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…
Category: Attractions
Doorbells and Sleigh Bells
This year, Winter Walk – the safe edition – will have no mass gathering, no vendors, and no fireworks. However, we can still have fun and walk up and down Warren Street throughout the month of December, and look at the wonderful window displays. Sax O’Claus will be performing this year. A solo saxophonist playing…
Hudson Area Library at Winter Walk 2020
The Hudson Area Library will be participating at two locations along Warren Street in Hudson Hall’s Winter Walk: The Hudson Safe Edition, running from December 5 – 24. At 417 – 419 Warren Street passersby will delight in the wintry and holiday images from Hudson’s history, along with the holiday magic of a running train…
“Rip The Nut” – the Hudson Safe edition
Rip The Nut – the Hudson-Safe edition – promises another spectacular performance for Winter Walk this year! They are working on streaming the performance, so that everyone can watch safely at home, from Hudson Hall’s website. “Rip the Nut” designer, R.B. Schlather says, “RIP THE NUT started as a way to showcase community dance groups…
Winter Walk 2020
How do you celebrate the holidays in the middle of a pandemic? Hudson Hall has a plan! This year, Hudson’s Winter Walk will start at the same time, the first Saturday of December – Saturday, December 5th at 5pm – with Sax O’Claus strolling down Warren Street playing his saxophone. At 8pm that evening, there…
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…
Greenville Drive-In
When was the last time you went to the drive in? The Greenville Drive-In hosted the Woodstock Film Festival last weekend. You don’t need the large metal speakers attached to your window, tune into a local radio station. I attended the Woodstock Film Festival at Greenville last weekend, to see the independent film, What the…
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…