Tag: explore hudson valley

Even the most casual reader of local news in the Hudson Valley can’t miss the increasing emphasis on farm-to-table eating, ...

Declan zooms through the tree canopy at Catamount Aerial Park, a ropes and zipline course set in the trees of ...

In an abandoned Saugerties quarry, Opus 40 is an inspiring artistic and sculptural environment. Purchased in 1938 by Harvey Fite, ...

Noir Bedroom at the Roxbury. “Probably no art has so few masters as that of decoration,” wrote the long-heralded “mother ...

Photo of Bad Seed Cider by Elizabeth Hanley It’s always shameful to admit to prejudice, and in this case I ...

Want a great view of the high peaks of the northern Catskills without having to climb one of them? Want ...

The best spots at the Hyde Park Drive-in can be nabbed while it's still light out. Usually, when somebody brings ...

Blacksmith Jonathan Nedbor Choosing the right tongs to hold the work. Jonathan Nedbor learned metalsmithing as a young man, with ...

KTD Monastery (photo by Dion Ogust) Today, even when we’re at home alone, we’re likely plugged into e-mail and the ...

photo by Lauren Thomas Perrine’s Bridge in Rifton is one of New York’s historical covered wooden bridges, built in 1844 ...

From the top of the white Shawangunk Conglomerate known locally as Bonticou Crag on a clear day, you can, to ...

Photo of tubers on the Esopus Creek by Mike Spille. It may not be Tom and Huck’s raft on the ...

Photo of kayaker by Dion Ogust. One of the most effective ways in which a community can foster a healthy ...

HITS' Asia Manning. (photo by Sharyn Flanagan) To the uninitiated like myself, the show grounds for HITS, Inc. are as ...

Strawberry shortcake, Miss Lucy’s Restaurant, Saugerties (photo by Nils Schlebusch) Hello, summer! For Hudson Valley chefs and food lovers, there ...

Local entrepreneur Mike Ruger has turned a rundown 19th-century hotel on Main Street in Rosendale into a sublime blend of ...

Bring up the subject of historic Hudson Valley estates, and the cast of characters consists for the most part of ...

“The very idea of a bird is a symbol and a suggestion to the poet. A bird seems to be ...

Whether you’re a weekend visitor to Ulster County or a local looking for fun excuses to get out and about, ...

Eradicating poison ivy without weedkillers Photo of John Nesserschmidt by Dion Ogust There are probably more unsavory gardening tasks needing ...