Join Hanford Mills Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. for Woodsmen’s Exploration Day. This exploration day will celebrate wood products and processing as the importance of trees and forests as economic resources are highlighted.
The day marks the last weekend of the museum’s 2023 season.
Water-powered machine demonstrations in the mill will show wood processing from logs to finished products. On-site exhibitors will showcase various ways they work with wood. Highlights will include historic coopering demonstrations by Bob Allers and lumberjack skill demonstrations by the SUNY Cobleskill Woodsmen Club. The learning lab will be open with a variety of activities for kids.
During Exploration Day, visit the Catskill Mountain Speak-Out House to contribute your story to the Living Archive Project. The Speak-Out House is a mobile sound booth that provides a private space amidst the festivities for you to record personal reflections about life in the Northern Catskills. Prompts will be provided to inspire and guide your storytelling journey. The collected recordings will be added to the Living Archive, a project of Roxbury Arts Group in collaboration with Delhi-based multimedia artist Christina Hunt Wood.
Some food and craft vendors will be on site throughout the day.
Hanford Mills Museum, on the National and New York State Registers of Historic Places, operates an authentic water- and steam-powered historic site, which includes a sawmill, gristmill, and woodworking shop. Its mission is to inspire audiences to explore connections among energy, technology, natural resources, and entrepreneurship in rural communities with a focus on sustainable choices.
Hanford Mills is at 51 County Highway 12, East Meredith, at the intersection of Delaware County Routes 10 & 12, 10 miles from Oneonta, and 15 miles from Delhi.
For more information, visit www.hanfordmills.org or call 607-278-5744.
