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Trails, Kayaks, Even Bees

Envisioned For Brookwood

John Winter, Otsego Land Trust executive director, sets the stage for last evening's
John Winter, Otsego Land Trust executive director, sets the stage for last evening's "charette" in Templeton Hall on the future of Brookwood Point. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

COOPERSTOWN – Brookwood Point could soon be host to expanded trails, kayak rentals and even beekeeping.

"The grass gets really high and hard to mow in places," said Lang Keith, Cooperstown, a board member on the Otsego Land Trust, which owns the 22-acre enclave on Otsego Lake. "We were thinking that would be a good place to do some beekeeping."

Such ideas were generated during the Land Trust's second planning meeting Tuesday evening in Templeton Hall on the future of Brookwood. Over two hours, the two dozen attendees a broke into five small groups to undergo a "charette" exercise, thinking through what amenities and programs would work best on the property.

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