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Curtain rises on the new Saugerties Performing Arts Factory
When Erica and Gerard Price first visited the abandoned 55,000-square-foot factory off Ulster Avenue just west of the village of Saugerties in 2010, the roof was caving in, puddles covered the floor and…
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Where To: Saugerties
Saugerties Lighthouse Truly off the beaten path is one of Saugerties’ most identifiable landmarks, curiously one of its best kept secrets. The Saugerties Lighthouse, built in 1869 where the Esopus Creek joins the…
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Where to: Esopus
Before there was a New York State Thruway, US Route 9W was the primary option if you wanted to travel by car on the west side of the Hudson River a considerable distance….
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Where to: 209 Corridor
Hurley, Stone Ridge, Accord, Kerhonkson, Ellenville. A pleasant drive on Route 209 takes you through these picturesque southwestern Ulster County hamlets with seemingly nothing more to offer than a post office and a…
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Where to: New Paltz area
Dozens of day-trip or get-away weekend opportunities await off Thruway Exit 18 in New Paltz. There are hundreds of miles of trails and old carriage roads for runners, bikers, hikers, horseback riders and…
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High-altitude thrills on Hunter Mountain ziplines
Have you ever challenged yourself to do something outrageous – something that flies in the face of your deep-seated fears? I once got myself attached to a harness down in Florida and parasailed…
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Tobe Carey’s newest documentary, Sweet Violets
The white and purple flowers that will soon be proliferating in the woods, fields and yards of the mid-Hudson Valley were once an important part of the Dutchess County economy. Tobe Carey’s film…
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Anemone season runs through May at Battenfeld’s in Red Hook
One of the characters who appears in Sweet Violets (see related piece on our Explore Hudson Valley website) is Fred Battenfeld, a fourth-generation Dutchess County farmer whose grandfather started growing violets back in…
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Where to kayak in the Hudson Valley
With the first great American river as its namesake, it should come as no surprise that the Hudson Valley boasts a wide assortment of water recreation options. You can jump in a kayak…
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Walk it out
Saugerties, justly famous for its active recreational facilities, has in the past generation added three unique opportunities for passive recreation. First, thanks to the tenacity of a local group of people organized as…
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Gravity’s genius
Paul McCartney advised against chasing waterfalls in a 1980 single, and TLC did the same 15 years later. But in spite of the best intentions of pop stars across the span of recent…
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Going with the flow
There are nearby places where the elements converge: earth, water, air and fire — or light, if you will. They are Hudson River lighthouses, established in the 1800s to guide ships and schooners…
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Ramble on
I was in the bathroom when it really hit me. The shower curtain. The fully-packed towel closet. Febreeze air freshener and a choice of fruity hand-soaps on the sink. This was not a…
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Down to earth
John Gill is surveying his fields after last night’s heavy rain, and it doesn’t look good. Yesterday the creek that borders his property was clear, but this morning it’s brown from the topsoil…
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Seeing double through the eyes of Jeffrey Kraus
In the 1930s Bernard Kraus opened the Raven Book Shop, located on Fourth Avenue amid New York City’s famous “book row.” The private libraries that he bought up sometimes came with boxes of…
In mineral time
A walk into Tim Rowan’s studio at the end of a long, rocky driveway, situated deep in the woods above Stone Ridge, will give you the immediate impression that this guy communicates with…
Curtain rises on the new Saugerties Performing Arts Factory
When Erica and Gerard Price first visited the abandoned 55,000-square-foot factory off Ulster Avenue just west of the village of Saugerties in 2010, the roof was caving in, puddles covered the floor and…
Where To: Saugerties
Saugerties Lighthouse Truly off the beaten path is one of Saugerties’ most identifiable landmarks, curiously one of its best kept secrets. The Saugerties Lighthouse, built in 1869 where the Esopus Creek joins the…
Where to: Esopus
Before there was a New York State Thruway, US Route 9W was the primary option if you wanted to travel by car on the west side of the Hudson River a considerable distance….
Where to: Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site Hyde Park is known the most as the home town of Franklin D. Roosevelt, perhaps the most important single human being of the 20th century. Roosevelt’s life…
Where to: 209 Corridor
Hurley, Stone Ridge, Accord, Kerhonkson, Ellenville. A pleasant drive on Route 209 takes you through these picturesque southwestern Ulster County hamlets with seemingly nothing more to offer than a post office and a…
Where to: New Paltz area
Dozens of day-trip or get-away weekend opportunities await off Thruway Exit 18 in New Paltz. There are hundreds of miles of trails and old carriage roads for runners, bikers, hikers, horseback riders and…
Where to: Kingston
Senate House The state Senate chambers in Albany, with its posh leather seats, lush carpeting and ornate stonework, projects the power and wealth for which the Empire State is known. When New York…
Where to: Woodstock area
Woodstock Overlook Trail and KTD Monastery The legend has it that if you spend three nights (or one night — legends tend to conflict) in the shadow of Overlook Mountain, you will…
High-altitude thrills on Hunter Mountain ziplines
Have you ever challenged yourself to do something outrageous – something that flies in the face of your deep-seated fears? I once got myself attached to a harness down in Florida and parasailed…
