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by Mike Hays The taste of pancakes and maple syrup is a primal American experience, but not many have tasted the natural maple sap...
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by Mike Hays It’s a long way from Nyack to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Fl, the once winter home of the Ringling Brothers...
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88 = XOXO = Valentine’s Day Hugs and Kisses by Mike Hays Morse code meets the internet in Orangetown’s first online romance, which occurred...
Nyack People & Places
by Mike Hays Fireworks lit up the Nyack night sky in 1868 after a political rally at the Wigwam, located on Broadway where the...
History
by Mike Hays Before climate change spoiled the formation of deep ice on local ponds and rivers, children would gather on weeknights and weekends...
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by Mike Hays Prohibition became official nationwide 100 years ago on January 17, 1920. Hollywood portrays the prohibition era of the 1920s as one...
Food
A Coffee-Lover’s Guide: What Brew Each Nyack Café Serves by Mike Hays First a trickle. Then a river. Now, a tidal wave of coffee....
History
by Mike Hays When we think of geese, if we think of them at all, it is usually as annoyances populating parks, lawns, and...
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By Mike Hays Before SUVs and all-wheel drive cars, navigating Nyack’s hilly unplowed roads in the winter was made possible using locally made horse-drawn...
History
by Mike Hays Christmas 1919 was a unique and fun experience in Nyack when one of Nyack’s most memorable Hudson River buildings was turned...