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Old Posted Sep 5, 2011, 11:43 PM
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COOPERSTOWN, NY: Baseball through the lens of Glowrock!

I just got back from a very nice trip to Upstate New York visiting jmancuso and some other good friends of mine. While I was up there I had the opportunity to visit Cooperstown, New York, which for those who don't know is the location where Baseball in its current form was invented, as well as the location of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. So without further ado, here are my photos!

Oh yes, I should also mention that we also were able to take a little side trip to a famous microbrewery in the Cooperstown area, Brewery Ommegang. Fantastic beers (all Belgian-style ales), and amazing scenery!

Aaron (Glowrock)

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Cooperstown is situated on the south end of Otsego Lake, about 45 miles SSE of Utica, New York.




















Gorgeous homes abound here!












Labor Day Weekend Arts Festival!



jmancuso taking it all in.



Baseball Hall of Fame











Cooperstown's Main Street. As you can see, it's chock full of all things baseball-oriented!








We had lunch at the Doubleday Cafe. Trust me, it was nothing special...









Some of the Baseball Hall of Fame exhibits...






Yours truly in the reflection






Homestead Grays, a famous Negro League team from Pittsburgh.

















"Are you crying? Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!" -- Tom Hanks in "A League of their Own"






The famous, rare, and extremely expensive T-206 Honus Wagner Rookie Card!






Philly Fanatic!






Part of the Henry (Hank) Aaron collection.



Notice the asterisk on the baseball? Yep, it's one of Barry Bond's home run balls!






The actual Hall of Fame plaques are in a pretty amazing gallery.



Back outside...









Shoeless Joe's, anyone?














Why Dino is here, I have no idea... (from The Flintstones)





Cooperstown Diner. We probably should have eaten here!



















I thought the name of the Chinese restaurant was hilarious!








James Fenimore Cooper, the founder of Cooperstown















Brewery Ommegang, about 10 miles outside of Cooperstown. Amazing beer, all Belgian-style! (Also, more of jmancuso)











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