Wild Center, ROOST team up on VR project

Katie Stuart and Patrick Murphy testing out the virtual tour.

by Ian Roantree

Sue Fitzpatrick gazing in awe at the view from atop Goodman Mountain.

On a good week, in a busy season, Tupper Lake’s Chamber of Commerce is the default Tupper Lake tourist information center, providing local knowledge to the eager tourists who visit our town throughout the year. During the tourist-heavy months, anywhere from 30 to 50 tourists per week come through the chamber doors at 121 Park Street looking for things to do.

With all of the great places and breathtaking views that our area has to offer, simply leafing through brochures or surfing through online photo galleries doesn’t always do them justice. Which is why the Wild Center and ROOST have teamed up to offer tourists, and potential Wild Center customers an immersive experience.

The experience is a visual one, putting the viewer in a immobile look out, like being inside the tower viewers found at tourist destinations around the world. But it’s not a clunky, heavy set of binoculars that squeak as they turn, it’s an Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset.

By slipping on these VR goggles, you can be swiftly taken somewhere else while remaining in the comfort of the chamber office. While the experience that ROOST and the Wild Center have created within the goggles are mild compared to what VR technology is capable of, your senses are still tricked as you’re brought into a three dimensional, panoramic simulation.

Users will find themselves in the middle of a guided tour through the museum, or on the Wild Walk, while other Wild Center guests walk amongst you. But it’s not limited to the Wild Center. The VR headset will take you to the top of Goodman Mountain, the Tupper Lake golf course, the municipal park looking out over Raquette Pond, and other scenic spots within the community and surrounding area.

Unlike the Wild Center footage, however, the other destinations are still images stitched together in a panorama, still creating the same effect of being there. No matter where you look, up, down, left, right, behind and in front, robust images fill the space. It feels like you can almost reach out and feel the environment that the goggles take you to.

It all started with the VR marketing company, Frameless Technologies, which were contacted by the Wild Center for help with this campaign. “We wanted to go to trade shows and conferences and try to get tour operators and travel agents interested in putting the Wild Center in their products,” said Patrick Murphy, the Wild Center’s community engagement coordinator. “It (VR) was an easy way to communicate what the Wild Center is to people across the country.”

“We produced some video, got a few of our own headsets and shared it at a tourism advisory council meeting and some of the folks there from the Saranac Lake chamber were interested in putting it in their visitor center,” Murphy continued.

This project is still in testing stages. The VR headset at the Tupper Lake chamber office was donated by Frameless Technologies for a pilot run to see how people engage and interact with it, and to see if it actually draws those users to different locations around town.

To create the videos and images viewed inside the Oculus Rift headset, special photography and videography techniques and equipment are required. Capturing a 360 degree image is one thing; capturing video is another endeavor.

The first time Frameless Technologies visited the Wild Center to capture 360 video content, they brought a GoPro rigged with five cameras that together filmed live. In post-production, the footage captured was stitched together seamlessly by a software. The VR company returned later with a newer camera, that looked like a ball that worked to the same effect although fetching higher quality results.

Despite the content-rich TupperLake.com, where you can see panoramic images of our surrounding area on your computer or smart phone screen, much like you’d see through the VR goggles (albeit much less immersive), some folk, usually the older ones, want to to go straight to the source of information. Now, they can get both the human interaction while experiencing the power of digital marketing with the virtual reality (VR) technologies that will hopefully entice those tourists to check out the sights the goggles display.

But with a result driven attitude, ROOST’s Tupper Lake regional marketing manager, Katie Stuart recognizes that this project is only as good as the outcomes it produces. “We want to track people coming here and putting it on, but how can we really know if people are going out to these destinations?”

The simple solution Stuart and Murphy came to was asking users to post on social media with a hashtag (that is yet to be decided) with a picture of the destinations they visited.

And as this project becomes more widely used, more still photos and videos are intended to be added to the VR goggles to attract visitors to other areas and stores in the area.

“We’d like to include local businesses like Spruce and Hemlock and Birch Boys and other trails and summits in the area,” said Sue Fitzpatrick, a chamber of commerce board member and volunteer.

Even for those who learn about Tupper Lake online instead of at the chamber like some, anyone can view the Wild Center’s VR videos at wildcenter.org/vr/ and can be viewed from your smartphone, computer or even uploaded to your own VR device.

