Class of 2024 inductees will be honored during the regatta celebration, to be held May 24-26 in Bainbridge. The ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 at General Clinton Park under the main entertainment tent.…
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Memorial Day Weekend 2023 Highlights OTSEGO COUNTY—Municipalities throughout Otsego County held parades on Monday, May 29 to honor and mourn military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Below, representatives of American Legion Post 579, Cooperstown, deliver remarks in remembrance of fallen service members before a wreath laying ceremony (photo by Wriley Nelson). Below middle, Oneonta celebrated one of its own this year, fallen Army officer Christopher Eramo. Read more on page 11 (photo by Joel…
Erica Collier of Cooperstown and John Collier of Richmondville race in the Mixed CC Endurance class of the 2018 General Clinton Canoe Regatta. (Photo by Cheryl Clough/AllOTSEGO.com) Regatta to Feature Three Days of Programming BAINBRIDGE—The General Clinton Canoe Regatta will feature a full weekend, May 26-28, of programming and activities. Parking is free on Friday and costs $10.00 on Saturday and Sunday. The flea market and craft area are open all weekend. Carnival rides are open 5-10 p.m. on Friday…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 26 Celebrate Summer in Cherry Valley SPRING INTO SUMMER—Enjoy a three-day festival, May 26-29, celebrating the start of summer. Visit garage sales, find fun items at the street vendors, enjoy food from food trucks and local restaurants, get deals from local businesses, enjoy live music and dancing, celebrate the return of the Revolutionary War Clock to the Cherry Valley Museum, and enjoy the Memorial Day Parade. Cherry Valley. Visit CherryValley.com…
Weekend Spotlight Clinton Canoe Regatta Set for May 26-28 BAINBRIDGE—The 61st annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta will take place on May 26, 27 and 28. Most attractions and the finish line for all events will be at General Clinton Park in Bainbridge. The 70-mile race on Sunday, May 28 is the longest one-day flat water canoe race in North America. It begins at Brookwood Point outside of Cooperstown. Friday night will feature the generation gap races, live music and local…
Sports Snippets: May 11, 2023 Compiled by WRILEY NELSON CCS Athletic Hall of Fame Names 2023 Inductees COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown Central School named four student-athletes, a coach and three teams to its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Josh Edmonds, Phil Pohl, Alec Silvera, Jen Wehner, Coach Connie Herzig, the 2005 boys cross-country team, the 2007-2008 girls basketball team and the 2008-2009 volleyball team will be inducted at a homecoming weekend ceremony on September 30. There will be a ceremony at…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAY 29 Regatta Weekend Main Event To Kick Off From Brookwood Point 70 MILE CANOE REGATTA – 6 a.m. Paddlers gather to start the 70-mile General Clinton Canoe Regatta. Course follows the Susquehanna River to General Clinton Park in Bainbridge where there will be entertainment, a craft fair, music festival, fireworks, and more. Kicks off at Brookwood Point 6000 NY-80, Cooperstown. Visit www.facebook.com/2022GCCR/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MAY 28 Hall Of Fame Classic Game Returns LEGENDS GAME – 1:00 p.m. The Classic Game returns for its 12th season with hall of famers Wade Boggs, Fergie Jenkins, Jack Morris, Tim Raines, Ted Simmons, Lee Smith and Alan Trammell on hand for seven-inning game. Cost, $12.50 for first baseline seats. Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 27 General Clinton Canoe Regatta CANOE REGATTA – 5:30 p.m. The General Clinton Canoe Regatta returns this year with a weekend of races and events. Friday includes the Youth races for teens 11-18 and the generation gap races starting from the Sydney Fishing Access. The park will feature the rides, craft fair, and flee market with the Taste of the Regatta event including local food, entertainment, more. The 70 mile endurance race will be Sunday, May…
Regatta switches to virtual event for 2021 By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The General Clinton Canoe Regatta, which is traditionally held Memorial Day, will be held virtually this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We have exhausted all other options,” the General Clinton Canoe Regatta website read. There will be no winners or awards this year, but racers will be credited with finishes, according to event organizers. Participants will be provided with a GPS in order to get…