By Kate Hill

Staff Writer

On April 15, “Lincklaen’s Vision” — the sculpture of Cazenovia founder John Lincklaen at Lakeland Park — was adorned with a fabric face mask in recognition of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Local resident Lindsay Stroh fitted the sculpture with a mask sewn by her friend Kristin Curtis, who is now supplying masks to Upstate University Hospital.

“Often, for an outing, my husband and I will drive down to the [pier], look around for a bit, and then drive home,” said Stroh. “I carry around my masks in the car, and I had an extra big one that my friend made . . . I said [to my husband], ‘Hey, look, John Lincklaen isn’t wearing a mask. Wouldn’t it be cool if he was?’ My husband said, ‘Well, you better go help him.’ I went over there and put the mask on John. It took a long time to get it on there; he has a really big head . . . Then I took some pictures.”

Crafted by Penn Yan sculptor Dexter Benedict, “Lincklaen’s Vision” was erected in 2018 in celebration of the 225th Anniversary of the founding of Cazenovia by John Lincklaen in 1793.