History A Colorful 4th of July Extravaganza at the Clarkstown Country Club Performing elephants, gaily garbed singers, flame-lit dancing near a rock grotto, lectures, piano recitals, and movies brought the 4th of July weekend in 1932... Mike HaysJune 29, 2023
Nyack People & Places Nyack’s Now Forgotten Haven Country Club for Women A century ago, near downtown Nyack, the Haven Country Club was a retreat for professional women run by women. Part spa and part rest... Mike HaysSeptember 8, 2022
News Yoga Reborn Here Pierre Bernard, America’s first yogi, lived on an ashram he called the Clarkstown Country Club in Nyack from 1920 until his death in 1955. The... Bill BatsonAugust 30, 2022
History Nyack People & Places: When River Hook Was a School in Upper Nyack Wait a minute. Isn’t River Hook the name of the Hester Haring Cason Preserve, a public preserve owned by the Village of Upper Nyack... Mike HaysMay 12, 2022
History Nyack People & Places: Nyack’s Celebrity Baseball Game of the Century by Mike Hays It was the charity baseball game of the century. A motorcade of buses and cars from New York City brought stars... Mike HaysMarch 17, 2022
History Nyack People & Places: Rockland’s First Airport Founded by Pierre Bernard by Mike Hays Dr. Pierre Bernard whose visionary yoga club in Nyack foretold today’s interest in yoga, also jumped on the aviation craze in... Mike HaysDecember 16, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: When September Was Circus Month by Mike Hays In the late 19th century, Nyack was visited by elephants, acrobats, and tightrope walkers. The village was a regular stop for... Mike HaysSeptember 9, 2021
History Nyack News & Views: When Nyack Had an Airport(s) by Mike Hays The buzzing whine of prop planes and the whir of revving engines before filled the ears of residents living near the... Mike HaysMay 6, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Nyack Elephants Performed in New York City by Mike Hays It’s a long way from Nyack to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Fl, once the winter home of the Ringling Brothers... Mike HaysApril 15, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Nyack College Nabs Noisy Neighbor to the North by Mike Hays Nyack College, 1919 to 1972 Christian hymns did battle with yoga “om”s in Nyack Heights in between WWI and WWII. There... Mike HaysJuly 30, 2020