There is plenty to do in the area this weekend
and most of it is free, so there is no excuse not
to get out and get involved.
Train and history buffs can visit Railroad
Avenue on Saturday for tours, food and much
more. The Historic Railroad Avenue Committee
will host its first railroad festival in Cooperstown
from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
According to committee member Katy
Bouton, the event might be the start of many
community events at the old Agway building,
which was purchased by local businessman
Mike Manno.
The railroad festival will be free to the
community and will be held on Railroad Avenue.
Events will include live bluegrass music
presented by the Cherrypickers of Cherry
Valley. Food will be available by Boxcar
Barbecue and The Depot Deli.
According to organizers, there will be local
vendors and artisans on site as well of tours of
the historic Cooperstown feed mill, formally
Agway, and of the Cooperstown and Charlotte
Valley Railroad locomotive No. 3051.
Hartwick will be hosting its annual field
days events this weekend. It’s a family event
that includes a car shows, tractor pulls, chicken
barbecue, music, a Chinese auction, a flea
market, raffles, game booths, a Civil War
reenactment, and parade. The popular parade
will begin on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Also check out the book sale being put on by
Kinney Memorial Library at the Hartwick
Community Center. The sale will be going on
Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
on Sunday from 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. Books will sell
for a dollar and pocket paperbacks are will be
sold for 50 cents. This year, there will also be a
bake sale.
In Roseboom this weekend, there will an
antique tractor and engine show. The event
will take place on Beaver Street in Roseboom.
Admission and parking is free. Tractors will
line up for a parade on Sunday at noon.
The Goodyear Lake Association Inc., will be
celebrating over 100 years of quality lakeside
living on Saturday.
Festivities will include food, music, games,
crafts, vendors, raffles, face and tile paintings
for kids, a zoo mobile, fireworks and a boat
parade. According to organizers, the event will
be held on Lakeshore Drive South, with ample
parking available.
Summer is quickly coming to an end, and the
forecast looks great for the weekend. Our advice
is to take advantage of these local events.