Main floor of Big Tupper lodge to see major redo

by Dan McClelland

Editor's Note: this is the second article in our two-part series on our recent tours of the Big Tupper Ski Center and the tremendous amount of renovation and reconstruction work that has been underway there.

As part of the work preparing for the reopening of the Big Tupper Ski Center this summer by the Adirondack Club and Resort developers, there has been considerable focus on the center's large lodge.

The plan for this winter is to fix up the ground floor of the lodge to accommodate skiers with restrooms, warming areas with tables and chairs and the administrative and office area. While the pulse of the operation will be there, reconstruction will be in full swing on the second floor all winter long.

In anticipation of that the entire second floor has been gutted, revealing the large trusses and steel support beams after almost all the old partitions and ceiling materials have been removed.

For local skiers who know that space well, it now appears double in size, with everything gone.

Apparent too is how well built the lodge was. The original A-frame portion of the lodge with its large, laminated and open trusses is in excellent shape. The large area which was later added to accommodate a larger cafeteria, dining room and bar appears to be also very well built with large steel I-beams and columns supporting 50 foot long manufactured trusses. All that now is visible with the ceiliings and sheet rock and board wall coverings gone.

“We encountered no surprises when we tore everything out. The lodge was extremely well built!” Tom Lawson told us during our second visit to the place on August 24.

Right now work crews of carpenters- most of them local- are buttoning up the exterior of the lodge building for winter, when the work will move inside.

A number of the existing windows on the parking lot side had been reframed in the anticipation of the arrival of many new windows this week and next. New window openings have also been cut into to that side.

New windows are also coming for the others sides of the lodge, to replace old or broken ones. Some window openings have been temporarily covered with sheets of plywood.

“Our goal for this winter is to get the ski center back open for the kids!” Mr. Lawson said that day.

The second floor of the large lodge- which measures about 9,000 square feet- was opened up to give the engineers and architects who are doing its redesign a good look at what they are working with, he explained.

The overall plan for that space, however, is to keep it entirely open.

For the years of its operation a large part of the second floor was hidden from public view by the partitions, behind which were storage and operational area for the cafeteria and bar.

That day Jill Trudeau agreed with us that the second floor seems double in size now. Jill is the ACR's administrative assistant.

“It's very light and airy and the new design will maintain that. The whole idea is to keep it open,” she explained.

The only partitions remaining for now are those which cordoned off the old bar area. They'll be coming out soon.

Jill said that at least 20 dump truck loads of old building materials have been removed from the second floor area so far.

“Right now we've taken it down to its skeleton to begin the renewal,” added Tom. “When its done you'll be able to see across the entire second floor of the building, for the most part!”

At both ends of the existing lodge 30 foot lonog two story entrance additions are planned.

Mr. Lawson said at each end of the existing lodge will be large stone twin fireplaces- each with two openings. One opening will face into the existing lodge and one into the new addition, in each case.

Stone masons will be on site this winter, with all the carpenters, to tackle the construction of those massive fireplaces.

The second floor, like the ground floor, will also see all new restrooms.

The ceilings on the second floor will all be nine or ten feet high, to add to the openness.

The floor between the two floors is all reinforced concrete. It's very sturdy and in great shape. To bring everything exactly level, however, a shallow layer of special concrete coating may be applied over the winter, Mr. Lawson expects.

As to the specifics of where the cafeteria, bar and dining rooms will be on the second floor, that's still to be decided, based on what the engineers and architects recommend, he said. “At this point the design is evolving day by day!”

In the original plans for the Adirondack Club and Resort, the lodge was going to be replaced with a building in the style of a great camp.

Those plans have changed, at least for now. “We like the lodge and we think we can transform it into a place which skiers will really enjoy. It sits where it belongs so why replace it?”

Adding to the openness of the second floor, new entrance areas off the slopes will all be walled in glass for the maximum amount of natural light streaming into the interior, he explained.

The staircase that connects the two floors will see new iron wrought railings, rather that solid half-walls, as part of the winter construction work.

The lodge will be getting a new metal roof, some of it this fall and some next construction season. Each metal piece used will be the entire length of the roof side, so there will be no overlapping.

A patio area with fire pits is also planned in front of the lodge next summer.

“When we're done I think people will be amazed,” he said with a smile.

