FDR’s New York City Shuttle
If you’ve ever wanted to visit the historic FDR Home & Presidential Library and Museum in Dutchess County, but didn’t have a convenient way to get there from New York City or Westchester, you are now in luck! On May 1, the Roosevelt Experience Tour will begin operation. This is a full day tour, picking up passengers from Poughkeepsie’s Metro-North Train Station at 10:45AM when their train gets in. You will spend 11:30AM-2:30PM at the FDR Home, Library and Museum, and that includes time for lunch at Mrs. Nesbitt’s Cafe in the Wallace Visitor’s Center. There will be a 3:00PM tour of Eleanor Roosevelt’s home Val-Kill, followed by a stop at FDR’s retreat Top Cottage, before returning passengers to the Poughkeepsie Train Station for the 5:33PM train back to Grand Central. This opportunity allows New York metro-area residents who may not have easy access to a car to experience their American heritage and learn more about FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt and World War II. Reservations will be required; to make reservations, please call 845/229-5320. www.nps.gov/hofr
Historic Tall Ships Will Once Again Sail the Hudson
The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc, one of the country’s most successful environmental organizations created to defend and restore the Hudson River, will offer Hudson River trips on two historic tall ships, the Sloop Clearwater and the Schooner Mystic Whaler. The trips will take place April through October, and every trip will have a different theme and events. Sails aboard these remarkable ships offer participants an ecological adventure and a voyage of discovery, learning about the history, culture and ecology of the Hudson River.
Each sail features special themes, guest speakers, talks on the river's history, exploration of environmental issues, orientation to the boat and crew, as well as food, music and entertainment. Everyone also has a hands-on opportunity to help raise the 3,000-pound mainsail and take the tiller - all while enjoying unique views of the Hudson River shoreline. To book passage on a tall ship sailing trip, call (800) 67-SLOOP ext. 107 or visit www.clearwater.org . If you can’t make a sail, you can inspect the visiting Mystic Whaler dockside in Newburgh in honor of Earth Day, April 22 and 23, at no charge.
New Home-Away-From-Home Opens in Fishkill
Sierra Suites Extended Stay Hotels recently opened a new location in Fishkill. The hotel offers guests the option of short or long term stays, and offers one-bedroom or studio style suites complete with living space and kitchenettes.
The lobby is decorated in an Adirondack lodge style with a stone fireplace and soothing earth tones, and features a complimentary breakfast every morning and social hour every evening with beer, wine, and snacks.
Sierra Suites also has a business center for guests that includes onsite conference suites and meeting rooms, and every suite has wireless Internet. For people that are relocating to Dutchess County, or maybe even if you just want some time away from home, the Sierra Suites Hotel Poughkeepsie-Fishkill is the perfect option. Call them at (845)897-5757 or log on to www.sierrasuites.com |
Dutchess County Travel Expo Arrives with Great Prizes!
On Tuesday, May 9 th, from 3-8 PM, the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel will be transformed into an enormous travel information center for destinations within Dutchess County and beyond. The travel expo, sponsored by Dutchess County Tourism, will showcase fun attractions from all over Dutchess County and the Hudson Valley. It’s a great way to learn about amazing locations in our own backyards you might not have heard of. Best of all, Dutchess County Tourism has arranged for some spectacular prizes to be given away at the Expo! They include two roundtrip tickets on JetBlue Airways to any non-stop city out of New York, two roundtrip tickets on Allegiant Air to Orlando out of Newburgh, two tickets to see “Mamma Mia!” on Broadway, two tickets on Amtrak anywhere in New York State, two tickets for New York Sightseeing, an overnight stay at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City with transportation provided by Leprechaun Lines, two tickets on an Albany Aqua Ducks historic tour of Albany, and a wine basket from Benmarl Vineyards; more prizes will be announced as the date gets closer. It will be a great time! Mark your calendar and we’ll see you there!
Why wait? Print the following door prize entry form  , fill it out, and bring it with you on May 9 to enter to win one of these great give-aways!
Two Dutchess County Icons Turn 60!
This year is the 60 th anniversary of both the FDR National Historic Site and The Culinary Institute of America. To celebrate these shared birthdays, the two sites have joined forces to allow everyone to eat a meal fit for a president. The CIA’s American Bounty restaurant will be offering Franklin Roosevelt’s favorite meal, prepared just the way he would’ve liked it. 
Photo credit: Ben Fink/CIA
You can order FDR’s “Fireside” Martini (a “dirty” martini made with Plymouth gin), an appetizer of fried sweetbreads with asparagus, “barley water,” and lemon honey butter, a main course of cedar planked salmon with creamed artichokes, and for desert there is Valrhona double chocolate ice cream with strawberry sauce. Who knew that anniversaries could be so delicious?
FDR National Historic Site
The Culinary Institute of America
Bullis Hall Earns Mark of Distinction
One of our most captivating area businesses was recently honored by the AAA Automotive Club with two four-diamond awards, one for the inn and an additional one for the main dining room. There are only 39 four-diamond hotels and 51 four-diamond restaurants in the state of New York, and Bullis Hall is proud to be one of the newest award winners.  Bullis Hall is a sophisticated, small European-style hotel located in Bangall, New York. It boasts three luxury suites and two plush rooms as guest accommodations.
This country inn reconnects its visitors with the beauty of the great American wilderness that surrounds us here in the Hudson Valley. It offers an outlet to the equestrian and sporting community, as well as provides a fine-dining experience in the main dining room. 
Bullis Hall is proud to be recognized for the qualities that make the inn a unique getaway.
Congratulations to Addison Berkey and the staff at Bullis Hall. You may contact them at 845/868-1665 or www.bullishall.com
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