Big Springs Museum

05/29/2026

Come by our booth and say hi at the Caledonia Trout Festival this Saturday!

05/26/2026

Live at the Main Street Stage:
Sponsored by Gregson-Clark
Thank you!
10:30 AM Adventures & Art Dance Showcase
11 AM Johnny Bauer Band
1:30 PM Don and the Day Drinkers
4 PM 99 North
5:45 PM MoJo Blues
8 PM Money Shot

05/19/2026

Did you know.......

The Caledonia Fish Hatchery holds the distinction of being the oldest fish hatchery in the United States. In 1864, Seth Green pioneered fish culture work in New York State, acquiring exclusive rights to a segment of Spring Creek in Caledonia. His objective was to cultivate brook trout. Notably, the springs yielded 200,000,000 gallons of water daily, maintaining an average temperature of 49 degrees. By 1870, the Caledonia Hatchery successfully achieved artificial propagation of fish, subsequently producing and distributing millions of fish worldwide. Additionally, James Annin, Jr., a native of Leroy, New York, operated a hatchery on a section of Spring Creek, establishing the Caledonia Trout ponds, which attracted anglers from far and wide. He later leveraged his expertise as a private consultant to plan private hatcheries nationwide. James also founded the Caledonia Fishing Club, crafting his own reels and tying his own fishing lures.

Does anyone know who designed the Caledonia Fish Hatchery?

05/18/2026

Big Springs Museum is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a wellness event this coming week. We cordially invite your participation.

05/06/2026

With thousands of miles of streams across the state, there are ample trout fishing opportunities in New York. Each year the DEC stocks around 2.3 million catchable-size brook, brown and rainbow trout in almost 300 lakes, ponds and roughly 3,100 miles of streams across the state. Many of these streams support wild populations of trout as well.

https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/learn-to-fish/tips-skills/stream-trout

05/06/2026

Here is our updated schedule of events. See you on Saturday, May 30th!

05/04/2026

Updated schedule !

Here is our updated schedule of events. See you on Saturday, May 30th!

05/03/2026

Comment with your favorite fishing photos, then save the date for the 4th Annual Caledonia Trout Festival on May 30th, 2026!

04/30/2026

Save the date! We will update our schedule with more details as we finalize our events. Join us for another fun event with something for everyone!

01/26/2026

Join us on Sunday, February 1st, at 1:30 p.m. for Peter Skrypka to speak about his experiences in Ukraine over the last three summers, where he provided humanitarian aid. https://peterinukraine.org/

The Big Springs Museum Yearly meeting will be at 12:30PM - all are welcome.

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