One of the local firms which will be working inside the lodge this winter will be CWM Construction (Charlie Madore and Jason Roberge), which is currently finishing an complete overhaul of the chairlift No. 2 off-boarding station.

Tom and Jill both figure there's going to be a lot of work for local and area tradesmen inside the lodge this winter.

“From the start we've been trying to hire locally,” noted the administrative assistant.

In related Big Tupper news Tom Lawson recently met with ski patrol director Tom Sciacca and some of his volunteers. According to Mr. Sciacca everything is set to go for their vital safety and rescue services this coming season.

New trusses for the old ski patrol building, which currently has a flat roof, are expected to arrive soon and that building will have its new roof this fall.

On the day of our last visit four large and unsightly utility poles near the ski patrol building were removed, after Tip Top Electric technicians cut off the electricity to them.

ACR to open Big Tupper this winter! Repair work has been in high gear all summer

by Dan McClelland
Repair work has been in high gear at the Big Tupper Ski Center all this summer as various contractors and their crews rejuvenate the lifts and buildings there in anticipation of the opening of the well-loved facility this coming winter.
Adirondack Club and Resort Developer Tom Lawson announced earlier this year he would reopen the ski center this year and he's been working diligently to that end since then.
After a string of about seven winters of operation- some of which saw little or no natural snow and  big losses- Tupper Lake's ARISE  (Adirondack Residents Intent on Saving their Economy) leaders called it quits last fall and didn't operate the mountain facility last winter.  The developers of the ACR, however, have stepped up to renew winter operations there- much to the excitement of many skiers here and across the North Country.
On two visits to the ski center    this summer  there was plenty of evidence of repair work underway.
The chairlift No. 2 base station, which was all but destroyed by strong winds blowing down from the top of the mountain several years ago, has been completely rebuilt by Don Bennett and his carpenters.  New siding, a new roof and new windows- four feet by eight feet in size- are now in place, as is a fresh coat of Oxford brown stain.  The base structure is completely rejuvenated.
The large new windows bring natural light into the area around the lift engine, where there was none before.
All the buildings in the base area have been stained the same shade of that deep brown for a very uniform appearance.
Repair work  is also underway on the lift operator control station, next to the engine building and to the entire Mitey Mite lift.
“The Mitey Mite has been totally rebuilt.  The top and bottom have been removed for replacement, the motor has been totally rebuilt,” Tom Lawson said on a second tour Friday.
All components of that lift- including the base building- should be back in place next week.  Parts of that trail have also been regraded.
Both chairlift No. 2 and the Mitey-Mite lift will be open this winter.  Chairlift No. 1 and No. 3 are due to be operating in the 2019-20 winter.
During our first visit about six weeks ago we met Derrick Shaw and Sandra Bushell, partners in a lift restoration company called Tower Dogs.
The partners actually work like dogs, as the expression goes.
The partners started at first light and work until dark.
Tower Dogs is known among any ski area operators all across the country for their diligence and hard work.  The partners have worked out west in recent years at Winter Park Ski Resort in Colorado and after they finish up here in July they were headed to Ski Liberty resort in Pennsylvania. Big Tupper was their opening gig of the season.
Everything they were sanding, scraping and painting there is now an attractive evergreen color.
Derrick and Sandra are  expected to return to Tupper Lake in mid-September to begin repainting  the old t-bar lift towers that will eventually support a new zip line down the mountain some year very soon.
During their time here they stayed at Timber Lodge at Moody and they had praise for its operator, Don Dew Jr.
They had completely painted half of the 14 towers and the chairs on lift No. 2 during our first visit and were due to finish in that days that followed.
All the chairs now sit freshly sanded, primed and painted and ready for rehanging in upcoming days.
The chairs were removed for close inspection by state inspectors and all passed.
The hangers which attach the chairs to the lift cable have all been removed too and shipped to a Vermont company for x-raying for flaws.  They are expected to be back by next week.
Lift specialists from a company called All Lifts which has worked at Big Tupper in the past completed mechanical work on the lifts.
The company was charged with making repairs to the  wheels and other equipment on the lift towers to put everything in top shape for the coming winter.
Mr. Lawson said the chairlift No. 3 engine has been extensively serviced this summer.
He had hoped that lift might be ready for this winter with an overhaul of its two buildings this fall “but the winter is just approaching too fast. It'll have to wait a year!”
Since our early-summer visit the restoration of the chairlift No. 1 base building was also tackled. It too has been rebuilt with new windows and  attractively painted.
All summer long the entire place has been bustling with the work of various contracting crews.  Some days there are as many as 40 workers on site.  Most of them are local people.
On our first visit Mr. Lawson said they hoped to put a temporary snow-making system in place for the lower trails, but on Friday he mentioned they are simply running out of time for this season.
Some of the old snow-making pipes were pressure-tested this summer but they are full of holes.
 The retaining wall next to the lodge has been removed and the earth will be graded in the weeks ahead so skiers can ski right down to their cars in the  parking lot.  Inspectors also felt the deteriorating wall was a hazard, he said.
