Go to Kids' Activities Go to Recreation Antiques The Red Hook/Rhinebeck region is worth at least a day or two stop for the any antiquer on his or her way between Saugerties and Hudson, while the three-times-a-year Rhinebeck Antiques Fair at the Fairgrounds is a must destination for the serious collector. For general information about antiques in Red Hook call the Red Hook Arts & Antique Dealers Association (RHAADA at 845-758-2599). A few troves include the Rhinebeck Antique Center on West Market Street, Rhinebeck Stone Chapel Antiques on Route 9, and Cider Mill Antiques on Cherry Street in Red Hook. Also don't miss the Annex Antique Center and Red Hook Antique Center, both in Red Hook. Bard College www.bard.edu Bard is a cultural and intellectual mecca. Activities are open to the public and are often free. The Center for Curatorial Studies and the Photography Center both offer extended exhibits. Music and dance concerts, and talks on an endless variety of topics are held in Olin Hall, Bertelsmann Campus Center, the Dance Studio, and the Levy Economics Institute. The Bard Field Station offers ecological and nature activities. Every summer the college hosts the nationally renowned Bard Music Festival, and throughout the year teachers from all over attend workshops at the Institute for Writing & Thinking. Center for Curatorial Studies Museum The Museum offers extended exhibitions of contemporary visual arts that are open to the public, as well as shorter run student exhibitions. The permanent Marieluise Hessel collection contains nearly one thousand paintings, sculptures, photographs, works on paper, videos and video installations from the mid-1960s to the present. A non-circulating contemporary arts library is also located on the premises. Located at Bard College in Annandale, the Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 1-5pm. (845-758-7598) Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck www.CenterForPerformingArts.org The Center is a hub of community talent. Traditional and vanguard plays, concerts, performance art and workshops take place in the modern (1998) facility outside of the village of Rhinebeck on Route 308. The Center has the most active entertainment program for children in the area (magic, ventriloquism, plays & concerts are performed Saturday mornings throughout the year). Nationally known performers visit to teach and perform regularly. Call 845-876-3080 for a workshop and performance schedule. Clermont State Historic Site www.friendsofclermont.org/ The gorgeous Clermont grounds overlooking the Hudson River are open year round 8 am to sunset. Located on Woods Road off of Route 9G between Germantown and Tivoli, Clermont's restored Livingston mansion offers tours from Memorial Day weekend through the last Sunday in October. Clermont is great for picnicking, hiking, and cross country skiing. Also offered are garden lectures, guided bird walks, outdoor concerts and other seasonal activities. A visitors' center provides exhibits, an audio-visual introduction, as well as relevant books, guides & gifts. Admission charge on weekends. (518-537-4240) Dutchess County Fairgrounds www.dutchessfair.com/ The Fairgrounds, located on Route 9 just north of the village of Rhinebeck, hosts large fairs and festivals from spring to fall. Events like the Antiques Fair, Antique Car Show, Crafts Fair, Sheep & Wool Festival, Country Folk Art & Craft Show, and Antique Machinery Show usually run a weekend or two on Saturdays & Sundays. New York State's largest agricultural fair, the Dutchess County Fair, is open for an entire week during late August. Farms, Farm Markets, & Wineries www.dutchesstourism.com/wineries.asp www.dutchesswinetrail.com The Hudson Valley has been able to retain its rural character in large part because of the many thriving farms and wineries. The cornucopia includes fruit and berries, vegetables, garlic, meat and cheese, and fine wines. Nonedibles include Christmas trees, wool, natural fiber clothing made from locally grown wool, livestock, flowers, and medicinal herbs. The region is rich with excellent farm markets--Montgomery Place Orchards in Red Hook, the Rhinebeck Farmer's Market, and LaTerre Garlic Farm off Field Road in Clinton, to name a few. Pick-your-own is offered at Mead Orchards, Cedar Heights Orchards, and Greif Farm. Coach Farm in Pine Plains makes and sells divine goat cheese. Wool, fleece, and natural fiber clothing can be bought at Countrywool in Livingston and Morehouse Farm in Rock City, east of Red Hook on Rt. 199. Flowers are grown and sold at F.W. Battenfeld and Ralph Pitcher & Sons. Local wineries include Alison Wines (next to Greig Farm); or you may want to take a tour and tasting of local wineries on the Dutchess Wine Trail. Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts www.fishercenter.bard.edu Designed by Frank O. Gehry, this world-class performance center opened its doors in 2003. The exterior of the building is stunning. The roof consists of several enormous, undulating and highly reflective sheets of plastic-covered stainless steel. The inside of the building is just as striking, and the Sosnoff Theater, which is the main performance area, houses the renowned Bard Summer Music Festival, as well as other performances. The Center is located on the northeast side of the nature park-like campus of Bard College. General info: 845-758-7950. Box office: 845-748-7900 Historical Museums & Societies www.redhook.org/history.htm www.rhinebeckchamber.com/history www.clintonhistory.org/history.html tivoliny.org/history_intro.htm www.hudsonriverheritage.org In addition to the Hudson River mansions, the AboutTown area contains other historic landmarks and organizations dedicated to preserving local history. The restored Elmendorph Inn in the village of Red Hook, a tavern built around 1760, was the site of the first Dutchess and Columbia County Fairs, as well as housing Red Hook's first kindergarten. Elmendorph can be toured during one of the many town-wide special events held throughout the year, or by appointment: 845-758-5887. The Beekman Arms, located in the center of Rhinebeck, is America's oldest inn, and offers lodging and fine American cuisine. The Museum of Rhinebeck History at the Quitman House (845-876-4902) has local history exhibits and offers tours of the 1798 building from June through October. Hudson River Heritage hosts the annual Country Seats Tour, where a dozen or so private historic homes are open to the public, as well as an annual spring landscape symposium, and talks on local archeology and a variety of other topics. In Clinton, the Friends Meeting House, built in 1777, houses interesting history exhibits. The Egbert Benson Historical Society in Red Hook (845-758-2923), the Clinton Historical Society (845-889-8399), and the Rhinebeck Historical Society (845-876-7341) have regular talks on local history that are open to the public. Currently being restored under the care of the Quitman Resource Center is the Palatine Homestead, near the intersection of Routes 9 and 9G. Hudson Valley Raptor Center www.hvraptors.com The mission of the Raptor Center in Stanfordville is to rehabilitate injured birds of prey and return them to the wild. The Center is open to the public on weekends from April to October for educational tours and falconry demonstrations. For $25 a month, a person can "adopt" one of the 100 or so injured birds of prey who are permanent residents of the Center. (845-758-6957). Kaatsbaan International Dance Center www.kaatsbaan.org/ Overlooking the Hudson River in Tivoli, Kaatsbaan has a complex of studios, performance stages, dance library, and a 500-seat theatre. A variety of entertainment, theatrical and educational experiences are offered to the public, including performances by internationally known principal dancers. (845-757-5106) Staatsburg Historic Site www.hudsonriverheritage.org/staat.html The Ogden and Ruth Livingston Mills home is a 65-room furnished French Renaissance-inspired mansion in Staatsburg designed in the late 1800s by McKim, Mead & White. Tours are offered from spring through fall, and the estate hosts a variety of special public and private events including among others Scarborough Faire (a celebration of herbs), and Celtic Day. The grounds provide a gorgeous view of the Hudson River and a sweeping lawn that — unlike nearly all other estates — leads right up to the water's edge (one of the reasons it is one of the most favored sledding spots in the mid-Hudson). Lovely nearby walking and cross-country skiing trails weave around the edge of the river and into the woods. A Visitors' Center with books and items for sale is located in the basement in rear of the