Things to do around Drum?

Amy - posted on 11/09/2010

veterans day discounts and deals!!!

· Applebee’s Restaurants: free dinners to veterans throughout Veterans Day from their Veterans Day menu

· Outback Steakhouse: Free Blooming Onion and non-alcoholic beverage

· Golden Corral: Free Buffet dinner 5-9 PM on November 16th to anyone who served in the U.S. military.

· Subway: Free six inch subs to all veterans/active duty members.

· Krispy Kreme: One free donut

· U N O Chicago Grill: Free entrée or individual pizza with equal/greater value purchase

· Brides Across America : free wedding gowns to qualified military brides

· Lowe’s & Home Depot: Extra 10% discount

· Sam’s Club: 25,000 Hugo canes to veterans who need mobility assistance; no membership required.

· Amazon.com: Free “Veterans Day Honor” MP3 album download. Album includes 12 songs by the Bands and Ensembles of the U.S. Armed Forces.

· Cabela’s Outdoor Store: Employee’s discount Nov. 11-12: from5 to 50% (also fire/ems/police/law enforcement personnel)

· Dollar General: 10% discount, includes immediate families.

· Fashion Bug: 20% off all plus sizes and misses clothing purchases with a copy of MILITARY I.D.

Amy - posted on 10/29/2010

tonight at Salmon Run mall in watertown from 4-6pm there is trick or treating! sorry it's last minute.. i just found out about it.

Amy - posted on 10/28/2010

I do have facebook, and have the mwr thing on mine... they don't really seem to give out much info on things going on around town.. just on post. and i don't really like to go on post for much...(we live in watertown about 15 minutes away) also.. way off topic, but drumyardsales.com is cool. it's a bookoo site and i used the one at fort polk and made lots of money off there (it's like craigslist only better in my opinion) but not many people seem to use the drum bookoo. i've emailed the owners of the website about having a bookoo underground (which is like a forum kinda thing for people in and around drum). fort polk had one and it was a really good way to stay up to date on whats going on, but drum does not have one because they- (the owners of the website) said that nobody is requesting it and this bookoo is not that big yet. i wish they had one!
anyway.. not many people check this 'drum mommas' either... but i will continue to post on whats going on around the area that is interesting!

Mecca - posted on 10/06/2010

Hi Amy... I'm not at Drum yet but I've been checking out a lot of things up there. If you have Facebook fort drum's fmwr has a page and the have all kind of events and places to see that they keep posted on their page. I'm excited seeing all the different things going on for everyone
I hope you do keep this as a streaming post it will be so helpful when we get there. I'm already noting the stores I love bargains: )

Amy - posted on 10/04/2010

yesterday we went to the Burrville cider mill-18176 County Route 156 Watertown, NY 13601-5734(315) 788-7292, it was soo crowded, but got some awesome pictures of a waterfall that was right behind it. it's pretty much just a cidermill with store, they have apples and pumpkins outside that you can buy. wasn't really something for kids. I would like to try backyard farmer, adams isn't that far away, but can't find out when the 'annual fall festival' is.


Backyard Farmer
12139 Rt. 11
Adams Center, NY 13606
315-583-6181

Operating Season: YR
Amenities: Family Entertainment, Nature Science.

email: spudsheley@hotmail.com
A large operation with u-pick strawberry fields, with an added selection of clothing and footwear. Annual Fall Festival with haunted houses, hay rides, pumpkins, shows, carnival rides and fireworks.

32ND ANNUAL AUTUMN FESTIVAL
Saturday, October 09, 2010 - Saturday, October 09, 2010
Wellesley Island, NY - located 4 miles off exit 51 of Interstate 81, just over the 1000 Islands Bridge, Minna Anthony Common Nature Center, Wellesley Island State Park

10:00 am to 4:00 Join us for great family fun! Children's games and crafts, animals to visit -llamas, chickens, birds of prey, to name a few. Meet our live scarecrow, compete in the Scarecrow Making Contest, Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Environmental Displays & hands-on Activities. Lots of...

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Email:
kimbrie.cullen@oprhp.state.ny.us NATURE CENTER STAFF
Phone:
315-482-2479 - NATURE CENTER STAFF

WELLESLEY ISLAND STATE PARK – Family fun can be found from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 9 at the 32nd Annual Autumn Festival at the Minna Anthony Common Nature Center.
Patrons will find a craft show and sale complete with spinners, weavers, pottery, wood carvings, silver and bead jewelry, photography, drawings, paintings, alpaca products, handmade goat soap and much more.
There will be music throughout the day by local groups including the Fort Drum Dixieland Band.
Entertainment for all ages includes “Westy’s Birds of Prey” and “Our World of Wildlife” with Ian Dillin, staff from Watertown’s New York State Zoo at Thompson Park with live animals, a forester from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, a climbing wall from Beaver Camp, live alpacas and farm animals.
Try the old-fashioned children’s games and crafts or paint pumpkins. Join the “Scarecrow Making Contest” for a chance to win a cash prize. Watch a cider press demonstration.
There will be lots of food provided by local groups. Fresh cider and cider donuts from Burrville Cider Mill also will be available.
Admission is $3 for adults. Admission for children 12 and younger is $1 or free with a nonperishable donation for a local food pantry. Families pay a maximum of $8. Military Families will be admitted free with ID.
All admissions will be free after 2:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Nature Center, Inc. and the Thousand Islands Region of the New York State Parks.
The nature center is located off exit 51 of Interstate 81, just over the Thousand Islands Bridge. Follow the scarecrows. For more information, call 482-2479.

Shawn - posted on 10/03/2010

Thanks for the info, Amy. We haven't been to the zoo yet but the kids are looking forward to it. I know my 8 year old will enjoy the non-scary trail, I have a feeling my 12 year old will tell me it's lame. She is at the age that everything is either lame or boring. We went to the Oktoberfest yesterday at the Thousand Island's Winery but there wasn't much to do for the kids. There is a miniature golf and gokart place right outside of post but they are already closed down for the season.

Amy - posted on 10/02/2010

Watertown Zoo is having "Boo at the zoo" on october 23rd and 24th from 10am-4pm
This two-day Halloween event targeted at children ages 12 and under is a non-scary event for younger children. The event will include a trick o’ treating “trail” which participants follow to pick up healthy treats. As trick o’ treaters travel the trail they will encounter characters from their favorite nursery rhymes and television shows.

New this year—on Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm Radio Disney will be on hand to hand out prizes and host games featuring your favorite Disney stars!


$3 event fee plus regular admission for all non-military, non-Zoo members
$2 event fee for all Zoo members (free admission)
$2 event fee plus discounted admission for all Military (must show Military ID)

http://www.nyszoo.org/zooboo.html

Amy - posted on 09/27/2010

great! thank you! we've been to old mcdonald's farm during the summer it was pretty neat, went on the hay ride and fed hay to the cows and pigs while on it. also did the tour of the dairy farm, they show you each group of cows, young, "teenagers" and the mama's.

Shawn - posted on 09/26/2010

We took the kids out to Old MacDonald's Farm in Sacket's Harbor last weekend. They have a neat little hayride and corn maze that is included in your admission. The Dairy tour is extra and we didn't have time to do it, but I wouldn't mind trying it next time we go. The kids loved it, and all the animals were friendly, as well as the workers.

We drove past Ollie's but didn't stop and look around. I would like to check it out, maybe sometime this week while the kids are in school.