piseco Firemen’s BBQ Noon- on, Oxbow Inn, Harley Raffle Drawing at 6:00 p.m.
August 12, 6th Annual Bass Fishing Derby, 7:00 a.m. – 2:00pm @Oxbow Lake, contact Bill, 315-436-5748
Registration forms available @ The Chamber 548-4521, Oxbow Inn, Oxbow Motel 548-4521
August 26, Speculator Bear and Wine Festival, Pavilion in Speculator @ 11 a.m.
August 26, Lions Club Fly in Breakfast, @ Piseco Airport 8 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
September 15-17, Town Wide Garage Sale (Piseco, LP, Speculator & Morehouse), maps/ register at
Chamber 548-4521
September 16-17, Lake Pleasant Library Book Sale, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
September 16, PVFD Garage Sale, 9:00-2:00p.m., Bake Sale, 9:00a.m., Luncheon 11:00-1:30 p.m. @PCH
September 17, Lake Pleasant Random Scramble, Shotgun, Time TBD, @ LP Golf Club, 548-7071
September 20, Arietta Highway Clean up. Meet at Piseco Common School @ 9:30a.m.
September 23, Apple fest, Games, crafts, food, etc. 10:00am @ Speculator Pavilion
October 22, LP/Speculator Historical Society’s Annual Cemetery Tour, So. Shore Rd. Cemetery (AKA Love
Cemetery) @7:00p.m. Bring flashlight & dress warm.
Recurring Events of Interest
Arietta Town Board Meetings, 1st Monday of the Month at 5:00 p.m. @ Piseco Common School (PCS)
Piseco “Stump” Dump, Old Piseco Rd., Friday & Saturdays, May 7– Oct. 1, brush, leaves & pine needles.
Residential brush 3” or less in diameter –neatly piled by transporter. No chips, contractors, containers,
plastic bags, cardboard boxes, etc. Failure to comply will result in loss of residential use.
Lake Pleasant Transfer Station, Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (no entry after 3:45), 518-548-
DUMP
Piseco Library, Monday-Friday, 8:00 – 4:00 p.m. @Piseco School. Monday evenings, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Piseco School Board Meetings, 2nd Thursday of the Month at 6:00 pm @ Piseco School
PLA Adopt a Highway trash pickup, May 17, July 19 & Sept. 20. Meet 9:30 a.m. @ Piseco School.
Volunteers encouraged and welcome.
TWIGS Treasures House, Memorial Day through Columbus Day Weekends. Exact times to be
determined.
Websites/contact for Organizations offering additional or future event information
Hamilton County Tourism: www.adirondackexperience.com 548-3076
Hamilton County Health & Human Services: www.hamiltoncountyhhs.org
Lake Pleasant Library https://lakepleasantlibrary.sals.edu/
Piseco Common School: www.pisecoschool.com 548-7555
Piseco Lake Association: www.pisecolake.org
Pleasant Riders Snowmobile Club: www.pleasantriders.com (check for Fall & Winter activities)
Speculator Chamber of Commerce: www.speculatorchamber.com 548-4521
Speculator Lions Club: www.facebook.com/pages/Speculator-NY-Lions-Club
Town of Arietta: www.townofarietta.com 548-3415
