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World Hotels - The Traveler's Guide to the Hudson River Valley: From Saratoga Springs to New York City (Traveler's Guide to the Hudson River Valley)
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List Price: $17.95
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Manufacturer: Black Dome Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.4730444
EAN: 9781883789497
ISBN: 1883789494
Label: Black Dome Press
Manufacturer: Black Dome Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2006-08-15
Publisher: Black Dome Press
Studio: Black Dome Press
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With its breathtaking natural scenery, its strong sense of history and legend and its rich artistic legacy, the Hudson River Valley has long inspired and rewarded its visitors. In the fifteen years since its original publication, The Traveler's Guide to the Hudson River Valley has become the trusted regional classic for exploring and appreciating the area's many attractions, from the brooding intensity of the Highlands to the unspoiled small towns of the lower Hudson. This fourth revised edition is full of candid, up-to-the-minute ideas about how best to enjoy your stay, whether for a weekend, a week or a lifetime:
Ponies and the performing arts, museums and the most important battlefield of the Revolutionary War, all at Saratoga
Magnificent river estates now open to the public
Old Master paintings and contemporary masterpieces at such great regional institutions as the Hyde Collection, the Caramoor House Museum, the Neuberger Museum and Storm King Art Center
Walking and driving tours of all the river counties, with their exquisite scenery of farms and villages, vineyards and mountains, and the most spectacular view in the Northeast
Historic Kingston, the antique shops of Hudson and Cold Spring, the Shaker Museum in Chatham and much, much more
Dozens of inns, bed-and-breakfast establishments, the best restaurants (including lesser-known ones worthy of discovery), antique shops, out-of-the-way shopping "finds". . . everything the visitor--and resident--needs to know
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Summary: Mid-Hudson Valley is special area
Comment: I met Tim Mulligan many years ago when living in the Hudson Valley and he signed one of his books for me. I've been to many places in the states/abroad in my travels, but the Mid-Hudson Valley is one of the most beautiful and life-affirming places I know of - and yes, I've been to Big Sur and Olympia Park.
I wrote a little blurb on my blog at: [...]
about a few places I inhabited while living there. Don't miss the Mohonk Mountain House (hike around the trails above the lodge), the old Catskill Mountain House site and overlook (gasp!), or Olana in Greenport area. That special light in the Catskill Mountains viewed from the other side of the Hudson River is awe-inspiring. Keep in mind that some of the food places Mr.Mulligan has referenced have closed, such as the Cafe Pongo in Tivoli. Oh! long gone are the magical Tivoli days rocking away on the old 1940's front porch glide rocker with a whole grain baguette filled with roasted vegetable, pesto and goat cheese with dogs and cats at your feet free to enter and exit the cafe with the owner supplied pet food and drink dishes scattered about with the smell of those wild flowers wafting on the warm breezes.
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Summary: TRAVELERS' GUIDE TO HUDSON RIVER VALLEY
Comment: On the mark and very interesting. I want to make some trips to the Hudson Valley.
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Summary: This is the trip I would take if I were tripping today.
Comment: I read this lovely book for genealogical purposes. The migratory path of our family was from Westchester County in the 1600s to Schoharie County in the 1800s. There are a few towns mentioned here where our people had lived.
The book begins in Albany going toward New York City. I read it backwards one chapter at a time to really make the trip in the same direction that our family went!
Who knows if I will really take this trip? I collected travel brochures on France for a dozen years and then I really went three times. When I take this trip I am bringing this guide.
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Summary: Red Hook Inn, Red Hook NY Guest Comments
Comment: We purchased this book for our INN guests who are interested in learning more about the interesting history of the Hudson Valley of NY. We have owned it for about 3 weeks and at least 5 guests have taken it overnight to read and each guest has returned it to us with very positive comments on the accuracy of the contents. We highly recommend this book for anyone who is going to visit the Hudson Valley of NY! Pat and Bill, Innkeepers
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Summary: A Perfect Companion to the Region
Comment: I have used this book on many of my forages into the Hudson River region and I have always found its inspired commentary, accurate information and insightful observations make it the perfect book for exploring this region. I highly recommend this book for all who visit and seek more information about the Hudson River Valley.
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