The ramblings and writings of a Hudson Valley Sojourner
There is many a Hudson Valley Haunting but the one at Blithewood Mansion on the grounds of Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson is truly an unusual one.
As is well known, many a Hudson River steamship found its final resting place at the bottom of the Hudson River or run aground on its rocky shores.
In its day The Chocolate Factory in Red Hook, NY (Dutchess County) manufactured twenty thousand pounds of chocolate a day.
Tioronda in Beacon, NY was the country estate of General Joseph Howland, who by many is considered to be Beacon's premier philanthropist.
The Kenyon House and estate is hard to miss if you have ever driven on the lightly traveled Boardman Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
Great vintage film footage of downtown Poughkeepsie NY 1912. Enjoy!
Alcohol & drug treatment in the Hudson Valley is not a new undertaking, but in 1912 it was considered cutting edge and a necessity by some localities.
For those of you who are bummed out over the lack of a chilly white in the Hudson Valley, take heart. Here are some nostalgic images to lift your spirits.
Hudson Valley Main Street Back In The Day is a visual tour of the unique streets in our hamlets, villages, and cities, that people called their hometown.
What it was like to dine at an event for the Hudson Valley "Elite" back in the day when opulence and flamboyance were not considered to be near sinful.
A visual tour of some of the functional art created by Hudson Valley Woodworkers. The stuff that wish lists are made of.
Scrabble was the brainchild of one Alfred Mosher Butts, who was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, in 1899 and graduated from Poughkeepsie High School in 1917.