History Footsteps of the Greatest Generation: My Father’s WWII Journey from Piermont Pier Note: My annual Veterans Day tribute to my parents and the Greatest Generation. Never forget! Standing on Piermont Pier at the Camp Shanks Memorial... Mike Hays2 days ago
History My Father’s WWII Odyssey at Piermont Pier Note: My annual Veteran’s Day tribute to my parents and the Greatest Generation. Never forget! As I stand on Piermont Pier today at the... Mike HaysNovember 9, 2023
History Labor Day Deals Fifty Years Ago On a sweltering Labor Day in 1973, with the thermometer stubbornly registering 96 degrees, the air was thick with humidity. Orange & Rockland, the... Mike HaysAugust 31, 2023
History When Nyack Hosted An Emergency Airstrip Back on August 24, 1911, the skies above Upper Nyack bore witness to a spectacular event when Harry Atwood’s biplane executed a daring emergency... Mike HaysAugust 24, 2023
News Independent Order of Odd Fellows Every time I passed this sign, I struggled to decipher the mysterious acronym. Not knowing the meaning of the hieroglyphic written in glass neon... Bill BatsonJanuary 17, 2023
Nyack People & Places Where to Dine on Thanksgiving in Rockland County – Fifty Years Ago! Not everyone wants to cook a turkey at home. Many choose to dine out on Thanksgiving as they did fifty years ago. Over 20... Mike HaysNovember 17, 2022
History Nyack People & Places: Are the WPA-era Nyack Post Office Murals Controversial? The hand-painted, WPA-era murals that cover most of the upper part of the high-ceiling, art deco-style Nyack Post Office have survived intact for nearly 90... Mike HaysApril 21, 2022
News Nyack Sketch Log: Warts and All by Bill Batson In 1884, Nyack, NY was a bustling river community and the commercial heart of Rockland County. This sketch is from a... Bill BatsonFebruary 22, 2022
News Nyack Sketch Log: Independent Order of Odd Fellows by Bill Batson Every time I passed this sign, I struggled to decipher the mysterious acronym. Not knowing the meaning of the hieroglyphic written... Bill BatsonDecember 28, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: The Sears Kit Barn At Marydell by Mike Hays Marydell Faith and Life Center summer camps in Upper Nyack enabled inner city kids during and after the depression to experience... Mike HaysApril 29, 2021