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4 creative ex-NYers who’ve made it here Story by Karen Angel / Photos by Caylena Cahill FOOD + DRINK

Tracing Hudson Valley hooch from field to glass Story by Jennifer Gutman / Photos by Caylena Cahill JOURNEY

A Hudson River cycling trip Story by Jeffrey Simms / Photos by Karen Pearson WEEKENDER Chillin’ in the Hudson Valley’s bastion of urban chic Story by Brian PJ Cronin / Photos by Matt Petricone WEEKENDER

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Carolita Johnson grew up in New York City and spent 12ish years in Paris earning a master’s in modern letters and linguistics and having fun researching early nuns’ hygiene, before moving back to New York.

She’s contributed cartoons to The New Yorker since 2003. She is also a storyteller, illustrator, and writer, whose self-illustrated essays have appeared in The Hairpin, Scratch, Cosmo, and The Toast, as well as her personal webcomic, Oscarina. Her latest project is a memoir with the working title “Happily Often After.”

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LISA PADOVANI COSTUME DESIGNER + PAOLO REBAUDENGO STONEMASON HOMETOWN: Huntington, West Virginia, and Poughkeepsie (Padovani); Turin, Italy (Rebaudengo) LIVED IN HUDSON VALLEY SINCE: 2003 MOVED TO HUDSON VALLEY FROM: The East Village (which is still Lisa’s primary residence) HOW THEY MET: “Paolo was visiting a mutual friend of mine,” says Padovani. “I believe we were set up unknowingly because it was a dinner party for 12”—at Al Di La Trattoria in Brooklyn—“and he was the only one sitting at the table when I arrived, even though I was a half-hour late. He was so nervous that he stood up too quickly and hit the table with his legs, and all the silverware and glasses fell over and created a real racket. When everyone in the restaurant turned around to see what was going on, he became embarrassed and sat down too quickly, hitting the table with his legs and creating the same racket again.

It was pretty charming, so I decided to sit next to him.”

It makes perfect sense that a couple composed of an award-winning costume designer, known for her attention to historical detail, and a traditional Italian stonemason, known for his appreciation of indigenous architecture, would end up in Kingston.

“The history here is definitely one of the things that attracted us,” says costumer Lisa Padovani, whose many accolades include Emmy nominations for her work on runaway-hit historical TV shows like “Boardwalk Empire,” “Mad Men,” “Oz,” and, most recently, “Gotham,” as well as films like I’m Not There, Party Monster, The Notorious Bettie Page, and the 2006 Oscar-winner The Departed. Her husband, Paolo Rebaudengo, runs the local masonry firm Piedmont Stoneworks, named for the region in the Italian Alps where he learned his craft.

“I’d actually gone to Arlington High School in Poughkeepsie,” Padovani says. “So I already knew the Hudson Valley was a beautiful area with lots of historic places.”

For the past decade, the couple has owned an 1802 stone farmhouse nestled into a picturesque hollow on South Wall Street, a winding, countrified stretch of road between Kingston’s storied Uptown and Rondout districts. “It’s pretty funky, with low tin ceilings that date from a 1902 renovation—originally, the owners would have kept their animals downstairs, partially for their own warmth,” says Padovani.

She stays at the couple’s East Village apartment at least five days a week

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for work, while Rebaudengo lives upstate full-time, visiting her in the city whenever he can. “We wanted to be somewhere that was a little bit country, but not too country,” says Padovani. “Being able to walk to restaurants and shopping was something we would miss, so it’s great to be somewhere where you can do that.”

The house’s construction appealed to Rebaudengo, who was a professional volleyball and rugby player in Italy before studying under master stonemason Federico Turinetti. “It’s basically the same type of construction as the old stone houses in the mountains where I grew up,” he says. “I’ve added a patio and some other things, but we haven’t changed it much.”

The biggest lures to Kingston for the couple were its convenient proximity to New York and its thriving arts scene. “We love that Kingston’s been attracting artists that run the full gamut,” Padovani says.

“Painters, writers, musicians, sculptors—we’ve met all kinds of really creative people living here. But I do wish it would realize its potential in terms of making commercial property rentals more accessible, so that it could be following the leads of places like Hudson or Rhinebeck more quickly—I still see a lot of empty storefronts around here.”

Perhaps Kingston, would do well to follow in the footsteps of Nucky Thompson, the lead character of “Boardwalk Empire.” “He would immediately start shipping liquor up the Hudson, and probably put in a boardwalk, rides, sideshows, and casinos to attract tourism,” Padovani muses. “Steve Buscemi [who played Nucky] actually does have a house up here, so there is a six-degree connection.”

But Kingston’s lingering sluggishness aside, Padovani says she and Rebaudengo love their place in the Hudson Valley. “Even though I’m still in the city most of the week, at this point, the bulk of my and Paolo’s friends are up here,” she says. “And most of them are New York expats, just like us.”—Peter Aaron NEW CONTENT EVERY WEEK S U M CREATIVE M E R 2 0 1CLASS. 5 14 AT

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IN PRAISE OF THE MASON JAR Here’s to you, mason jar: vessel of verity, purveyor of potables,

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AMBROSIA PARSLEY SINGER-SONGWRITER HOMETOWN: Reseda, California LIVES IN: Phoenicia LOCAL INFLUENCE: Parsley’s recent solo debut, Weeping Cherry, is “named after a big cherry tree at the bottom of my road. But also did you know that kamikaze pilots often painted cherry blossoms on their planes? So, in honor of my friends who were kamikaze pilots, it felt right.”

Singer-songwriter Ambrosia Parsley is best known for the spooky noir of Shivaree’s 1999 hit “Goodnight Moon.” And her new solo debut, Weeping Cherry, was fueled by, as she puts it, “conversations with dead people.” But Parsley insists that creating music is fun.

“I always sang and wrote songs, for as far back as I can remember,” Parsley says, but Shivaree was her first band. “I met [keyboardist] Danny McGough at a party in 1997 and [guitarist] Duke McVinnie just happened to be crashing on Danny’s couch at the time,” she says. “We wrote three songs together right away and suddenly we had a band. But, really, Shivaree was always more of a collective than a band per se, with members coming and going and different people playing on different songs on the records.” The band moved to New York City in 1999 upon signing with Capitol for I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump. Among the set’s tracks was “Goodnight Moon,” which got picked up for use in a watch commercial in Italy, leading to platinum sales of the disc there, and gold sales in France and Portugal. The band went on to accrue a following in Europe’s “wine-drinking” countries.

“Goodnight Moon” later made its way into the series “Dawson’s Creek” and was tapped by Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill: Volume 2. (A version of the song appears in Silver Linings Playbook.) In 2004, Parsley took a yearlong gig on Air America Radio’s “Unfiltered,” a show hosted by Rachel Maddow, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, and Parsley’s friend, the comedian Lizz Winstead. The segment, called “Ambrosia Sings the News,” ran for nearly 50 episodes. “It was crazy and a lot of

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fun,” Parsley says. “My husband and I would get all the newspapers, go to a coffee shop, and I’d write [the songs] up. It was the Bush years and there was no shortage of material—and it all happened to rhyme.”

Shivaree’s fourth album, 2007’s Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs (Zoe Records), a collection of tunes about abusive artists like Phil Spector, Rick James, and Ike Turner, was recorded while Parsley was pregnant with her son Lucius. By then, the band felt it had run its course. “I hated being in videos—I’d much rather play Scrabble with my bandmates,” she says. “Plus, yeah, it took me a minute to adjust to my new life as a mother.”

So Parsley pulled the plug on Shivaree and settled into motherhood.

She and her husband, who works in music publishing, commuted between New York and their Phoenicia farmhouse, which sits above the Esopus Creek. Upstate, she continued writing songs and recording. “Ambrosia’s vision as an artist is really unique, I think,” says former Shivaree member Chris Maxwell, who relocated from New York City to West Saugerties in 1998. “She comes at it from more of a literary angle, rather than just being a straight songwriter. Her songs are these cool little stories.”

Eleven such bittersweet story-songs form Weeping Cherry, which was supported by a successful PledgeMusic campaign. The album was released in France in 2013. The year of its making was fraught with the losses of several family members and friends, including ex-Shivaree drummer George Javori, whose funeral at sea is memorialized in the poignant “Catalina.” “With this album I just wanted to make something really pretty,” says Parsley. “But, more than anything, I want people to think about the dead friends I’m singing about. That’s what makes them present for me. It’s what makes them live again.”—Peter Aaron NEW CONTENT EVERY WEEK S U M CREATIVE M E R 2 0 1CLASS. 5 20 AT

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LET’S GET LOST B Y M AT T P O N D

Getting away is about reconnecting with ourselves, forgetting the rest of the world. It’s about getting lost. And what I’ve found is that Upstate New York in summer is one of the most subtly epic places to fling oneself—or to flop. It’s the getaway beyond getaways, so much so that I chose to get away forever and live here. Still, when an idea is heralded as supreme, spaces tend to shrink. If you head up to Overlook this summer for a brush with the solitude of nature, you’ll doubtlessly encounter herds of other hikers who are looking for the same solitude. Where do you go to get away from the goers and the goners? In this struggle to have a small peace of mind, where is the one simple slice? upstater.com/lets-get-lost

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A SEASON OF FIRSTS

SO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE FUN TO PUT YOUR HOUSE ON AIRBNB?

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Like documenting a baby’s initial steps—her shiny single tooth, her barely discernable utterances—one can get caught up in a garden’s firsts. First edible-pod peas. First salad of the season. First cucumber—the one you didn’t notice hidden under the foliage until it swelled up to gargantuan size—but never mind. It still tasted crisp and refreshing.

So this past spring I spent a lot of time with friends who kept saying, “You have such a big house. Why don’t you put it on Airbnb?” This is the kind of thing that quickly starts to sound like your mother asking, “You’re so thin—why don’t you eat more?” Inevitably, you say to your mom, “Because I’m not hungry.” Well, that’s what I did for a long time with my nagging friends. Until about mid July, when I guess I got hungry.

