Matthew Rodwick: A wonderful place to relax and take in the beautiful scenery. The light house and quaint buildings just add to the beauty of this hidden gem!
K P Murali: The Walkway Over the Hudson is another great place to view the Hudson river. Originally this was a rail road track which got burnt and was later converted into a pedestrian walkway. Its also the world’s longest elevated pedestrian walkway. You can also cycle on this walkway.
Found it a bit confusing to reach the start of the bridge as Google maps sent us around in circles. Its better to set the destination on Google maps as the Visitor Center @ the Walkway over the Hudson. Visit walkway.org for more info
Theresa St. John: Nice place to spend a few hours hiking. There is an art trail, made in honor of a young person who loved art and the woods. It was icy still the day I went there, just had to be careful in shady areas where the sun was scarce. Very peaceful, there were places here and there to sit and watch the water run by. Loved being out in the fresh air for awhile. They also have a vehicle that can be reserved for people with mobility problems. Ill post a picture of it here. I was happy to see that! Staff was so friendly and helpful.
Virginia Wenzel: This is a beautiful mansion that has an interesting history. It shows the evolution of tastes and styles that each generation of family embraced so it has an eclectic taste. The docents were very informed and made the tour informative. I enjoyed it so much that I took a friend to visit it two weeks later. It has a nice vibe.
Naomi Martin: An absolute gem to visit. So beautiful in October, very atmospheric and easy to imagine the buildings being used decades or centuries ago. Docent was very knowledgeable and friendly. Self paced, which is my favorite. Gorgeous little walking trail and cemetery which arent to be missed.
Kristy Johnson: I gotta say: I was impressed! So much history I didn’t expect! The grounds are resplendent with magnificent gardens and verdant grass and amazing views, and it’s all very accessible (I used my walker. Others used canes).
A lovely place to take a walk (nice because there were no dogs and they must be leashed if here), and I even “brought” my students virtually for a tiny field trip.
I love the gift shop too, and the creative ways the team comes up with for fundraising.
I had no idea that Mr Morse’ dad wrote geography books, or that Mr Morse was a painter before he became a famous inventor! Such fascinating history!
Also, just a really gorgeous, peaceful place, and I’m glad it exists.
Smiling Bellies: Last week one of the homeschool moms arranged a homeschool field trip to the Mid Hudson Discovery Museum.
It was a great experience. It reminded me of a smaller scale CMOM that’s located in the city. A stroller may be too excessive in a small space, bring a carrier if you have smaller children.
We split the kids into 2 groups: younger and older. They were separated for the in house planetarium purposes. I went with the younger group since my son is 6 & daughter is 1. During our turn in the inflatable planetarium, we watched a 30 minute video on stars that featured Big Bird and Elmo. The most interesting thing during the video was hearing the lullaby “Twinkle Little Star” in Chinese.
After the video, we explored the rest of downstairs and then headed upstairs. Upstairs is full of cool science themed projects that allow the kids to explore.
Very cool museum that I’ll recommend to any homeschool coop or individual family.