Landscaping work is planned below and around the chairlift No. 2 building between it and where the resort's planned  hotel will be situated in the large open area at the end of the parking lot.
The ACR plan also calls for the construction of a new spa just below the western edge of the parking lot in the years ahead.
Adjacent to the spa will be the new skating rink planned- similar to the one in place at Sun Valley, Idaho.  The unique place will be designed by ACR investor Scott Allen, skating Olympian.
 Repair work has also commenced on chairlift No. 3, which services the top of the mountain.
Mowing of the trails has been done several times this summer by Jeff Trudeau, who is working with his grandson Josh's company which has been building the 11.5 mile great camp road beyond the Lake Simond.
Part of Josh's crew has been assigned to the mountain while another continues to work on the road into the great camps which is almost completed.  “Right now we're working on driveways (into the great camps).  Many of the lots have already been spoken for but people want to see where their houses will be going!” Mr. Lawson said Friday.
 Jeff  and others with Trudeau Construction  have used large commercial mowers to do the necessary mowing work at Big Tupper.
During our tour Friday Jill Trudeau, Jeff's daughter and Josh's mother and the Adirondack Club and Resort's administrative assistant, predicted there could be at least two more mowings of the mountain trails this fall to put them in good shape to receive the snow nature provides.  One mowing, which may involve some manual cutting,  will focus on the larger vegetation near the sides of the trails where the big machines can't reach and a late fall mow will be another attack at the trails themselves.
Jill knows the mountain well, having skied there since she was three years of age.  When she talks about it and about what's to come her fondness for the place is very apparent.
The resort plans call for a zip line, where the cable will run from the top of chairlift No. 2 area on the old t-bar poles down to the new lake planned adjacent to the lodge.  The restoration of those poles in the months and years ahead and the retrofitting for the popular zip line apparatus is expected to produce a whole brand new type of visitor to the mountain who will come in summers ahead to enjoy the new attraction there.
Future plans also call for a new indoor and outdoor bar building- with seating for about 250- on the slab that was once home to the ski shop and later a day care center. “There places are big out west!”
Entrance towers additions are also planned at both ends of the existing lodge, each with lots of windows to shed light there.
Extensive landscaping is also planned around the lodge.
The resort project is also expected to lease a snowcat for trail grooming operations this winter.
“We're working very hard these days to get everything ready for a good season of skiing this winter!” Mr. Lawson said on our first visit.
When the  Free Press crew returned for a second visit Friday it was amazing  the progress that has been made over the summer.
In recent weeks the entire 600+ acre property has been surveyed by an Albany-based firm using a large commercial drone.
The size of the remotely-controlled aircraft- nearly two feet across- made quite an impression on workers there in recent weeks.
Part of the reason for the topographic map the firm will have ready in upcoming weeks is the layout of a new mountain road to the 30 or so upper elevation residences that will be built below the top of chairlift No. 2 and the dimensions of the lots themselves.
The survey work was also needed to pinpoint the exact locations of new catchment basins in the lodge area to handle all the surface water that typically runs off the mountain.
Hundreds of tons of crushed gravel has been added over the summer to the existing mountain road to the chairlift No. 2 top area to repair it. More is stockpiled in the parking lot for more road work.
On Friday's ride to the top we found Charlie Madore and his crew busy rebuilding the lift station and cabin at the top of chairlift No. 2.
The cabin is being completely rebuilt with a new roof, insulation, new board and batten exterior siding to keep the lift operators at the top dry and warm this winter.  CM Construction crew has also completely rebuilt with pressure-treated framing materials  the platform where skiers get off the lift each ride up the mountain.
Charlie's partner is  Jason Roberge.
On our trip back down the road, as we passed the old ranger cabin, Tom mentioned their plans to eventually rehabilitate it, with rest rooms and a bigger deck where skiers could stop for a break.  Once plans are finalized, the ACR will apply for the permits to repair and improve the old cabin.
Pointing over to chairlift No. 1 he admitted it will require “the most work” to put back in operation.
When it is rebuilt it will feature again its mid-way station, where novices and intermediates can get off to enjoy the lower parts of the trails in front of the lodge.
“We've started the repairs to the towers of chairlift No. 1 but there's a lot of work to be done,” said the ACR developer.  Some of that work involves extensive repairs to the large bull wheel at top.
Chairlift No. 1 won't be open until the 2019-20 ski season, when chairlift No. 3 will also be open and operating.
Set for a new roof this fall is the ski patrol building, adjacent to the base lodge.  Among the repairs will be a new trussed roof.  Those materials were expected to arrive from Tupper Lake Supply this week.
Mr. Lawson met recently with Ski Patrol Director Tom Sciacca and some of his volunteer patrollers and they are ready to provide safety on the ski trails this winter.
The main floor of the Big Tupper lodge has been completed gutted in past weeks, in anticipation of a restoration over the winter.  The operation of the mountain this winter will be directed from the basement level while renovation proceed above.  More on the lodge next week.
Everything is full speed ahead right now at the hometown ski center as the ACR developers plan for a great season of skiing this winter!

