New York

Hudson Valley, NY: Hanging With Royalty

Hudson Valley is just 82 miles north of New York City, and yet a world away. With small towns, historic sites and lush land, it’s where many suburbanites have gone for decades to escape the city. Here, we peeked into the life of royalty: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt (old money...

The Adirondacks, NY: Upstate of Mind

Making our way north from Niagara Falls over roughly 10 days, we hit the Adirondack Mountains and the towns of Ticonderoga, Lake Placid/Saranac Lake, and an overnight in tiny Baldwinsville. We are from the West Coast.  Also, most of our geographical knowledge has been gained from...