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A treasure trove of Greene County History, the Vedder Research Library is your one-stop shop for questions about local land, ancestry, and more. Historian and archivist Jonathan Palmer, a Greene County native with a passion for the area, brings local history to life with the effervescent positivity (and corny jokes and mustache) of a young, real-life Ted Lasso.
Did you know that Sfoglini makes all of their pasta in the quaint Hudson Valley town of Coxsackie? Sfoglini makes fun, colorful pasta shapes, combining American ingredients with Italian techniques. The result is a rustic, rough-textured pasta that clings to sauce far better than its slippery, mass-produced supermarket counterparts.
Travel back to 1663 at the oldest house in the Hudson Valley. At the Bronck House and Museum, run by the Greene County Historical Society in Coxsackie, history buffs can see first-hand how a single-room stone house grew into a Dutch Colonial home with a standalone kitchen and learn about how much life has changed in 350 years.
Mansion + Reed, our favorite general store in the Hudson Valley, is now serving some of the best coffee for miles around. The owners, twin sisters Lia and Justine Post, pour a fine cup of cappuccino, a smooth and chocolatey cold brew, and signature espresso drinks like the Maple Cinnamon Latte, made with a shot local syrup, a sprinkle of spicy Ceylon cinnamon, and oat milk or Ronnybrook farm creamline milk. It’s caffeine heaven, and when it gets too hot for a steamy latte, you can order it iced.
This easy-going, kid-friendly, dog-friendly hike in the Hudson Valley town of Coxsackie promises breathtaking Hudson River views, picnic tables, and a close-up of a great, green swamp.
For the best off-the-beaten-path apple-picking spot in the Catskills and Hudson Valley, head up to Boehm Farm, just 20 minutes from Hudson or Catskills. They’ve got great prices, pumpkins, and a well-stocked farm stand, too.
BEWARE: These fluffy, white Maremma sheepdog puppies are JUST TOO CUTE. When we visited them at Lime Kiln Farm, the puppies were 9 weeks old and already weighing around 30 pounds.
Here's a cheat sheet to all my blog posts on the shops, restaurants, farm stands, hotels, and AirBnB's mentioned in my Brooklyn Based piece, “Upstate escape: 3 off-the-beaten-path Catskills towns.” Photo by Beth Schneck.
Lime Kiln Farm feels like a little piece of the Italian countryside tucked into the Hudson Valley. The owners made cheese in Tuscany for over 20 years before moving to the Catskills town of Coxsackie.
The Cask and Rasher in Coxsackie has the home-away-from-home quality of a solid neighborhood sports bar, plus a really impressive beer selection and an pub food menu that beats our all favorite Brooklyn brew pubs, hands down.
If you're trying to wrap up your holiday shopping this weekend, everything you need is at Mansion + Reed.
For the entertainers who have it all, or for the guy on your list who doesn't seem to want or need anything, the Reed Street Bottle Shop in Coxsackie is here to help you finish up your shopping list.
Writing tools are not necessarily a go-to gift, but man, why not? They're extremely useful, and a well-designed writing implement can spark joy on a daily basis. Coxsackie's Pilothouse Paper seeks out pencils and pens that are gorgeous enough to be gift-worthy.
Pilothouse Paper, tucked into a nook of a storefront on picturesque Reed Street in Coxsackie, is the kind of place where you can find a really thoughtful gift without actually thinking too much about it. Here, proprietor Susan Baldaserini, also an owner of Reed Street Bottle Shop across the street, has done all the legwork for you. Photo courtesy of Pilothouse Paper.
Mansion and Reed, tucked below a beautiful guest house in a quiet Hudson Valley town, looks like a general store you'd find in a picture book.
WARNING: The Coxsackie Farmers Market will ruin you for city greenmarkets forever.
Reed Street Bottle Shop in Coxsackie sells wine, spirits, and ciders—including some rare and hard-to-find bottles—but you don't have to be a connoisseur to fall in love with this place.
