Not Just Apple Picking: The Best Cideries in the New York Hudson Valley

Apple Picking and Cider in Upstate NY

New York City may be known as the Big Apple, but that’s only because upstate New York has over 600 apple orchards. In fact, New York is the second largest apple producer in the United States, behind only Washington state. Come September, apple picking in New York begins and local families will visit the orchards. […]

A Dining Guide to Wappingers Falls: A Quaint Village in the Hudson Valley

Wappingers Falls, NY

Wappingers Falls is nestled in the picturesque Hudson Valley of New York. It is a charming village that lies in both the town of Wappingers and in Poughkeepsie. New York is odd to me how villages can lie within multiple towns, and towns can contain multiple hamlets and villages. Furthermore, because several of the surrounding […]