“Eden Reconsidered”
An Appreciation of the Brine Garden
by Marilyn Bethany

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Storm King Art Center

The focus of Storm King Art Center’s distinguished permanent collection of American and European modern sculpture is on large abstract welded steel works from the 1960’s to the present, although figurative works are also on view. A core group of thirteen sculptures by David Smith anchor a collection of outstanding works by […]

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Schumer proclaims his support for walkway project | PoughkeepsieJournal.com | Poughkeepsie Journal - Annotated

By Jenny Lee • Poughkeepsie Journal • April 19, 2008

HIGHLAND - Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., saw the breathtaking view from the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge Friday and announced he’s pushing for $1.5 million in federal money to help transform the […]

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Rural Intelligence | The Online News Source for Dutchess County & Columbia County, New York - Litchfield County, Connecticut - Berkshire County, Massachusetts | Rural Road Trips: Excursions Annotated

On Route 82, you will have passed Buttercup Farm Sanctuary, over 500 acres of diverse habitats, six miles of trails, and, on a good May day, […]

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Rural Intelligence | The Online News Source for Dutchess County & Columbia County, New York - Litchfield County, Connecticut - Berkshire County, Massachusetts | Reality Check: Commonweal Annotated

Info on Gifford Garden in Millbrook, NY here
Re The Mount:
more than 100 people attended a public forum on the future of The Mount, the Edith Wharton Estate […]

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