First port of call for Sinterklaas: Kingston takes the place of Spain | Adventure Lab, Peter Rabbit puppet theater and great crafts at Olana.

Mini-Maker Faire in Poughkeepsie; Puppy Day in Rhinebeck; Mary Poppins the Musical; Meet a sloth at the Civic Center, and more.

Think ink: Rhinebeck’s Megabrain Comics launches podcast, expands events

Take the kids: Día de los Muertos celebrations | Model train shows | Why you want an exchange student in your life

Take the kids: Night of 100 Pumpkins in New Paltz, zombie skate in Saugerties, Woodstock Halloween parade and so much more!

Haunted tours, tales and rails, pumpkin-carving, a festival of scarecrows and more Halloween treats

Ever see the statue of Sojourner Truth in Port Ewen? Trina Greene’s statue of a young Sojourner Truth is filled with surprises. Look carefully at the ground on which Truth walks.

Why I’m a Forsyth Nature Center fan; hike the new River-to-Ridge Trail in New Paltz; dozens of ideas for local family activities.

A family paradise: Do you avoid public spaces because you have active (read: loud) little ones? Curious where the heck the hamlet of Milton is? Then go to Frida’s Bakery & Cafe.

Sail to the Rondout Lighthouse, visit the Trevor Zoo and catch a film at the Four Brothers Drive-In