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Chucksters is coming this summer

Take 12,000 square feet of carpet, add about a thousand tons of rock, mix in approximately 1,000 bricks and “two brilliant minds” and what do you have? The world’s longest miniature golf course on the planet—or at least the second of the world’s longest miniature golf courses on the planet!
Mark Blasko, Vestal native and owner of Chucksters in Chichester, New Hampshire, has decided to build second Chucksters on Route 434 in Vestal between Castle Gardens and Owego Road. The Vestal Chucksters is owned by Blasko, Joe Underwood and Randy Stutzman. The three business partners have signed a 30-year lease for the property at 1750 Vestal Parkway West with owner Pani Shah.
The sports complex will turn 46 acres into a family fun park that will eventually offer an awesome miniature golf course, go-karts, batting cages, rock climbing wall, food vendors and retail stores. The complex itself is being called Vista Square and the fun park is already well under construction. It is expected to open for summer fun in late June, early July with the first stage of development including miniature golf, a 27-foot high rock-climbing wall, bungee jumpsters, dancing fountains and food vendors. Underwood of Apalachin says the course for miniature golf is twice the size of the usual venue and the unique course and the challenge it offers entice golfers to keep coming back. Chucksters in New Hampshire pays testimony to that statement. The fact that the property includes a hillside is no accident and will add to the fun of playing on the course. Next year, the electric go-kart feature will be added along with batting cages and permanent eating places. Chuckster’s is especially pleased with the number of local businesses involved in the development of the fun park including: Rotella Corporation, Hillside Garden Center, Johnson’s Pools and Spas, Hawk Engineering, Hinman, Howard & Katell, LLP; Frederick E. Xlander Law Office, M&T Bank, Visions Credit Union and Hall III Design. The two other companies are Harris Miniature Golf Courses, Inc., and Atlantic Fountains.
Blasko has owned the original Chucksters for three years. What he thought would be a summer business turned into a full time commitment. He said that the Vestal area is much like Concord, home to the original Churcksters, and the family dimension should be just what this area needs.