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All posts tagged "Quaspeck"

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

by Mike Hays The aroma of a clambake permeated a grove of trees near the Northwest corner of Rockland Lake in 1874 as some...

Mike HaysMay 20, 2021

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