GRANDMA MILLIES BAKERY WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME GRANDMA MILLIES BAKERY TO THE VILLAGE... THE BAKERY WILL BE HOUSED IN THE OLD HOTEL ON MAIN STREET. SHE WILL BE SELLING BAKED GOODS AND COFFEE FOR THE TIME BEING.... COME AND SIT A SPELL ON THE GRAND FRONT PORCH AND ENJOY THE SITES OF MAIN STREET.
RETURN OF THE CHIMNEY SWIFTS Every year on May 6th, residents and visitors gather to watch the "swifts" swoop down the Hubbell Chimney at dusk. The Village of Northville makes a family day out of it - planning activities & entertaining visitors while they wait for dusk and the swifts to return. The Northville school Jazz band performs and we have a guest speaker who tell the “Swift” story.
Hundreds to thousands used to visit the chimney each year , in the past few years the numbers have diminished…..the villagers are not sure of the cause of this reduction in numbers, but do have some specualtions. The swifts whirl in a pattern, circling the chimney,and then at some precise moment of time(just about 8:30 pm), they look like they are being suctioned into the chimney as they make their descent. They remain in the area until late August when they leave for their natural habitat in South America - about an 8,000 mile flight. The chimney swifts are small (about 5 inches long), black swallow-like birds that seem to frolic in flight.
Ray Hubbell owned and operated the Hubbell Glove Company in Northville, NY. In 1918, the building was destroyed by a fire - but what remains is its "tall, stately chimney" - a monument to its builder, Stephen Acker. Stephen Acker also built the abutments for the first iron bridge across the Sacandaga in 1882. He died in December 1883 - the first to be buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery at age 45.
"There is an uncanny phenomena linked to Ray Hubbell, his factory and the swifts that come back each year on May 6th to lodge in his chimney. May 6th is Ray Hubbell's birthday!"
Farmers Market
The Farmers' Market will start with the Friday Market on May 25th from 2 -5. This will be an early market with a few vendors that have products that are available in the early growing season such as asparagus, strawberries, etc. The regular Friday Market will commence on July 6th and will be held at the Red Barn property as the Doins' will be at the park that day. The Friday market season will end on October 5th.
The Tuesday Market will begin on July 10th and end on September 4th.
DOIN'S - Food Concession Signup