The dedication will be held near the entrance to the Great Bear Recreational Area located at the corner of Rt 57 and Great Bear Rd. in the Town of Volney on Thursday August 12th at 5:00 PM.

The Roadside Marker reads:

GREAT BEAR
LOCAL LORE SAYS A YOUNG
NATIVE, AMERICAN MAN WAS
ATTACKED HERE BY A LARGE BEAR
UPON VANQUISHING THE BEAR HE
NAMED THE SPRING GREAT BEAR.
NEW YORK FOLKLORE
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021

The Roadside Marker was purchased with funds from a grant by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.