Mark Richards Is Heading To The Farmers’ Museum
Come join me at the 33rd Annual Harvest Festival at the The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown Saturday from 11am to 1. It's happening Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with live music both days and new activities for children.
This popular fall event brings together a wide array of artisans, vendors, performers, and exhibitors to the Museum’s alluring 19th-century setting. You'll enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides; craft activities for the entire family; artisan demonstrations; and an abundance of delicious foods from the season’s harvest including samples of McCadam/Cabot cheese, roasted corn, baked goods, ice cream, and more. You can even try out wood planes, hand drills, and other antique tools from our large collection.
Children will enjoy agricultural activities that include building a haystack; corn shelling and grinding; apple cider pressing demonstrations; rope making; apple bobbing; and 19th-century games in the schoolhouse. Not to mention the alpaca and canine agility courses.
Witness or take part in the excitement of an old-time pie eating contest – both Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., sponsored by the Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard.
Over 25 vendors and artisans will supply everything the season has to offer including beeswax candles, shaker oval boxes, early American tinware, baskets, Windsor chairs, and more – with demonstrations of soap making and woodworking.
See the winners from this year’s Junior Livestock Show as they make their way through the Museum’s historic village during the Parade of Champions - both days at 1:00 p.m.
To view a full listing of all the event’s activities, see our schedule online at FarmersMuseum.org/harvest.
More From Lite 98.7
