Announcements The Ice Festival Cometh: Why You Don’t Want to Miss Rockland Lake’s Knickerbocker Ice Festival January 31 – February 1, 2026 (New Dates due to inclement weather)| Rockland Lake State Park Winter once turned Rockland Lake into the center... Mike HaysJanuary 21, 2026
History Nyack People & Places: You Will Never Guess These 10 Locations of Nyack’s Early Movie Theaters A cloud of steam gushed from the locomotive as it approached the station of milling passengers. The locomotive came closer and closer until it... Mike HaysJune 23, 2022
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: 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