A few more random thoughts:
Make sure you take some time to walk around and soak in the scene on the porch of the HOF Library facing Cooper Park. That porch is where Hall of Famers gathered for decades to receive their plaques and deliver their speeches on induction day. likewise, the lobby and back porch of the Otesaga Hotel. That's where they would gather to relax after the ceremonies. In the late 60s and early 70s I spent time there with people like Lefty Grove, Frankie Frisch, Charlie Gehringer, Red Ruffing and countless others.
The Otesaga is expensive and the rooms are tiny, so you'll probably just want to stop in for a visit. There are many nice B&Bs in town and also the Cooper Inn and Tunicliff, but I haven't stayed in either of those. If you have small kids and want a standard hotel, there are plenty of chain hotels ten minutes outside of town on route 28.
Man it's fun thinking about all this!
Greg
Last edited by sayhey24; 01-01-2013 at 08:09 AM.
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