house. No charge for admission to grounds. (845-889-8851) Montgomery Place www.hudsonriverheritage.org/montgo.html The historic Federal-style home of Janet Livingston Montgomery, sister of Chancellor Livingston of Clermont, remodeled by famous architect A.J. Davis and landscaped by A.J. Downing is open for tours from April through October under the sponsorship of its owner, Historic Hudson Valley, which also oversees such lower Hudson estates as Sunnyside and Phillipse Manor. The estate is noted for its garden, its locusts, and its waterfall. Guided twilight garden walks are offered in season as are gardening workshops, a deservedly famous annual Harvest Fair, as well as several other weekend events, and a summer camp for kids. A giftshop and visitors' center are tastefully provided. Admission fee. (845-758-5461) Olana State Historic Site www.olana.org/ The Moorish mansion of Frederick Church, central figure in the Hudson River School of Art, has perhaps the Hudson River's "grandest" view down river. Grounds are open daily for hikes and, in winter, for cross-country skiing. House tours, which cost a small fee, run Tuesday through Sunday from April through November, weekends from January through March, with special holiday programs taking place in December. An elaborate visitors' center and museum shop offer an introductory movie as well as items for sale. Olana sponsors many events throughout the year, as well as summer workshops and classes, especially in art. Olana is on Route 9G in Greenport, between Germantown and Hudson. (518-828-0135). On the same day you visit Olana, you may want to visit Cedar Grove, the home of Thomas Cole, another major figure in the Hudson River School of Art. The building and grounds are modest compared to the exotic beauty of Olana, but indoors at Cole's house there is much to see relating to the first and second generation artists of the Hudson River School, as well as Cole memorabilia, family possessions, antique furniture, paintings and illustrated panels. The Thomas Cole home is only fifteen minutes away, right across the Rip Van Winkle Bridge on the west side of the Hudson River. (518-943-7465) Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome www.oldrhinebeck.org/ Air shows using antique aircraft run on weekends from June through October. An antique aircraft museum (open May 15th), bi-plane rides, an aviation art show, and displays of vintage cars in the courtyard are fun as well. The Aerodrome hosts the annual radio control model aircraft meet, and is on Stone Church Road off of Route 9 between Red Hook and Rhinebeck. (845-758-8610) Scenic Biking or Driving Tours www.dutchesstourism.com/bike_tours.htm Besides the historic village centers which are perfect for walking, the AboutTown area offers miles and miles of gorgeous rolling countryside, dramatic Hudson River views, and picturesque hamlets and country crossroads. Bike and driving tour maps for some areas are available through the Dutchess County Tourism Agency: 845-463-4000. Upstate Films www.upstatefilms.org Upstate Films has provided an alternative to mainstream film exhibition since its inception in 1972. The programming, now running seven days a week throughout the year, continues to reflect the diversity of film culture — independent, international, documentary, animation, experimental, artistically enduring U.S. and foreign language classics, and silents. Prescreening talks with filmmakers and the annual Woodstock Film Festival are a few of the outstanding events at Upstate, which is located in the village of Rhinebeck. (845-876-2515) Tivoli Artists' Co-op The Co-op houses month-long shows of painting, sculpture, prints & drawings by regional artists. A special holiday show/sale takes place in December. Gallery hours are Fridays from 5-9pm, Saturdays from 1-9pm, and Sundays from Noon-4pm. Closed in January. 60 Broadway, Tivoli. 