The thing that really intrigued me about traveling to Cooperstown was James Fenimore Cooper. I have enjoyed reading his novels of the wild New York State during the times of the Native Americans and early settlers. The novel that especial stood out was The Last of the Mohicans. The movie was also very good.
After visiting Howe Cavern's we made a 40 minute drive back to Cooperstown. It would have been fun to hang out on Main Street and go to a museum or two, but being Labor Day not everything was open as usual. So we skipped most of the touristy stuff and went straight to getting lunch. We got some recommendations at City Hall and decided to eat out at Lake Front Restaurant. As the name states it was on Otsego Lake near a marina. It had great Italian and American food. It had a nice area to walk around after lunch. So we relaxed near the lake for a few minutes. Our next stop was Glimmerglass State Park.
At Glimmerglass we had the kids play on the playground and the biggest attraction was the water. Although we had not planned a swim nor took our bathing suits, the kids still enjoyed getting wet in their clothing.
While driving into the park we noticed a horse tied to tree and grazing in the shade. When we got to the parking lot we saw a carriage sitting at the entrance. So our next thought was that the Amish came to enjoy the beach as well. Sure enough at the waterside we meet a pleasant Amish family as the kids played alongside each other. Our clothed kids blended right in in the water. It's something that we don't see very often in the Central New York area.
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