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The Schatzi’s burger: an 8-oz. Pat LaFrieda chuck steak and short rib blend, topped with crispy pork belly, melted cheddar, and Schatzi’s sauce, accompanied by a potato pancake.

Along with its growing fame as a food producer, the Hudson Valley has become a magnet for restaurateurs eager to put their personal stamp on the farm-to-table movement. Not that long ago, the local diner or bar was often the best option in most towns for eating out. Today there’s a healthy array of eateries covering virtually every cuisine and putting their own creative, locally sourced spin on it—whether it’s Garden House’s eggplant carpaccio or Frogmore Tavern’s pastrami tacos. There’s greater emphasis on setting, too. As the competition has heated up, so has the focus on polished décor and outdoor seating, with enchanting patios increasingly common. From Southern comfort to rustic charm, here are some of the most interesting newcomers to the Hudson Valley dining scene.

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Comfort food has found a new mecca in the Columbia County hamlet of Germantown: Gaskins. Veterans of Brooklyn standouts Diner and Marlow & Sons, Nick and Sarah Suarez have brought urban chic to country dining. The restaurant space is airy, sleek, and rustic all at once—the marble-topped bar is offset by roughhewn wooden tables. Gaskin’s connection to local farmers is strong—the Suarezes source from 20 farms, including Hearty Roots, Common Hands, and Montgomery Place Orchards—and it shines through in their simple fare.

Heirloom tomatoes are tossed with peaches, basil, and chorizo.

Fried chicken is served with slaw and honey-butter hot sauce.

Mussels and clams are roasted in the wood-fired oven and served with potatoes. Shishito and pardon peppers are coated with sea salt and lemon. Gaskins has a well-developed cocktail program and a list featuring small-batch natural wines. There’s a small deck on the street for al fresco dining.

2 Church Avenue, Germantown / (845) 537-2107

Gaskins sources from 20 local farms for its stunning and straightforward fare.

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Gaskins’ fish tacos are made with fried Atlantic pollock, spicy mayo, onions, jalapeños, radishes, and cabbage.

3 SCHATZI’S PUB & BIER GARDEN Gaskins’ marinated heirloom tomato salad, featuring peaches, basil, and crispy chorizo.

Gaskins’ Nick and Sarah Suarez bring urban chic to country dining.

Looking for a little slice of Bavaria? Schatzi’s is the closest you’ll come in the Hudson Valley. This pub serves up five types of German sausage, from an Andouille with spicy cheddar to a slow-smoked pork-and-beef brat. Or try the schnitzel—instead of the traditional red cabbage, it comes with a sweetbraised purple-cabbage aioli, a creative twist that characterizes many of Schatzi’s dishes. With 15 tap lines—11 dedicated to craft beer and four to German beer—there’s plenty of good cheer flowing here. Take a jaunt on the Walkway Over the Hudson, then plop yourself under an umbrella on Schatzi’s bluestone patio with a Hefeweizen and a warm Bavarian pretzel with creamy homemade beer cheese.

202 Main Street, Poughkeepsie / (845) 454-1179

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Brothers Jesse and Bart Cummings closed Oscar restaurant in the tough economy of 2011, but in June they reopened in the same location with a can’t-miss concept: a brewpub that serves delicious, inventive food, along with plenty of inexpensive bar options. The duo teamed up with homebrewer/ carpenter Kayne Konecny, who gave the space an artful rustic-industrial makeover and concocts ambrosial beverages (for example, Pomme d’Orange Belgian Tripel with orange blossom honey and homemade candy sugar). Chef Bart Cummings douses steak in rich sauces like green peppercorn and brandy cream, and tops his tasty lamb burger with figs, red onion, and feta.

5945 Route 44/55, Kerhonkson / (845) 626-9838

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Opened about a year ago in a space once occupied by an Art Deco soda fountain, Maybelle’s retains many period touches, including chevron-style mirrors and light fixtures. The food here is equally artful and emphasizes farm-fresh ingredients (as does co-owner Jamie Parry’s Milan outpost, Another Fork in the Road). Among the playful savory-sweet combinations are carrot salad roasted in coffee with Thai basil pesto, and pan-seared scallops with English peas, pea tendrils, blackberries, and shiso. The homemade mozzarella with warm bread and olive oil is simple but inspired. For now, Maybelle’s is BYOB with a liquor license pending, but it plans to serve a smoky black lager and other interesting artisanal beers.

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5 FROGMORE TAVERN

Bacon meatballs over sweet tomato chutney with fresh Parmesan shavings from Prohibition River.

The new rooftop patio is reason enough to check out Frogmore Tavern. The sleek pine patio and bar seat 65, neatly doubling the restaurant’s capacity. Inside, Frogmore—note the frog figurines above the door—has the dark good looks of an English pub, but save for a nod to the U.K. with its ultra-rich Scotch eggs, the menu smacks of Southern comfort food. Here you’ll find BBQ shrimp and grits, poutine with fried chicken livers and crispy pork belly, and house-smoked pastrami tacos with pickled jalapeño—as well as many other freshly smoked meats. If these dishes don’t fill you up, pile on a side of hush puppies or a bowl of dirty rice.

63 N. Front Street, Kingston / (845) 802-0883

Frogmore’s new rooftop bar and deck.

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Opened last summer by the owners of Rosendale’s popular Big Cheese deli, Garden House takes the concept of community gathering place one step further with a huge outdoor garden—the centerpiece of which is a wood-fired oven that produces such delicacies as goat cheese pizza and grilled red snapper. Chef Naheda Hamdan, a Dubai Hilton alumna, is Jordanian, and her Middle Eastern influence permeates delectably seasoned dishes like the kofta kabob with parsley, garlic, onion, and freshly whipped lemon-garlic sauce. Among the numerous satisfying vegetarian plates is a roasted half eggplant with chopped tomato smothered in tahini. In cooler months, the restaurant’s cheery farmhouse-style interior makes for an inviting refuge.

4 Hardenburgh Lane, Rosendale / (845) 658-3131

The Garden House in Rosendale offers Midde-Eastern-influenced dishes and an array of satisfying vegetarian plates.

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Wood-fired pizza with a mediterranean flair at Garden House in Rosendale.

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Woodstock’s revitalization is in full gear, with new eateries popping up around town, and the Bearsville Complex’s renovated courtyard open for business, complete with food service and fire pit. Overlooking the courtyard, the new Commune Saloon serves up tasty, seasonal small plates, such as grilled Black Horse Farms asparagus with Dijon vinaigrette and cured egg, and exquisite craft cocktails like the pickled ramp martini. Just down Tinker Street is Shindig. The tiny storefront eatery is packing in locals and tourists alike with its modest prices and modern takes on comfort food. The mac and cheese offers a rich blend of Gruyère, fontina, béchamel, truffle oil, and a Parmesan bread-crumb crust—for just $10.

Steps away from Shindig, Tinker Taco Lab is breaking new ground with its authentic Mexican street tacos and tamales.

Owner James Jennings makes his cheese, cream, pickled vegetables, and tamale and taco dough in-house. Be sure to try the best-selling pork-belly confit taco with jalapeño jam.

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HIGH SPIRITS Tracing Hudson Valley Hooch, from

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The Absinthe Suissesse, a classic New Orleans brunch cocktail, as prepared by Paul Maloney, owner, Stockade Tavern.

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In fact, this caveat has helped to define the hyperlocal spirits being produced in the Hudson Valley. Famous lush H. L. Mencken once proclaimed the martini as “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet”—a form where creativity thrives within a set structure. And within the bounds of state law, the stuff being mashed and aged, stirred and strained in the Hudson Valley is pure poetry. Here are seven of the best local distilleries and seven of the establishments utilizing their spirits to create liquid lyricism.

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“The quality of what comes out of the still is determined by the quality of what goes into the still.”

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DELAWARE PHOENIX DISTILLERY You’ve heard the myth: Absinthe is dangerous. It made van Gogh cut his ear off. Though rebounding as a popular spirit, the anise-based liquor carries some baggage. “They don’t understand the history of the spirit, how it was consumed by millions of ordinary people in France from the 1860s through World War I,” says Cheryl Lins, owner and distiller at Delaware Phoenix Distillery in Walton. After absinthe was relegalized in the U.S. in 2007, Lins revived the oft-misunderstood spirit by using 18th-century European distilling methods. Her absinthes brighten many a pre-Prohibition-era cocktail at Stockade Tavern in Kingston, including the Absinthe Suissesse, a traditional New Orleans brunch tipple with orgeat (an almond syrup), fresh egg white, and whole cream. Stockade co-owner Paul Maloney instructs, “Empty contents, ice and all, into a double-rocks glass, put on some Kid Ory, sit on your porch with your Suissesse, and think of New Orleans.”

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Delaware Phoenix Distillery 144 Delaware Street, Walton / (607) 865-5056 Stockade Tavern 313 Fair Street, Kingston / (845) 514-2649

STILL THE ONE DISTILLERY “The quality of what comes out of the still is determined by the quality of what goes into the still.” This is the maxim of Still the One Distillery’s Ed Tiedge, a former Marine officer and Wall Street bond trader.

Tiedge got his start in spirits with his Comb Vodka, which is made by distilling mead, a traditional honey wine. Tiedge’s ingredients R&D continued with Still the One’s 287 Single Malt Whiskey, which is made with beer from the nearby Captain Lawrence Brewery. Though the idea sounds unconventional, it follows a sound logic. “Whiskey starts by making beer,” says Tiedge. At Hive Living Room in the Westchester Renaissance Hotel, bartender Ted Aiello uses Still the One’s 287 Single Malt Whiskey, along with its Westchester Rye Whiskey, to create The Westchester Cocktail—surely not your average Manhattan.

Still the One Distillery 1 Martin Place, Port Chester / (914) 217-0347 Hive Living Room + Bar 80 West Red Oak Lane, West Harrison / (914) 694-5400

ORANGE COUNTY DISTILLERY What do you get when you introduce new farm-distillery legislation to a fifth-generation vegetable grower? Sugar beet vodka. Run by partners John Glebocki and Bryan Ensall, the field-to-bottle distillery, founded a year ago, grows, harvests, malts, mashes, and distills all of the products used to make its spirits on premises. “The earth where it grows does transition,” says Glebocki of the sugar beet vodka. “Its earthiness and sweetness is not added later.” In addition to their corn whiskey, bourbon, and gin cocktails, their signature sugar beet vodka cocktail is served at their barn amidst Goshen’s black dirt fields. The Courkat features vodka, muddled jalapeño, a splash of lime, and ice, shaken until frothy and topped with sparkling lemonade. Like a summer salad in a glass—that’ll get you buzzed.