Village orders electric car-charging units

by Dan McClelland
The village has ordered three “level two” electric vehicle charging stations to make Tupper Lake a destination for motorists who own electric cars.
Last month the village board ran with an idea by Electric Superintendent Marc Staves to order this charging units as part of a statewide grant program.
One of the new units will go to replace an outdated device in place at the Wild Center and Mr. Staves was expected to meet with those officials in the days following the board's August 15 monthly meeting.
The village will place one unit in the new parking lot in front of Flanders Park and one in the western end of the municipal park, near the Rotary pavilion.
The village crew several years ago installed a charging unit adjacent to the pavilion and Mr. Staves said he recently checked its usage by the owners of electric-powered cars and, in his words, “a whole lot of people” have taken advantage of it.
The signs advertising the charging stations will be part of a statewide system and will be all color coded, Mayor Paul Maroun noted.
The state is also developing a map where all these new charging stations are situated, so owners of electric cars can plan their itineraries around accessing them, bringing new people to town.
Mark Jessie and Suzanne Holiday, the new owners of the Faust Motel, earlier this year installed charging units at their place with an eye to attracting visitors there.
In another electric department matter that Mr. Staves briefed the board members on that evening, he said he met recently with the village's engineering consultants, the MRB group, and did a walk through of the department's garage on McLaughlin Ave. with an eye to its replacement.
He said the firm's representatives assessed the current condition of the old metal garage and have prepared a contract for the village to consider for them to oversee any replacement project.
The old garage, which is shared with the department of public works, has been plagued with roof ice problems over the years.
Mr. Staves said he expects the consultants will present a “needs layout schematic floor plan” to the village in upcoming weeks for the board's consideration.

