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HISTORY

Time Travel on a budget

Are you a history buff on a budget? Explore these fascinating HISTORIC MAIN STREET WALKING TOURS
historic events, places and spaces! Nearly everything on this Join the Cortland County Historical Society for a stroll down Main
page is free or donation-based. So, pack up the whole family— Street in historic downtown Cortland. Guided talks are offered
throughout the year for a small donation. Hear the stories of promi-
this adventure is on us!
nent citizens’ triumphs and tragedies through the decades.
1890 UNION FAIR VILLAGE OF HOMER GHOST TOUR
Step back in time at Marathon’s historic agricultural
Feeling brave? Join local historians on a guided tour of Homer’s
fair with a horse-drawn parade, sack races, old-
most haunted history. Re-trace the last steps of a 100-year-old cold
fashioned candy store, produce and flower exhibits
case and search for apparitions throughout the village.
and a horse pull, just to name a few!
EXPERIENCE CORTLAND
HOMER LANDMARK SOCIETY WALKING TOUR GEOTOUR
Historic downtown Homer looks much today as it did in the 19th century.
This free, family-friendly activity will take
Explore its history and architecture in a self-guided walking tour down Main
you along the byways of Cortland County
Street, with 29 fascinating stops.
to the secret and not-so-secret hideaways.
When you discover all the hidden caches,
CORTLAND AIRFEST
submit the clues for your treasure from Experience Cortland!
Walk among rows of historic warbirds, including the
C47 that carried paratroopers on D-Day during GLEN HAVEN HISTORIC
World War II. Learn about Levi Chase, Cortland’s SCHOOL HOUSE & LIBRARY
own flying ace, and the history of female pilots. For a
At the shores of Skaneateles Lake stands
small fee, you too can take to the sky in a prop plane! a stunning one-room schoolhouse built
in 1901. Now home to the Glen Haven
LITTLE YORK CAR SHOW Historical Society Museum, you can tour
& FLEA MARKET
the history of the once-famous Glen Haven Spa and Water Cure,
Each summer, the 7 Valley Street Rods take over and explore artifacts from the region.
Dwyer Memorial Park with an antique car show
and flea market surrounding the historic Little CORTLAND FREE LIBRARY
York Pavilion and lake. Explore vintage street rods,
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places is Cortland’s own
muscle cars, custom motorcycles and more!
Free Library. Completed in 1927 with the assistance of local inven-
tor Elmer Sperry, the nearly 100-year-old art-deco building boasts
a glass floor mezzanine and a local art gallery. Each of Cortland
County’s five libraries is a historic gem worth exploring.

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