1 Newly sourced grain arrives. / 2 Grain is loaded into mixer.

3 Grain is mixed with water and ingredients at high temperatures. / 4 Mixture is sent through cooling system and temperature is brought down prior to adding yeast, which ferments the concoction into alcohol. / 5 Contents are moved into stills. / 6 Distillation occurs in stills, where waste is separated from final product. / 7 Solution is barreled and aged for months. / 8 Bottling!

Orange County Distillery 19 Maloney Lane, Goshen / (845) 651-2929

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Head barman Darren Joseph has created a fleet of elegant cocktails featuring Tuthilltown’s increasingly varied product line.

Tuthilltown’s Hudson Whisky, freshly bottled.

TUTHILLTOWN SPIRITS The cute, stout bottles of Tuthilltown’s Hudson Whiskey line make them ideal for a bar’s front-row display, but at $45 for a 375 ml bottle, the international brand was being left off of many local cocktail menus. “Now that we’ve been around for 10 years, we’ve managed to get the cost down, and we’re passing it along,” says Ralph Erenzo, co-founder of Tuthilltown Spirits. Erenzo’s referring to the release of a new 750 ml bottle for $50— only $5 more for double the volume. Next door, at the Tuthill House, head barman Darren Joseph has created a fleet of elegant cocktails featuring Tuthilltown’s increasingly varied product line, like The Ginger Snap, which features Half Moon Orchard Gin, egg white, fig and ginger jam, rosemary simple syrup, and fresh lemon.

Tuthilltown Spirits and House 14 Grist Mill Lane, Gardiner / (845) 255-1527

BLACK DIRT DISTILLERY Black Dirt Distillery, an offshoot of the established Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery in the heart of Orange County’s black-dirt region, has introduced a boozier descendant of its classic Doc’s Apple Cider. Made from 100 percent Jona Gold apples and aged in a mix of charred oak and Black Dirt Bourbon barrels, Black Dirt Apple Jack has developed a niche demand among the Hudson Valley’s cocktail community. “We have the only bottled-in-bond apple jack that’s been released in New York,” says co-owner Jeremy Kidde. “It has to be aged at least four years, bottled at exactly 100 proof, and distilled in the same year by the same distiller.”

James Brown, restaurant and beverage manager of The Garrison, takes Black Dirt’s high standard of quality to the next level with his house cocktails, which include the Black Dirt Bourbon with Warwick Valley Sour Cherry Cordial, Carpano Antica, and Chocolate Bitter Truth, served up.

Black Dirt Distillery 114 Little York Road, Warwick / (845) 258-6020 The Garrison 2015 Route 9, Garrison / (845) 424-3248

HILLROCK ESTATE DISTILLERY Hillrock Estate is a sustainable enterprise in the truest sense of the word.

“We’re growing everything in our fields, harvesting the grain, malting it at our malt house, and doing all of the distilling here,” says owner Jeff Baker. The field-to-glass operation recognizes that terroir isn’t limited to the world of wine. “There’s a real profile of clove and cinnamon that comes across in our whiskeys,” says Baker. “It seems to be something that’s stamped into our fields.” Hillrock’s solera-aged bourbon (made by a historic European method of fractional blending and aging) is a favorite among the Hudson Valley’s cocktail elite. “We are lucky to have Hillrock so close to us producing whiskey of incredible quality,” says Jim Buhs, bar manager at 52Main in Millerton. For his next cocktail menu, Buhs will include the favorite Sazarec recipe of Hillrock’s master distiller, Dave Pickerell, featuring Hillrock Rye and Creole bitters.

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DENNING’S POINT DISTILLERY Karl Johnson of the new Beacon-based distillery got his start distilling components for rocket fuel. “Different end result, but the process is somewhat similar,” says his wife, Susan, chief brand bum.

Karl grew up on a 6,000-acre farm, where he studied barley breeding under his father, so it’s no wonder that New York State-grown grains and herbs are the main event in his spirits—from the White Rye Whiskey, an interpretation of traditional moonshine, to the new Maid of the Meadow Vodka, which incorporates wild Hudson Valley herbs and honey. “The bottles they put out are gorgeous,” says Aleah Carlson, bartender at The Roundhouse in Beacon, where she serves up one of her newest concoctions: The Gin and Juice pairs Denning’s Grain 9 Gin with fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, sweet vermouth, simple syrup, and three Luxardo cherries.

Denning’s Point Distillery 10 N. Chestnut Street, Beacon / (845) 230-7905 The Roundhouse 2 E. Main Street, Beacon / (845) 765-8369

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o this past July, I biked the entire length of the Hudson River—340 miles—from Battery Park in Lower Manhattan to Henderson Lake in the Adirondacks, where the river begins. I’m a dedicated runner, but only a part-time cyclist, and I’ve never taken on a physical challenge of this magnitude. I’m approaching the ride as a type of yoga—off the mat. In Sanskrit, “yoga” means “union”—and this journey is wholly about forging a deeper connection to the natural world and myself.

No single cycling route follows the Hudson directly, especially further north, where the river shimmies to the west and begins its crooked journey into the Adirondacks, so I’ve plotted my route as close to the river as possible.

DAY 1: MANHATTAN TO BEACON (80 MILES)

The trip begins at Battery Park on a Monday morning. Coming along for the ride is my longtime friend Mike Mowery, from Silver Spring, Maryland, who I’ve known for 25 years. He’s the perfect partner. We’ve lived, traveled, and run races together, and he’s savvier about cycling and gear. I’m a low-tech guy: Basically, I’m going to get on my bike and ride it until the wheels fall off. I’ve been training for months. Nothing’s going to stop me.

We push off at Manhattan’s southern tip and ride along Battery Park’s under-construction multi-use paths to the start of the Hudson River Valley Greenway, which is, surprisingly, nearly empty, and head north for 11 miles along Manhattan’s West Side. The George Washington Bridge and the Palisades loom in the distance. Cars speed along the Henry Hudson Parkway not far away. Although we’ve yet to leave the city, I already feel nature’s restorative power: My thoughts float past like the clouds overhead.

In the Bronx, we head to Van Cortlandt Park’s 240th Street entrance, and onto the Old Putnam Trail, 1.5 miles of packed dirt along the western edge of Van Cortlandt Lake. We pass 13 pedestals of different types of stone, erected by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt as an experiment to see which type weathered slowest and was therefore acceptable for the building of Grand Central Station. (In the end, Indiana limestone won for its cheapness, not its durability.) At the Westchester County line, the “Old Put” becomes the 7.5-mile, steadily inclining South County Trailway. Huge rocky outcroppings and lush greenery provide shade. Near Mt. Pleasant, the path crosses the Saw Mill Parkway and becomes the 22.1-mile North County Trailway, passing through Briarcliff Manor and Ossining.

In the Hudson Highlands, breathing gets tough. I switch gears, literally and figuratively—deepening my inhalation as I climb Route 202, looking west across the river at sprawling, rugged Bear Mountain. Unencumbered by the trials of daily life, I’m free to connect with my surroundings. Like a yogi reaching for a pose that was once out of reach, I’m propelled forward with each exhalation.

The last 10 miles, up Route 9D from sweet little Cold Spring to artsy, urban Beacon, are hard, but worth it. The Hudson looks like it goes on forever. The Highlands rise jaggedly from the glassy water. This is why I’m out here: to experience fully where I live.

DAY 2: BEACON TO KINGSTON (50 MILES)

After spending the night at my home in Beacon, we head to the Dutchess Rail Trail. The real trip begins today. We follow the paved trail for 13.4 miles to the Walkway Over the Hudson, a former railway bridge, which is bustling with lunchtime visitors. On the west side of the river, we pick up the Hudson Valley Rail Trail, a charming four-mile path from the hamlet of Highland through Black Creek Wetlands Complex to New Paltz, passing occasional abandoned railroad cars and former rail stations. It’s downhill into New Paltz for lunch, then we hit the 23.7-mile Wallkill Valley Rail Trail and head north to the historic Rosendale Trestle Bridge. Built in 1872, the 940-foot bridge-turned-lookout sits 150 feet above the Rondout Creek, offering views of Rosendale (a quirky village that thrived as a 19th-century cement-making center), Joppenbergh Mountain (whose dolostone was mined to make cement, and which, oddly enough, was coated in Borax, a powdered soap, in 1937 for a summertime ski-jump competition), and the world-famous rock climbing of the Shawangunk Ridge, marking the end of the Appalachians.

Suddenly, the skies open. We hustle along the trail’s remaining 11 miles and into Kingston, arriving soaking wet and covered in mud. We’re camping tonight in the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s barn. We drop quarters into the barn’s pay showers before heading out to find dinner.

The 1.28-mile-long Walkway Over the Hudson, operated by the New York State Parks System, isn’t just the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world—it’s also a popular meeting place, thanks to its waterfront elevator, a proliferation of bars and restaurants opening near its eastern entrance, and community celebrations like Starry Starry Night on October 2, featuring local dining, wines, craft beers, and fireworks.

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The Hudson River Valley Greenway, founded in 1991, is a network of multi-use trails on both sides of the Hudson River, creating scenic byways.

The Greenway includes New York City and 13 counties—Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, New York, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Ulster, and Westchester—with Washington County trails currently under construction.

DAY 3: KINGSTON TO ALBANY (75 MILES)

We cross the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge early, under cloudy skies.

The river is calm, but I’m not. I’m increasingly uncomfortable in my saddle and my gloved hands are numb as we head up Route 9G past Bard College and Tivoli and into Columbia County’s farm country.

