25 Institute Street
Franklin, NY 13077

Franklin Stage Company’s dual mission is to produce professional, admission-free theater that brings together audiences and artists to celebrate the enduring power of stories; and to ensure the preservation of Chapel Hall, our historic home, as both an architectural treasure and a center of community activity.

Website: https://franklinstagecompany.org/

Hours: Theater is in operation summer weekends – July 4th weekend – Labor Day weekend

Special Instructions: Please reserve via our website.

Phone:
Email: [email protected]

COVID-19 Protocols: We will plan to build a stage on our lawn and hold performances outside. We’ll be requiring audiences to show proof of either a negative Covid test or vaccination. We will follow all state and local guidelines for safe distancing, mask wearing and cleaning.

5775 State Hwy 80
Cooperstown, NY 13326

The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown is much more than a traditional museum. As one of the oldest living history museums in the country, it provides visitors with a unique opportunity to experience 19th-century rural and village life first-hand.

Founded in 1943, the museum touts a recreated country village and farmstead (circa 1845) encompassing more than 20 important examples of upstate New York architecture including a working blacksmith shop, print shop, pharmacy, general store, and tavern. There’s also an active farmstead complete with heritage livestock.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the magnificent Colonial Revival-style Main Barn was designed by famed architect Frank Whiting and built in 1917 of local fieldstone for the prize dairy herd of Edward Severin Clark. After completion, farmers and others traveled from miles around to see the impressive building and dubbed it “the cow palace.” The upstairs now houses an extensive collection of early agricultural tools and equipment. Downstairs, visitors find the famous Cardiff Giant–possibly the biggest hoax in U.S. history. In the former milking parlor, see the exhibit Brew: New York’s Craft Beer Revival, featuring objects and images highlighting the history of New York State brewing, hops, and barley up to the present day (on view through October 2021).

Website: https://www.farmersmuseum.org

Hours: Mid May through mid October: Open daily 10-5; April to mid May and mid-October-October 31:Open Tuesday-Sunday 10-4; Closed Mondays; November-March: Closed except for special events.

Special Instructions: None

Phone: 607-547-1450
Email: https://www.farmersmuseum.org/contact/

COVID-19 Protocols: – Everyone (age 2 and up) must wear a face mask at all times, except when eating or drinking.
– Social distancing is required in all areas at all times.
– Interpretation is presented outdoors.
– Hand sanitizing stations are available throughout the museum grounds.
– Protocols are in place to ensure the safety of our staff and visitors.
– The total number of visitors on the grounds is limited for safety.

Buildings:
– Several buildings in the Country Village are closed.
– The Empire State Carousel is closed for riding.
– The tool collection (upstairs in the Main barn) is closed.
– The Lippitt Farmstead is open and its animals are accessible.

Please check website regularly as state guidelines are slowly changing.

5798 State Hwy 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Cooperstown, NY 13326

Situated in a lavish setting on the shore of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, Fenimore Art Museum, features important changing exhibitions each season. This year featuring 80s Pop art icon Keith Haring, renowned American photographer Ansel Adams, author and illustrator Jan Brett, Marc Brown–creator of the children’s book and PBS television show character Arthur, and more. The Museum’s collections include wide-ranging assemblages of American art including folk art; important American 18th- and 19th-century landscape, genre, and portrait paintings; more than 125,000 historic photographs; and the renowned Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art comprised of nearly 900 art objects representative of a broad geographic range of North American Indian cultures, from the Northwest Coast, Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Southwest, Great Lakes, and Prairie regions.

Website: https://www.fenimoreartmuseum.org

Hours: April 1-May 2: Tues-Sun, 10 am–4 pm (Closed Mondays); May 2-October 11: Open daily, 10 am–5 pm; October 12-December 31: Tues-Sun, 10 am–4 pm (Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving and Christmas).

(Hours subject to change, see website)

Special Instructions: None

Phone: 607-547-1450
Email: [email protected]

COVID-19 Protocols: Fenimore will continue to follow its comprehensive COVID-19 safety plan in accordance with guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and New York State. The plan ensures all procedures and safeguards meet or exceed the recommended standards of cleanliness, social distancing and reduced contact for both visitors and staff.

To maintain a safe environment for our visitors, face masks are required inside the museum for visitors age 2 and over, social distancing guidelines are stressed inside the galleries, several hand sanitizing stations are available, and staff members are given a health screening assessment each day upon arrival.

572 Main Street
Franklin, NY 13775

The Franklin Railroad & Community Museum offers a variety of exhibits including information about the O&W Warwick, community history, Franklin Central School/Delaware Literary Institute, and much more! Visit their model train display that is fun for all ages.

Website: https://franklinrrcommmuseum.com

Hours: Last Sunday of every month from 1-4 or by appointment.

Special Instructions: None

Phone: 607-829-2692
Email: [email protected]

COVID-19 Protocols:

24 Market Street
Oneonta, NY 13820

Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center is committed to providing performing arts and educational programs that reflect our local community, with a focus on introducing theater, music, and other arts to young people across the area.

Website: https://www.foothillspac.org/

Hours: Office Hours: M-F 10AM-5PM / Event times vary

Special Instructions: Public event information and venue rental information are available on our website or Facebook page. Patrons are encouraged to email [email protected] or call 607-431-2080 with any questions they may have.

Phone: 607-431-2080
Email: [email protected]

34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2
Hamden, NY 13782

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County (CCE) organizes educational sessions on a wide variety of topics. These include small workshops and classes, trainings, conferences, and one-on-one farm/home visits. They are held in-person and virtually. CCE program areas include Agriculture, Human Ecology and 4-H Youth Programs.

