Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, Little Falls

Took my class to the Yogi Berra Museum for a STEM field trip. I was very impressed with the young staff and how engaging, enthusiastic and fanatical they were about Yogi. The staff interacted well with my class and clearly are experienced working with 4th graders. I love how you connected a pitchers stride to the power generation. The kids loved it. While I have stepped away from baseball in recent years there was a time that it dominated my reading and free time. I was privileged enough to spend countless days and hours just talking baseball with Robert Creamer as a 10 year old boy- Not realizing that I was talking baseball with the founder and 40 year editor of Sports Illustrated (My Dad delivered milk to him) I mention this because the 2 young men that gave the tour were very knowledgeable about Yogi and clearly had researched his life from many angles. I grow up in a household of Yogi Berra fans born in the 40s and there is not much I have not heard or read over the years. If there was ever a new Yogi book out I would buy it for my dad every Christmas and eventually read it myself. Regardless, I learned something everytime they stopped to highlight a photo, mitt or pocket watch. Very impressive! Their passion into transcends the tour and Brings Yogi back in our hearts. There is something for every kid at this museum. Many of my students were not familiar with baseball but still had a blast. Thank you for the cool old timers day pin! Check this place out.

We went to the museum today and would recommend to Yankee or other baseball teams. It covers Yogi's baseball career as well as his military service and other accomplishments. Very interesting 20 minute movie on Yogi's path to Hall of Fame. It's a small museum but has a lot of information - worth the trip.