Things to do in Cobleskill
Christmas Museum
Unique Christmas displays featuring extraordinary ornaments, memorabilia and collectibles. Gift shop. Open June 24 – December 24 daily 10am – 3pm. Call 518-234-1115 for more information.
Route 165, Cobleskill, NY
Cobleskill Fairgrounds
Home of the 127th Sunshine Fair - A Unique Country Experience. Join us at the Cobleskill Fairgrounds in Schoharie County. This year's fair will be held Tuesday through Sunday August 5-10, 2003. Call 518-234-2123 for more information.
George Landis Arboretum
Rare and unusual plant sales spring and fall. Classes, Lectures, workshops, gift shop, concerts, family activities are all available here. The Horticulture Certificate Program runs in cooperation with SUNY Cobleskill. Admission is free. Types of gardens found here are Arboretum, Display Garden, Herbarium and Perennial. Call 518-875-6935 for more information.
Iroquois Indian Museum
The Iroquois Indian Museum is an anthropological museum that uses art to educate and inspire. See collections of contemporary Iroquois art and archeological artifacts open a window on Iroquois culture and society. Educational programs fulfill the NYS Learning Standards for the Arts, Social Studies, and Language Arts: depending on which programs are taken, students will engage in artistic creation, learn about the Iroquois relationship to nature, learn to identify archeological artifacts, hear stories, or appreciate the art of the living Iroquois. Many organizations annually choose the Iroquois Museum as a destination for their group fieldtrips. Open April 1 - June 30 Tuesday - Saturday 10am – 5pm; Sunday noon – 5pm.July & August Monday - Saturday 10am – 6pm; Sunday noon – 6pm.
Old Stone Fort Museum
This complex celebrates and preserves the rich, historic legacy of New York's beautiful Schoharie Valley. Buildings include an early 1700's home, 1780's Dutch barn, 1830’s law office and 1890's one-room school as well as the 1772 stone church that was fortified and attacked by British forces in 1780. Open May through October Tuesday - Saturday 10am – 5pm; noon – 5pm Sunday; Mondays in July & August. Call 518-295-7192 for more information.
145 Fort Road, Cobleskill, NY
Secret Caverns
The Caverns are part of the underground drainage system of this area with the cave stream forming nice waterfalls. The stream contains gravel that shows evidence of glacial action. It seems, the cave was formed largely during the last Ice Age about 38.000 years ago. A special highlight is the huge fossils in the younger upper layers of Coeymans Limestone. The crinoids, spiral coral, brachiopods, nautiloids, sea scorpions, and trilobites can be seen in the cave walls during the first descend. Caverns. 8km east of Cobleskill. Open during summer months, September & October, April & May Saturday & Sunday 9am – 5pm. Call 518-296-8558 for more information.
I-88 Exit 22, Rte 7 E to Caverns Road, Cobleskill, NY
State University College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
This is a fully accredited, comprehensive two-and four-year residential college. We enroll about 2,400 men and women in over 50 two-year associate degree programs, nine-four-year bachelor of technology degree programs, and two one-year certificate programs. Academic programs are divided into five divisions: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Business and Computer Technologies; Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism; Early Childhood; and Liberal Arts and Sciences. State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology Call 800-295-8988 for more information.