Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: When Winston Churchill Played Checkers in Nyack by Mike Hays Winston Churchill, a best-selling novelist, once played checkers on the porch of an Upper Nyack store. Two years older than his... Mike HaysJuly 15, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: The Barons of Broadway––Glen Iris The Home of New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Sydney Tompkins by Mike Hays Judge Tompkins was a self-made man who was a giant... Mike HaysJuly 8, 2021
Food Nyack People & Places: Are We Happier This 4th of July? Strawberry Places, Art Cafe, & Hudson House Give Answers by Mike Hays What’s to remember about last year’s 4th of July? No fireworks, outdoor... Mike HaysJuly 1, 2021
Health & Wellness Nyack People & Places: Hook Mountain Summit Trail Opening by Mike Hays Stonehenge took longer to build but it wasn’t any less difficult than building the new mile-long Hook Mountain Summit Link hiking... Mike HaysJune 24, 2021
Health & Wellness Nyack People & Places: A Huge Evening Bike Parade… in 1895 by Mike Hays There was a bike parade on an August evening in 1895 that was the biggest event of its kind ever seen... Mike HaysJune 17, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Cannonballs, Barred Windows, & Sheep––River Hook Redux by Mike Hays Buried cannonballs, barred windows, and sheep are distant memories in Upper Nyack, but they are all bound together in the history... Mike HaysJune 10, 2021
Arts Nyack People & Places: Hats Off to Hopper by Mike Hays Hats Off to Hopper is a unique spring benefit event for the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center featuring an... Mike HaysJune 3, 2021
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: A Salute to Memorial Day Watch Fires by Mike Hays “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes” sang David Bowie in the timely song Changes 50 years ago, just as America began secret negotiations in Paris during... Mike HaysMay 27, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Sylvan Grove – A Long Lost Pastoral Park by Mike Hays The aroma of a clambake permeated a grove of trees near the Northwest corner of Rockland Lake in 1874 as some... Mike HaysMay 20, 2021
Nyack People & Places Nyack People & Places: Nyack Beach Re-opens by Mike Hays If Nyack was once called the “Gem of the Hudson,” then the gem of that gem must have been the 4.9-mile... Mike HaysMay 13, 2021