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
News Nyack People & Places: The Barons of Broadway–Under Elms by Mike Hays Under Elms is the fourth edition of Nyack People & Places’ Barons of Broadway series, tracing how Upper Nyack farmland was... Mike HaysSeptember 19, 2019
News Pickleball Rockland: Can’t Dink This 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... a. staffJune 30, 2019
Arts This Winter: The Return of the Knickerbocker Ice Festival? 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... a. staffJanuary 23, 2016
News A Book About The Hook, Nyack Beach and Rockland Lake Those “peaceful places to walk, bike, swim, fish, hawk watch, observe nature” are just up the road form Nyack. But for 100 years preceeding... News & Views StaffJanuary 24, 2014
News Learn to Row At Rockland Lake, July 22-26 by Peter Klose Learn to Row from the experts at the River Rowing Association mornings or evenings from July 22-26. There are two time... News & Views StaffJuly 19, 2013
News History on ICE! by Brian Jennings Did you know that the Ice Industry was once a booming business at Rockland Lake? Hear from the author of ICE! The... News & Views StaffMarch 21, 2013
News Ghost Town: The Lost Village of Rockland Lake by John Patrick Schutz Wikipedia would have us believe that Rockland Lake Village died in 1926 when, while demolishing an old ice house, the... News & Views StaffOctober 23, 2011
News Rockland Lake Revisited by Lisa Marasa & Bill Blades Rockland Lake State Park is one of our favorite places in the Hudson Valley to relax, picnic, fish,... News & Views StaffAugust 25, 2011