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Living in the Hudson Valley. Castle of the Month: Bannerman’s Castle. February 6, 2010. Bannerman’s Castle Sitting on a small island called Pollepel in the Hudson River between Cold Spring and Beacon, across from Storm King Mountain, are the impressive ruins of a castle, one of the very few ever built in the US. The complex of buildings was constructed as an arsenal between 1900, when the island was […]. Posted by The Quill Filed Under Castles. Comments Off on Castle of the Month: Bannerman’s Castle.
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Children’s Bedtime Stories Come to eBooks | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. Children’s Bedtime Stories Come to eBooks. November 29, 2010. It may seem a bit odd at first, but moms and dads are reading bedtime stories to their kids from ebook readers. So perhaps it is not a surprise that the site FabulousTales.com. A collection of children’s bedtime stories in pdf format, which can be printed out or read from a notebook computer. These stories, by author Brooke Rousseau, are about the adventures of baby animals of the African savanna, like elephant...
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Harriman Park in Spring: 4-Mountain Loop | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. Harriman Park in Spring: 4-Mountain Loop. May 18, 2010. A popular Harriman hike is a four-mountain circular known as the Parker Cabin/Black Rock Mountain Loop. While moderately strenuous, it’s a bit less than 5 miles and boasts some excellent views from the hilltops. The loop is bisected by county route 106, with small parking areas at each of the two trail crossings. You can choose your starting point and then hike either clockwise or counter-clockwise. The ecosystem of Blac...
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Hudson Valley’s Puddingstone Mountain | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. Hudson Valley’s Puddingstone Mountain. December 25, 2009. Different geologically from nearby mountain areas of the Hudson Highlands is Schunemunk, the puddingstone mountain. To get to Schunemunk, head north on Route 32 past Woodbury Common. After 7 miles (in the hamlet of Mountainville), take a left onto Pleasant Hill Road, then left on Taylor Road. After crossing the Thruway, you will see the trailhead parking area on the right. Three trails start just across the...The Hudso...
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Children’s Stories | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. Children’s Bedtime Stories Come to eBooks. November 29, 2010. It may seem a bit odd at first, but moms and dads are reading bedtime stories to their kids from ebook readers. Ebooks are the vehicle for more creative content than what you find in a bookstore these days, simply because book publishers’ costs have risen dramatically. They are tending to select manuscripts to publish […]. Posted by The Quill Filed Under Children's Stories. A Supersite to Enhance Home Living. Learn...
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Mohonk Mountain House | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. September 16, 2010. Mohonk Mountain House is a castle built on the shore of its lake, enabling guests to relax in rockers on the classic verandah while watching families in rowboats and couples in canoes and the somewhat more adventurous walking to the Skytop tower on the hill directly across the lake. The Mountain House is popular for weddings and boasts a dining room serving three gourmet meals a day for overnight guests. Tea is served at 4. For information on activities:.
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Fear of High Deficits Sending Mortgage Rates Up | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. Fear of High Deficits Sending Mortgage Rates Up. April 17, 2010. Our deficits have never been a serious problem, but…. For years our annual deficits have been financed by borrowing by the Treasury’s issuing bonds. And for years a large percentage of bond buyers have been foreign governments attracted by our political stability, now especially China and Japan, which have amassed large quantities of dollars by selling us their goods. The recognition — encapsulated in the ...
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Harriman Park in Winter: The Nickel Mine | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. Harriman Park in Winter: The Nickel Mine. February 10, 2010. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…. Harriman Park is most every downstate hiker’s favorite place for solitude and keeping in shape. I like winter best for hiking because there is no vegetation to block the views, fewer people out, no snakes, and if there is enough snow for snowshoeing I can walk just about anywhere because the snow covers rocks and fallen logs. Photos by Jerry White of The Staging Prince. Castle o...
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Harriman Park in Autumn | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. Harriman Park in Autumn. November 9, 2010. Fall is one of my three favorite hiking seasons, along with winter and spring. The dry, once colorful leaves blow off the trees and open up views of the distant hills and valleys. Hikers make the most of the cooler, often breezy weather, hiking longer distances than in summer. There is adequate sunshine on your shoulder to make you happy, while cold nights have sent snakes to their cozy winter homes. Loki in Harriman Park, fall 1995.
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Castle of the Month: Bayers | StagingRockland
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Living in the Hudson Valley. Castle of the Month: Bayers. November 21, 2009. This farmland area has lost many of its working farms as the children have grown and moved to Paris, while the farmhouses have been sold to budget-minded English retirees. We are reminded of the 1919 song in which the farmer’s wife waits for her soldier boy to return from the War, but her husband knows better. Do you know the song? Click here for a rendition that will pick you up faster than a cup of Kenya AA. Our Home and Castle.