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Beacon Farmers Market | 845-597-5028 | |||||||||||||
The Beacon Farmers Market, an all year round market, is located on Veterans Place (next to the Post Office) Beacon, NY 12508, Dutchess County in the mid-Hudson Valley.
From Beacon Farmers Market: "Year Round Market - We will have two floors of great vendors. You can do holiday shopping, food shopping and your kids can have fun plus get some great middle eastern food from Nana's and hang out upstairs and eat. One stop shopping in Beacon. Second floor we will have crafts and drinks. Tas Kafe will have some non coffee drinks like cocoa with locally made marshmallows plus Adair Wine and Plan Bee Beer both locally grown and made." website and more . . .
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Blue Sky Balloons | 845-831-6917 | |||||||||||||||||
Blue Sky Balloons is located at 99 Teller Ave., Beacon NY 12508, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. Blue Sky Balloons operates FAA certified balloons by FAA certified pilots and has been providing hot air balloon rides in the Hudson Valley, NY for over 36 years with a perfect safety record.
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Center for Creative Education (CCE) whose mission is to create a better world by nurturing and empowering youth and community through the arts, is located in midtown-Kingston NY and Beacon NY, and in school districts throughout the Huson Valley.
From CCE: "CCE is home to three award winning youth dance ensembles and to the Percussion Orchestra of Kingston. The quality of our programming is evidenced by garnering top awards at the National Spirit Dance Competition (2006 and 2010) and the grand prizes in all categories at the recent National Dance Awards in Albany. In addition, our groups have won first prizes at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and on BET’s dance program 106th and Park. We perform widely with these ensembles and have been featured at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, West Point, the Bardavon Opera House and the United Nations among many other venues." website and more . . .
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Dia:Beacon Museum - Riggio Galleries | 845-440-0100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dia:Beacon Riggio Galleries is located at 3 Beekman Street in Beacon, NY 12508.
From Dia:Beacon: "Dia:Beacon is part of Dia Art Foundation's constellation of sites." "Occupying a former Nabisco box printing factory on the banks of the Hudson River, Dia:Beacon presents Dia’s collection of art from the 1960s to the present as well as special exhibitions, new commissions, and public and education programs. Since its opening in May 2003, Dia:Beacon has helped transform the city of Beacon into a vibrant arts destination for visitors from the region, New York City, and beyond." website and more . . .
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Hudson Beach Glass Gallery | 845 440-0068 | |||||||||||||||||
Hudson Beach Glass Gallery, is located at 162 Main Street, Beacon NY 12508, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley.
From Hudson Beach Glass: "A glass studio casting functional and sculptural objects for over 20 years. John and Wendy Gilvey, Michael Benzer and Jennifer Smith founded Hudson Beach Glass in 1987. Our main studio is located in a renovated ice house in the Hudson Valley of New York state. In 2003, we opened our gallery and glass blowing demonstration studio on Main Street in Beacon, NY. We are located in a restored firehouse just a short walk from Dia:Beacon and the Beacon Metro-North train station." website and more . . .
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Hudson Highlands State Park | 845-225-7207 | |
Hudson Highlands State Park, 6,000-acres in size, is located on Route 9D Beacon NY 10512, Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. A mostly undeveloped preserve, Hudson Highlands State Park consists of a series of separate parcels of land stretching from Annsville Creek in Peekskill, north to Dennings Point in Beacon. The spacious park is perfect for outdoor activities such as fishing, boating, hiking, and birding. The Hudson Highlands and Hudson River provide spectacular backdrops for the many activities that can be enjoyed here.
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Long Dock Park "Scenic Hudson Valley" | 845 473 4440 | |
Long Dock Park / Beacon Point Park
Beacon, Dutchess County Hudson River Valley, New York State From Scenic Hudson: "A critical 19th-century transportation link between New England and points west, Long Dock once contained a rail ferry terminal, warehouses and other buildings. More recently, it was home to an oil terminal, salt-storage facility and junkyard. All traces of its commercial and industrial past have been removed to create an exciting riverfront destination boasting a kayak pavilion and beach for launching boats, rehabilitated wetlands and meadows that attract wildlife, and the restored, historic Red Barn, now Scenic Hudson's River Center for arts and environmental-education activities. website and more . . .
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Madam Brett Park "Scenic Hudson Valley" | ||
Madam Brett Park
Beacon, Dutchess County Hudson River Valley, New York State From Scenic Hudson: "Madam Brett Park hugs Fishkill Creek, which played a prominent role in Beacon's development. Along it stood a gristmill owned by the park's namesake — Catheryna Rombout Brett (1687-1764), the first European settler in the present-day city. The mill was an important gathering place for farmers and Native Americans inhabiting both shores of the Hudson River hereabouts. In the 1800s, the creek powered a profusion of hat factories (including the Tioronda Hat Works, located in the brick building adjacent to the park), which earned Beacon the nickname "New York's Hat-Making Capital. website and more . . .
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Mount Beacon Park
Beacon, Dutchess County Hudson River Valley, New York State Mount Beacon Park was created on land preserved by Scenic Hudson in the City of Beacon and Town of Fishkill. Totaling 234 acres, the parcels were purchased in 1995 and 1998, respectively. Mount Beacon towers above Beacon and Fishkill at the northern gateway to the Hudson Highlands. website and more . . .
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Municipal Boat Launch Ramp Beacon | 914-831-4390 | |||||||||||||
Call for location of boat launch ramp, fees, and more information about the Beacon Municipal Launching Ramp in Beacon, NY.
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Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park is located at 1 Flynn Drive, Beacon NY 12508 in Dutchess County.
From City of Beacon: ". . . Pete and Toshi were mainstays of the Beacon community for generations and were instrumental in many of the efforts to clean up the Hudson River and improve the community. One of those efforts was the conversion of the city's landfill on the Hudson into what is now the riverfront park. website and more . . .
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River Pool at Beacon | 845-784-1790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
River Pool at Beacon is located just off the north shore of Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park at 1 Flynn Drive, Beacon, NY 12508. The park is only minutes away from Beacon’s train station and ferry dock as well as regional attractions such as DIA: Beacon and the Beacon Landing peninsula. The water quality at the River Pool site is one of the best in Dutchess County.
From River Pool: "Like its historic precedents, the Beacon River Pool is partially submerged in the water, allowing River water to flow through. From the shore of the park, a ramp leads to the pool. This prototype pool is 20 feet in diameter with a water depth between 24 and 30 inches. The pool bottom, a high strength net made of Dyneema twine, is held in place by a rigid structural perimeter tube. Floatation/seats line the perimeter of the pool - offering pool users spectacular views of the River. website and more . . .
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Southern Dutchess Bowl | 845-831-3220 | |||||||||||||||||
Go bowling at Southern Dutchess Bowl, a bowling center offering 32 bowling lanes, located at 629 State Route 52, Beacon, NY 12508 in Southwestern Dutchess County.
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