For Immediate Release: April 18, 2023
Contact:
Emily Robinson | Clermont State Historic Site
[email protected] | (518) 537-4240

Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase Returns
to Clermont State Historic Site
(Germantown, NY, April 18th, 2023) –
On Saturday, April 29th, the rolling hills, and river views at Clermont State
Historic Site will be alive with the sounds of music and laughter, the delicious
scent of hot food, and the brilliant colors of hand-dyed yarns. The Chancellor’s
Sheep & Wool Showcase will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 per
car.
This family-friendly event, one of the historic site’s oldest and most popular
annual festivals, has become a springtime tradition for many in the area. The
music stage will welcome Tamarack for lively traditional music throughout the
day. Coffee will be served by Manifest Coffee and Wood fired pizzas will be
made-to-order by Pizza Trails.
Twenty-one independent vendors have registered for the shopping concourse.
Shoppers will be able to find richly colored knitted and felted shawls, sweaters,
and mittens. There will also be a vibrant array of yarns, roving and fiber supplies,
along with useful craft accessories and art pieces. Booths bursting with
handmade jewelry, pottery, and soaps will tempt guests from every corner.
Clermont’s demonstrations are the centerpiece of the Showcase, illustrating how
wool goes from sheep to shawl. Gather around Farmer Fred DePaul as he
shears sheep throughout the day, explaining the history and technique that goes
into the task. Herding demonstrations with the highly trained border collies of
Wild Goose Chase will take place on the historic sheep fold. The Showcase is a
great place for children, with crafts, storytelling, and the chance to meet their first
sheep!

For more information about the Sheep & Wool Showcase, or for other questions
about the Clermont, please call (518) 537-4240.
Clermont State Historic Site is located at 1 Clermont Avenue in Germantown, off
Route 9G. The Historic Site features the mansion, formal gardens, scenic
Hudson River views and miles of hiking trails.  The Friends of Clermont is a
private, non-profit educational corporation, founded in 1977 to support and
supplement the museum education and historic preservation programs at
Clermont State Historic Site.  Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973,
Clermont is one of six historic sites and 15 parks administered by New York
State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in the Taconic
Region. 
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees
more than 250 individual parks, historic sites, recreational trails, and boat
launches, which were visited by a record 79.5 million people in 2022. For more
information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit
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