Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2017 No Comments »
After stopping at Upper Landing Park we visited its larger, though less financially equipped counterpart (or should I say… counterpark?). College Hill Park proved to be a little more neglected than insinuated by Ann Perry in an interview with the Poughkeepsie Journal, who was not able to attend our meeting at the site on that particular day. However, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2017 No Comments »
Upper Landing Park is a small, manicured park located right by the historic Walkway Over the Hudson. The park was once Poughkeepsie’s northern-most commercial dock along the Hudson, hence the name Upper Landing. It’s historical significance is also believed to be where Poughkeepsie was originally founded. The City of Poughkeepsie owned the area until 2012, when […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2017 No Comments »
After visiting Eleanor Roosevelt’s home, we went to the Vanderbilt mansion, another historical house museum in Hyde Park. However, unlike Roosevelt’s small, modest home, the Vanderbilts’ is huge, totaling 55,000 square feet. And, this was home to only two people—Frederick Vanderbilt and his wife, Louise. Frederick Vanderbilt was the son of William Vanderbilt, an heir […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 17th, 2017 No Comments »
The Eleanor Roosevelt national historic site, otherwise known as Val-kill, offers an informative look into the estate of an important character in American History accompanied by beautiful grounds complete with miles of hiking trails. When visitors arrive at Val-Kill, they are greeted by a bucolic landscape with multiple historic structures, including a building known as Stone […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 8th, 2017 No Comments »
Just off of Route 9, you’ll find Locust Grove, a National Historic Landmark that includes a mansion that was once inhabited by Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, along with expansive grounds with flowers tended to by volunteers, great views of the Hudson river, several pet cemeteries, and driving roads that […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 8th, 2017 No Comments »
After a trip to the beautiful Locust Grove, we drove down Route 9 to Academy Street and stopped at the Springside historic site. From 1850-1852 Matthew Vassar worked with Andrew Downing to create his rural estate that is today known as Springside. As we pulled up to Springside, the first thing we saw was a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2017 No Comments »
Just over 17 miles south-east of the city of Poughkeepsie, NY and 26 miles north-east of Newburgh, NY, the national and world-renowned foot-path, the Appalachian Trail, intercepts the Beekman Uplands Loop Trail and the Nuclear Lake Loop Trail. In a motif of blue and white blazes, the blue-blazed Beekman Uplands Loop Trial takes you from the […]