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BETTER TOGETHER You and your TKG agent, Making vacation home dreams come true Hudson Chatham Stockbridge Pittsfi eld 413-329-1162 [email protected] TKGRE.COM Serving the Hudson Valley and the Berkshires BETTER TOGETHER ETTER OGETHER BYou and your T TKG agent, Making Youvacation and your home TKG dreams agent, come true Making vacation home dreams come true Hudson Chatham Stockbridge Pittsfi eld Hudson Chatham Stockbridge Pittsfi eld 413-329-1162 [email protected] [email protected] TKGRE.COM TKGRE.COM Serving the Hudson Valley and the Berkshires Serving the Hudson Valley and the Berkshires Progressive-American Comfort Food at Its Best Everyday 11am-11pm 744 Warren Street Hudson, NY 518-828-0555 WUNDERBARBISTRO.COM ColumbiaCountyTourism.org 1 Get Away from the Everyday.... in Columbia County estled between the banks of the Hudson River and the Nfoothills of The Berkshire Mountains sits Columbia County– one of the jewels of the Hudson Valley. Whether it’s relaxation you seek or an activity-packed getaway, Columbia County is the place. Meander through historic villages and hamlets while discovering miles of unsurpassed rural beauty. Along the way, explore one of over 20 historic properties, or the many art galleries and antique shops. Indulge your appetite with award-winning cuisine at eclectic dining establishments. Or, for something different, follow the artisanal beverage trail offering handcrafted tasting experiences at the county’s breweries, wineries, spirit makers, and cider mills. Pick-your-own farms and orchards provide ample family fun and for outdoor adventurers, a zip line park, downhill skiing and snowboarding, and miles of bike and mountain bike trails satisfy the need for thrills. At the center of it all is the “little city with big city flair,” Hudson. By day shop unique boutiques; at night the city percolates with music, theater, film and “hot spots.” And no trip to the Hudson Valley would be complete without a cruise on the mighty river itself. Sightseeing cruises operate seasonally. Relax and rejuvenate or play and explore, come and experience hospitality the Columbia County way. You will be glad you did! ® I LOVE NEW YORK is a registered trademark and service mark of the New York State Department of Economic Development; used with permission. 2 04 Historic Sites & Attractions 08 The Arts 14 Antiques 16 Accommodations 26 Campgrounds 28 Family Activities 30 Outdoor Activities 34 Food & Drink 48 Artisanal Beverages 51 Country Markets & Farms 56 Farmers’ Markets 58 Festivals 60 Weddings 62 Resources Columbia County Tourism Department 401 State Street, Hudson, NY 12534 518-828-3375 ColumbiaCountyTourism.org ON THE COVER: Gerald Cooley. PRINTED IN THE USA • 2020 THIS PAGE: Art Omi Photo by Rally Away 50,000 ColumbiaCountyTourism.org 3 HISTORIC SITES & ATTRACTIONS Photo by Zio & Sons Olana State Historic Site } Historic Sites COLUMBIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY AUSTERLITZ HISTORICAL SOCIETY Two galleries of changing “Old Austerlitz” is home to the exhibitions of art and historical Austerlitz Historical Society, with its artifacts, as well as the Barbara collection of artifacts, photos, and P. Rielly Memorial research and memorabilia relating to the town. genealogical library and a reading Interspersed among the bucolic room. Call for seasonal hours. grounds are eight 18th and 19th 5 Albany Ave., Kinderhook. century buildings, including the 518-758-9265 cchsny.org 1794 Morey-Devereaux House COPAKE IRON WORKS and Barn, a working blacksmith’s One of the most intact examples of shop (1850s), a small community 19th-century industrial iron-making church (1853), and a one-room in the northeast, and home to many schoolhouse (1852). The society buildings and structures including offers a full slate of programs and the centerpiece Copake Falls Blast events including its renowned Furnace and its water jacket hearth. Blueberry and Autumn in Austerlitz A three-mile trail circumnavigating Festivals. the Copake Iron Works Historic 11550 Rt. 22, Austerlitz. District has extensive interpretive 518-392-0062 signs for independent exploration. oldausterlitz.org 35 Valley View Rd., Copake Falls. CLERMONT STATE HISTORIC SITE 518-329-3993 friendsoftsp.org Seven generations of Livingstons FASNY MUSEUM OF FIREFIGHTING lived at Clermont, a riverside With over 60 pieces of apparatus mansion with a rich and varied on exhibit, whether you’re a history. Now a museum, it holds a firefighter, a student of history, wealth of info on over two centuries or a family looking for a fun and of people, from wealthy landowners educational day trip, you will not to immigrant servants and enslaved want to miss America’s interactive African workers. Visitors can museum of firefighting. Activities experience house tours, gardens, for families include creative play on views of the river, 5-miles of trails, selected fire engines, many hands- visitor center, and special events. on exhibits, and a discovery room. 87 Clermont Ave., Clermont. 