Tag: Rockland Lake Park
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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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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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