Website: https://www.ccedelaware.org/

Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm

Special Instructions: Please call first.

Phone: 607-865-6531
Email: [email protected]

COVID-19 Protocols: CCE Delaware is fully operating and most employees are working from home.

46549 State Hwy. 10
Delhi, NY 13753

The Delaware County Historical Association is a history museum featuring numerous historic buildings, the centerpiece being the 1797 Judge Gideon Frisbee House. Other buildings include a blacksmith shop, one-room schoolhouse, gun shop and tollgate house.
We are also a library and archives offering services to researchers of local history, genealogy, etc. offering year-round exhibits and programs/events.

Website: https://www.dcha-ny.org/

Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 4pm.

Special Instructions: none.

Phone: 607-746-3849
Email: [email protected]

43510 NYS Route 28
Arkville, NY 12406

A trip aboard the Delaware & Ulster Railroad is a trip back to the Golden Age of Passenger Trains. We operate traditional excursion with closed and open cars. Passengers can also arrange to charter our special caboose for small private groups. As the seasons change, your trip features continually evolving scenery and glimpses of assorted wildlife including birds, beavers, deer, and other native animals as you travel along the East Branch of the Delaware River. On many trips Bald Eagles or Great Blue Herons can be seen soaring or fishing in the lakes and rivers along the railroad, with Catskill Mountains as a dramatic backdrop. We also operate a steam locomotive during our Spring and September Steam Train weekends, along with our popular Train Robberies on the railroad. In addition, on some days we operate the Rip Van Winkle Flyer, offering a delightful lunch in our dining cars.
Trains roll from early spring to late Autumn; the Rip Van Winkle Flyer can be booked for group trips and charters from May to November. The Delaware & Ulster Railroad is located just three hours north of New York City via the New York State Thruway. Our station and other facilities are fully accessible with ample parking for motor coaches, buses, and automobiles.

Website: https://durr.org/

Hours: Friday – Sunday; during September & October, we added extra days of operation, and they can be found by consulting our website

Special Instructions: Passenger should plan on either calling the Ticket Office at (845) 586-3877 or (845) 586-2929.

Phone: 845-586-2929
Email: [email protected]

COVID-19 Protocols: We hope to open later this Summer, our COVID Response Plan includes:

> All Reserved Service, (we apologize for not being able to accept walk-up passengers at this time, but New York State has limited us at this time to 33 % of our capacity, and we need to be able to keep the number of passengers below that threshold)

> All passengers are requested to check in with the Stationmaster with name, phone number and email address for contact list, and will be asked the 3-Questions recommended by the Heritage Rail Alliance:
– Do you have temperature today?
– Have you had or been with someone who has the COVID in the last 14 days?
– Are you vaccinated?

>All passengers being asked to wear masks, (until New York State, eases their protocols, we are sorry, but if wearing a mask makes you comfortable, we ask that you visit us, when this is no longer a requirement)

> Use of Open Air Cars will be at 33%; our excursion coaches will be limited to 25% of their capacity, and will operate with the windows open and ventilating fans working.

> Charter of Caboose for Private Groups of 10 – 12 passengers, for those that wish to ride in their own car.

> Sanitizing of all equipment after each run

> Gift Shop will remained closed until New York State, eases their protocols for public spaces

> Restrooms will only be provided at the Arkville Station

52 Grange Hall Rd. Spur, Oneonta, NY
Oneonta, NY 13820

The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Sanctuary overlooking Oneonta, NY, is a 100 acre property providing marked hiking trails through a variety of habitats, such as open fields, second growth forest, old pastures, and mowed fields. A large wetland is accessible by trails and a short boardwalk. Located at 52 Grange Hall Rd. Spur, Oneonta, NY (sign says “Bird Road”), the Sanctuary is home to a large diversity of wildlife, including many bird species, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, plus a variety of native plants. The Sanctuary is also the site of the Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch, one of New York State’s premier fall hawk watches. It is particularly noted for late season flights of Red-tailed Hawks and Golden Eagles. Franklin Mt. provides a panoramic view of the Susquehanna River valley and surrounding hills of Otsego and Delaware Counties. Other activities at the Sanctuary include an annual open house, and a summer day camp for children. Dogs are permitted on the site, but we ask that owners be respectful of other visitors and bring a leash for when it may be required. Outhouses are maintained regularly and are available on the property along with a handicap accessible port-o-john. Trails are not groomed in winter. Most trails are hilly and/or cover rough ground with muddy spots. Please use check-in and check-out signage at each entrance area for additional information, trail maps and more! The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Sanctuary overlooks Oneonta, NY from the south.

Website: https://doas.us/

Hours: Open to the public 7 days a week, 365 days per year – Dawn to Dusk

Special Instructions: None

Phone: 607-397-3815
Email: [email protected]

COVID-19 Protocols: The counter area at the Hawkwatch site (mid-August through January) is corded off in order to maintain social distancing from the viewing area. Masks are optional..

Pioneer Park (Corner of Main and Pioneer Streets)
Cooperstown, NY 13326

Cooperstown Candlelight Ghost Tours is a ghost tour company that offers historic tours of Cooperstown, with a special emphasis on haunted locations, ghost stories, and village history involving the Cooper and British Clarke families.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/cooperstownghost/

Hours: Tours are offered nightly during the spring and summer at 8 pm

Special Instructions: We ask that customers make a reservation by calling 607-547-8070.

Phone: 607-547-8070
Email: [email protected]

COVID-19 Protocols: