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In the summer of 1885, members of the Sunday Schools of Nyack’s Dutch Reformed and Grace Episcopal churches set out for Iona Island on...
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History
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, Nyack faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions. A series of powerful storms struck the village...
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“As thick as a telephone pole at its base, as wide as a hotel at the top, and 900 feet high.” The Sun, July...
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Tucked just off South Greenbush Road in West Nyack, Buttermilk Falls County Park is a surprisingly secluded retreat, only minutes from the rush of...
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There was a time when the Hudson River shimmered with summer promise. In the early 20th century, riverside parks like Nyack Beach, Hook Mountain...
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On Friday night, July 8, 1887, electricity crackled through the air in more ways than one. A full moon hung overhead, but its glow...
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On July 4, 1919, under a blazing summer sun, Nyack staged the most spectacular Fourth of July celebration in its history. At the heart...
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For 63 years, Tom Vasilow and his brother Chris churned out oceans of ice cream and rivers of chocolate at the Eagle Confectionery at...
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It may seem impossible, but it’s true: a glass house once stood in Nyack, built by a sun-worshipping naturist. In 1927, Evelyn Word Provost...
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Chrystenah, named in honor of the mother of its owners, was among the most beautiful and fastest steamboats on the lower Hudson River during...