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Octeters pause for a photo at Clark Tower during last year’s Winter Octet Challenge. After completing eight of the activities, participants receive a special embroidered Winter Octet patch and a waterproof sticker. (Photo courtesy of Otsego Outdoors)

Otsego Outdoors Announces Its Winter Octet Challenge

OTSEGO COUNTY—Think winter means spending time inside? For many, it means spending more time outside. Otsego Outdoors, a collaborative program of Otsego 2000, Otsego Land Trust, the Otsego County Conservation Association and the Butternut Valley Alliance, has offered 15 seasonal Octet Challenges since February 2021.

“The Winter Octet Challenges are our most popular,” said Peg Odell, program and communications manager of Otsego 2000. “Some people love the snow and year-round recreation. And for others, when cabin fever hits, they are looking for something to do and get some exercise and fresh air. People tell us the Otsego Octet Challenges are a great motivator.”

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