Tupper Lake Woodsmen's Days - Part 2

I walked from the chainsaw carving area (see yesterday's post) and continued along the road by the lake, passing these classic cars which had been used in the parade earlier that morning:

There were huge piles of saw logs and heavy equipment, both of them to be used in the lumberjack competitions:

Truckloads of logs were pulling in off the main road, honking their horns loudly and continuously. I never did find out if they were delivering logs for use in the festivities or if they were just stopping by to see or compete in the Woodsmen's Days:

I moved on into the food venders' area, which was just getting started:

I tried spun maple sugar, or maple flavored cotton candy:

There were wine slushies and beer. The beer, as you might imagine was a big seller, even in the morning:

Hand crafted Adirondack furniture:

Adirondack bedroom furniture:

Tree climbing for the kids, with funnel cakes and lemonade for everyone:

More floats from the morning's parade:

I stopped along the edge of Tupper Lake to enjoy its beauty, though this part of the lake is supposed to be called Raquette Pond. I got a bit of food to eat and began walking toward the grandstand area to see the competitions, but I'll post about that tomorrow:

Part Two, Owl's Head Mountain Rustic Furniture

Continuing on from yesterday's post, I was exploring the Owl's Head Mountain Rustic Furniture store.  They had Adirondack furnishings for every room in your home - even the bedroom:

I was particularly taken by this exquisite stump and antler based table with birch bark trim. And the stained glass lamp, Adirondack mirror and antler wall sconce would also look wonderful almost anywhere:

Another stump based table with antler candelabra and antler floor lamp. Everything was Adirondack themed:

Fancy hutches made by local craftsmen:

And amazing things which I didn't even know how to describe:

More hutches, more chairs, more mirrors, more lamps, more wall decorations:

Even fine china and glassware for entertaining at your Adirondack camp:

I loved it all but shuddered to think what would happen to such expensive, beautiful furniture in a house such as mine, with six dogs and five cats. I guess I'll stick with my "Early Goodwill" theme:

A living room setting:

More comfortable chairs, more lamps, more Adirondack prints:

I thanked the owner and headed back outside to join my anxious dogs. But I had to take one last photo, this time of their roadside sign which featured a carved bear sleeping on top:

I was on my way out the driveway when I saw this super-giant Adirondack chair with two normal sized chairs near it. It was even bigger than it appears here because the smaller chairs are also closer. If you'd like to know more, their website is here:

Part One, Owl's Head Mountain Rustic Furniture

The dogs and I were traveling home from the farm on a cool and rainy Tuesday. I knew it was a rare opportunity for me to safely leave the dogs in the car while I went inside the Owl's Head Mountain Rustic Furniture store on Route 73:

They have a lot of things besides furniture, of course, and there's another, smaller store just a few feet away which is part of the same business. But I'll cover that some other day. For this day, I headed on into the furniture store:

They had lots of Adirondack prints for your walls:

And a mirror framed by moose and deer antlers:

A bench and wall sconces made from - um, Red Cedar, perhaps?:

A table made from a stump and a slice of an old tree. And it was covered with raccoon and chipmunk figurines:

Pack baskets, birch bark frames, Adirondack furniture:

More prints, more frames, more designer touches for your Adirondack camp:

A basket made of deer antlers and filled with small birch bark canoes. Overhead, lots of antler chandeliers glowed cheerily:

Exquisitely decorated birch bark furniture and easy chairs, and lamps with Adirondack themed stained glass by which to read Adirondack stories:

And as I said earlier, lots of antler chandeliers:

And twig art chandeliers, under which you could position that wonderful dining room table. But I was just getting started in this wonderland of Adirondack-ness. I'll post more tomorrow. In the meantime, you can find their website here: