HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JANUARY 17 Tree Identification Walk With OCCA MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY WINTER WALK – 10 – 11:30 a.m. Enjoy the beauty of winter on this tree ID walk while you stretch your legs, get some fresh air. Dress appropriately for weather on this , bring your own water. Free, registration required. Presented by Otsego County Conservation Association at Robert V. Riddell State Park, Davenport. 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/winter-walk/…
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With Another Tourism Season In Doubt Otsego Looks Outdoors By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With tourism dealt another pandemic-related blow last week, Otsego County’s leaders are increasingly turning to outdoor adventures to lure visitors. “We’re actually in the process right now of trying to launch a massive campaign to tout our outdoor adventure,” said Cassandra Harrington, executive director of Destination Marketing Corporation, which promotes tourism in Otsego and Schoharie counties. Harrington said the tourism news has been mostly…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, APRIL 12 Explore Origins, History, Development Of Quilting HISTORY PROGRAM – 7 p.m. “History Preserved in Quilts” with Aernecke Aitchison. Free webinar, pre-registration required. Presented by Sharon Historical Society. Call 518-860-5513 or visit www.sharonhistoricalsocietyny.org to register.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, APRIL 5 Donate To Save A Life BLOOD DRIVE – Noon – 5 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to 3 lives. Worcester Municipal Building, 19 Katie Ln., Worcester. 800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MARCH 29 Get Outside With Spring Fitness Challenges WELLNESS CHALLENGE – Ongoing. Start the Spring right. Each week Leaf will issue 3 challenges to Do, Visit, or Find to get you out of the house. Snap a selfie, or a groupie and post it to their page to share the fun. Enter to win chance to win gift cards to local businesses. Complete 2 challenges each week for chance to win a bonus prize of a…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MARCH 22 Ghost Towns Of The Wild West HISTORY PROGRAM – 7 p.m. “Ghost Towns of the Wild West: Madams, Miners, and Gunslingers” with Julien McRoberts. Free webinar, pre-registration required. Presented by Sharon Historical Society. Call 518-860-5513 or visit www.sharonhistoricalsocietyny.org to register.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MARCH 15 Donate To Save A Life BLOOD DRIVE – 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to 3 lives. Richfield Springs Community Center, Walnut St., Richfield Springs. 800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MARCH 8 Learn About Railroads Through Upstate New York HISTORY PROGRAM – 7 p.m. “Railroads in Schoharie County: Travel from Esperance to Sharon Springs & Middleburgh to Schoharie Junction” with Bob Holt. Free webinar, pre-registration required. Presented by Sharon Historical Society. Call 518-860-5513 or visit www.sharonhistoricalsocietyny.org to register.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MARCH 1 Donate Your Gently Used Art DONATIONS – 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Weekdays. Check your closets for gently used artworks to donate to the CAA Spring Cleaning Bazaar. Support the local art association, clear some space at home. Drop off weekdays through March 5. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Try 8 Winter Hikes OTSEGO OCTET – Feb.1 – Apr. 30. Explore local trails at the state parks, forests, and land trust sites. Once you’ve completed eight of the 12 trails send in a form & $5 to receive the Otsego Octet Patch. Participants are encouraged to post pictures. Visit otsegooutdoors.org/our-challenge/ for info.…