After heading back west across the shiny steel, cantilevered Rip Van Winkle Bridge, lunch in Greene County’s beachy town of Athens is rejuvenating, but by late afternoon I’m drawing on reserves again, while Mike is nursing a sore Achilles tendon. We’d planned to ride 10 miles off course to camp at John Boyd Thacher State Park in Voorheesville, 15 miles south of Albany, but we’re too spent to appreciate that the park is home to one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world.

Instead, we follow Route 32 into the capital, to stay at a friend’s house in downtown Albany, giving us a break but maintaining the integrity of the ride.

DAY 4: ALBANY TO LAKE GEORGE (75 MILES)

After 10 hours of sleep, we push off on the Mohawk-Hudson Bikeway, both feeling better in all respects. The 86-mile trail meanders along a former barge canal connecting Green Island, Cohoes, and the Mohawk River, and includes both on- and off-street riding.

When we reach the town of Wilton, on the outskirts of Saratoga Springs and the place where Ulysses S. Grant died after completing his memoirs, the scent of pines and the sudden appearance of long, steep, curvy hills tell me we’re nearing the Adirondacks. Business, so to speak, is picking up. We’ve got dozens of hills to climb between now and tomorrow. Ascending the first one, I think back wistfully to the Hudson Highlands—it’s a whole new ballgame up here. My thighs ache, sweat pours into my eyes and over my handlebars, and I’m moving so slowly it feels like I’m simply balancing my bike in place.

We stop to refuel with an early dinner—give me the works!—in Lake Luzerne, where the Hudson squeezes into a narrow gorge and spills down Rockwell Falls. We’ve got 20 miles left to ride today. The afternoon drizzle turns into a steady evening rain, but I don’t care. My goal is in sight, and I’m inspired to see new places.

We pass through Lake George village and coast two miles north to Hearthstone Point Campground, located right on the lake, where we’ll spend the night.

DAY 5: LAKE GEORGE TO HENDERSON LAKE (60 MILES)

I’m so sore and exhausted that my pedaling no longer fully registers.

We go 15 miles before stopping for breakfast in Warrensburg, where the bistro owner gives us complimentary cookies and grapes for the final ride. Back on the empty road, we head through pine forests, rustic towns, and farmland, climbing the never-ending hills to the sound of songbirds.

By late afternoon, we reach Tahawus, a historic mining town. Two miles left! The Hudson shimmers through the trees. After passing the Upper Works, a dilapidated 19th-century iron-smelting plant, we pull into a parking lot and dismount for a short hike through the woods to Henderson Lake, named for one of the plant’s founders.

Henderson Lake sits 1,800 feet above sea level on the side of Mt. Marcy, New York State’s highest point, and is fed in turn by a small tarn farther up the mountain—Lake Tear-of-the-Clouds, at 4,293 feet.

The lake was discovered in 1872 but was named much earlier by Native Americans for its height and ever-present misty shroud. From there, the water flows to Lake Henderson via three tributaries: Calamity Brook, Opalescent River, and Feldspar Brook. While Lake Tear is indisputably the Hudson’s true source, it can only be reached by a treacherous climb that’s wet and muddy year round, making Lake Henderson the Hudson’s most accessible source.

The lake is surrounded by thick forest, like a well-kept secret. Today ,it’s still and dark blue. Mike and I wade slowly into its cool, soothing water. Mission accomplished! After having climbed hill after hill, each one seeming that much harder than the one that came before it, I realize that I tackle these same “hills” every day. Some I conquer with ease.

Some I struggle with. Others beat me down until I can barely move.

Life is no different than these hills, and remaining calm and focused through the challenges on this trip means I can keep going in life, in all circumstances, as well. For now, I float on my back, grateful, as I stare high into the bright blue Adirondack sky.

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LEON VEHABA FARM MANAGER, POUGHKEEPSIE FARM PROJECT HOMETOWN: Brewster LIVES IN: Kingston MOVED TO THE HUDSON VALLEY: 20 years ago, from Davis, California PET PEEVE: “The Hudson Valley could use a better public transportation system, since everything is so spread out. You really need to have a car to get around up here.”

FAVORITE ASPECT OF THE HUDSON VALLEY: “The open space, the natural beauty, and going to other farms to pick produce we don’t grow at Poughkeepsie Farm Project—blueberries in the summer, apples in the fall, and cherries in the spring.”

FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK: “Fridays are really satisfying workdays for me. Starting at 6:30am, I walk the fields with the five other farm workers on staff, and we make observations and discuss what needs to be attended to. Then we do some random activities, like weeding or whatever is needed. After that, we harvest the crops, wash them, and put them in the cooler so they’re ready for distribution.”

It was inevitable that Leon Vehaba would become a farmer. “My dad is Israeli and worked on a kibbutz—my family has a picture of me hanging out in a strawberry field when I was four months old,” he says. So farming “is something I’ve been interested in since a really early age. I guess I was attracted to working in agriculture because it’s such a diverse field.” After growing up in Brewster, New York, Vehaba studied sustainable development at Boston University and sustainable agriculture at the University of California’s Santa Cruz and Davis campuses.

But Vehaba isn’t your typical upstate farmer. Most farmers work and live far beyond the confines of cities, but not him. As farm manager of the Poughkeepsie Farm Project (PFP), located near Vassar College, he’s part of a new breed of socially conscious, urban agriculturalists.

Founded in 1999, the community-supported agriculture project raises 13 acres of produce annually, trains future farmers, and offers subsidized shares to low-income families as well as hands-in-the-dirt educational programs for young, inner-city-school students. Last year, PFP raised over 150,000 pounds of food—27,000 pounds of which were donated to needy local families.

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“Besides providing free, fresh food and interacting with the community, we’re helping preserve open space in the City of Poughkeepsie and maintaining the farming culture in the Hudson Valley at large,” Vehaba says. “And we’re teaching and spreading that culture to the next generation: In 2015, we hosted over 2,000 kids from Poughkeepsie and their families, who came to pick their own crops and see the farm.”

When he goes home at night after a long day of sowing crops within the city limits, it’s to another urban area. Vehaba and his wife, Tracy Lerman, a communications manager at farm and food advocacy organization Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, make their home in downtown Kingston’s historic Rondout district, and Vehaba makes a “not at all soul-sucking” 35-minute commute between his house and PFP. “Actually, the Rondout doesn’t really feel overly urban to us,” says Vehaba, who lives in a Victorian house perched high above the waterfront. “We have a really nice backyard with great landscaping—I just finished setting up a beehive back there.”

Vehaba’s favorite crops include basil and oregano, along with the custard-fleshy native Hudson Valley pawpaw fruit and bitter greens like chicory and radicchio. “Most of my and my wife’s interests revolve around food,” he says. “So we like getting together with friends on weekends to prepare meals using the crops I’ve harvested during the week.”

Does he ever miss California? “Sometimes,” says Vehaba. “I still have a lot of friends out there. But I’m really happy here. There’s such natural beauty, it’s a great community, and we have family nearby.

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here will I go?” former Talking Heads front man David Byrne asked in an essay published in the Guardian in 2013, lamenting the decline of New York City’s formerly vibrant creative class. The essay—titled “If the 1% Stifles New York’s Creative Talent, I’m Out of Here”—continued, “Join the expat hipsters upstate in Hudson?” To which this city of 7,000 on the banks of its namesake river would surely reply: “Come on up!

We have a bookstore that’s also a bar!”

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Wandering on Warren Street.

Okay, so maybe Hudson is sick to death of being compared to Brooklyn (seriously, don’t even bring it up), but it’s hard not to wander along the main drag of Warren Street, peeking inside its many galleries and cafés, without remembering a time when you could order a good cup of coffee and a croissant in Park Slope, plunk down a $10 bill, and get change back. So head north and enjoy this former whaling city on its own numerous merits.

FRIDAY EVENING

For those born-and-bred New Yorkers who never bothered to learn how to drive (or people who’ve lived there so long they’ve forgotten how), Hudson is still within reach. Amtrak makes it from Penn Station to the western end of town in about two hours. Right near the train station is the cavernous Basilica

A full dose of bucolic splendor combined with urban chic.

Hudson (110 South Front Street), a performance space located in a 19th-century factory that offers film screenings, gallery showings, visits by such critically acclaimed bands as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and the annual Basilica Soundscape Festival each fall.

Just north of the station is Waterfront Park, which is the best place from which to view the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse. Following this full dose of combined bucolic splendor and urban chic, call a cab from Pronto Taxi (518-8229500) or Hudson City Transport (518-8228880) and head into town.

FRIDAY NIGHT

Check in at The Barlow (542 Warren Street), a boutique hotel conveniently located in the center of downtown, and head out to dinner.

Several of the local restaurants have downstate connections. Beloved Manhattan institution Mexican Radio has had a vibrantly colored outpost at 537 Warren Street for years. Grazin’ (717 Warren Street), a farm-to-table restaurant in an old diner highlighting sustainably grown food and grass-fed-and-finished beef, recently opened a branch in Tribeca. And chef Zak

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Mexican Radio was among the first New York restaurants to move to Hudson.

Pelaccio, formerly of the boundary-smashing Fatty Crab, has brought his innovative touch to Fish & Game (13 South 3rd Street), featuring an ever-changing locavore menu anchored by homemade charcuterie.

SATURDAY MORNING

Before a morning of hard-core antiquing comes coffee. So, to steel up for the hunt, head to Patisserie Lenox (504 Warren Street) for some of the Hudson Valley’s best cappuccinos and French pastries. There are plenty of vintage finds along Warren Street, but to cover the most ground the quickest, set up a base camp at the 300 block and check out Hudson Supermarket (310 Warren Street), The Hudson Mercantile (318 Warren Street), Furlong (320 Warren Street), and Warren Street Antiques (322 Warren Street).

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Most people don’t come all the way up to Hudson for pizza—at least not until they try Bonfiglio & Bread (748 Warren Street).

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Half Moon Bar offers outdoor imbibing until the weather turns cold.

