"Tramp and Trail Club of Utica: 100th Anniversary" Exhibit at Oneida County History Center
This article originally appeared in an Oneida County History Center press release.
In celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the Tramp and Trail Club, the Oneida County History Center is proud to present this special exhibit about the Utica based hiking club founded in 1921. The exhibit features artifacts, photos, and scrapbooks from the club’s rich history.
The Tramp and Trail Club of Utica, Inc., is the oldest hiking club in New York State. They have conducted over 6,000 official weekend hikes as well as countless interesting evenings, overnight trips and social events. The club is still active today with hikes happening every weekend, regardless of the weather.
The first outing was held April 30, 1921. Led by Abigail Dimon, Seventeen Tramps and Trailers hiked from the Elm St. entrance of Roscoe Conkling Park (Utica) west to Third St. (now Valley View Rd.) and on to Cascade Glen.
Scrapbooks and yearbooks in the exhibit highlight the numerous hikes and outings. In the early years of the club they often started via Trolley from Union Station. The first canoe trip was in Old Forge in 1923. The club added skiing and snowshoeing in 1971. In more recent years kayaking was added to the mix. Read more...