Malerie Yolen-Cohen and Sandra Foyt
WHY GO: When Ayn Rand needed to gather material for The Fountainhead, when President William Taft sought a summer home, when Tom Thumb came a-courting, they all turned to Thimble Islands, a slip of Connecticut … Read More
WHY GO: Schenectady NY, nicknamed “The Electric City,” remains a General Electric Company Town. Founded by Thomas Edison in 1892, GE still dominates this upstate NY city. But Schenectady is also home to Union College, … Read More
WHY GO: Troy NY, formerly ratty, now considerably hip, has been undergoing a slow renaissance for a couple of decades. Troy is the “Official Home of Uncle Sam,” as the War of 1812 beef purveyor, … Read More
WHY GO: Beavers. OK, now that I have your attention: Albany NY history begins with a slick little creature, whose pelts were coveted in the 1600’s by the fashion plates of Europe, and were found … Read More
WHY GO: A misty darkness spreads over Sleepy Hollow NY as the Headless Horseman gallops through an open field and up to a stone wall. Looking menacing in his black cape, the Hessian soldier whose … Read More
WHY GO: The body of water that most people take to be Lake Placid is, in fact, not. Main Street in this Adirondack getaway town actually fronts Mirror Lake – not much larger than a … Read More