Wash it down with a local craft brew and a book of Jane Jacobs essays. about shopping. Try FACE Stockholm for skin care (401 Warren Street), Finch: Life Curated for vintage and modern furnishings (613 Warren Street), and jewelry at Geoffrey Good Jewelry (238 Warren Street.) Or pick up a new bag to fill at the European-design clothing store De Marchin (620 Warren Street). Then wash it down with a local craft brew, a book of Jane Jacobs essays, and a “Goodnight Moon” T-shirt at Spotty Dog Books & Ale (440 Warren Street). Books, beer, musical performances, and readings!

Why would anyone ever want to leave?

SATURDAY EVENING

But leave, one must, because eventually hunger always strikes. Grab a seat at The Crimson Sparrow’s indoor patio (746 Warren Street) and enjoy chef John McCarthy’s—a former disciple of Wylie Dufresne at wd-

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SATURDAY NIGHT

There’s only one way to end the evening: by dancing all of those newly accumulated calories away. Hudson’s live music scene is bustling enough that, for years, every August the city supported its very own music festival— the largest free outdoor music festival in the entire state. Get a taste of it by popping into such bars and venues as Club Helsinki Hudson (405 Columbia Street) and Half Moon Hudson (48 South Front Street) to experience local bands that play everything from experimental soundscapes to confessional folk to swinging Americana to down-and-dirty rockand-roll. Breathe it in deep and don’t stop rocking until they kick you out.

Beers and book browzing at Spotty Dog.

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Coffee. Stat. Café La Perche (230 Warren Street) will start Sunday off right with a good cup and breads baked in an oven that the owner brought over from France.

Once you can open your eyes fully,hit the gallery scene.

Carrie Haddad Gallery (622 Warren Street) paved the way for the revival of Hudson’s art scene when it opened its doors back in 1991. BCB Art (116 Warren Street) features contemporary artists, but it’s been known to have a Warhol or a de Kooning lying around. The Limner Gallery (123 Warren Street) is a reliable bellwether of what’s to come: It opened on East 10th Street in the ’80s as the East Village art scene took off. Then its owners moved to Chelsea as that scene took off. Limner is now in Hudson, along with acclaimed Time & Space Ltd. (434 Columbia Street), an experimental theater/cinema/gallery and venue for classes and public lectures in the arts and politics that’s been going strong since 1973.

Meanwhile, world-famous performance artist Marina Abramovic is repurposing a 33,000-square-foot former indoor tennis center to house the nonprofit Marina Abramovic Institute as “a high temple to long-duration work in performance and other arts,” as the New York Times put it. So if the presence of such luminaries doesn’t prove that Hudson’s art scene is on the cusp of something big, well, then… nothing ever will.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Knowing now what the future of American art looks like, go ahead and step back into the past. Hail a cab and head out of town to Olana (5720 Route 9G), the historic home of Frederic Edwin Church, one of the major figures of the Hudson River School of painters. Olana’s 250-acre estate features not only Church’s home and plenty of his works but also an impressive collection of artifacts from his travels around the world. And the estate’s five miles of hiking trails offer stunning views of the valley, the river, and the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. Sitting on one of the many rustic wooden benches stationed at the trail’s scenic viewpoints, watching the sun dip low over the river and rolling fields, is the perfect way to bring a weekend in Hudson to a contemplative close.

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Frederick Church’s moorish estate, Olana.

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TIM REINKE SALOONKEEPER HOMETOWN: Rowland Heights, California MOVED TO HUDSON VALLEY FROM: Midtown Manhattan LIVES IN: Beacon WORKS IN: Peekskill FAVORITE CULTURAL GENRE: Film noir. “Start with Double Indemnity. One of the early ones, and some of the best dialogue ever put on camera. That movie sets the standard for the genre.”

FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT UPSTATE LIFE: “The river, the landscape, and abundant fresh food.”

LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT UPSTATE LIFE: “Taking the 1:50 a.m. out of Grand Central and waking up in Poughkeepsie.”

Born in Chicago, Tim Reinke moved to the San Gabriel Valley at age nine and grew up as a California kid, eventually studying film at San Francisco State. “I made a few music videos and found myself working in an office in downtown L.A.,” he says. “Not what I wanted to do with my life.”

So he moved to New York. “I had a hard time finding a job in [film],” he says. “I worked as a bartender, and I guess I was just in the right place at the right time and met the right people.”

Reinke bartended at the Blind Tiger Ale House on Bleecker Street, one of Manhattan’s earliest craft beer bars, discovered a passion for saloonkeeping, and became a part owner. “New York City was good to me,” he says. “It’s a town that chews up and spits out a lot of people.”

In 2007, he and his then-wife, actress Brandy Burre—best known for her work on HBO’s The Wire—and their infant son Henry vacated their fifth-floor Midtown walkup for a Beacon house. Commuting to the Blind Tiger meant 15-hour workdays, so Reinke and the Blind

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Tiger Team, John Sharpe and Bryan Delaney, decided to open a gastropub on Peekskill’s Main Street. Birdsall House opened in 2010, winning raves for its “serious beer program,” as per Westchester magazine. People liked the bar’s craftily curated taps and blend of oldshoe comfort and hip bliss. Reinke had a hit on his hands.

Simultaneously, a daughter, Stella, arrived, and Burre began working on a documentary about balancing parenthood and career.

During the making of Actress, the couple’s relationship fell apart. (One NewYorkTimes.com commenter called the film an “agonizing tale of a father.” Reinke’s take on having cameras around then? “It sucked.”)

Meanwhile, Reinke and team joined forces with two more partners and opened Gleason’s, now another beloved Peekskill fixture. “Birdsall House is more of a tavern; Gleason’s is more of a restaurant, but it’s still a bar—the bar is the first thing you see when you walk in,” Reinke says.

“A great bar is like a family that includes staff and customers. Most of my favorite people I’ve met in a bar. It’s the same in Manhattan or Peekskill: A great place is a great place, no matter where it is.”

These days, Reinke only travels to Manhattan for fun. “I was over city living, ready for a change of pace, although I’ll always love Manhattan and the Tiger,” he says. Upstate, his favorite thing to do is go fishing with his kids. “I now have access to great fishing holes only minutes away,” he says.—Anne Pyburn Craig

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he Catskills are bigger than they seem, so when people refer to the famed area, they often mean wildly different places, miles apart. The famous Borscht Belt, for example, is but one of three “neighborhoods”—located in the southern Catskills, its environs stretching from the Overlook Mountain Wild Forest down through lower Ulster County and into Sullivan County. (Think: dilapidated old resorts and lake communities.) Meanwhile, in the northern Catskills, in Greene County, Hunter Mountain reaches up into to Windham Mountain, Elm Ridge Wild Forest, and down into Schoharie County.

(Think: swimming holes and skiing.) Finally, there are the western Catskills, extending from northwestern Greene County to Delaware County, nearly to the Pennsylvania state border. (Think: farms and the Delaware River.) Conquering those combined 5,892 square miles in one weekend is next door to impossible. But sampling all three “neighborhoods” in three days is feasible and fun—although a car is imperative, despite the proliferation of Trailways bus stops in various Catskills towns. Any road trip to the Catskills is well worth it, particularly in the fall, when the colors become dreamy shades of red, orange, and gold.

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Ice cream at Mama’s Boy in Phoenicia.

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Arrive at the Village of Roxbury in Delaware County, in the western Catskills, and check into the quirky, stylish Roxbury Motel (2258 County Route 41), with its on-site spa. Rooms vary from approximately $90 for a single in the off-season to $695 for the Archeologist’s Digs, an Indiana Jones-errific suite that accommodates six guests.

Grab hearty sandwiches to go from Cassie’s Café (53535 NY-30, Roxbury), the local go-to for diner offerings, then head to Kirkside Park (Kirkside Drive, Roxbury) and follow the 14-acre public park’s meandering brook through historic properties, over Adirondack log bridges, to historic properties, including the Jay Gould Reformed Church (53837 NY-30, Roxbury).

Have some time to spend back in town? Peruse the wares at Roxbury General (53538 Foute 30). Buy something with “Roxbury” printed on it to spruce up the décor back home and mystify visitors. Then lace up those hiking boots, and hit the Catskill Scenic Trail (Hard Scrabble Road & NY-30, Roxbury). The trail follows the tracks of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, and its flat grade makes it perfect for cycling, too.

Tinker Street in Woodstock is a mecca for strollers and shoppers.

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Want to get even more rural right away? Head toward Bovina, about 40 minutes west of Roxbury, leaving time to make a couple of stops along the way toward dinner there. First stop: Woodchuck Lodge (Burroughs Memorial Highway, Roxbury). Noted naturalist John Burroughs’s house tours take place on Saturdays and Sundays, but the historic site remains open weekdays. Next stop: Plattekill Mountain (469 Plattekill Road, Roxbury).

Take a chairlift ride, because there’s no better way to take in the autumn views of the Catskill Mountains than from a sky-high vantage point.

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FRIDAY EVENING

In Bovina, the Brushland Eating House (1927 County Route 6) serves a seasonal, rustic meal that focuses on simple, hearty, and communal dining. Be sure to make reservations, because, despite its geographic obscurity, this place also offers a few boutique hotel rooms and is often packed. Back in Roxbury, enjoy a nightcap at Public Restaurant and Lounge (2318 County Route 41). The bar serves up festive cocktails and bar treats until 11pm Friday and Saturday.

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Phoenicia Diner is an early morning staple.

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Head over to West Kill in Greene County, about 45 minutes from Roxbury, for spending Saturday night. The ultimate destination for the night is Spruceton Inn (2080 Spruceton Road), a casual, comfy mountain establishment offering kitchenette rooms (a sensible option since there are no eateries nearby). But don’t miss out on the good stuff by racing from destination to destination. Take scenic Route 28 south, with stops in Margaretville for breakfast at the popular Crazy River Café (42287 Route 28), featuring goodies baked in-house; book shopping at Bibliobarn (40 Church Street); Pine Hill (home of Belleayre Mountain) for gawking at the cool old architecture; and Shandaken at Blue Barn Antiques (Roses Brook Road) for checking out the antiques.

Keep going south to Phoenicia, pausing for repast at the Phoenicia Diner (5681 NY-28, Phoenicia), a hip eatery with a high-quality diner menu (be on the lookout for Kelsey Grammer). Stop at the Mystery Spot (72 Main Street), a record and vintage clothing store that bills itself as an “antique emporium & odditorium,” where both locals and celebrities shop.

