Bash Bish Falls, MA One time, someone said BISH Bash to me, and for years, I said Bish Bash. But, that’s wrong. It’s BASH Bish. Maybe it’s the expression, mish mash, that’s throwing me off…I don’t know. Anyway… “Bash Bish” is not only the name of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the area,…
Category: Day Trips
Ocean State Job Lot, Valatie, NY
One of my favorite places in Columbia County is Ocean State Job Lot in Valatie. It’s a place where you can buy everyday stuff, cheap. I tell all the newbies. It’s a right of passage. Ocean State is in a large gray building in a shopping center on Route 9/Fairview – about fifteen to twenty…
Be Kind, Rewind in Chatham, NY
“I can watch anything,” says Chatham native Steve Campbell, co-founder and current owner of one of the last video rental stores left in the country, Video Visions, located at 1 Hudson Ave, Chatham, NY. Originally opened in 1984, but in this location since 1985, Campbell and his friend initially invested in 200 videos. Video Visions…
TrixiesList.com – Reviewed
Oscar, a guest at my Airbnb space, visited Hudson for the first time. He did not know what to do over the nine days, so I told him to visit TrixiesList.com for ideas. This is what he wrote: “The hospitality is super nice and it comes with some of *trixie’s* baked cookies. The location is…
Kinderhook is OK!
Kinderhook is actually better than just “OK”. Did you know that the derivation of the expression “OK” is from Columbia County? It’s a great party/bar/water cooler tidbit to throw out there to try to impress people. “Oh yeah, these amazing donuts I brought from Cosmic Donuts, I got them in Kinderhook, which is Dutch for…
Stuyvesant Falls Park
The amazing, energy-producing Stuyvesant Falls is a less than fifteen minute drive from Hudson – or an easy bike ride. Stuyvesant Falls Park (about ten-fifteen minutes north off rte 9/Fairview) offers a picturesque place to overlook the falls and Kinderhook Creek and have a picnic lunch or, use a grill and have a BBQ! Before…
Morning in Woodstock, NY
Known for its 1969 gathering, Woodstock, NY is still living the dream of a peaceful, utopian paradise in the middle of the woods of upstate New York. The Woodstock Film Festival is in its 21st year. The Executive Director/Co-founder Meira Blaustein gives Trixie’s List readers an exclusive view into the Festival. Please watch the video…
Samascott Orchards
KINDERHOOK, NY – When you’re lost in an orchard of apples, picking your own fruit, you’re reminded of the abundance of our Hudson Valley. Money may not grow on trees, but apples do at Samascott Orchards in Kinderhook, NY. It’s that time of year – apples and pumpkins, maybe some chestnuts – are ready for…
An Afternoon in Ghent
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Lunch at the Bartlett House
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