Lynn Weir, left, and Teri Sammis, brought along a bovine friend to promote the Cooperstown Farmers' Market Aug. 7 "Local Foods, Local Spirits" celebration on this morning's "Today" show. They are interviewed by a Utica TV crew outside The Otesaga. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)The 100 or so folks waiting outside The Otesaga head to the lakeside lawn to participate in The Today show.Helen Mondore of Richfield Springs and her granddaughter, Shannah, were first in line.
COOPERSTOWN – About 100 fans gathered at 6 a.m. today and were ushered onto The Otesaga's back lawn to participate in NBC's "Today" Show, scheduled to begin at 7 on the veranda of the hotel, with Otsego Lake and the famous "Sleeping Lion" (Mount Wellington) as a backdrop.
In all, 200 fans could be accommodated.
"Today" show correspondents Natalie Morales and Jenna Bush Hager were scheduled to broadcast live from 7 to 10 a.m. Today's episode was to feature segments focused on artifacts from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as several other Cooperstown attractions.
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