Nyack Skating Pond Archives - Nyack News & Views

Five Places Where Nyack Brook Is Visible

It’s amazing to consider that Nyack once had a beautiful pristine brook with a rocky bed and deep gullies that flowed year-round. Nyack Brook,...

Mike HaysAugust 4, 2022

by Mike Hays During the Gilded Age, Rockland Lake ice, known for its purity, was so beloved in New York City that it was...

Mike HaysMarch 10, 2022

Before climate change spoiled the formation of deep ice on local ponds and rivers, children would gather on weeknights and weekends to skate and...

Mike HaysFebruary 17, 2022

by Mike Hays Once upon a time, one of the largest and most important local industries in Nyack was ice harvesting, so called because...

Mike HaysJanuary 28, 2021

by Mike Hays Clang! Crash! Slam! “OUCH!!” That was the sound of the men working at the Historic Nyack Icehouse on Sunday mornings in...

Mike HaysOctober 29, 2020

by Mike Hays Before climate change spoiled the formation of deep ice on local ponds and rivers, children would gather on weeknights and weekends...

Mike HaysJanuary 23, 2020