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Continue south to the Ashokan Reservoir for views, and then stop at Fabulous Furniture (3930 NY-28, Boiceville) to check out local artist Steve Heller’s atomic-age creations and hand-made furniture. If you’ve still got some drive left in you, continue into Woodstock, meander along Tinker Street by car or on foot, and then head back toward West Kill to check in at Spruceton Inn. Spend the rest of the afternoon exploring Hunter and Tannersville (stopping at the local grocery for tomorrow’s breakfast items), grab a grass-fed Angus burger from Mama’s Boy Burgers (6067 Main Street, Tannersville), take in the magical fall foliage around Colgate Lake, and wander around Mountaintop Arboretum, open year-round, dawn to dusk, free of charge. If you have time, hike the short trail to the former site of the Catskill Mountain House at North South Lake, visit Kaaterskill Falls, or pick your own pumpkins and apples at Story Farms (4640 NY-32, Catskill).

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Unwind at Spruceton Inn with a craft beer, wine, or cider at Conan’s Corner, the on-site bar. For dinner, make a reservation at Peekamoose Restaurant (8373 NY-28, Big Indian), 20 minutes away. Often touted as the best restaurant in the Catskills, Peekamoose, owned by former Gramercy Tavern-owners Devin and Marybeth Mills, offers farm-to-table fare from an ever-changing menu.

SUNDAY MORNING

Cook breakfast in the room before bidding farewell to Spruceton Inn. Proceed east to Saugerties via Platte Clove Road, which is closed from November to April, leaving time to take to the trails and spy some waterfalls at Platte Clove Preserve in Elka Park. Hang out in Saugerties for brunch at Love Bites (69 Partition Street). Enjoy the tiny restaurant’s eclectic (and extensive) selection of seasonal breakfast/brunch/

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lunch fare while sitting front and center to Saugerties’ main drag, the perfect spot to plan your next great Catskills adventure.

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Head into the southern Ulster County Catskills to Napanoch, home of the Shanley Hotel (56 Main Street), the area’s only (as far as we know) haunted B&B offering paranormal investigations. That’s right: ghost-hunting. Book an overnight stay in the reportedly haunted 19th-century inn and participate in an actual spirit hunt. Even if you don’t spend the night, you can still join the hunt at a reduced rate, but what fun is that? Don’t forget: BYOEMFM*. *Bring Your Own Electro-Magnetic Field Meter PLAN YOUR WEEKEND ESCAPE. NEW CONTENT EVERY WEEK AT

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“It is the peculiarity of the apple that it never wearies the taste,” proclaimed social reformer Henry Ward Beecher in 1864, when every well-run home’s cool storage was stocked with bushel upon bushel. In Henry’s day, thousands of distinctive apple cultivars grew in the US.

Hudson Valley growers are rediscovering heirloom varieties that can handle low-spray techniques that supermarket apples, bred mainly for shelf life, can’t handle. So which rediscoveries should you be on the lookout for on an apple mission, whether you’re doing the picking or just the choosing?

“Each individual type of apple has a season,” says Elizabeth Ryan, proprietor of Stone Ridge Orchards in Stone Ridge and Breezy Hill Orchards in Staatsburg. “Ask the grower, ‘What’s good this week?’ The later apples that hang longer tend to be a little more complex, robust, and hardy.” Ryan is a fan of the Esopus Spitzenburgh, an Ulster Countybred heirloom said to have been Thomas Jefferson’s go-to snack.

Grower Eddie Clevenger of Fishkill Farms in Hopewell Junction loves his Spartans, though several varieties have a place in his heart. “A Spartan is somewhere in between a Mac and a Red Delicious. It’s a good eating and baking apple. Galas and Fujis are also really good—sweet and crisp.”

Clevenger likes Macouns for baking. The Macoun also gets a thumbs-up from Mr. Apple himself, Phillip Apple (nee Russak) of High Falls, one of the area’s low-spray pioneers. Apple points out that even mass-produced apples are, like dissolute rich kids, descended from better stock. “Modern varieties have been ‘improved’ over original types,” he says. “For example, my Macs are an old strain; not so easy to grow, but with superior flavor. The original strain of Red Delicious had great flavor—no resemblance to the cardboard ones of today.”

Apple traits that have been considered unglamorous, such as russet—a roughened, brownish tinge to the skin—may conceal a flavor you don’t want to miss. “We have a type of Golden Delicious that some years is almost my favorite for a sweet one, but it’s usually covered with russet so it fell out of favor,” says Apple. “My daughter likes a heritage variety called Golden Russet. It is very crisp and juicy,” says Steven Clark of Prospect Hill Orchards in Milton.

Not every great apple is necessarily an ancient strain. Growers are excited about the Snapdragon, developed by Cornell University’s breeding program and expected to be widely available for the first time this season, and the Jonagold, another New York original. Snapdragons are descended in part from the Honeycrisp, and peak around mid-September. “When you crunch it there is a wonderful flavor sensory response that then explodes into a rainbow of flavors on your palate,” says Clark.

Then there are tangy Cortlands and Winesaps... the only way to find your personal favorite may be to do your own research. And there’s no time like the present. “We’ve had a great year,” says Ryan.

“Driving around, you’ll see even the old wild trees are bearing.”

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DINA FALCONI HERBALIST HOMETOWN: The East Village LIVES IN: Stone Ridge hamlet of Lyonsville LIVED THERE SINCE: 1998 Dina Falconi, herbalist, teacher, and author, has spent over 40 years looking for nothing less than the meaning of life. The search has brought her to master the fields of nutrition, herbal healing, and permaculture.

Falconi’s ideals define the beauty of her property—a rustic utopia that developed through engaging the natural life found there. The six-acre homestead where she settled with her husband, Tim Allen, and raised their son Sam, nestles into a hillside, integrating the Arts-and-Craftsaccented farmhouse with domesticated and wild gardens, orchards, a chicken yard, stacks of firewood, natural meadows, and woodlands. Over 200 plant species thrive in the gardens, providing ingredients for the herbal formulations and body care products Falconi makes.

The barn, an airy, light-filled laboratory within rough-hewn walls, is an inviting space for working with plants. Protected from sunlight, the apothecary stores rows of bottled dried herbs and handcrafted potions. Falconi’s consultations take place in a cozy office. At a central table she teaches medicinal plant identification, wild food foraging, self-treatment, and making homemade plant-based medicines, skincare products, and foods.

The inclination to understand how to live well has been with Falconi since childhood. She discovered the culinary arts at age 11 when a family friend, who had cured himself of terminal illness through

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healthy eating, gave the young headache sufferer an herb book. She eliminated processed foods from her diet and started cooking for herself. Her headaches and overall health improved.

Falconi studied theater and dance at the High School of Performing Arts, pre-med at Colgate University, and yoga and Tamil philosophy in India before completing a degree in choreography and fine arts at Bard College, where she met her husband.

Later, she completed a two-year apprenticeship with herbalist Pam Montgomery and three years of tutorials with New York-based herbal clinician William LeSassier. While reading Weston A. Price’s 1930s studies of the eating habits of extremely healthy indigenous populations worldwide, an abiding question arose: What makes a healthy person? “He asked, ‘What have healthy native people been doing for thousands of years? Obeying the laws of Mother Nature,’” she says. “It’s such a simple, beautiful message, I constantly refer to it in my life.”

Falconi’s book, Foraging and Feasting: A Basic Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook (Botanical Arts Press, 2013), encourages people to appreciate “the rhythm and step of nature, smelling, touching, and tasting the wild.” But that’s not all. “Luring people to beautiful foods becomes a way of activism,” she says. “To eat healthy, we have to become activists. As soon as food is for profit and not nourishment, food loses its sacred place in our lives.”—Pauline Uchmanowicz NEW CONTENT EVERY WEEK S U M CREATIVE M E R 2 0 1CLASS. 5 62 AT

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S T O RY B Y K A N DY H A R R I S / P H O T O S B Y D E B O R A H D E G R A F F E N R E I D The luxuriously landscaped property features an authentic Dutch Barn (left) and a Stone House (right), both built in the late 18th century by David Hasbrouck, one of the first settlers of New Paltz.

WINED and DINED FORMER NYC RESTAURATEUR’S NEW PALTZ COMPOUND STILL HAS HEART

Barry Wine has always been ahead of his time.

Back in the 1970s, when he was a lawyer, the fact that he possessed zero restaurant experience didn’t stop him and his then-wife, Susan, from opening The Quilted Giraffe restaurant on Academy Street in New Paltz. The restaurant’s French Nouvelle-inspired cuisine quickly made it a destination worthy of a detour. The prix-fixe menu was $9, Wine remembers, and Chateau Margaux or Chateau Lafite-Rothschild went for $3 a glass. “Those were different days,” Wine says.

Eventually, in 1979, the Wines moved The Quilted Giraffe to New York City, where it flourished for serving French and Japanese-inspired cuisine prepared by an American chef, a rarity in those days. “There were no American chefs working or running luxury restaurants,” says Wine, and that sealed his fate as a pioneer in the field.

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Meanwhile, back in New Paltz, the couple transformed their 18th-century property, complete with c.1797 stone house and c.1770 Dutch barn, into a country compound, where they helped usher in the American farm-to-table movement. While traveling in Europe and Japan, the Wines gathered seeds in order to grow produce for The Quilted Giraffe. “Our idea was to get things nobody else was growing,” says Wine. Fraises des bois (wild strawberries), Cavaillon melons, Japanese cucumbers, and other hard-to-find items flourished in the garden, which was maintained by a full-time gardener.

After The Quilted Giraffe closed its doors in 1992, the Wines transported most of the restaurant’s furnishings to their New Paltz home, including stainless-steel walls, light fixtures, lamps, a maître d’ stand, and granite tabletops, which were installed as countertops in the Dutch barn’s modern kitchen. The house and barn, inspired by Barry”s travels, display an eclectic mix of new and old, local and foreign, and practical and whimsical. The heart of the legendary Quilted Giraffe and the role it played during the years that American cooking came of age still beats strong within the 12.5 acre compound.

