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Exploring Our History
This area is not only filled with natural beauty, but rich with history as well. Explore the region's historical societies, museums and more to learn about our past through exhibition on farming, industry, trade, baseball and American culture. Below are just a few places to get you started on your journey into our past.
Cooperstown Area
The Farmers' Museum
5775 NY-80, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Open until October 31 and reopening in the spring, The Farmers' Museum lets you step back in time as you stroll a country village surrounded by fall foliage. The museum is currently hosting "Things That Go Bump in the Night – Ghost Tours" on Friday and Saturday Evenings. Join an eerie lantern-lit tour of the s...
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Fall Fruit You Can Pick Yourself
Apples and pumpkins are among the true tastes of fall and what better way to enjoy the great outdoors than to pick your own delicious fall fruit. Below are some of the local farms that offer you the opportunity to pick-your-own.
COOPERSTOWN AREA
Middlefield Orchard
2274 State Hwy 166
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Middlefield Orchard is a 130 acre fruit and vegetable farm that borders Cherry Valley Creek. They have a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables available to pick, but at this time of year the focus is on their many varieties of apples as well as pumpkins and raspberries. Open until the end of October, closed on Sundays.
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Keith Haring: Radiant Vision at Fenimore Art Museum
Keith Haring (1958–1990) was arguably the most accomplished and prominent American artist of the 1980s. During the course of his brief ten-year career, Haring rewrote the rule book for contemporary art, integrating the seemingly disparate arenas of New York City's gritty downtown counterculture and uptown art aristocracy.
This summer, Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown celebrates both the art icon and his iconography in Keith Haring: Radiant Vision, a premier...
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Spotlight on The Junction in Roscoe, NY
This newly-opened bar and restaurant is run by husband-and-wife team Aaron Blakely and Misty Hackworth, and offers creations by chef Evan Chesney, formerly of area faves the DeBruce and Kenoza Hall.
The bar offers both local and imported beer, wine and spirits, as well as specialty cocktails including the "Debbie Gibson," "La Pistola" and "Acid Factory."
On the food side, The Junction's menu features bar snacks, salads, Junction burgers, and main courses ranging from their Grain Bowl to a Fried Chicken Sandwich. Nightly Blue Plate Specials are also on the menu.
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Pick-Your-Own Season is Here!
Mid-to-late July is traditionally the start of berry picking season in our region. Picking your own is a fun outdoor activity that creates fond memories for both young and old. But blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries aren't the only things available for pickers to enjoy. Depending on the month, our local farmers also offer U-pick apples, vegetables and even flowers!
Be sure to check ahead with the farm you're interested in visiting to make sure what you're looking for is in season. And don't forget to visit them again in the fall. Pumpkin season is just around the corner!
Cooperstown Area