The ramblings and writings of a Hudson Valley Sojourner
Pure Catskills is your one-stop source for where to eat, drink, shop, stay and play in the Catskills Mountains of NY.
Hike the Catskill Mountain trails. There are thousands of miles of scenic hiking trails for you to enjoy.
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.
Tioronda in Beacon, NY was the country estate of General Joseph Howland, who by many is considered to be Beacon's premier philanthropist.
Great vintage film footage of downtown Poughkeepsie NY 1912. Enjoy!
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.
Anyone who has visited Pawling Village in Dutchess County, NY, has probably noticed the Dutcher House that dominates the village vista.
I keep being drawn to the interesting names of two small Sullivan County NY hamlets that once stood near the banks of the Neversink River.
In the Hudson Valley of old, a sure fired way to have fun was a day at Woodcliff Pleasure Park in Poughkeepsie.
There's more than meets the eye to Beacon's Dutchess Manor. There's quite the interesting story behind it all.
You remember Henry Hudson, don't you? The guy that was looking for a northern passage to Asia but explored the Hudson River instead.
Electric Park built in 1901 on Kinderhook Lake in Columbia County NY was billed as the largest amusement park between NYC and Montreal.
The Webb Horton House c1910. It's really nice when an old Hudson Valley structure has a fairy tale ending.
The ruins of Bennett College in Millbrook NY have to some become a chronic eyesore and for long time residents a heartbreaking memory.
Everyone knows the deal on Robert Fulton and his invention that first appeared on our own Hudson River.
For many couples, planning the wedding menu is often the highpoint or high stress of the wedding planning process.
A very short distance east of Marlboro NY, along the Hudson River at Danskammer Point once stood the clay and sand empire known as The Rose Brick Company.
College Hill Park with its Greek structure is set on the highest point in Poughkeepsie and has somewhat of an interesting history.
I am merely a casual student of local history and lore who has found the spelling of Poughkeepsie enigma to be fun.
This good earth of our Hudson River Valley has sustained us for hundreds of years and in a strange way seeing working farms and orchards is so comforting.
Well, I finally made it back to Saugerties, NY. I've been meaning to check in with this lovely lady on the Hudson River for some time and I'm glad I did.
Like most Americans, I like a good cause. Also like most Americans, I appreciate noble causes, underdog causes, rise from the ashes and even Alamo efforts.