DUTCHESS , FACT SHEET

Dutchess County, population 280,150 (2000), is located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, midway between and the state’s capital, Albany.

GEOGRAPHY Area: 801.7 square miles Average temperatures range from a low of 18° F in January to high of 84° F in July. Terrain: Rolling hills, streams, forests, fall foliage, orchards, gardens, 40 miles coast line.

MAJOR CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Rhinebeck, Fishkill, Millbrook, Millerton, Red Hook, Pawling, and Beacon

LOCATION TO MAJOR CITIES (IN MILES)

Albany, NY 72 Hartford, CT 102 Scranton, PA 85 Harrisburg, PA 195 Boston, MA 234 Richmond, VA 427 Buffalo, NY 359 Newark, NJ 111 Philadelphia, PA 165 Bennington, VT 110 New York, NY 75 Baltimore, MD 269 Montreal, Que. 302 Washington, DC 307

MAJOR ATRACTIONS i FD Roosevelt Home/Presidential Library & Museum i The Culinary Institute of America i Dia: Beacon, Riggio Galleries i Wilderstein, home of FDR's cousin i Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site i Mount Gulian Historic Site i Locust Grove Estate, SFB Morse Historic Site i Dutchess Stadium, Hudson Valley Renegades i Staatsburgh State Historic Site (Mills Mansion) i Bardavon 1869 Opera House i Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Val-Kill i Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome i Frank Gehry's Fisher Center for Performing Arts, i & FL Loeb Art Center and CCS-Hessel Museum, Bard College i Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park

Special Promotions Events i Farm Fresh rail/shuttle tours of farms, wineries and i Dutchess County Fair farm markets June-October i Antique & Craft Shows i Farm Fresh.dutchesstourism.com website, brochure i Great Estates Holiday Celebrations and recipes i Food & Wine Festivals i Annual Tourism Conference i Antique Car & Motorcycle Shows i Arts & Harvest Festivals

TRANSPORTATION Highways: U.S. Route 9 runs north and south along the Hudson River through the most densely populated areas of the county. It ties into Interstate 84 (which runs east-west) in the southern section of the county, providing access to the Taconic Parkway and to Interstates 84 and 87, the New York State Thruway.

Bridges: Three bridges cross the Hudson River in Dutchess County: the Hamilton Fish (Newburgh-Beacon) Bridge (Interstate 84), the Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mid-Hudson) Bridge at Poughkeepsie and the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge.

Buses: An intra-state bus system comprised of the City of Poughkeepsie transit and Dutchess County Loop Bus offers regular or express routes. Shortline/Coach USA offers express service between Poughkeepsie, New York City, Atlantic City, Danbury (CT) and Binghamton. Adirondack Trailways has service between Poughkeepsie and New York City.

Trains: Beacon, New Hamburg and Poughkeepsie are serviced by Metro-North. Amtrak services Poughkeepsie and Rhinecliff. Both are located on the scenic Hudson Line on the western border of the county. In eastern Dutchess County, service to Dover Plains, Pawling, Tenmile River, and Wassaic is provided by Metro-North’s..

Airlines: Nearby Stewart International Airport (SWF) in Newburgh provides service by Delta Connection, jetBlue Airways, and US Airways Express, with connecting flights to major destinations worldwide. The Dutchess County Airport in Poughkeepsie is served by U.S. Airways Express and also AAG/Sikorsky executive helicopter service.