WHY GO: Did you know that Saugerties NY in Ulster County is the only town named Saugerties in the United States? It was named for an early settler – Barent Cornelis Volge – who ran a sawmill here in the 1650’s: which is also why Saugerties is pronounced “Saw-ger-tees.” Budget …
WHY GO: Beacon NY grew up a mill town. Hunched at the foot of mountains and wedged between waterfalls and the navigable Hudson River, factories that harnessed those raging waters decimated the landscape. Industrial waste turned the Hudson into “a sewer,” according to Beacon’s most famous resident, the late Pete …
WHY GO: There’s something divine about sunrise in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Even more so from a private balcony at the Buttermilk Falls Inn. It takes just 1 1/2 hours to get here from New York City by train or car. And then, to bask in Mid-Hudson Valley luxury and serenity. …
WHY GO: As with the Adirondacks – a few hours north, there are several things to do in Rhinebeck NY that your grandparents might have done. Perhaps they stayed at the Beekman Arms Hotel (opened in 1766), dined at Foster’s Coach House Tavern (opened 1890), shopped on Market Street in …
WHY GO: Washingtonville NY, in the Hudson Valley, just over an hour from New York City, is home to the USA’s Oldest Winery, nearby Woodbury Common, one of the best premier shopping outlets in the Northeast, and, oh yeah, one of the most romantic inns in NY State. For This …
Plan a weekend in Woodstock NY. Yes, this is the Woodstock – best known for the famed 1969 “Peace, Love and Music” Festival that was held on Yasger’s Farm down the road in Bethel, New York. The hippies never left, and Woodstock itself has expanded to serve tie-dye wannabes, nostalgic Boomers, …
Though a part of the Great Northern Catskills, Catskill, New York belongs, also, to the Hudson River Valley. Right on the Hudson River, this is where our forebears, including the eminent American painter, Thomas Cole, came to revel in the beauty of the Catskill Mountains. You can tour Cole’s home …
WHY GO: There are many cool things to do in Hyde Park NY and nearby Poughkeepsie, on the Hudson River in Dutchess County – home to our 32nd President, Franklin D Roosevelt. But a visit here would not be complete without a tour of and meal at the Culinary Institute of …
Where can you find fantastically romantic hotels in New York State? Well, in every corner, of course; from Long Island to the Hudson Valley to the Catskills, Central, and Upstate – and in the Westernmost regions. Oh, yes, and of course in NYC. Find your passion in a former abbey, …
Quirky Places to Propose in New York State Overlooking the Hudson River From a Former Convent The Abbey Inn and Spa, in Peekskill NY, was once a home and chapel for nuns. Now, this hilltop hotel overlooking the Hudson River, is one of the most romantic places to stay (and …