My article originally appeared in https://hudsonvalley.town.news/ Of the estimated half-million people who visit Rockland Lake State Park each year, how many know the lake was once a leader in the ice harvesting industry? Drawn by the lake’s spring fed water and its proximity to the Hudson River, New York City and shipping lanes, the KnickerbockerContinue reading “Rockland Lake Returns to the Ice Age”
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Farming family returns to its roots, 100 years later
What was this tiny suburban county like before the Tappan Zee Bridge? Seen through the eyes of this farming family, it was a simpler and satisfying life. The family recently reunited to reprise a photograph taken a century earlier. Here’s what happened: https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/rockland-history/2023/07/25/katt-family-farm-this-fieldstone-farmhouse-is-home-to-a-reunion/70438641007/
Fall for cycling in the Hudson Valley
Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Ulster County, NY, is a prime spot to soak in the fall colors during a ride on the park’s carriage trails. Photo by Carrie Yale/The Journal News
Odds are, she’ll become a star
Ariel Epstein, the Rockland County native who has risen in the sports betting world to become the Prop Queen. Submitted photo
She never thought twice about breaking ground with the Boy Scouts
“As expected with any big project you take on, there were many bumps in the road,” said Nicole Riad of her Eagle Scout project. “And leadership was key, quite literally, to fix all these bumps.”
‘In our hearts, these students will remain forever young’
Fifty years after a collision involving a school bus and freight train took five young lives and changed safety regulations nationwide, the Rockland County, N.Y., town where the tragedy occurred is marking the date with a memorial.
From Civil War soldiers to suburbanites, this saloon has hosted them all
From the days of the Civil War, the various owners of this saloon have been welcoming visitors from near and far. Photo by Robert Brum
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