Welcome to the official Montgomery County Tourism blog, where we talk about where to go and what to do on your next visit to our historic, exciting corner of New York state.
Schoharie Crossing: Call For Art
Schoharie Crossing is putting out a Call For Art! Views & Vistas: The Natural and Build Environment of Schoharie Crossing will be an exhibit in the renovated Visitor Center that will open in July of 2017. This juried exhibition is to feature terrific works by artists from New York State. Click here (opens in a…
Tourism Department Announces New Travel Guides
tourism-facility-profile-sheet (opens in a new tab) The Tourism Department of the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce (opens in a new tab) announces the travel guides for Fulton and Montgomery Counties will be updated for the 2017 tourism season. All tourism-related businesses in Fulton and Montgomery Counties are encouraged to update their profiles for the…
Museum Schedules a “Christmas at the Fort”
Museum Schedules a “Christmas at the Fort” The Fort Plain Museum will hold its annual “Christmas at the Fort” holiday open house on Saturday December 3rd from 10 am – 6 pm. Holiday punch and cookies will be available and the museum’s gift shop will be open for Christmas shoppers. Crafters and artisans will be…
18th Century Mohawk Valley Fur Merchants Program at Schoharie Crossing
18th Century Mohawk Valley Fur Merchants Program at Schoharie Crossing Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will host University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Student, Nolan Cool who will present: “’an advantageous Trade’: Fur Merchants on the 18th-Century Mohawk Frontier” on November 22nd. Cool will discuss the highly volatile fur trade in the Mohawk Valley during the 1700’s…
The Battle of Fort Anne Presentation at Schoharie Crossing
The Battle of Fort Anne Presentation at Schoharie Crossing Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will host Hudson Valley Community College professor Mathew Zembo to present on the Battle of Fort Anne during the second installment of Tuesday Talks, November 8th. Zembo will discuss how the battle, usually overlooked as a minor skirmish on the way…
Heaven’s Ditch Book Presentation with Author Jack Kelly
Heaven’s Ditch Book Presentation with Author Jack Kelly At Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site welcomes author Jack Kelly on Tuesday, October 25th at 6:30 PM in the Enders House to give a presentation on his new book, Heaven’s Ditch: God, Gold and Murder on the Erie Canal. Heaven’s Ditch…
Fall Foliage Report: October 12-October 18
I LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report” on September 14 and continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November. Montgomery County has started its own annual report this year as well. Reporting station: Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, Fort Hunter (opens in a new…
Fall Foliage Report: October 5-October 11
I LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report (opens in a new tab) ” on September 14 and continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November. Montgomery County has started its own annual report this year as well. Reporting station: Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site…
2016 Fall Lecture Series Fort Plain Museum
Fort Plain Museum (opens in a new tab) 389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339 fortplainmuseum@yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) 518-774-5669 Lectures start at 7:00pm Admission is free but donations are appreciated. Thursday, October 13 “War on the Middleline – The Founding of a Community in the Kayaderosseras Patent in the Midst of the…
Fall Foliage Report: September 28- October 4
I LOVE NY started the “New York Fall Foliage Report (opens in a new tab) ” on September 14 and continue until the end of the foliage season, around the first or second week in November. Montgomery County has started its own annual report this year as well. Reporting station: Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site…