May 3rd ride!!!! Our Rivergate trail ride is coming soon! This is a great trail to come out and ride. Skill required is easy to moderate, which makes this a good opportunity to get the whole family out and enjoy a day with family and friends.

Ride Details: We will be riding from Philadelphia to Clayton. We are meeting at the small strip mall located in Philadelphia. Which is located on Route #11, just past the school and before you reach the village. We will be starting the ride at 10:00 a.m. Sharp, so please arrive well before that to give everyone time to get unloaded and prepped for the ride. We will ride to Clayton along the Rivergate Trail and once in Clayton we will be visiting the Recreational Expo sponsored by the Rivergate Wheelers ATV Club. There will be food available at the Expo for purchase and at that time we will enjoy some lunch and maybe have a short meeting while we enjoy the displays. Once everyone is ready to go we will ride back to Philadelphia for the trip home. Total mileage should be about 50 to 60 miles on your quad.

Directions: From the south take Interstate #81 to exit #48 (Route 342). At the exit go right onto 342 East. Just off the exit you will come to the intersection of 342 and 37 at the light (Longway’s Truck Stop). Continue straight thru on 342 east to the next light. This will be the Intersection of 342 and State Route # 11. Turn Left onto Route #11 North. Route #11 will take you right to Philadelphia. The school will be on your right, and the strip mall where we will be unloading at will be on the right just past the school. Hope to see you all there!

Insurance Meeting. There was a meeting in Albany concerning our inability to get insurance. This meeting was put together by our State Association NYSORVA and was to try to get the state to help us with this crisis. From our club, Ralph Miller and David Beyer attended to voice our concerns and show our support. Agencies represented included the NYS Insurance Commission, NYS DEC, NYS Department of Parks and NYSORVA. Several clubs were represented, as was the Jefferson and Lewis County Legislators. Also a representative from the Office of Assembly, Dierdre Scozzafava, was in attendance. We still have a lot of work to do, and we really need to support NYSORVA if we ever want to make forward progress and have the chance to get insurance again! Now is a good time to get on the phone with your County Legislator, State Assemblyman, as well as your State Senator. Make a call and let them know the importance of this crisis.

Club Rides!

Rides for this season are being planned. We have some dates for upcoming events and we will be posting more as they are scheduled or we hear of them from other clubs. If you have any questions please contact one of our Ride Planners.

Trail workdays: Right now all trail work and maintenance is postponed until we can work further on the insurance problems at hand.

May 3rd 2003 Rivergate Trail Ride: Our annual spring ride along the scenic Rivergate trail is always a good time. This year’s ride will coincide with the Recreational Expo being held at the Clayton arena. We will be starting in Philadelphia and eating lunch at the Recreational Expo.

May 3rd 2003 Lodge ATV Club Poker Run: Time again for the Spring Poker Run with the Lodge ATV Club up in Clayton New York. For more details contact the Lodge ATV Club.

May 2nd thru May 4th, Clayton Recreational Expo: A great place to come out and see all the new machines, gear and supplies. A good time to get a good deal on that new riding gear, or just check out the machines and see what you can dream for next! Our club will also have a display set up, to hand out club information and try to promote us as well. Hope to see many of the member’s stop by during our ride!

May 16th thru May 19th Hatfield / McCoy Trail System Trip: NYTRO of Western New York has a great ride planned. Our chapter does not have enough interested members to coordinate our own event If you are interested in this trip and would like to join fellow club members for a great ride Contact Chris Pirrone of the Western Chapter ASAP You can reach him via email at pirrone7@aolo.com or by phone at (716) 685-6858

NEW EVENT!!
 
May 24th Crogan Fire Departments Spring Trail Ride!  This ride is a fund-raising ride for the Crogan Volunteer Fire Department. If you attended last year you know it is a great time and they put on a nice trail ride that is well organized and a lot of fun! The ride will start and end at the Beaver River Fish and Game Club Located on the Bush Road. Registration will be 8:00 to 10:00 and the ride will start at 10:00. The riding will be a big loop ride arriving back at the Fish and Game club around 3:00. Once back at the Club grounds there will be lunch for everyone, hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, soda etc. Cost for the ride is $10 for each driver and $6 for each passenger.

Directions: From Lowville, take State Route #812 North to Crogan. At the four corners in Crogan, (there will be a convience store on the far right corner) take a right (Go straight if coming in on State Route #126 from Carthage or Watertown) this is the Kircherville Road. Stay on this road, at a four corners it changes names and becomes the Soft Maple road. As you continue further you will come to a Y in the road, bear to the right onto the Bush Road. Signs will mark your route. For more information or to pre-register contact any of the people listed below.

Bill Bush -           (315) 346-6856
Rod Bush -         (315) 346-1408
John Farney -     (315) 346-6752
Randy Aucter -   (315) 346-1438

Come out and join your fellow members and other riders. Have a great time, while also supporting a local fire department.

June 2nd thru June 8th, Americade Motorcycle Rally: For those of our members who also enjoy two wheels on the street. This is your chance to get out on the road and become a part of the biggest touring rally in the United States. 

July 18th thru July 20th, Brasher Falls Weekend: It was such a great trip, good riding, trails, and company so it’s been decided to do it again. The dates are Friday July 18th through Sunday July 20th. We plan on setting things up like last year, staying at the Riverside Campgrounds right in the middle of town, and riding from there. For those that missed it last year, the campground is located right on the river, so bring your fishing stuff and swimming stuff if you like. There are also canoes available for rent.

Of course we will still have many different one-day rides. To include a ride on the Rivergate Trail in Clayton, a couple rides on Tug Hill, maybe a ride in the Brantingham Lake area and I am sure we can come up with others as well! Be prepared and come to a meeting to share your input!

Other local events: Such as the great Newton Falls Poker Run, Adirondack ATV Club rodeos are events we are still waiting to get dates for. As soon as we have the dates for other local events we will be adding them to the list of events to go out and enjoy.