SPECIAL EVENTS

Thurman Station Farmers' Market
at the site of
Historic Thurman Station, 815 NYS Route 418, Thurman, NY 12885

EVERY WEDNESDAY JUNE 2ND THROUGH OCTOBER 13.
Note our new fall hours, beginning September 8th, 3 - 6 P.M.

This year, in cooperation with Upper Hudson River Railroad,
we welcome the train from Corinth at 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday July 14 through August 18.
Sally Feihel captured the arrival of the first train, July 14, in the above collage.

SPECIAL FARMERS' MARKET EVENTS 2010
Check this page often for new or revised events.

Wednesday, June 2nd ~ Season Opening Celebration of Thurman Station Farmers' Market* Live entertainment by "Don't Quit Your Day Job" from 3-5. Special activities. Vegetables, eggs, baked goods, maple products, handmade Adirondack items.

Wednesday, June 9th ~ Thurman Station Farmers' Market* Welcomes Americade -12:30 - 5 p.m. Free admission. Special activities. Vegetables, eggs, baked goods, maple products, handmade Adirondack items.

Wednesday, July 7th ~ Heritage Day at Thurman Station Farmers' Market*, 12:30 - 5 p.m. Free. Try your hand at dowsing, see spinning, weaving, churning and more. Vegetables, eggs, baked goods, maple products, handmade Adirondack items. [DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, THIS EVENT HAD TO BE POSTPONED. See August 18]

Wednesday, July 14th ~ Christmas at Thurman Station Farmers' Market*, 12:30 - 5 p.m. Free. Meet the train and see its runaround about 12:30! Santa and elf on hand to greet kids of all ages. Gift basket specials. Vegetables, eggs, baked goods, maple products, handmade Adirondack items.

Wednesday, July 21st ~ Meet the Train at Thurman Station Farmers' Market, 12:30 - 5 p.m. Free

Wednesday, July 28th ~ Meet the Train at Thurman Station Farmers' Market, 12:30 - 5 p.m. Free

Wednesday, August 4th ~ Thurman Station Farmers' Market*, Market runs 12:30 - 5 p.m. Free. Booksigning with Michael Kudish, 12:30 - 5 p.m. . Author of Railroads of the Adirondacks: A History, and Where Did the Tracks Go: Following Railroad Grades in the Adirondacks. Buy books, vegetables, fresh eggs, baked goods, maple products, handmade Adirondack items.

Wednesday, August 11th ~ Thurman Station Farmers' Market Welcomes Herbalist/Naturalist Nancy Scarzello, author of Nature Through the Seasons. Come early to watch the train do its runaround; 12:30 - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, August 18th ~ Heritage Day at Thurman Station Farmers' Market*, 12:30 - 5 p.m. (rescheduled). Free. See spinning, weaving, quilting, churning and more, and try your hand at some. Enjoy the toe-tapping tunes of "Don't Quit Your Day Job." Meet the Train at the market and watch the engine do its runaround. Free

Wednesday, September 1st ~ Back to School Blast at Thurman Station Farmers' Market* 12:30 - 5 p.m. Free. Meet the "Traveling Scientist" Joe Biss III, with his exotic animals and forensic exhibits - great for kids, parents & teachers. Vegetables, eggs, baked goods, maple products, handmade Adirondack items.

Wednesday, September 8th ~ "Writers by the Rails", A book signing at the market, with Barbara Delaney and Russ Dunn ~ Adirondack Trails with Tales, Adirondack Waterfall Guide, and A Kayaker's Guide to New York's Capital Region; John Hastings ~ Around Warrensburg; Carol Gregson ~ Leaky Boots, CD - "The Pottersville Complainer"; David Pitkin~ Haunted Saratoga County, Ghosts of the Northeast, NYS Ghosts, Vol. 1, NYS Ghosts, Vol. 2, The Highest Mountain: Death & Life in the Adirondacks, New England Ghosts, and a CD: "Adirondack Ghost Stories"; Judy Henningson~ Adirondack Cabin Stories - Fifty Years in the Wilderness, 1960 - 2009, Martha Strodel ~ Warren County, New York: Its People and Their History Over Time; Persis Granger ~ Adirondack Gold, A Summer of Strangers Shared Stories from Daughters of Alzheimer's: Writing a Path to Peace. Our market hours revert back to fall schedule this week: 3 - 6 p.m.

Wednesday, September 29th ~ Gallery by the Rails, a regional art and photography exhibit and sale. Come see Cate Mandigo prints & paintings; "Everything Adirondack" photography of Sally Feihel; Name Pictures by Patty LaFountain; Train photography of Greg Klingler; Woodland wonders by Donna Wormwood, Adirondack photography by John Parkerand more. Email to find out how to be an exhibitor - ideally before 9/15.

October 13th ~ A "Spooktacular" Thurman Station Farmers' Market, 3 - 6 p.m. Free. Special activities. Vegetables, eggs, baked goods, maple products, handmade Adirondack items. Last market of the season.

Let Thurman Station Farmers' Market be just your first stop in Thurman.
Pick up a locator map to guide you to our local farms and businesses.
Find links here soon.

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Prospective vendors are invited to submit applications. Note: Two copies of all legally-required certificates and permits must be turned in with the application, and no vendor will be permitted to sell if lacking the required paperwork. Vendors and not-for-profit groups wishing to reserve a complimentary space should contact Cheryl Kenyon, market manager, in advance.

Questions? Email AdkGoldMaple@aol.com
or phone Cheryl at 518-623-9718.

How to find us from the Adirondack Northway Exit 23 (Warrensburg):
At the end of the ramp, follow signs to NYS route 9 (just on the west side of the Northway). Go north on 9 into Warrensburg to the second light, and take NYS route 418 to the left. Follow 418 across the river, along the river and back across the river. Welcome to Thurman! Follow 418 as it crosses the railroad tracks and hooks sharply left. Go about one quarter of a mile and enter the parking area on your left.

 

Not all of our local businesses are able to maintain a presence at Thurman Station Farmers' Market.
Browse the 'net or meander up into town to visit them.

Farms you should check out
Whitefield's Farm | Nettle Meadow Goat Farm | Toad Hill Maple Farm | Valley Road Maple | Martin's Lumber and Tree Farm | Adirondack Ambiance |