The Dutch barn

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The couple transformed their 18th-century property into a country compound, where they helped usher in the American farm-to-table movement.

The compound offers views of the Mohonk Preserve and famous rock-climbing cliffs of the Shawangunk foothills.

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nyone who’s contemplating building a tiny house needs to know two things: First, tiny houses aren’t always legal. Depending on the municipality, constructing a tiny house, defined as measuring 300 square feet or less, can violate ordinances enacted to prevent slumlords from exploiting tenants. Some enterprising builders skirt the law by constructing tiny houses on trailer beds and classifying them as mobile homes (which have their own set of restrictions). Others cozy up to officials, hoping for a “don’t ask, don’t tell” arrangement, or find somewhere remote enough to avoid inspection. Secondly, living in a tiny house means getting rid of most of what you own.

And yet, despite these obstacles, more and more people are designing and building tiny houses, including within the Hudson Valley, and the number of feeds for them on Instagram indicates a surging popularity. While the tiny house’s charm is obvious—who doesn’t love a miniature portico?—living full-time in one requires no small amount of lifestyle adjustments.

So what’s the big deal with tiny houses? At the top of the list is cost.

With a small array of solar panels, tiny houses are easy to run off the grid, eliminating utility costs. A tiny house can be built for roughly

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$23,000, according to TheTinyLife.com; having one designed and built costs about $50,000. Factoring in financing, a tiny house runs about a tenth of the cost of the average home over 30 years—hence the appeal.

Nobody knows the financial aspect of tiny-house living better than Rowan Kunz. For three years, she’s been blogging (RowansTinyHouse. blogspot.com) about the self-sustainable tiny home she made from a 24-foot trailer, “somewhere in Ulster County.” Her decision to build a tiny house, she wrote in 2012, was inspired by a “lack of desire for a mortgage, and the realization that I am a single 32-year-old who has had to move back into my parents’ house to finish grad school, with no real job or financial security. That can definitely have you start thinking of alternatives.”

For Kunz, the tiny house “was a logical choice,” which is literally paying off: She became debt-free this summer. Yet, despite this obvious benefit, tiny-house living necessitated some big adjustments. “I gave away a bunch of stuff,” she says, and she now lives in rhythm with manually operating the utilities she depends on, like heating. Nonetheless, Kunz says, she’s adapted over time. “You change your lifestyle and just be,” she says.

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Sprawling Staatsburg Estate 696 Centre Road, Staatsburg Houlihan Lawrence $

529,000

BEDS: 3 / BATHS: 3.5 / SQUARE FEET: 3,200 LOT SIZE: 7.1 acres / TAXES: $13,578 / MLS: 340473 When we consider the concept of “more bang for your buck,” our minds don’t immediately go to Staatsburg. The Dutchess County riverside hamlet is situated in equestrian country, and when we think horses, we think dollar signs, the kinds of dollars signs you can throw at equestrian pursuits. Not the case in Staatsburg. The rural area between Rhinebeck and Hyde Park happens to have a few good deals on the market, and this 1830s farmhouse happens to be one of them. And what makes it a deal, despite its half-million-dollar price tag? Not only does the property come with a renovated 3,200-squarefoot 19th-century farmhouse, it also has a separate country cottage resplendent with the knottiest of pine. The farmhouse retains tons of original details, such as crown moldings, built-ins, and wood accents, but also has plenty of updates in the kitchen and bathrooms. Seven parklike acres provide all the space you need for enjoying the outdoors (stream included), and that bluestone patio will make you the envy of your citified friends. Located approximately 20 minutes south of Rhinebeck. upstater.com/sprawling-staatsburg-estate

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Once Upon a Time in a Millbrook Cottage

Historic Victorian Alert: Kingston’s Hutton House

3724 Route 44, Millbrook Paula Redmond

313 Albany Avenue, Kingston Westwood Metes & Bounds

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BEDS: 4 / BATHS: 2.5 / SQUARE FEET: 2,248 LOT SIZE: .26 acres / TAXES: $10,185 / MLS: 20153676

This 1930s cedar-shake cottage is a little slice of fairytale heaven in Dutchess County, but that’s not all. It’s also a potential live/work situation since the 1-acre property includes a fully renovated building currently used as a retail shop, complete with its own heat and air conditioning. The main two-bedroom/ one-bathroom residence comes with a fourseason glassed-in sunroom for luxuriating on warm days, as well as a fireplace for nippier nights. Hey, you know what would go perfectly here? A babbling brook! Oh, look, it’s got one. If living where we work involves a property like this, sign us up. It’s located about 10 minutes from the nearest Taconic State Parkway exit. upstater.com/once-upon-a-time-in-amillbrook-cottage

Built in 1895, the Hutton House in midtown Kingston came during the end of an architectural age. The ornate Victorian style was giving way to the more simplified Colonial Revival by the end of the 19th century, so while Hutton House still has Victorian flare, it lacks the gaudiness of its predecessors.

Inside, the juxtaposition continues with splashes of fancy here and there (decorative arched windows, banister finials, dramatic bay windows, parquet floors with wood inlay), but with Craftsman-like woodworking.

Fireplaces abound, and forced to choose, we’d say our favorite is the one with the green tile backsplash. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and includes a walk-up attic, updated kitchen, high ceilings, and a quarter acre of land in a quiet residential street near Kingston amenities.

Kudos to the current owners for the home’s immaculate condition. upstater.com/historic-victorian-alertkingstons-hutton-house

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House Crush: A Marvel of Minimalism in Columbia County 1716 County Route 7, Ancram Gary DiMauro $

835,000

BEDS: 2 / BATHS: 2.5 / SQUARE FEET: 2,000 LOT SIZE: 8.29 acres / TAXES: $8,350 / MLS: 10443

Don’t let my cluttered desk fool you. I am a Minimalist at heart. I long for empty countertops and floors free of clothes piles, but alas, such pursuits will have to wait until I retire or my teenager suddenly develops a penchant for tidying.

Or both. So how does a (disorganized) closeted Minimalist soothe her longings for organization? By looking at houses like this one, of course. Behold its spotless glass, magically bereft of greasy fingerprints.

No coffee stains on the kitchen counters?

Count me in. And the floors. They’re so clutter-free, even the furniture is standing on its tippy-toes. Maybe someday I will finally get a chance to embrace my

Minimalist longings. Meanwhile, I’ll have to entertain myself by furtively staring at this 2,000-square-foot house of glass in Columbia County, designed by Levin/ Betts…at least until I realize the manpower involved with keeping all that glass clean.

Could radiant floors, a Malm wood stove, gleaming spa-like bathrooms, and 8 acres of rolling land outside my wall of windows make up for the work to keep it clean? Um, yes. The answer is YES. upstater.com/house-crush-a-marvel-ofminimalism-in-columbia-county

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hen Jessica Musumeci and David Curcurito, creative directors at Seventeen and Esquire magazines, respectively, bought their nine-year-old modern home in Stone Ridge two years ago, much about the structure and its setting pleased them.

Musumeci loved the 1,800-square-foot contemporary’s open spaces and light, and the skywalk that joined the main house to a separate artist’s studio and guesthouse. Curcurito, who had owned a place in nearby High Falls, liked the landscape that surrounded the house, its open floor plan, and the low maintenance of a new house. But the inside needed to reflect the couple’s aesthetic, The couple made it a priority to get away from their hectic jobs and crowded Upper West Side apartment, so they transformed the studio spaces into separate guest quarters, allowing friends and family to visit more easily. After a year, though, Musumeci still didn’t feel she’d gotten things right. Every way she assembled her belongings seemed wrong.

She relayed her aesthetic conundrum to her stylist-friend Leanne Ford Shaffer, with whom she had worked on magazine photo shoots.

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Gardiner: Spacious Colonial set on 5.8 acres. 5 bdrms, upscale neighborhood, New Paltz Schools, 10 minutes from Gardiner, New Paltz. Enjoy tiered decks and hot tub, huge finished walk-out lower level for studio, family room, office.

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“In 36 hours, we created what I now see as something very natural and organic.”

Shaffer had recently revamped a schoolhouse outside Pittsburgh in a mash-up of classic rural wainscoting and pop overtones that had been featured in Country Living magazine. She has a penchant for striking juxtapositions: wicker porch furniture with 1970s leather couches and coffee tables made from old doors. “A mixed aesthetic is what makes a room feel good, even when you can’t quite pinpoint why and what that is,” Shaffer says.

Shaffer suggested she and her husband come up from Pennsylvania, where their design firm, Acre Creative, is based, to work on Musumeci’s place for a weekend. Musumeci initially assumed the offer of such a grand favor was a joke. “Finally I said, ‘No, really, when should I be there?’” says Shaffer. The stylist/designer had a method that appealed to Musumeci: She would use the homeowners’ own items to redecorate.

Shaffer and her husband Brad left on a Friday and were in Stone Ridge by 2am one chilly Saturday morning last autumn. By the time the Shaffers left on Sunday, the home was transformed, mostly with Musumeci’s own things.

“She started pulling out my old drawings and playing with the pages of old books, and everything started to take shape like magic,” says Musumeci. Shaffer had brought just enough odd antiques and knickknacks to augment and highlight what Musumeci already had.

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They made wallpaper in the guest room out of pages from an old atlas bought at a flea market, resurrected long calligraphic study scrolls that Musumeci had made in art school to hang in another, and pared classic old leather-and-wood furniture with a wall full of graphic blackand-white art. They stacked firewood in a wall recess and fashioned cubbies in the staircase into a cozy bar.

The results are warm, more stylish than stark, highlighting the natural elements in each room. Musumeci says she immediately felt comfortable with the changes Shaffer helped her make, and comfortable with the price of well under $2,500, including paint, antiques, food, and wine. “She was brilliant in helping me figure out exactly where to place the furniture and where to hang everything so the house became more like a home,” says Musumeci. “In 36 hours, we created what I now see as something very natural and organic.”

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Photos by Deborah DeGraffenreid The luxuriously landscaped property features an authentic Dutch barn (left) and a stone house (right).

