Michael Hays is a 35-year resident of the Nyacks. Hays grew up the son of a professor and nurse in Champaign, Illinois. He has recently retired from a long career in educational publishing with Prentice-Hall and McGraw-Hill. Hays is an avid cyclist, amateur historian and photographer, gardener, and dog walker. He has enjoyed more years than he cares to count with his beautiful companion, Bernie Richey. You can follow him on Instagram as UpperNyackMike.
by Mike Hays Twins? Sisters? Cousins? Two three-story commercial buildings located in Upper Nyack and Nyack nearly one mile apart and built some 135...
by Mike Hays Long time Upper Nyack (Goosetown) residents Joe and Cathy Heider and their three girls have completely brightened the corner of Broadway...
River Hook, Upper Nyack’s Hester Haring Cason Preserve, Opens to the Public by Mike Hays Upper Nyack villagers, whose children carry out Halloween activities...
by Mike Hays Picture postcards served as the text messages and Snapchats of their pre-digital time. Thousands of different images appeared–and still do–on postcards,...
by Mike Hays A Hudson River barge party today might look something like a Facebook meet-up event with loud music, laughter, dancing, flashing lights,...