757-COOP Tivoli Bays & Tivoli Bays Visitor Center A 1700-acre nature reserve and freshwater tidal marsh, Tivoli Bays has wooded walking trails from Tivoli to Bard campus, kayaking in North Bay, and hunting on undeveloped wet- & uplands. But you should start your visit at the Tivoli Bays Visitor Center, located in Watts DePeyster Hall in Tivoli. The Center provides an orientation map, Hudson River history & information, an archeological exhibit, a mud model, an aerial photograph of the Bays and more. (845-757-3057) Village Centers www.gtown-ny.org www.rhinebecknychamber.org www.tivoliny.org www.redhook.org www.townofclinton.com • Rhinebeck has long held a reputation as one of upstate New York's most charming villages. Upscale boutiques and unique, interesting shops can be found on every village street, including an old-fashioned five-and-dime and a department store. Restaurants beckon fitting every budget and cuisine from soda shop to health food to continental, Chinese & Japanese and new American. Both magnificent Victorians and more ordinary turn-of-the-century houses line the neighborhood streets north of South Street, while the Landsman Kill--forming Crystal Lake and a waterfall in the park off Rt. 9-- winds picturesquely through the more modern neighborhood to the south. The early Dutch style post office with its famous Olin Dows murals was designed according to plans selected by the amateur local historian, neighbor and American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Rhinebeck Information Booth (845-876-4778), located on the east side of Route 9 just south of the light, offers guided tours of the community at the cost of $10 per person. They depart frequently from the booth on Saturdays. • Red Hook is a perfect example of the old fashioned working American village. The springtime Apple Blossom Festival and autumn Hardscrabble Day are probably the busiest days in the village, but throughout the year one can attend author talks at Merritt Books, or visit the old Chocolate Factory building that now houses a bunch of neat art and craft shops. Dinner at the historic and lovely Red Hook Inn is always a good choice, or on several special evenings throughout the year a corned beef and cabbage dinner at the Masonic Hall or roast venison dinner at one of the local Churches is an option. Follow this with a stroll through town and an ice cream sundae at Holy Cow in the Hardscrabble plaza, and you have had the ultimate small-town America experience. • What was once a sleepy ghost-town, is now one of the most chic, artsy, and historical villages around. Tivoli is an interesting place to visit at any time of the year with its 19th century vintage buildings on the main street, an enormous town-wide yard sale the last weekend in July, a street painting festival in the Fall, and a fun winterfest. A full, fun Saturday could be spent in Tivoli browsing through Village Books, Tivoli Tile Works and Paper Additions or taking a look at the renovated Watts de Peyster Fireman's Hall. You definitely will want to explore the new Tivoli Bays Visitor Center, and meals are never a problem since the village is loaded with great restaurants, including the Santa Fe, and Osaka, the Black Swan, 69 Broadway, Sully's Cafe and Milagros Cafe, where you can enjoy Sunday brunch while listening to live jazz piano. If you are feeling particularly creative, you can stop in at Beadzo and take a beading workshop and then, after checking out an exhibit at the Tivoli Artist's Co-op, you may be inspired to buy a pad of paper and paint set at Maribeth Art Supplies, then stroll down the hill to the Hudson River at sunset to try your hand at landscape painting. Wilderstein www.wilderstein.org/ The Queen-Anne style Victorian house on a 40-acre site landscaped by Calvert Vaux was owned and occupied by the Suckley family for over 140 years, most recently by Daisy Suckley, FDR's "closest companion." The Wilderstein interior has windows by J.P. Tiffany, while outside walking trails offer unusual downstream views of the Hudson. The house is open Thursday through Sunday afternoons for tours May through December, and hosts special events throughout the season. No admission charge to grounds. (845-876-4818) Kids' Activities Mid-Hudson Children's Museum The Museum (www.mhcm.org) is a true treasure for kids in the Hudson Valley. Kids and curious adults of all ages will enjoy a rich variety of hands-on exhibits and displays. Some of these include: a larger-than-life climb-through heart play space, a dinosaur display; a device in which kids can make a bubble so large that it surrounds them; a rock-climbing wall; a see-yourself-on-tv exhibit; pretend areas such as a general store and firefighter area; a large band of unique life-size hand-painted puppets that ring bells when kids pull ropes, a Morse Code telegraph display, and more. A favorite at the Museum was made by local inventor Reid Bielenberg: kids can watch and interact with a fantastic, complex roller coaster, about the size of a pick-up truck, through which a ball travels. A special infant/toddler area is available (there is no admission fee for kids aged 2 or under), and the Museum is located right on the Hudson River near the Poughkeepsie train station on Water Street. The river view is splendid, and if you have a teenager, there is a cool skateboard park next door. