Wallkill Valley Land Trust’s 2017 Historic House Tour is first to focus on New Paltz
This town and its environs are packed to the gills with old buildings with incredible stories to tell.
Community
Fundraiser planned to bring lights to Saugerties softball field
Only two ballfields at the Cantine Memorial Complex in Saugerties lack lights, and a group of parents of softball players are raising money to reduce that number to one. The fundraiser will be held June 2.
Woodstock Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 29
The Annual Woodstock Memorial Day Parade will be held at noon, Monday May 29. Assembly for Units participating will be at 11 a.m. at the Woodstock Playhouse parking grounds.
Righthander searches for baseball fulfillment with Saugerties Stallions
A white envelope caught my eye as I approached my baseball locker. I picked the envelope up, not knowing what to expect. I read the headline of the letter it contained. Who were the Saugerties Stallions? Where was Saugerties?
Dutch delegation drops by city formerly known as Wiltwyck
On Wednesday, May 24, the Hudson River Maritime Museum and the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation played host to a visit from a delegation the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
New Paltz Historic Preservation Commission co-sponsors exhibit at Elting Library
Historic Preservation Commission members thought an exhibit of art portraying local architectural treasures might inspire people to take a new perspective of their surroundings, and perhaps appreciate them more.
Ten-thousand attend ninth annual Gardiner Cupcake Festival
Ever watch one of those competition cooking shows on television and wished you could taste for yourself the culinary creation the judges were raving about? The ninth annual Gardiner Cupcake Festival offered the opportunity to satisfy that yen.
Antiques at Rhinebeck Show at Dutchess Fairgrounds
Friday-Sunday, May 26-28: Billed as “not a flea market, but a well-respected event for beginning to advanced collectors.”
Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair at Ulster Fairgrounds
Friday-Sunday, May 26-28: Featuring more than 300 artisans from across America purveying a broad range of handcrafted goods.
USO Show and World War II encampment at FDR site in Hyde Park
Friday-Sunday, May 26-28: Period military vehicles and collections of military uniforms, weapons and insignia from 1917 to the present day will be on display.