A sign at Scheider’s Bakery, serving Cooperstown since 1887 You’ll find quite a few places selling humor-infused local apparel Once a local theatre, Smalley’s converted into a set of stores A special trolley transports visitors around Cooperstown One of the many browsing stations for baseball cards found in the village A special section of vintage baseball cards behind glass — some costing hundreds of dollars A store specializing in baseball bats Cooperstown Distillery offers a selection of local-made whiskeys Cooper’s Ransom Rye Whiskey by Cooperstown Distillery One of the many examples of baseball theme embedded into the urban design of the city Village Library of Cooperstown rotates art exhibitions in the airy gallery in the backToys Of Fame is a quant shop of vintage and collectible toysThe Smithy-Pioneer Gallery offers shows through its 3 floorsA shop at The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery offering pottery by local artistsMohican Club, a men’s only sports club established in 1894Local street sign doubles as business directoryI walked into Willis Monie Books like into any other used bookstore not expecting anything extraordinary — but I was met with one of the most inspiring collections of vintage ephemera, maps, travel guides, trade cards and magazines I’ve seenOn the way back I stopped by at Red Shed Brewery for a taste of local fareJust a few hundred feet, another brewery, Ommegang is brewing Belgian-style ales
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