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July 26, 2025
Brooklyn & Livingston, New York

emily & torbjørn

things to do

hudson

Hudson, NY 12534

Take a walk down Warren Street full of cafes, restaurants, and shops, and at the bottom of Warren Street is a beautiful view of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains.

olana state historic site

5720 New York 9G, Hudson, NY 12534

Beautiful and very special historic Hudson Valley estate of Frederic Church, a painter from the Hudson River School and one of the founders of the Metropolitan museum in NYC.

hi-way drive-in theatre

10699 State Route 9W, Coxsackie, NY 12051

For a real American Drive-In movie!

holy cow ice cream

7270 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571

Torbjørn has indulged in many a milkshake from Holy Cow during his summer visiting me while I lived in Tivoli!

bard college

30 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

Bard College, Emily's Alma mater, has a beautiful campus with Blithewood's garden, Parliament of Reality by Olafur Eliasson, the Performing arts building by Frank Gehry, Montgomery Place, and The Hessel Museum.

montgomery place orchards farmstand

4283 New York 9G, Red Hook, NY 12571

Best farmstand in the area!

Sky High Farm Biennial Exhibition

TREES NEVER END AND HOUSES NEVER END, a site-specific exhibition exploring the relationship between local ecology, history, and industry in the Hudson River Valley and its connection to New York City. On view from June 28 through Fall 2025 in a historic apple cold storage warehouse along the Hudson River in Germantown, NY, the exhibition marks the beginning of a new chapter for Sky High Farm as we expand onto a new 560-acre farm.

The Campus

The Campus is a collaborative art space by galleries Bortolami, James Cohan, kaufmann repetto, Anton Kern, Andrew Kreps, & kurimanzutto

the spiegeltent and bard summerscape

Bard SummerScape has performances of opera and dance, and the spectacular Spiegeltent.

tivoli

Tivoli, NY 12583

Tivoli is a cute hamlet (Emily lived here when she attended Bard College), with restaurants (the Traghaven Pub has some of the best burgers ever), hotel, and a few shops.

historic kingston waterfront

108 East Strand Street, Kingston, NY 12401

Across the Hudson River is Kingston's Historic Waterfront and Historic District. About a 30 minute drive from the Orchard.

rhinebeck

Rhinebeck, NY

The small town of Rhinebeck has shops and restaurants, about a 25 minute drive from the Orchard.

hyde park

Hyde Park, NY 12538

For the history buffs, FDR's home and library in Hyde Park! About a 40 minute drive from the Orchard.

lots of hiking and walking trails in the area!

Tivoli Bays Ferncliff Forest Poet's Walk and many more...