New Paltz Compound 102 & 104 Butterville Road, New Paltz $

2,200,000

For sale by owner (brokers protected) barrywine@eatcaviar.com | www.Mohonkfoothillsfarm.com

The stone house kitchen is ultra modern.

The 12.5-acre compound features a large pond.

A historical gem that’s been fully renovated and stylishly modernized, this 12.5-acre compound has two residences: a 2,400-square-foot stone house and a 4,250-square-foot Dutch barn—all nestled in the much desired Hudson Valley, directly across from the protected views of the Mohonk Preserve and the foothills of the famous rock-climbing cliffs of the Shawangunks.

Gorgeously landscaped, with a pond, swimming pool, and two driveways, it has been owned for 42 years and meticulously cared for by its current owner.

Both houses have open-plan ground floors with state-of-the-art kitchens. The barn has a walk-in refrigerator and wood-burning pizza oven, a mezzanine library, and Japanese garden. The stone house has its original fireplace and a showpiece Carrera-marble kitchen. Each of the residences has two claw-foot marble bathtubs and a double-size tumbled-marble shower. This is a once-ina-lifetime opportunity to acquire a compound bordering the Mohonk Preserve with frontage on both Gatehouse and Butterville Roads. A vacant lot, which can be used for an additional residence, studio, or horse barn, is included.

The property has been featured in the New York Times and in several design magazines.

My love affair with Butterville Road. There were rabbits

hopping in snowdrifts in winter, the fragrance of lilacs and a lone goose overnighting on the flight north in spring, and songbirds, croaking frogs, and the scurry of chipmunks in summer.

Picking baskets of Brussel sprouts, Japanese cucumbers, and wild strawberries to be enjoyed at the Quilted Giraffe that same night--an early farm-to-table restaurant garden—was so special.

I’ve got lots of memories, but after 42 years, new opportunities and interests have opened up for me elsewhere.—Barry Wine

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The stone house features a patio and pool.

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This contemporary Hudson River estate has over 330’ river frontage, direct deep water access and 200’ of riparian rights. Sited on 6.9 private acres, you can enjoy magnificent views from every corner of your property. The expansive north/ south and east facing views, plus direct river access, is a rare find and much sought-after. From the moment you enter the 26’ reception hall, with its 18’ soaring ceilings, you know you are in a very special home with 6 bedrooms, 4 full and 3 half bathrooms and over 10,000 square feet of sumptuous living space.

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Greene County NY. Historic river towns, charming antique houses, great live/work buildings, and prices from $225,000 to $850,000.

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Athens Village House & Studio $259,000 David Ludwig ❚ 518.943.7533 x11

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Patricia A. Hinkein Realty

Germantown Village Cape. This charming village home features a spacious living room with fireplace, an open Kit/DR with built-in corner cabinets, MBR, Den & Bath all on the 1st floor.

Two guest Bedrooms & a bath on 2nd floor. Hardwood floors. Private back deck. Breezeway. Attached Garage. Full walk out basement. Easy walking distance to the village and all its amenities. $339,000

Germantown area Mid-Century Contemporary on 3.7 landscaped acres with wonderful long range easterly views. This 5 BR/3 Bath house features a LR with vaulted ceiling & fplc., an open Kit/DR, MBR suite with balcony, lower level guest quarters with a gathering room & Fplc, BR, Den & bath. Step out back to the private patio, lush gardens & inground pool. Heated 2 car garage. Central air. $449,000

Germantown 1790’s Eyebrow Colonial on 3.6 acres. Also features an early stone summer Kit with fplc, a 2 story 1800’s Barn & a shop/studio.

This wonderfully preserved Centerhall features fabulous wideboard floors, spacious Kit, light filled formal DR & LR each with a working fplc, 3 BRs/2 baths, central air, & covered porch. Beautifully landscaped grounds.

Walking distance of the Hudson River. $525,000

Otto’s Market, a thriving, award winning Hudson Valley business. This turnkey operation includes a 2500 sq ft bldg, inventory, fixtures & a strong track record. Built as a grocery store in 1927, the bldg was purchased in 2008 & underwent a total renovation offering a mix of everyday groceries with specialty, natural & local foods.

An excellent opportunity to continue & expand this local food business. $995,000

19 Church Ave, Germantown, NY (518) 537-4888 www.hinkeinrealty.com • hinkein@gmail.com

PRISTINE 1745 HOUSE PRISTINE 1745 STONE STONE HOUSE

Gardiner, NY GARDINER, NY

$875,000.00 $875,000.00

Completely restored in 1980 with historic impeccable craftsmanship Completely restored in 1980 withdetails historicand details and includes aimpeccable unique tunnel and underground features.

2 timber peg barns, spring fed craftsmanship includes a unique tunnel and pond for recreation, magnificent Shawangunk Mountain views on 4 gorgeous underground features. 2 timber peg barns, spring fed pond for acres. Commercial/Residential ​Must see​! Mountain views on 4 recreation, magnificent– Shawangunk

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Copake Lake Our House is this 7 BR, 7.5 BA, 4400 sf home sited on 3 acres. This tri-level home was designed to keep the party going, but also to allow for private spaces. Family room, work-out room, walk-in cedar closet, attached two-car garage. Balconies and decks galore.

Amenities include an in-ground swimming pool, tennis court and HOA waterfront. Lake and Catskill views.

Our House is being offered at $850,000.

Located in Southern Columbia County, New York, this home is about 2 hours from Manhattan and 2.5 hours from Boston – nestled between the Berkshires and the Catskills.

What a great location. In less than ½ hour you can be in Hudson, Chatham or Millerton, NY, or Great Barrington, MA – each town has its own distinct personality.

Music, theatre, Catamount Ski Area/Adventure Park is 10 minutes away, farmer’s markets, hiking, biking, swimming, fishing – it’s all here. So much to do (or not) and so little time.

This idyllic property is the epitome of Hudson Valley charm. An A.J. Downing inspired Victorian farmhouse, 102 bucolic acres with dramatic Catskill Mountain views, 3.5-acre spring-fed lake, 6-stall barn, pastures with multiple run-in sheds, access to local horse trails and 175 apple trees which are part of Cedar Heights Orchard. Minutes to the Village of Rhinebeck, Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge and Amtrak.

Convenient to Tivoli and Bard’s Fisher Center. Offered at $2,595,000.

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Custom cabinets, radiant heat, new electric, fully insulated.

Beautiful stone outcropping coupled with new masonry work.

Upgrades lovingly added each step of their renovation. Kohler whirlpool, with under-counter storage in third floor bath. Builtin bookcases on second floor.

Bamboo floors. The character of the old farmhouse has been tastefully restored, everything top-notch. MLS # 20153370

A gem bursting with charm and antiques, exquisite property, formerly Chestnut Grove Farm, consists of a pristine farmhouse at the end of a dead-end road nestled on 45 acres with a creek and a swimming hole, a pond with gazebo, approximately 18-20 acres of pastures, and a mountain range with panaoramic views. Barns, a mikhouse, 2-car garage, a silo and a separate 1 BR apt. MBR with FP and vaulted ceiling. Must be seen. MLS # 20153021

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S T O RY B Y S PA R R O W / P H O T O P R O V I D E D “Constellation” features 17 LED lights on poles rising 40 to 80 feet above Bannerman Castle.

Stars Above the Ruins After moving to Beacon in 2007, artist Melissa McGill became fascinated by the ruins of Bannerman Castle, which appear in the windows of the Metro-North train like a medieval Flemish fantasy. The shape of “Constellation,” an installation on Pollepel Island, located near Beacon in the Hudson River, is based on the original outline of the castle, but is not a precise rendering. The project, which took almost three years to complete, launched on June 28 and will remain up until the fall of 2017.

Seventeen tapered aluminum poles, each holding a single LED globe, rise above the ruins to 40 to 80 feet. Every evening, the lights are illumined, one by one, remain lit for two hours, and then fade away. This is crepuscular art, tracking the shadowy transition from day to night. “Constellation” is a trick of perspective: In the night sky, a 60-foot-high globe looks as distant as Alpha Centauri. The installation uses up-to-the-minute engineering—including solar panels and a computer program—yet points upward to the stars, which maintain the same technology eon after eon.

McGill’s work is magnified by the surrounding darkness, seems larger than it is, and is cosmically persuasive.

“When I met my friend Hadrian Coumans of the Lenape Center [a nonprofit organization in Manhattan whose mission is continuing the Lenape cultural presence], I told him about the project, and he said, ‘You’re making Opi Temakan!’” McGill reports. “I said, ‘What’s Opi Temakan?’ And he said, ‘That’s the White Road. The stars are the Milky Way that connects this world to the next.’”

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Bannerman Castle was built in 1901 by a wealthy Scotsman who made his fortune buying up Union Army military surplus after the Civil War. Francis Bannerman VI stored his munitions in Manhattan until the city government ordered him to vacate. Finding Pollepel Island on a canoe trip, Bannerman envisaged a Scottish citadel made from concrete and brick. Although the building was perennially under construction, Bannerman and his family lived there for several years and hosted boys’ summer camps there. A fire in 1969 reduced the edifice to ruins.

“Originally, I was saying that a constellation of people helped develop this project—but now it’s a galaxy!” says McGill. Many of her collaborators are local: Lighting designer Deke Hazirjian lives in Cornwall; Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry, of Rock Tavern, installed the poles; Beacon’s Niche Modern donated the glass globes; Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, and the New York State Parks Department also participated.

“I’m very fortunate to have some amazing poets as friends,” remarks McGill. A forthcoming book on the project from Princeton Architectural Press will include poems by Edwin Torres and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith, as well as “One Today,” Richard Blanco’s poem, which was read at President Obama’s 2013 inauguration.

“Constellation” will be installed until fall of 2017. To see the installaion from every angle, you must take a boat. Bannerman Castle Trust organizes boat tours and Storm King Adventure Tours provides kayak tours. A free downloadable audio tour is available at MelissaMcGillConstellation. com. Distance will profoundly affect one’s view of “Constellation.” From a kayak next to the island, you’ll probably see the globes, whereas from Newburgh they’ll look like 17 newly risen stars.

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