History Summer Storm on the Hudson: Nyack’s 1885 Excursion That Went Wrong 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... Mike HaysAugust 20, 2025
History From Frozen Pond to New York City Table–The Legacy of Ice Harvesting at Rockland Lake By the middle of January 125 years ago, some 800 workers and 1,800 horses assembled at Rockland Lake to begin the annual ice harvest,... Mike HaysJanuary 18, 2024
History Rediscovering Hook Mountain Beach: A Hidden Gem Lost In Time Long lost Hook Mountain Beach, once nestled in Rockland Lake Landing, has been overlooked for too long, often overshadowed by its more renowned counterpart,... Mike HaysJuly 20, 2023