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3 Neptune Rd. Suite A11A PoughKeepsie, NY 12601 DutchessTourism.com Daytrip excursions from NYC — Hudson River Valley MAP Nancy Lutz It’s so easy to reach Dutchess County from New York City by car or train. The train Director of Communications line runs along the Hudson River for a beautiful scenic ride from NYC in about an Staatsburgh State Historic Site hour & 40 minutes. Take Amtrak from Penn-Station or Metro-North Railroad from Photo: Andrew Halpern 845-463-5446 / [email protected] Grand Central Station. Amtrak Hudson River views, Great Estates, farms & markets, cultural attractions, culinary adventures, Amtrak stops in Poughkeepsie and Rhinecliff natural scenic beauty, only 90 minutes from NYC – in the heart of the Hudson Valley! Stations. Groups can request a Rails & Trails guide for a narrated journey. Attraction Highlights Amtrak.com Crown Maple at Madava Farms Metro-North Railroad Tour the world’s largest maple sugarhouse, sample handmade sugar and Service from Grand Central maple syrup including Bourbon Barrel Aged syrup, shop, dine on farm fresh Station to Beacon and food and explore the 800 acres of densely forested maple trees. Poughkeepsie. MTA.info Crown Maple at Madava Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Home, Library & Museum Enjoy a guided tour of the birthplace of America’s 32nd U.S. President and the home where he hosted dignitaries such as Winston Churchill and Great Britain’s King George VI. Then visit America’s first presidential library, originally designed by FDR himself, and the only used by a sitting president. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site Tour the country estate and Gilded Age mansion of Frederick Vanderbilt, th Home of FDR Home of FDR one of the richest men in America of the 19 century. VIDEOS WalKway Over the Hudson WalKway Over the Hudson Get out your cameras to visit the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge spanning 1.28 miles across and 212’ above the Hudson River with a glass enclosed elevator to take you to amazing views. The Culinary Institute of America America’s premier culinary school teaching students from 30 countries. The CIA offers student-guided tours and dining at their award winning Contact: Nancy Lutz restaurants. http://www.ciarestaurantgroup.com/new-york-restaurants/ [email protected] Dutchess Attractions Dutchess Lodging Annual Events & Mount Beacon, HIKE NY Festivals Culinary Dutchess County accommodations Country Living Fair The Culinary Institute of America range from modern appointed June 2-4, 2017 America’s premier culinary school offering student-guided hotels to historic inns and quaint National magazine hosts tours and group dining. Nancy Lutz bed & breakfasts. specialty shopping, cooking Crown Maple at Madava Farms Director of Communications demos, celebrity appearances. World’s largest sugarhouse; guided tours, syrup tasting, [email protected] Historic Inns and B&Bs pastries & coffee, farm fresh lunch, specialty shopping. 845-463-5446 Rhinebeck Arts Festival Dutchesstourism.com All Dutchess Lodging June 24-25, 2017 Irving Farm Coffee Hudson Beach Glass Tour at Upscale shopping, live music, fine Tour coffee roaster & sample freshly roasted coffee. Beekman Arms Delamater Inn The Culinary Institute of America food, meet-the-artists. Millbrook Vineyards & Winery [email protected] Behind the scenes tours, tastings, shopping, I Love NY BeekmanDelamaterInn.com Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome commemorative glass to take home. Airshows & Biplane rides Courtyard by Marriott Sprout Creek Farm Tour the working farm; meet the Mid June – Mid Oct Fishkill & Poughkeepsie animals, shop, and sample award-winning cheese. Weekend airshows feature [email protected] vintage & WWI aircraft, guided Marriott.com/Pouch museum tours, & biplane rides. Historic Sites – The Great Estates Hampton Inn Clermont State Historic Site Sprout Creek Farm [email protected] Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site HamptonInnFishkill.com FDR Presidential Home, Library, Museum Dia:Beacon The Culinary Institute of America Vanderbilt Mansion Hampton Inn & Suites Locust Grove [email protected] Mount Gulian PoughkeepsieSuites.HamptonInn.com Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Airshows/Museum Hilton Garden Inn Rhinebeck Historic Walking Tours [email protected] SummerScape Festival PoughkeepsieFishkill.stayhgi.com July through Mid August Staatsburgh State Historic Site Eight weeks of world-class The Roosevelt Ride Holiday Inn Express performances in opera, music, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site [email protected] theater, dance, film and cabaret. HiExpress.com/Poughkeepsie Wilderstein Historic Site Richard B Fisher Center, Bard