"Late September has that quiet shift... The vibrant hues of autumn envelop Deowongo Island, creating a stunning panorama that captures the essence of rural New York. This piece reveals the interplay of water and foliage, with ducks coming and going or gracefully gliding across the surface, creating the tranquility of the season.
Captured using advanced panoramic techniques and multiple exposures, this artwork preserves every fine detail of nature's transformation. Each glance invites you to reflect on the stories held within these landscapes.
A beautifully wooded island, Deowongo, comprising of about seven acres, lying high above the Canadarago Lake waters rests near the East side and center of the lake. The island with dark and cooling shades has always been a popular place for picnics and exploring. Deowongo Island and Candarago Lake were known for the final stages of Indian occupation in this part of New York State. Excavations identifying the very beginning of this cultural development were conducted in 1950 on this island and lake, one of five sites in the state, were selected for that purpose. , “This high wooded Island, only some 1200 feet long, found sparsely dispersed on the island were broken bones of deer, bear, wood chuck, snapping turtles, green frog, and various fish. The artifact content was limited, chiefly potsherds (broken pieces of pottery). Hearths, pits, and burials were absent at Deowongo Island but a feature of considerable importance was found on the island. There is little doubt that a structure of a typical Iroquois long-house existed here in connection with a series of small peripheral middens (refuse heaps), nine in all scattered about the island. Additional artifact discovered included broken pieces of pottery incised, pipes, triangular stone arrow points, net sinkers, ovate knives, strike-a-lights, scraping stones and pendants. All these pertain to the earliest level of Mohawk Indian occupation.
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