Coopersburg, NY

Day 1

We headed up through the Pocono Mountains to Hancock, NY on a cool. sunny morning. Stopped for breakfast at Shelly's Restaurant on Route 590 in Hamlin (Tab B on map). Once in Hancock, NY, we picked-up NY 268 north which turned out to be a very nice ride. Then took NY 10, CR 21, NY 357 and NY 28 to get to Cooperstown. Upon arrival, we walked around the historic downtown area. Sue browsed some shops and we looked at the menu of some of the restaurants in town. We then went to the Rose & Thistle B&B to check-in. Steve & Patti turned out to be very gracious hosts. After the short respite, we went into town for dinner at the Alex & Ika Restaurant. The food was excellent. We then returned to our B&B for the night.

Delaware River at Hancock, NY



Day 2

After breakfast at our B&B, we headed out to Fly Creek, NY for the Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard. It had an interesting general store flavor to it. We then headed west on NY 80 which was a very nice scenic ride, then picked up NY 51 and NY 23 to Norwich, NY for the Northeast Classic Car Museum. A volunteer took us around and told us the history of cars in the museum, which numbered close to 100. After about 2 hours, we left and headed back to town. By this time we were very hungry, so we stopped at the Cooperstown Diner. Very small but the food was delicious. Sue had one of their signature hamburgers, which was huge, and I had a very tasty bowl of chili. We walked around town for a bit then went back to our B&B. We had plans to go out for dinner, but since we had a very late lunch, we decided to stay in for the night.

Northeast Classic Car Museum



Day 3

After having breakfast and saying goodbye to our hosts at the B&B, we went to the Fenimore Art Museum just outside Cooperstown. Sue went in the museum while I explored the grounds and Ostego Lake. Nice little path along the lake with descriptive plaques. From there we headed for home. Since NY 80 was such a great road, I headed west on it then picked up NY 51 which took us to NY 8. This leg was the best part of the trip. Roads were in good shape with little traffic. Nice farm scenery and quaint little towns. We stopped in Deposit, NY for a drink then got on NY 17 east bound for Hancock, NY. We crossed over the Delaware River to PA and continued on PA 370 and PA 247. Nice roads and scenery but the ride was marred when we got behind a construction truck which was very slow on the hills. After several miles, I was able to pass him. We continued on PA 296, US 6, & I-380. We stopped at Tobyhanna Army Depot for gas and walked around the PX to stretch our legs and shop a little. From there it was a short drive to home.

Fenimore Art Museum & Lake Otsego



This was my first trip to Cooperstown and I would go there again, but maybe like everyone else, we'll visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.


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