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Join us at Cobblescote this fall and make us your base of operations for your fall foliage getaway!  There are some great October events scheduled for our area.  Call today for reservations!

Things that Go Bump in the Night at The Farmers’ Museum

 An Eerie Lantern-Lit Tour of the Museum
Saturday, October 18 | Friday, October 24 | Saturday, October 25, 2014
Hour-long tours begin at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00 pm

Experience The Farmers’ Museum during the most haunting time of the year. Join museum guides as they lead you about the shadowy grounds and recount the many mysteries and ghostly happenings that have occurred in the Museum’s historic village.

Walk through the darkened 19th-century village by lantern, stopping at the Blacksmith’s Shop, Bump Tavern, and other buildings. You will hear stories associated with the museum’s buildings, such as the tale of a young ghost sighted by staff and guests in Bump Tavern and the mysterious early morning strikes on the blacksmith’s anvil. Some of the ghostly tales are adapted from the Louis C. Jones classic, Things That Go Bump in the Night, a timeless record of haunted history and restless spirits in New York State.

Reservations are required. Admission is $10 per person (ages 3 and up). Please call (607) 547-1452.

Ghost Hunters© Ghost Tours at Hyde Hall

October 24, 25, 30 at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30 and 7:00pm
This candlelight tour visits all places in the Mansion where ghostly manifestations have been reported over 150 years, including those identified by Ghosthunters(c) in their Halloween 2013 special.

$20 per person; call 607.547.5098 for reservations.

Hyde Hall, believed to be “haunted” for over a century, was featured on the Syfy cable channel network’s popular investigative series, Ghost Hunters®, on October 30, 2013, Halloween Eve. According to Hyde Hall Executive Director Jonathan Maney, “the Ghost Hunters producers saved this episode for their Halloween special—the best slot in their season. It’s that good!”

Join us at Cobblescote this fall and make us your base of operations for your fall foliage getaway!  There are some great fall festivals scheduled for our area in September.  Call today for reservations!

The 36th Annual Harvest Festival at The Farmers’ Museum on September 13 and 14.   This Festival is a regional favorite. Enjoy great food, music, animals, and activities your family will love. The event will feature live performances and family activities such as crafts, demonstrations, story time, and contests.

• Marvel at demonstrations of dog obedience and agility.
• Meet therapy dogs.
• Watch a parade of champion animals from the museum’s annual Junior Livestock Show.
• See cuddly alpacas and watch their agility in an obstacle course. An entire tent is home to these domesticated animals raised for their fiber.
• Take a horse-drawn wagon ride

Many artisans demonstrate their skills.

• Spinning and fiber art demonstrations.

Harvest time means farm and food:

• Help with harvesting potatoes and hand-scything hay.
• Apple cider pressing demonstrations.
• Savor an abundance of delicious foods from the season’s harvest.
• Relish the taste of pulled pork, chili, hot dogs, and salads.

Children will especially enjoy:

• Rides on the Empire State Carousel
• Agricultural activities such as corn shelling and grinding, and grain flailing and winnowing
• Historic games and races
• Rope making
• Apple bobbing
• Craft activities for the entire family
• Nineteenth-century games in the one-room schoolhouse

Admission to Harvest Festival is included with paid museum admission: $12 adults (13+), $10.50 seniors (65+), $6 children (7-12). Children age 6 and younger are free, as well as members of the New York State Historical Association.

Don’t miss the sixth annual Harvest Festival in Sharon Springs on September 20 and 21.  This event celebrates the harvest of local farmers, the arrival of Autumn and is a time to bring the community together. It’s an exciting time in our area, so come and be a part of Sharon Springs.