O&W and Loomis Gang hide-outs examined this spring
CHENANGO COUNTY – This spring the Chenango Land Trust is offering three great courses and invites you to take a trip into yester-year to explore the New Berlin Branch of the O&W, explore the caves of the Loomis Gang and/or travel by canoe in 9 mile swamp, the home of the notorious Loomis Gang. The first two courses take place on April 28th. To sign up for any of these courses call BOCES at (607) 335-1210. Course limits will fill up fast so call now.
• Tour the old O&W Railroad: The New Berlin Branch (NEW) meets at the Klee House on Main Street in Guilford (county Route 35).
Planned is are stops at the New Berlin Junction-East Guilford to examine where the branch left the mainline (the site of the #1 bridge to view surviving abutments), the Mount Upton Museum (which was once the depot of the New Berlin Junction), the Mt. Upton depot, Rockwells Mills and the Old Mill remains (Old Mill Restaurant), the South New Berlin Cemetery (to view the headstone of a noteworthy O&W agent), the New Berlin Depot and on to Edmeston to see the surviving depot there. Author John Taibi will delight you with a narrative of the by gone days of the New Berlin Branch of the O&W.
Maximum of 25 students. Instructors: John Taibi, Thomas Gray, and Wilma Felton Gray.
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28.
• Brookfield State Lands
We will examine some stone ledges, check out a porcupine den, visit the lost pond, poke around in the caves where the infamous Loomis Gang is reputed to have hidden stolen horses, explore some old foundations, an old stone well, hike along an esker (the remains of a river bed once inside a glacier), and end up in a very picturesque old cemetery. Although the Brookfield State Lands are mostly in Madison County, they afford a nearby resource for Chenango County residents. Meet at BOCES and carpool to the sites.
Maximum of 25 students. Instructors: Fred and Patricia von Mechow
8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 28.
• The Loomis Gang in Nine-mile Swamp -- A Canoe Trip
Take a leisurely paddle through Nine-mile Swamp in Hubbardsville – hideout of the nineteenth century's most feared and reviled crime gang in Central New York. We will hear stories of the Loomis reign of terror during our tranquil float on the quiet waters of the Sangerfield River. We will also look for evidence of beaver, birds, and other wildlife. Participants must have their own canoe or kayak, personal floatation device, paddles and all other necessary equipment. This is an easy stretch of flat water for beginning paddlers.
We will meet at BOCES. Maximum of approximately 10 boats. This trip will be postponed if weather is inclement. Instructors: Fred and Patti von Mechow.
8 a.m. to noon or later, Saturday, June 2.
• Tour the old O&W Railroad: The New Berlin Branch (NEW) meets at the Klee House on Main Street in Guilford (county Route 35).
Planned is are stops at the New Berlin Junction-East Guilford to examine where the branch left the mainline (the site of the #1 bridge to view surviving abutments), the Mount Upton Museum (which was once the depot of the New Berlin Junction), the Mt. Upton depot, Rockwells Mills and the Old Mill remains (Old Mill Restaurant), the South New Berlin Cemetery (to view the headstone of a noteworthy O&W agent), the New Berlin Depot and on to Edmeston to see the surviving depot there. Author John Taibi will delight you with a narrative of the by gone days of the New Berlin Branch of the O&W.
Maximum of 25 students. Instructors: John Taibi, Thomas Gray, and Wilma Felton Gray.
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28.
• Brookfield State Lands
We will examine some stone ledges, check out a porcupine den, visit the lost pond, poke around in the caves where the infamous Loomis Gang is reputed to have hidden stolen horses, explore some old foundations, an old stone well, hike along an esker (the remains of a river bed once inside a glacier), and end up in a very picturesque old cemetery. Although the Brookfield State Lands are mostly in Madison County, they afford a nearby resource for Chenango County residents. Meet at BOCES and carpool to the sites.
Maximum of 25 students. Instructors: Fred and Patricia von Mechow
8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 28.
• The Loomis Gang in Nine-mile Swamp -- A Canoe Trip
Take a leisurely paddle through Nine-mile Swamp in Hubbardsville – hideout of the nineteenth century's most feared and reviled crime gang in Central New York. We will hear stories of the Loomis reign of terror during our tranquil float on the quiet waters of the Sangerfield River. We will also look for evidence of beaver, birds, and other wildlife. Participants must have their own canoe or kayak, personal floatation device, paddles and all other necessary equipment. This is an easy stretch of flat water for beginning paddlers.
We will meet at BOCES. Maximum of approximately 10 boats. This trip will be postponed if weather is inclement. Instructors: Fred and Patti von Mechow.
8 a.m. to noon or later, Saturday, June 2.
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