Hotdogs & history at Hyde Park Station
This Saturday, June 15 at 12 noon, come on down to the Hyde Park Station for hotdogs and history. Hyde Park Station celebrates its summer season opening with hotdogs to commemorate the unusually casual picnic served by president Franklin Roosevelt at his nearby Hyde Park home in 1939 to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. This “hotdog summit” is said to have resulted in an important boost to Anglo-American relations, critical to the alliance going into World War II.
Hyde Park Station is located at 34 River Road in Hyde Park. For more information, visit www.hydeparkstation.com.
Open House at Dutchess County Airport
Speaking of World War II, down the road from Hyde Park Station is the Dutchess County Airport, which was used for pilot training by the US Army Air Forces during the war. On Saturday, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Dutchess County Airport hosts a free family-friendly Open House including aircraft displays, helicopter and plane rides, a car show, a bounce house, food and more.
The Dutchess County Airport is located at 263 New Hackensack Road in Wappinger. For more information, call (845) 463-6000 or visit https://dutchessny.gov.
Tivoli Free Library hosts YA author Thomm Quackenbush
What a treat when young people have the opportunity to meet the author of a book that they’ve read! On Friday, June 14 at 7 p.m., local Young Adult author of the Night’s Dream series Thomm Quackenbush hosts a reading and book-signing at the Tivoli Free Library. Will he share about his experiences researching UFOs in Pine Bush? Or discuss the genre in which he writes?
“Fantasy is sometimes just asking yourself, ‘Well, what if you are wrong? What if the world doesn’t work the way you think? What would that mean?’” You’ll just have to come and find out!
The Tivoli Free Library is located in Watts dePeyster Hall at 86 Broadway in Tivoli. For more information, call (845) 757-3771 or visit www.tivolilibrary.org. To learn more about the author, visit www.xenex.org.
Field Day at Art Omi
Take a hayride, build and fly a kite, add to a collaborative sculpture and more at Omi International Arts Center’s Field Day. Scheduled for Saturday, June 15 from 1 to 5 p.m., this free event sounds like fun for the entire family. Omi is located at 1405 County Route 22 in Ghent. For more information, call (518) 392-4747 or visit https://artomi.org.
Fathers’ Day events
Here’s my roundup of family-friendly events that are all taking place on Fathers’ Day, Sunday, June 16:
Hudson River Maritime Museum: Dads admitted free, 50 Rondout Landing in Kingston, (845) 338-0071, www.hrmm.org.
Kittatinny Canoes: Dads raft, canoe or zipline free when accompanied by family in Milford, Pennsylvania, (800) 356-2852, https://kittatinny.com.
Mount Gulian: Dads free for tour, 2:30 p.m., 145 Sterling Street in Beacon, (845) 831-8172, www.mountgulian.org.
New Windsor Cantonment: Children’s Day, free, 1 to 4 p.m., 374 Temple Hill Road in New Windsor, (845) 561-1765, https://nysparks.com.
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: Fathers’ Day special weekend, 9 Norton Road in Red Hook, (845) 752-3200, https://oldrhinebeck.org.
Storm King Art Center: Family Silhouettes, $8-$12 admission, 1 Museum Road in New Windsor, (845) 534-3115, www.stormking.org.
Trolley Museum of New York: Dads ride free, $4-$6 regular admission, 89 East Strand in Kingston, (845) 331-3399, https://tmny.org.
Erica Chase-Salerno is excited finally to understand the term “double elimination,” thanks to youth baseball playoff season. She and her husband Mike live in New Paltz with their two children: the inspirations behind hudsonvalleyparents.com. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.
Join the family! 