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11am-5pm; closed on holidays. The Children's Museum is worth every penny of the $6 admission fee. (845-471-0589) Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts The Center (www.centerforperformingarts.org) has performances for children throughout the year on Saturday mornings. Plays, puppet shows, marionettes, ventriloquists, clowns, and wonderful music performances specially designed for children are offered. For ticket prices and reservations call: (845-876-3080). The Center is located east of the village of Rhinebeck on Rt. 308. Spaceship Discovery Center A visit to the Center (www.spaceshipdiscovery.com) provides a wonderful hands-on futuristic science and technology learning experience for kids. The staff is dressed in Star Trek suits, and guides visitors through exhibits and demonstrations that include the bridge of a starship, robots, a time machine, and more. The Center is open on Saturdays from 10am-5pm; and on Sundays from Noon-5pm, and is located on Albany Post Road in Hyde Park. (845-229-2438) Trevor Zoo and Institute for Ecosystem Studies When the weather is nice, a fun, full day with the kids might be spent in Millbrook, visiting the Institute of Ecosystem Studies (www.ecostudies.org) and the Trevor Zoo (www.trevorzoo.org). The Institute is open April through September. Walking trails, display gardens, a greenhouse and ecology shop are some of the ways to explore these lovely grounds. An ecology day camp is offered in the summer as well. Visitors enter the six-acre Trevor Zoo via a bridge overlooking a North American otter enclosure on one side and a large waterfowl pond on the other. Winding paths take visitors through twelve different exhibits containing more than 120 exotic and indigenous animals, including seven endangered species. Exhibits include a covered bridge with views of birds of prey, bamboo groves sheltering red pandas and Asian deer, and more. Indoor exhibits include birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and arachnids. The Zoo is small, quiet, but loaded with exciting wildlife for kids to watch up close. Open from 8am-5pm every day of the year, admission is $3 for kids; $4 for adults, and groups larger than families should call to reserve a tour. (845-677-3704) Recreation Biking www.dutchesstourism.com/btours.asp Bike tours are a healthy, fun and leisurely way to view some of the gorgeous scenery in the area. The Dutchess County of Tourism offers directions and maps of scenic bike tours. Scenic driving tour maps are also available. (1-800-445-3131) Boating & Kayaking Boating access to the Hudson River is at the Rhinecliff Town Landing on Hutton Street, and at the Anchorage at the end of Anchorage Road, off Northern Boulevard, in North Germantown. For dates and info on guided kayak tours of Tivoli Bays, call the Visitors' Center: (845-757-3057). Campgrounds Mills-Norrie State Park, Old Post Rd., Staatsburg. 51 campsites w/hot showers, 10 cabins. No RV hook-ups. Boat launch, flush toilets, marina. 845-889-4200. Interlake RV Park ↦ Sales, 45 Lake Drive, Clinton (Rhinebeck mailing address). 159 campsites, hookups, dumping station, flush toilets, hot showers, fireplaces & tables, pools, lake, boating, laundry room, snack bar. Mid-April to mid-October. 845-266-5387 Wilcox Park, Rt. 199, Milan (Stanfordville mailing address). County park on site of former farm, swimming lake, campsites. 845-758-6100. Brook-N-Wood Campground, Elizaville. RVs & tents. 518-537-6896. Cross-Country Skiing While cross-country skiing is permitted at any of the following sites, be aware that none offer groomed, well-maintained trails. · Hyde Park: Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. Rt.9. 