Julia & Andrew
Things To Do
Carey Institute for Global Good
The Institute is dedicated to changing the world for the better through education, communication, agriculture, and the arts. It is a 100-acre campus with lots to do! The campus has tennis, volleyball, basketball, and horseshoe courts. Each of the residences has lawn games and board games to borrow. There is also an on-site exercise room, ping pong table and pool table.
Meals
We are happy to host guests at both the welcome barbecue and reception. Other meals throughout the weekend are available at the on-site restaurant for purchase if you pre-order in your RSVP. You are not obligated to eat at the restaurant on site but there are very limited options in the area, so we do encourage you to get your meals there. They are able to accommodate all dietary requirements, just include a note in your RSVP! All meals will be added to the bill you will receive upon check in.
Huyck Nature Preserve
Huyck Preserve borders the campus and offers lots of opportunities for fun and adventure. Hike one of the many trails across forest, field, and wetlands. Trails meander through peaceful old-growth forests, circle both Lake Myosotis and Lincoln Pond, and wind through several 80+ year old pine and spruce plantations. Visit the Rensselaerville Falls, which cascade over 120 feet. Ask for a map of the hiking trails when you check into the Carey Institute. Lake Mysotis is directly across the street from the Institute and has a beach and boating area. The Institute has kayaks to loan out but feel free to bring your own! The Carey Institute has beach passes if you'd like to take a dip. Lake Myosotis is also a perfect location for bird watching. Great blue herons and bald eagles can frequently be seen swooping across the lake!
Thunderhart Golf Course
You have a few options if you want to spend the morning on the green, but your best bet is Thunderhart at Sunny Hill, which is about twenty minutes from the venue. Thunderhart is a championship course, par 72, is set in the Catskill Basin, and offers 11 ponds and 15 sand traps. In addition to breathtaking views, this 6482 yard course is a “must play” with its scenic beauty and challenging design.
Green Wolf Brewing Company
Green Wolf Brewing Co. is a licensed Farm Brewery located in the village of Middleburgh, NY – which is, in turn, located in scenic and historic Schoharie County. Schoharie County is within an hour’s drive of New York’s Capital District. Their uncommon ales are crafted with love and attention to detail, using local ingredients whenever possible. Green Wolf strives to create an interconnected web of farmers, local businesses, and beer enthusiasts within New York State’s Capital Region, so that they can build a thriving market for our artisan ales.
Windham Vineyard & Winery
Windham Vineyards is a picture perfect mountaintop vineyard and micro-winery open year round, which incorporates the outdoor vineyard deck bar with views of our vineyard to enhance your tasting pleasure.
John Boyd Thacher State Park
Thacher State Park is situated along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world. Even as it safeguards six miles of limestone cliff-face, rock-strewn slopes, woodland and open fields, the park provides a marvelous panorama of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys and the Adirondack and Green Mountains. The park has volleyball courts, playgrounds, ball fields and numerous picnic areas with nine reservable shelters. Interpretive programs are offered year-round, including guided tours of the famous Indian Ladder Trail. There are over 25 additional miles of trails for summer hiking and mountain biking.
Indian Ladder Farmstead Cidery and Brewery
Indian Ladder Farmstead Cidery and Brewery (ILFCB) is operated by Dietrich Gehring and his partner Stuart Morris. ILFCB is located on Indian Ladder Farms, a popular apple orchard and farm market located in Altamont, New York. ILFCB produces hard cider and beer using crops such as apples, pears, berries and pumpkins as well as hops and malting barley grown on Indian Ladder and other local farms. ILFCB’s on-farm tasting room is open to the public for beer and hard cider by the glass as well as growler-fills.
Howe Caverns
Discover all the fun you can have below ground in the Caverns, or above ground in the Adventure Park featuring a Zip Line, H2OGO, Ropes Course, Rock Wall and Air Jumper for all ages and abilities!
New York State Museum
The New York State Museum serves the lifelong educational needs of New Yorkers and visitors through its collections, exhibitions, scholarship, programs, media and publications in science, history, anthropology, and art. The Museum explores and expresses New York State’s significant natural and cultural diversity, past and present.