Bear Rattles Neighbors Near Hickory Grove Inn SPRINGFIELD – Neighbors in the vicinity of Clarke Pond on West Lake Road were shaken up at 8:45 this evening by a black bear seen walking past camps along Badger Lane, just off Route 80. The bear cross Route 80 onto Lake Shore Lane and back into the vicinity of the former Hickory Grove Restarant, according to Lisa Drake. “This is the first time I have seen a bear in my 20 plus…
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Curious Bear Enjoys The View From Otsego Lake’s East Side Brigitte Priem, who runs the Lakeview Lodge on the ridge to the east of Otsego Lake, reports this bold bear walked onto her porch last evening. “I bring my bird feeders in during the night, but this bear walked up onto my porch and took a look at the view,” she related in an email today, “turned around, looked through my French doors into the house, and then casually walked back…