Join Clearwater on August 5th for a unique sunset sail aboard the sloop and meet Mark Siegel, author and illustrator of “Sailor Twain,” the popular web comic about the Hudson River, steamboats, and a bewitching mermaid. In “Sailor Twain,” Siegel chronicles the adventures of Captain Twain aboard his steamboat, The Lorelei, and the mythical siren [...]
Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation Commissioner Richard Rose are pleased to announce that the Friends of the Arboretum will be offering a program entitled “Dance like a Butterfly” for children ages 5 to 10 on Sunday, July 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orange [...]
Advance discount tickets for the 2010 Dutchess County Fair go on sale July 18 through August 22nd. The one hundred and sixty sixth Dutchess County Fair takes place August 23 – 28 on the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rte 9, Rhinebeck NY. Tickets are available at the following locations: ADAMS – POUGHKEEPSIE, NEWBURGH, KINGTON; AGWAY – [...]
Third Annual Dinner to Benefit the Columbia Land Conservancy and the Sylvia Center Katchkie Farm and Columbia Land Conservancy will host their annual Farm to Table dinner on July 16th in the fields of Katchkie Farm, benefiting The Sylvia Center and Columbia Land Conservancy. The Farm to Table dinner will be prepared with freshly-harvested produce [...]
Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana and Commissioner Richard L. Rose of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Health are pleased to announce that the County will once again be hosting a Summer Family Film Fest Series at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Route 416, Montgomery, on [...]
During the American Revolution, Boscobel’s original owner, States Morris Dyckman, was a devoted British Loyalist. His wife, Elizabeth, maintained that same political allegiance during her husband’s lifetime. After his death in 1806, however,…well, that’s another story. Come visit Boscobel in July to hear this and other intriguing tales of Whigs and Tories who have resided [...]
Bring the kids for the first time to one of the area’s prettiest ponds at a time when it is a real zoo — swimming with life! Every summer, the Boscobel pond ripples with activity from noisy bullfrogs, basking turtles, twitchy tadpoles, weed-eating carp, dragonflies and more. Search for them all at Boscobel’s latest presentation, [...]
