“The Great Explainer” Bill Clinton to speak in Rhinebeck
“Sustainability” is the new catchword of our times: a shift in thinking and acting from wasteful consumerism predicated on the
Local History
FDR site hosts talk on African American history
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project will host an author talk and
Survivors remember the lost at 9/11 memorial gathering in Highland
Hung from the crane of Highland’s Fire Engine #45, a large American flag billowed in the hot evening wind as
Red Hook to celebrate Hardscrabble Day
The Town of Red Hook is said by local historians to have received its name from early Dutch navigators charting
Port Ewen to unveil bronze statue of young Sojourner Truth
The most familiar images of Ulster County’s greatest historical heroine – the one on the 1986 postage stamp, say, or
A Bend in the Crick of Time in Saugerties
You might well wonder: What exactly is a “crick,” and how does it get bent in time? The dictionary gives
Chodikee Lake area has storied, colorful history
Tucked away, north of Route 299 in Highland, is a quiet, 100-acre lake with a long and colorful history. Shaped like a spade on a playing card, Chodikee Lake has been home to religious cultists, wild men, farmers, bootleggers, an all-boys school, a fancy hotel, a summer camp, a lovable tramp, orthodox Jews and juvenile offenders.
Revolutionary War and the Hudson Valley lecture at library
Before his name became synonymous with traitor, Benedict Arnold disobeyed orders and launched an attack on General John Burgoyne in
Cleaning up Clovelea (aka Dragon Inn)
The building looks rundown, with an incomplete addition on the right-hand side, but a sense of its former splendor can
In the midst of controversy, new film will look at local railroad history
When West Hurley filmmaker Tobe Carey started making a documentary about local railroads, a year and a half ago, the