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He was good at everything he tried including building Upper Nyack’s most expensive riverfront estate that has survived and thrived until today. The name...
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by Mike Hays During the Gilded Age, Rockland Lake ice, known for its purity, was so beloved in New York City that it was...
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The Palisades Interstate Park Commission and NYS Parks are looking for volunteer help on October 17th (rain date 10/24) to plant trees at Rockland...
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by Mike Hays The aroma of a clambake permeated a grove of trees near the Northwest corner of Rockland Lake in 1874 as some...
History
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...
History
by Mike Hays Once upon a time, one of the largest and most important local industries in Nyack was ice harvesting, so called because...
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by Mike Hays Under Elms is the fourth edition of Nyack People & Places’ Barons of Broadway series, tracing how Upper Nyack farmland was...
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by Rich Henry Combining the best parts of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, Pickleball is a fun, active paddle sport for all ages and skill...
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by Alicia Shannon The first Knickerbocker Ice Festival was held at Rockland Lake, in Valley Cottage, NY, in 2007. The festival wasn’t advertised, and...
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Those “peaceful places to walk, bike, swim, fish, hawk watch, observe nature” are just up the road form Nyack. But for 100 years preceeding...