Our calendar isn't nearly as packed as it normally is this time of year, but that makes each event a bit more exciting!
The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice is usually a several day celebration of songs of all types. This year, the organizers wisely retooled the event to a ...
This summer everyone in New York State has an inside=bad, outside=good mindset. Luckily, outside is what we do here! So, here are my recommendations for ways you can really enjoy the outdoors this summer. Dig right in!
Everyone is loving the Ashokan Rail Trail ...
You wake up to a crisp winter morning, there’s fresh snow on the ground and a big blue sky, outside your window are snow-capped mountains, one of which is a ski resort. It’s early, and while you sip a cup of coffee in front of a sleek modern gas fireplace with plush carpet beneath your ...
Say, "Slippers, begone!", with our list of 10 Catskill events in January 2020 - they'll get you out of the house and keep you out of a funk.
There's only one way to avoid the "Cabin Fever" of February and March that we all dread in the North East - get out of your cabin! Get out! Go somewhere! I ...
This cottage in Rochester might look small at first glance - but we’ve all been warned never to judge a book by its cover. Hidden off quiet Queens Highway in Rochester, the cottage weighs in at 925 square feet, and 10 tons of style! When you approach, you feel a tingle. Clearly there’s ...
Who doesn’t remember the scene in Pretty Woman where Vivian (Julia Roberts) and Edward (Richard Gere), discuss his penchant for penthouses, despite his great fear of heights? When Vivian asks why he’s rented the penthouse when he’s too afraid to enjoy the view, Edward answers, ...
Space…it seems like there’s plenty of it here in the Mid-Hudson Valley/Catskills region. We’ve got thousands of acres of protected land, unspoiled vistas, and long winding roads with only occasional dwellings. Compared to New York City and the greater metropolitan area, we have ...
When someone says “Hudson Valley Real Estate” what comes to mind?
Stone colonials? Farmhouses? Stream-side woodland cabins? Perhaps a mix of all of these. But it’s unlikely that the first image that pops into a home shoppers mind when they hear “Hudson Valley Real ...
When exploring the Hudson Valley and Catskills regions it's not a bad idea to have a goal, or a guide. How's this for a worthy quest? Eat as many tacos, in as many cool towns up and down the valley as you can.I mean, who doesn't love a taco - or six? Whether you like them soft shell, crisp shell, ...
From its famous “fork in the road”, to the village streets that are just the right amount of “busy’, to the lovely Dutchess County topography that surrounds it, Red Hook is delightful. For decades Red Hook has contentedly languished in the shadow of its sister town ...
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