Hanford Mills Museum will open for its 2024 season Wednesday, May 15 and will be open Wednesdays through Sundays 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Oct. 15. Guided tours of the water powered sawmill, gristmill, and woodworking machines will be offered each day at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Reserve space on a tour ahead of time - visit hanfordmills.org or call 607-278-5744.
Throughout the 2024 season, Hanford Mills Museum will again host several Exploration Days. The events will kickoff June 15 with the Let’s Grow! Exploration Day that will highlight pollinators, native ecosystems, and agriculture. The day will include local organizations and vendors, a water-powered gristmill demonstration, and a hands-on planting activity for kids. A guided bird walk with the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will take place in the morning before the museum opens.
On July 20, take the chance to learn about Delaware County’s dairy industry and enjoy vanilla ice cream churned at the mill.
Fall events will include the Metal at the Mill Exploration Day (featuring the Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree) on Sept. 7 and the Woodsmen’s Exploration Day Oct. 5.
Check hanfordmills.org and social media channels for details about the Exploration Days and other events at Hanford Mills Museum in 2024.
About Hanford Mills Museum
Experience a story of innovation, ingenuity and entrepreneurship at a historic working mill site. Sheltered in a valley in the northwestern Catskills of New York, Hanford Mills Museum offers insights into the past and lessons about the relationships between people, the things they make, and the places they live. As one of only a handful of operating water-powered mills, Hanford Mills Museum has earned a place on both the National and New York State Registers of Historic Places.
Hanford Mills, 51 county Highway 12 in East Meredith, at the intersection of Delaware County Routes 10 and 12, 10 miles from Oneonta and 15 miles from Delhi. For more information, visit hanfordmills.org or call 607-278-5744.
