August 2009

Valley Vineyards Come Of Age

As the economy struggles and wacky weather compromises this year’s harvest, Valley vintners are doing surprisingly well thanks to a little local love and another killer vintage

By: Shannon Gallagher

Down on the Farm

For their soon-to-be-published book, Hudson River Valley Farms, author Joanne Michaels and photographer Rich Pomerantz visited more than 40 dairy, produce, fruit, and flower farms between...

They Are Among Us

You expect to find castles in Europe. Here, a local author introduces us to five majestic castles right in the Valley

By: Scott Ian Barry

By the Time We Got to Woodstock

We’ve seen the famous images countless times: the mud, the nudity, the traffic jams, the flower power in full display — and of course the biggest rock and roll performers of a generation....

By: Jennifer Leba

The Living is Easy

By: Olivia J. Abel

Mailbox

There’s nothing more relaxing than to rest on a park bench on a warm summer day, surrounded by the sounds of chirping birds, children playing, and the gurgling of a fountain. We’re lucky to...

The Pulse

Two guys juggle for chuckles in Columbia County, soccer gals score in Newburgh, and horses hit the track in ’Toga. PLUS On the Town and Reading Room

From Folly to Fame

Scoffed at by skeptics who didn’t believe it could work, Robert Fulton’s steamboat revolutionized travel on the Hudson — and beyond

By: Mary Forsell

Kiss My Solar-Powered Face

A beauty products company goes green and saves money by leasing a solar power system

By: David Levine

Let It Rain

By: David Levine

Solar to the Max

By: David Levine

Communal Healing

A new breed of acupuncturists aims to make the age-old treatment available to more patients

By: Valerie Dimond

Out & About in August

Girls have fun, cyclists hit the road, and all’s fair in Rhinebeck

By: Polly Sparling & Elizabeth Weybright

Polly's Picks

Kid's Korner

Revel in end-of-summer fun that features everything from butterflies to boomerangs

By: Greg Ryan

Eating Out

Eat out at Marché at 74 State in Albany this month

Tree-Haus Transformed

A New Paltz staple reemerges with more recession-friendly prices and fare — but with the same homegrown hospitality

By: Lynn Hazlewood

BBQ in a Bottle

Beechwood House’s sauces aim for a home-cooked Catskills flavor

By: Greg Ryan

By The Numbers

Steep Slope

Where in the Hudson Valley...?

By: Emily Plaut