Still Time to take in the Art Show

The Tupper Arts Center, on 106 Park street, with its bright, large open rooms has created a venue to house a lavish exhibit of works from local artists who have found their inspirations right here in the Adirondacks. Indiscriminate of the visual arts, the newly renovated, recently opened gallery features artworks from a variety of materials on a variety of media, from oil and acrylic paints, pastels and giclee prints to photographic prints and artisan pottery.
Through the entrance and into the main gallery, even a captive audience could easily find themselves getting lost within the many works that decorate the walls and the displays in that wide and open room. With so much to see, one might find themselves asking, “have I seen this piece yet?” The sheer magnitude of the gallery’s collection in this sleepy Adirondack town is intoxicating.
A strong majority of the artworks were completed by artists from Tupper Lake and its surrounding area. But even those who reign from much further away, like artist Sean M. Hall from Waldwick, New Jersey who painted Skiing at Whiteface, are able to capture and express the colors, landscapes and marvels of the Adirondacks through their works. While the Adirondacks isn’t a theme at the Tupper Arts gallery, organically it’s become the unofficial nature of the space.
The local artists from Tupper Lake that are featured in the art show are: Anne Heinz with her assortment of jewelry. Colleen Kenniston had five paintings, with local scenes like Legendary Bog Bridge. Her other works were titled Emerald Night, Old Cabin Comfort, Native American Pricess-Peace in the Sky, Woman of Adventure and Forbidden Love.
Randy Ketchum featured his assortments of creations made from birchbark He displayed Moonrise Over the Peaks, Peace, two untitled birch mirrors and his recycled assemblage, Modern Plant Stand.
Dan King displayed his impressive metal artworks. King had made two fire pokers, a menorah, a toilet paper holder and a flower sculpture.
Photographer Jim Lanthier displayed his reprints of Kathleen Bigrow’s photographs which he presented in a larger form than they originally were. Lanthier displayed nine different photographs.
Jan Lockhart displayed seven of her paintings, Small Barn on Stetson Road, Big Barn on Stetson Road, I Walk Tree, Paul Smith, Walk in Woods, Bridge over Inlet and Spring Stream.
Marsha Litchtman displayed six of her bronze pottery pieces. Lichtman had created to display a platter, a chip and dip set, a bird feeder, a quiche pan, a planter and a cheese server.
Gail Marirea of Tupper Lake, who also resides in Bermuda displayed four of her artistic quilts. One of the quilts was an original design, while two were recreations of photographs and one, a recreation of a Windslow Homer water colour depicting a scene in Bermuda.
Tedd Merrihew displayed several of the photographs that he captured and displayed on canvas, metal and on canoe paddles.
Janet Pacciano displayed her terracotta ad stone sculptors. Her pieces were Oh, the Voices in my Head, Is it Lunchtime Yet?, Christine, Profile, Sweet Little Girl and Heart of Stone.
Olga Pickett displayed three pieces, two artistic photgraphy pieces, Empire and Butt as well as an oil and mixed media piece, Vase With Tulips.
Photographer Joe Sellin displayed several of the images he has captured including Watermelons for Sale, Peruvian Amazon, Tupper Lake at Dusk, Arthur Ave. Butcher, Slot Canyon and Geothermal.
Mary Shaheen displayed her oil and watercolors, Captain Jack, The Old Owl, If I Had a Boat, Marsh Land, Three Generations and Secret Garden.
Donna Sloan displayed two of her unique quilted wall hangings, Foxie Loxie and Adirondack Wildlife.
Michael Trivieri displayed two of his impressive woodcarving pieces, Mink and Loons.
Michele Gannon displayed her oil paintings, Spring, Curious Bear, Autumn Bear, Brook Trout and one charcoal and pencil piece, Owl Orbs.
Newton Greiner displayed his three watercolors, Tupper Lake Isles, Pre-Winter Browns, and Northern Lights.
Marilu Andre displayed her acrylic paintings, Winter’s Leaf, Autumns Leaf, Hawk’s Domain, Leaf Dance, Lord of Sapsucker Pond and Why Do You Ask
Pam Belleville displayed her fused glass creations including jewelry and figurines.
Michelle Blair of P2s displayed her vibrant oil paintings that featured landscapes and still life abundant with wildflowers. Her works are Beside Still Waters, Garden Entrance, Texas Bluebonnets, Peaceful Meadows, Blue Bird Buddy and The Fall Journey.
Susan Brandi featured four of her pieces. Her ceramic work Lily Pads, and her acrylic pieces Winter, River, Flow.
Tupper Lake photgrapher, Joseph Cavallaro displayed four of his captured images, Sunrise, Moody Morning, Ducks on the Pond and Peaceful View.
Another Tupper photographer, “Tall” Paul Chartier featured his works, some of which that are uniquely framed in old window frames creating an experience of looking out into beautiful Adirondack scenes. His pieces are Rain Drop Rose, Moody Pond Mist, Eagle Crag Crossing, Moody Pond Window, Tupper Lake and Mt. Morris, Heron Reflection and Coney Mt. Window.
Ed Donnelly displayed his works, Puff, Are We There Yet?, Duck Butts, This Otter Be Fun, Beautiful Rainbow and Jessie’s Day, a watercolor dedicated and featuring his own daughter. That same Jessie Donnelly also displayed her own artworks, Life’s a Birch Art, which are painted stone night lights.
This art show will go on for the rest of the week through to Saturday.