Lloyd Historical Society to sponsor program on the Half Moon and Hudson Valley history
Sometimes, from up on Walkway Over the Hudson or anywhere along the Hudson shore, you can watch the passage of a lovely wooden vessel, its gracefully curving sides decorated with a brightly colored border and its sails billowing. It seems to arrive out of the past and sail on until it disappears into the unknown....
Walkway kicks off another world record effort
The nonprofit group Walkway Over the Hudson kicked off its drive to break another Guinness World Record this week by opening registration for people to participate in a May 4 effort to establish a new world record on Walkway Over the Hudson State Park. Organizers said the event, which coincides with New York State’s I...
Walkway volunteers get shelter, donors praised
During a snow storm on a gray November afternoon, officials with the Walkway Over the Hudson State Park unveiled the latest feature along the 1.28 mile pedestrian bridge — a pavilion to shelter volunteers during inclement weather. Walkway volunteers, known as “ambassadors,” have been on the bridge since 2010 educating visitors about its history as...
Ethan Jackman to open scooter rental near Walkway
Highland has a new railway station and it will be open for business this Friday, Aug. 24. Although it looks like a railway station, it’s really the former freight house for the George W. Pratt & Son lumberyard, which opened in 1889. That was the same year in which the Poughkeepsie/Highland railroad bridge opened, which...
How to rezone, redevelop and revitalize the Walkway’s gateway to Highland
A meeting of the minds was held in the Town of Lloyd last Wednesday to look at ways in which the town might rezone, redevelop and revitalize various corridors to try and build off the approximately one million visitors to the Walkway Over the Hudson who have poured into the Hudson Valley since the pedestrian...
Hokey Pokey dancers on Walkway Over the Hudson break Guinness World record
More than 2,500 people of all ages gathered this past Saturday morning on the Walkway over the Hudson to take part in a Guinness World Record-breaking challenge: to dance for five minutes continuously, in a line, to the Hokey Pokey! Dancers from all over the Hudson Valley, New York State and some from foreign countries...
Walkway to host Hokey Pokey record attempt June 9
Right hands will be put in. Right hands will be put out. Right hands, left hands and feet will be shaken all about — and hopefully in record numbers. On June 9, Walkway Over the Hudson State Park is sponsoring a Guinness World Record attempt — one that could involve at least 3,000 people doing...
Walkway Over the Hudson launches Guinness world record effort
The nonprofit group Walkway Over the Hudson kicked off its drive to break a Guinness world record this week with a call for 3,000 people to register online to participate in a June 9 effort to create a new record for the longest line of dancers performing the Hokey Pokey! At a press conference held...