And 60% of travelers see the importance of spending time outside. At the Herkimer County KOA, 18% of their normal market are international tourists, and obviously that couldn’t happen this year.

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

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.

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.

Posted: Aug 13, 2020 / 05:28 PM EDT Updated: Aug 13, 2020 / 05:28 PM EDT HERKIMER, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The coronavirus pandemic has changed how we do just about anything, including how we vacation.

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.