When the presence of harmful algae blooms was first detected in Lake Otsego, many of the locals, myself included, did their best impersonations of headless chickens in a one-act play, titled “The Sky Is Falling.” No one seemed to know how to respond. Not so Rhonda and Doug Willies.…
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Michael and Cory Moffat
“The Lake Fund has been integral to our continued work on Otsego Lake via its support for two internships in 2024 and 2025,” said Dr. Florian Reyda, director of the BFS. “Thanks to CFOC, we have been able to better understand information that will be incorporated into the upcoming 9E lake management plan. It is wonderful to see continued support from the community for these efforts.”…
‘American Pickers’ Plan Another Upstate Swing The History Channel’s “American Pickers” show is planning another Upstate New York swing this month and in June, and is looking for “junkyards, basements, garages and barns” to “pick.” The “pickers” – they interviewed Cooperstown’s Michael and Cory Moffat in 2013 for an episode – are Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz. “‘American Pickers’ follows them as they scour the country for hidden gems…, meeting quirky characters and hearing their amazing stories,” is how the…