This was not our first trip to Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame, but it was a unique trip! I signed us up to participate in a "Discovery Day of Learning", sponsored by the Discovery Channel. What fun it was! The sessions were all held at the Baseball Hall of Fame and we ate lunch in the ballpark.
Tons of information was shared about the Discovery Network as well as using Web 2.0 tools in teaching. Everyone had laptops and cameras and we got lots of ideas and websites to explore.
But enough about the reason for going, the destination was the big draw. We love the Cooperstown area. We camped at Glimmerglass one trip and stayed at the Inn at Cooperstown on another. Talk about polar opposites. Today we drove in - just for the day.
Glimmerglass is a state park - beautiful and quiet, but it has no electric and you have to 'dry camp'. We love it. We want to return and bring the canoe.
On the other hand, The Inn at Cooperstown is a five star resort! And of course we loved that as well. We are open minded people after all....
The activities for the two trips matched the choice of accommodations. While camping at Glimmerglass - http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/28/details.aspx -the highlight of the trip was the "Beverage Trail" - Breweries, Wineries and Hard Cider. Yummmm. www.thisiscooperstown.com/beverage-trail-farm-markets.cfm
While staying at "The Inn", http://www.innatcooperstown.com/, we visited the Fenimore Art Museum, http://www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/ , and the Farmers Museum, http://www.farmersmuseum.org/ .
Today we worked and played in the BBHOF itself. Lunch was at Doubleday Field. Where we just happened to catch the set up of a reenactment ball game.
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