845-229-6214 Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, (Val-Kill) Rt.9G. 845-229-6214 Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Rt. 9. 845-229-6214 · Staatsburg: Staatsburg Historic Site. Rt.9. 845-889-8851 or 845-889-4646 · Rhinebeck: Southlands Foundation. Rt. 9. 845-876-4862 Ferncliff Forest. Mt. Rutsen Rd., just off River Rd. 845-876-3196 · Red Hook: Poets' Walk Park, River Road. 845-473-4440 · Milan: Lafayette State Multiple Use Area. Rt. 199 and Wilbur Flats Rd. 845-831-3109 Wilcox Park. Rt. 199, west of Taconic Parkway. 845-758-6100 Roeliff Jansen State Mulitiple Use Area. Taconic State Parkway, north of Ferris Lane. 845-831-3109 · Tivoli: Tivoli Bays. Rt. 9G or Kidd Lane. 845-758-7010 · Clermont/Germantown: Clermont State Historic Site. Woods Road. 518-537-4240 Palatine Park — north of light on Rt.9G. 518-537-5600 · Greenport: Olana State Historic Site. Rt. 9G near Rip Van Winkle Bridge. 518-828-0135 Golf Red Hook Golf Club www.redhookgolfclub.com Club house, pro shop, driving range & putting green, instruction, equipment rentals, restaurant. Near Rock City. Open to public year round except winter. T-times required. (845-758-8652 or 758-3672) Dinsmore Golf Course, Staatsburg http://pages.prodigy.net/golfhalloffame/Dinsmore%20Golf%20Course.html 1890 golf course, once for millionires, now public course. Club house, equipment sales & rentals, restaurant. (845-889-3126 or -4082) Thomas Carvel Golf Course, Milan 18-hole golf course, club house. (845-266-3377) Fishing www.hudsonriver.com/stripers.htm Fishing the Hudson is varied and exciting, and requires no fishing license. Catch and release is what most recommend, due to PCBs. The exception to this is shad, which come to the Hudson to spawn in early spring, and don't feed while they're spawning and so are not contaminated. Also in early spring striper fishing, where it is not uncommon to pull a twenty inch fish out of the river, is very popular with boat and shore fishermen alike. If bait fishing seems appealing, then you could likely catch a few carp or eels. Anyone who fishes the river regularly knows that even if nothing is caught, it's a good excuse to spend an afternoon near the water. Trout fishing the Roeliff Jansen Kill can be very gratifying. The stream is stocked with two-year trout, so they are big enough to eat. One of the more popular access spots to the Roe-Jan is Jackson Corners Road in Elizaville. Trout season runs from April through mid-October and requires fishing licenses. There are number and size limits, so be sure to pick up a fishing guide when you get your license at your local Town Clerk's office. Gardening Area Garden clubs are very active and regularly have talks that are open to the public. Montgomery Place in Annandale offers a variety of workshops throughout the spring and summer. Bard College hosts a community garden program in the summer as well. One annual springtime event that gardening enthusiasts should not miss is Daffodil Day in Clinton. Gyms & Fitness Centers • Curves. 30-minute circuit w/easy to use machines & commonsense approach. Rt 9, across from Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck. 876-2027 • Everyday Wellness for Women. Yoga, mat Pilates, low impact aerobics, circuit training Mon-Sat. Yoga workshops on Sun. 7578 N. Broadway, Red Hook. 758-0790 • IXL Fitness Center Large facility on Route 9G south of the Kingston bridge entrance. A full gymnasium and basketball court is available as well as cardio, circuit training, free weights, and aerobic & cycling studios. Classes also offered. 845-876-4100 • Personal Strength & Athletic Training. Dorothy Hamburg, MS. East Mkt. St., Rhinebeck. 876-1191 • Rhinebeck Pilates. Open mat classes & private sessions. 2 East Mkt. St., Rhinebeck. 