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If you’re a very recent newcomer, you may know us best for our programs that add to the vitality of daily living in Otsego County. The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market (1991) was established to bring farmers and artisans to their customers and those customers back to Main Street at a time when even baseball writers were lamenting the takeover by baseball shops.…
The Otsego Lake Association extends its congratulations and thanks to Dr. Willard Harman for his more than five decades of service to Otsego Lake and our community.…
My work for the past six decades has been my passion and a labor of love. I truly appreciate the accolades, but would emphasize that it takes a community—our community of concerned stakeholders—who have provided long-term support and contributions to the efforts at the Biological Field Station.…
On a recent Monday, Harman sat in his office in the Field Station’s original building on the lake. Most of his books and photos were gone, but a bright orange jacket with HARMAN written across the back still hung just outside, alongside heavy waders and several pairs of galoshes.…
I just read your editorial, titled “Greetings, Friends,” in the 12/27/2023 edition of “The Freeman’s Journal.” Very clever!…
The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station’s Volunteer Dive Team rolled out on Saturday morning, December 16, for what is normally a bracing dive—occasionally a challenging dive—to remove the last two no-wake zone buoys from Otsego Lake.…
The various agencies comprising WQCC at that time brought to the table a wide range of knowledge and expertise that engendered a sharing of ideas that benefited more than just Otsego Lake. It also provided a well received outreach program open to any and all interested parties.…
During the process, it was noted that one of the buoy lights was smashed and will need to be replaced. Anyone with knowledge of such vandalism is asked to contact Lord at paul.lord@oneonta.edu.…
Cooperstown native Kyle Patrick has been fishing since he was a little boy, and his efforts are paying off big in the world of competitive bass fishing.…
SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station completed another round of regular water quality testing on Otsego Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 5 and 6 as part of the ongoing evaluation of harmful algal bloom conditions. Shoreline sites were sampled on Tuesday, followed by open-water sites the next day.…