College Dutchess County Fair Aug 22-27, 2017 Wilderstein Historic Site SummerScape Festival HYATT house Six day fair Tues-Sun. Food, Cultural Arts Photo: Peter Aaron ‘68/Esto [email protected] exhibits, specialty shopping. Dia:Beacon Fishkill.House.Hyatt.com Antique village with one room Frances Loeb Art Center at Vassar Poughkeepsie Grand schoolhouse and train station. Richard B. Fisher Center at Bard College [email protected] Hudson Valley Wine & PokGrand.com Food Fest and Craft Brew Scenic Springhill Suites & Residence Inn by Fest Bannerman Castle Island Marriott, Fishkill – OPENS Jan 2017 Sep 9-10, 2017 Empire Cruise Lines Rhinebeck [email protected] Award winning wineries, HIKE New York springhillsuites.marriott.com distilleries and craft breweries, Bannerman Castle Island Innisfree Garden meet the wine makers, demos, farm fresh food and live music. The Rhinecliff Walkway Over the Hudson [email protected] Group dining at the Rhinecliff on Hudson NYS Sheep & Wool Festival Wing’s Castle River therhinecliff.com Oct 15-16, 2016 The Roundhouse Hand-dyed yarn, livestock, Boutique Shopping & Antiquing [email protected] demos, workshops, shopping, RoundhouseBeacon.com and food. Beacon - Millbrook - Red Hook Millerton - Rhinebeck www.dutchesstourism.com Dutchess Events Calendar Scenic Train from NYC Dutchess station stops only 1.5 hours from NYC Amtrak on Hudson Innisfree Garden AMTRAK - Metro-North Railroad (MTA) Dutchess Attractions Dutchess Lodging Annual Events & Mount Beacon, HIKE NY Festivals Culinary Dutchess County accommodations Country Living Fair The Culinary Institute of America range from modern appointed June 2-4, 2017 America’s premier culinary school offering student-guided hotels to historic inns and quaint National magazine hosts tours and group dining. Nancy Lutz bed & breakfasts. specialty shopping, cooking Crown Maple at Madava Farms Director of Communications demos, celebrity appearances. World’s largest sugarhouse; guided tours, syrup tasting, [email protected] Historic Inns and B&Bs pastries & coffee, farm fresh lunch, specialty shopping. 845-463-5446 Rhinebeck Arts Festival Dutchesstourism.com All Dutchess Lodging June 24-25, 2017 Irving Farm Coffee Hudson Beach Glass Tour at Upscale shopping, live music, fine Tour coffee roaster & sample freshly roasted coffee. Beekman Arms Delamater Inn The Culinary Institute of America food, meet-the-artists. Millbrook Vineyards & Winery [email protected] Behind the scenes tours, tastings, shopping, I Love NY BeekmanDelamaterInn.com Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome commemorative glass to take home. Airshows & Biplane rides Courtyard by Marriott Sprout Creek Farm Tour the working farm; meet the Mid June – Mid Oct Fishkill & Poughkeepsie animals, shop, and sample award-winning cheese. Weekend airshows feature [email protected] vintage & WWI aircraft, guided Marriott.com/Pouch museum tours, & biplane rides. Historic Sites – The Great Estates Hampton Inn Clermont State Historic Site Sprout Creek Farm [email protected] Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site HamptonInnFishkill.com FDR Presidential Home, Library, Museum Dia:Beacon The Culinary Institute of America Vanderbilt Mansion Hampton Inn & Suites Locust Grove [email protected] Mount Gulian PoughkeepsieSuites.HamptonInn.com Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Airshows/Museum Hilton Garden Inn Rhinebeck Historic Walking Tours [email protected] SummerScape Festival PoughkeepsieFishkill.stayhgi.com July through Mid August Staatsburgh State Historic Site Eight weeks of world-class The Roosevelt Ride Holiday Inn Express performances in opera, music, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site [email protected] theater, dance, film and cabaret. HiExpress.com/Poughkeepsie Wilderstein Historic Site Richard B Fisher Center, Bard College Dutchess County Fair Aug 22-27, 2017 Wilderstein Historic Site SummerScape Festival HYATT house Six day fair Tues-Sun. Food, Cultural Arts Photo: Peter Aaron ‘68/Esto [email protected] exhibits, specialty shopping. Dia:Beacon Fishkill.House.Hyatt.com Antique village with one room Frances Loeb Art Center at Vassar Poughkeepsie Grand schoolhouse and train station. Richard B. Fisher Center at Bard College [email protected] Hudson Valley Wine & PokGrand.com Food Fest and Craft Brew Scenic Springhill Suites & Residence Inn by Fest Bannerman Castle Island Marriott, Fishkill – OPENS Jan 2017 Sep 9-10, 2017 Empire Cruise Lines Rhinebeck [email protected] Award winning wineries, HIKE New York springhillsuites.marriott.com distilleries and craft breweries, Bannerman Castle Island Innisfree Garden meet the wine makers, demos, farm fresh food and live music. The Rhinecliff Walkway Over the Hudson [email protected] Group dining at the Rhinecliff