117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson. 518-537-4240 518-822-1875 friendsofclermont.org fasnyfiremuseum.com 4 HUDSON, NY Upstate’s thriving Photo by Zio & Sons downtown with unique shops, galleries, restaurants, cultural venues, & places to stay. ColumbiaCountyTourism.org 5 HUDSON ATHENS LIGHTHOUSE MARTIN VAN BUREN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE The northernmost lighthouse on The home and farm of the founder the Hudson River rises from the of the Democratic Party and the river like a tiny gem. Visitors may eighth president of the United view the lighthouse from the Henry States. Park grounds are open Hudson Riverfront Park. Tours daily from 7am to sunset. Tour are offered the second Sat. from the mansion daily May–October. July through Oct. and by special Kinderhook Dutch Farming Heritage arrangement. Trail - trailhead located at the site. Ferry St., Hudson. 1013 Old Post Rd. (off Rt. 9H), Tour reservations: 888-764-1844 Kinderhook. 518-758-9689 hudsonathenslighthouse.org nps.gov/mava ICHABOD CRANE SCHOOLHOUSE C.1850 OLANA STATE HISTORIC SITE A 19th-century building that Olana is the greatest masterpiece served as a local single-room of Frederic Edwin Church public school into the 1940s. (1826-1900), the preeminent In 2017, awarded a “Legends & American artist of the mid-19th Lore’” marker by the New York century and the most important Folklore Society & William G. artist’s home, studio, and designed Pomeroy Foundation honoring landscape in the United States. Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow The landscape is open year round, character Ichabod Crane, who 8am until sunset. Tours of the was patterned after the original house and historic landscape are Kinderhook schoolteacher—hence the schoolhouse name. Call for by reservation, please call or visit seasonal hours. our website. 2589 Rt. 9H, Kinderhook. 5720 Rt. 9G, Hudson. 518-758-9265 cchsny.org 518-828-0135 olana.org parks.ny.gov JAMES VANDERPOEL HOUSE C. 1820 Also known as the “House of PERSONS OF COLOR CEMETERY History”; originally the Federal-era In 1815, Kinderhook landowner home of prominent lawyer and John Rogers stipulated that a politician James Vanderpoel and portion of his property be “intended his family, the house reflects an as a cemetery for the people of elegant lifestyle in a prosperous, color.” Although only 15 headstones early 19th-century upstate New remain, it is estimated that York village. The property is now an hundreds of individuals may have exhibit space featuring galleries of been interred here. paintings and decorative arts from 15 Rothermel Ln., Kinderhook. the Columbia County Historical Society permanent collection, ROELIFF JANSEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY and home to the historic society’s Local history of the Roeliff Jansen bookstore and museum shop. Call area including the towns of Ancram, for seasonal hours. Copake, Hillsdale, Gallatin, and 16 Broad St., Kinderhook. Taghkanic. Call for seasonal hours. 518-758-9265 cchsny.org 8 Miles Rd. (off Rt. 344), Copake Falls. 518-329-0652 HISTORIC SITES & ATTRACTIONS LIVINGSTON HISTORY BARN roeliffjansenhs.org An expansive museum with historical documents and artifacts SAMUEL TILDEN GRAVESITE of the Town of Livingston, and 1876 presidential candidate who surrounding communities. won by 250,000 popular votes but Genealogical Research is available lost the election by one electoral during our hours of operation. vote. Cemetery of the Evergreens. Saturday 10am-1pm. 382 Cemetery Rd. (off Rt. 22), 119 Cty. Rt. 19, Livingston. New Lebanon. 518-851-7637 Facebook: Livingston History Barn SHAKER MUSEUM | MOUNT LEBANON Seasonal calendar of exhibitions, LUYKAS VAN ALEN HOUSE C.1737 lectures, tours, and workshops at Designated a National Historic America’s most significant Shaker Landmark in 1967, the Luykas historic site, Mount Lebanon Shaker Van Alen house is a restored Village. Call or visit our website house museum representing for hours. 18th-century rural Dutch farm life 202 Shaker Rd., New Lebanon. in the Hudson River Valley. Also 518-794-9100 shakerml.org available on the property is the Dutch Farming Heritage Trail linking THE MILLS AT GREEN HOLE the property with the Martin Van A fully operational set of water Buren National Historic Site. Call powered mills dating back to the for seasonal hours. early 1700s, including sawmill, 2589 Rt. 9H, Kinderhook. cider mill, blacksmith shop and 518-758-9265 cchsny.org woodworking shop. Open April- 6 October, call or visit our website painting began. The new walkway for hours. connects the home and studio of 2136 Cty. Rt. 11, Hillsdale. the major Hudson River School 518-360-1715