Category: Hudson Valley History
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Chris Letts – Master Storyteller of the Hudson
I was privileged to attend this talk given by the legendary Chris Letts at the Croton Point Park Nature Center on Saturday, November 19, 2022. The day was chilly and the wind was brisk, despite the roaring fire around which we were all gathered. For those of us lucky enough to be there, it was…
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A Kayak up the Croton River – November 2022
Yesterday was such a glorious day – November 6 and over 75 degrees! – that we decided to take what may be one of our last kayaks of the season. The moon was almost full and the tide was almost high, so we felt confident that we could get all the way up to the old…
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Subways are for Sleeping*
If you were driving on the Goat Path or over the Bear Mountain bridge a few nights ago, and thought you saw an old NYC subway heading up the West Shore, you did, kind of. This freight train, carrying the bodies of R-32 subways, passed though Mine Dock Park right about peak rush hour. A…
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Trap Rock Quarries and Ice Cubes
For our first blog post here, we’re going to talk about the old trap rock quarries and the ice making industry that flourished in the 19th and early 20th centuries on the Rockland side of the Hudson. If you stand on Croton Point today and look downriver towards the Mario Cuomo bridge, you’ll see sections where it…
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