History Nyack People & Places: When Rockland Lake Ice Cooled Gilded Age Cocktails 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
History Nyack People & Places: The Ice Train Cometh by Mike Hays First a creaking. Then a sudden crescendo of metal-on-metal screeches, wood timber groans, and grinding brakes filled the air as tons... Mike HaysFebruary 25, 2021
History Nyack People & Places: Ice Harvesting 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