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Cooperstown Observed by Sam Goodyear

Why Cooperstown?

Why Cooperstown? Let us count the whys (as I see them):

Because strangers are apt to greet each other on the street. That’s why.

Because of the majestic lake and its magic vapors. That’s why.

Because in the summer, one can attend a baseball event at Doubleday Field in the afternoon and take in an opera performed by some of the most notable voices in the world at the Glimmerglass Festival in the evening. That’s why.

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