(Photo by Tyler Murphy)

SHERBURNE – The Friends of Rogers held the 45th annual Winter Living Celebration on Saturday at the Rogers Environmental Education Center, located at 2721 State Route 80 in Sherburne.

The celebration was sponsored by NBT Bank and included horse drawn carriage rides; ice sculptures by Stan the Ice Man; ice safety from Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) rangers Jeremy Oldroyd and Mike Burkholder; and fly-tying demonstrations by Trout Unlimited.

Other activities included cross-cut sawing, becoming a human bird feeder, fire pits with marshmallows to make s'mores, and Visitors Center crafts, sponsored by Blue Ox and Golden Artist Colors.

Additionally, food and drinks were available and provided by the Sherburne Rotary Club, Jennie Larchar and Tom Murphy performied live music. The the Bullthistle Hiking Club and Cornell Cooperative Extension also attended and had events.

Rogers Environmental Education Center winter hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Wednesday through Saturday, and 12 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information on Friends of Rogers and Rogers Center, call 607-674-4733, visit their website at FriendsofRogers.org, or check out the Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center, Inc. Facebook page.