I have been to the Herkimer Diamond Mines only twice — the first time, 20 years ago when our son Mark was 2 years old.

Herkimer An oft-visited attraction for Capital Region schoolchildren and others, the Herkimer Diamond Mines' museum and gift shop burned to the ground Saturday morning.

Renee Shevat, the owner of Herkimer Diamond Mines, tells the Utica Observer-Dispatch her family has owned the mine since 1979. An early morning fire on Oct. 14 gutted a museum and retail store.

The Herkimer Diamond Mines gift shop and offices on Route 28 in Herkimer caught fire around 6:20 a.m. Saturday, WKTV News Channel 2 in Utica reported.

TOWN OF NEWPORT, NY (WSYR) – A massive fire at the historic Herkimer Diamond Mines leveled a store and office building Saturday. Crews from several departments around the Town of Newport showed ...

The Herkimer Diamond Mine's gift shop and museum was turned to rubble after a fire started in the wooden structure around 6:45 a.m., according to the Utica Observer-Dispatch.

HERKIMER, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The coronavirus pandemic has changed how we do just about anything, including how we vacation. These days, people are choosing to stay closer to home, which is great… ...

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