876-5686 • Stevenson Gymnasium, Bard College Basketball & squash courts, pool, weight & exercise rooms, etc. Community memberships, coupon books & single-use options. (845-758-7531) Horseback Riding www.southlands.org Horse shows are often open to the public at Southlands on Route 9, south of Rhinebeck. Horseback riding lessons are available also. The Valley Horse Club (845-758-0619) has clinics, shows, field trips, fund raisers. The Club meets twice a month and welcomes new members. The Rombout Hunt Club (845-876-4862) hosts a spring trail ride, and other hunt activities. Other riding centers and clubs include: Hidden Hollow Farm Riding Center, Red Hook (845-758-0619); Landsman Kill Trail Association, Rhinebeck (845-876-1929); Rhine Valley Farm, Rhinebeck (845-876-2458); Tatra Farms, Clinton Corners, (845-266-3101). Hunting Recently popular is a special archery season for deer that spans a total of about six weeks, five weeks before the regular gun-hunting deer season and one week after. In designated hunting areas pheasant, grouse, woodcock, squirrel, cotton-tail rabbit, raccoon and waterfowl can also be found. Designated hunting areas include Lafayetteville Multiple Use Area, off Rt. 199 in Milan/Pine Plains; Roelliff Jansen Kill Multiple Use Area, off the Taconic Parkway in Milan and Livingston; and Tivoli Bays Nature Reserve, off Rt. 9G and Kidd Lane, Tivoli. Most of the local hunt clubs offer classes and shoots. One of them, Neighbors' Gun Club on Burger Road in Rhinebeck, has nearly 150 paid members and is almost 50 years old. It welcomes new members as long as they live in the area. Contact them at 889-4275. Other shooting/fishing clubs include Northern Dutchess Rod & Gun Club, (433-3065); or Cokertown Rod & Gun Club, 758-5966. The TMT Hunting Preserve in Clinton (845-266-5108) is open to the public and offers daily, half-day and full-day hunts for upland birds and mallard ducks. Call for info: NYS DEC, Bureau of Wild Life, Regions 3 & 4. Phones: Dutchess: (845-256-3098); Columbia: (518-357-2049). Ice Boating, Fishing & Ice Skating www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/fish/icefish.html www.ulster.net/~mriceboat/welcome.html On Tivoli South Bay when conditions are right. Sometimes also off North Germantown and Rhinecliff town landings. Public Parks & Playgrounds (see below for swimming) · Mills-Norrie State Park: Fishing, boating, hiking, environmental center, on the Hudson. Old Post Rd., Staatsburg, 889-8851 or 889-4100. · Rhinebeck Recreational Park: Playground, (lighted) basketball & tennis courts, softball field, ice-skating or rollerblading rink, shuffleboard, 2 pavilions, 845-876-3409 · Clinton Recreational Parks: Clinton Hollow Rd, Centre Rd., Salt Point Tpke. · Milan Town Park: Ball fields, playground, basketball, volleyball. · Red Hook Recreation Park: Playing fields, tennis courts, playground, track, picnic & snack area, pavilion, 845-758-4606 · Poets' Walk Park. River Rd., Red Hook, 845-473-4440 · Wilcox Park; Rt. 199 1 mi east of Taconic. Trails, playgrounds, pavilion, beach, boating. · Tivoli Memorial Park: Playground, ballfield, basketball court, pavilion, small ice-skating pond. · Cheviot, Germantown: Small, riverfront park. · Palatine Park, Germantown: Playground, ballfield, ice skating, cross-country trail. Scenic Walks & Hikes · Burger Hill Park 76 acres of panoramic views of the Hudson. East of village of Rhinebeck on west side of Rt 9G between Kerr Rd & Violet Hill Rd. · Ferncliff Forest Game Refuge & Forest Preserve 192-acre preserve in the heart of Rhinebeck. Walking trails, pond, lookout tower. · Hudson River Mansions Always a good choice for hikes & walks: Mills Mansion, Montgomery Place, Clermont State Historic Site, & Olana. (See Area Attractions for locations). · Mills-Norrie State Park Hiking & environmental center on the Hudson River. Old Post Rd., Staatsburg, 845-889-8851 or 845-889-4100 · Poets' Walk Park 120-acre park, spectacular river views, cedar shelters, pavilion, no vehicles or bikes. 9am- dusk, weather permitting. River Rd., Red Hook. · Tivoli Bays 1700-acre nature reserve. Wooded walking trails fromTivoli to Bard campus; kayaking in North Bay, hunting on undeveloped wet- & uplands. For safety, travel with a buddy. Swimming · Clinton: Clinton Hollow Rd., Swimming Lake open Memorial Day to Labor Day. Residents only. · Milan: Wilcox Park; Rt. 199 1 mi. east of Taconic. Swimming lake. Daily or seasonal fee. · Rhinebeck Town Pool: Open Memorial Day to Labor Day. For residents & nonresidents. 845-876-6161 · Red Hook Rec Park Pool: Swim for fee or seasonal membership 845-758-84243 · Palatine Park: Swimming in lake Memorial Day to Labor Day. 518-537-6687 or 5600. Germantown & Tivoli residents. Tennis Besides tennis courts in the Red Hook and Rhinebeck Recreational Parks, tennis is available at the Rhinebeck Tennis Club adjacent to the Center for Performing Arts on Route 308 in Rhinebeck — including platform tennis in winter. Memberships or fee use. (845-876-8008)