Sponsor: Adworkshop
Carver: Hailing from Missouri and Illionois, Al Becker, Wayne Miles, Russell Musgrave, Sonny Schiller, Keith Hargrove, and James Barker worked together to make the sleek, colorful, reptile a memorable carousel figure.
The group thought carving for the Adirondack Carousel would be a great way to promote the craft of woodcarving.
Together the members have carved coats of arms, a mountain man, and a carousel horse to name a few.
Bass (Large Mouth)June 13, 2011, 11:09 pmSponsor: Blue Line Sports LLC || Carver: Fanning Garage Grinders is a group of carvers made up of a mother and her two daughters. Eileen Fanning, a master carver residing in Lake Pleasant, NY, has been carving for 20 years.
BeaverJune 13, 2011, 11:09 pmSponsor: Anonymous || Carver: Carl Borst is a talented, self-taught carver. After attending a wood carving show in 1991, Carl challenged himself to take up the craft, and joined a woodcarving club.
Black BearSeptember 24, 2011, 4:50 pmSponsor: Andrea and Tim Collins Painter: Sandra Hildreth, local artist and member of Adirondack Artists Guild Carver: Carl Borst and Andy Manchester Carl Borst is a talented, self-taught carver. After attending a wood carving show in 1991, Carl challenged himself to take up the craft, and joined a woodcarving club. After only a year of [...]
Black FlyJune 13, 2011, 11:08 pmSponsor: Marge & Ted Glowa || Carver: Walt Ruess was a semi-professional/hobby woodcarver for years, producing a number of figurines, decoys, signs, relief carvings and more.
Blue HeronJune 13, 2011, 11:07 pmSponsor: Nancy Wilder Cummings || Carvers: Phil Burke and Leo Lambert represent the Woburn Guild of Carvers, carvers of the Adirondack Carousel’s Blue Heron.
Rotary Steps Up!November 19, 2011, 2:12 pmMarge Glowa, Capital Campaign Director/Volunteer, of the Adirondack Carousel, accepts a check for $2000 from the Rotary Club of Saranac Lake. The generous donation was presented by Rotary President Jared Stark at the unveiling of the Carousel’s Deer in August. Also pictured is William Underwood, the carver.
Our Mission:
To build and maintain a full-size handcrafted carousel housed in a year-round pavilion with space for programs and special events.
