You’ll Be Happy at the Stormville Airport Antique Show & Flea Market

From the moment we announced our move to the Hudson Valley friends exclaimed “You must go to the Stormville Flea Market!” Well we finally made it this past weekend and what a spectacle it is.

Our excited anticipation was frustrated on the way there, 3 miles out from our destination, the old Stormville Airport, traffic slowed to a crawl. Next time we’ll bring a thermos of coffee and some breakfast to enjoy while we wait in line.

As we got closer, brightly adorned traffic handlers pointed us to the second of the two massive parking lots.

Once we parked we started to scope out what seemed like endless aisles of merchandise, food, drink, all sorts of things new and old.

The people watching is great too, from locals, to tourists, hipsters and artists. Don’t mess with his guy.

Sited at the old Stormville Airport which was opened in the early Forties, the market is steeped in history. The airport closed in the nineties, but you can still feel the spirit of aircraft and pilots of old. Read more about Stormville Airport History Here.

The market began here in the Seventies with just a few vendors on the front lawn. Over almost five decades it has grown to be one of New York’s largest and most popular outdoor flea markets with over 600 vendors taking over many acres.

The aisles are more less arranged between new merchandise and antiques. There are just all sorts of goodies.

It is clear that the experienced shoppers, Stormville veterans, know to bring their carts,

Because you just might need one of these.Or some of these.

At every turn there was another aisle, we spent a couple of hours shopping.

Of course there is food and drinks a plenty.

Fun for the kids.

And more and more stuff.

And endless people.

Lots of curiosities and curios

This is quite an event! Stormville Airport Flea Market and Antique Show

428 Route 216
Stormville, NY 12582

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By the way, sorry no pets allowed.`

From Barn to Table and More You’ll Love

You’ve herard of “farm to table” here we have “Barn to Table & Home. ” It all started with a challenge to create a media room out of barn wood, fast forward 10 years and we have “After the Barn” today, a charming shop we love on historic Lower Main Street in Beacon.

Here you can find hand crafted furniture made of reclaimed barn wood and antique and crafted home decor items of a delightful variety.

This American flag, that now graces our friends’ home in Mendham, NJ is a perfect example.

Robert Staab and Sue Voglio, owners of the shop have a real eye for precious old objects and the art they hold. They have amassed an abundant collection of old time country curiosities, trinkets and decorative pieces for every taste.

We are looking forward to purchasing one of their tables for our home in Garrison in the spring.

Meanwhile we expect to be doing some holiday shopping here.

After the Barn

508 Main St., Beacon, NY (845) 202-7146

Historic Lower Main Street Beacon

Follow the Signs to Pop’s for Some Bargains

Cold Spring is know for all its Main Street antique stores where you can find some incredible things. But off the beaten path there is a gem of place, just open on the weekend, a potpourri of stuff called Pop’s Barn Sale.

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Beacon Pantry a Touch of Paris in Beacon NY

In all our years of travel something we always enjoyed was finding that perfect little cafe for a quiet coffee and perhaps some breakfast to start the day. We’ve been intrigued by the well designed store front of this shop, Beacon Pantry, and stopped by yesterday. Turned out to be the kind of place we love. Continue reading Beacon Pantry a Touch of Paris in Beacon NY

A Visit to Highland Falls Farmer’s Market and Sculpture Walk

Across the river near West Point is the historic town of Highland Falls. It has seen its better days despite being so close to the Military Academy, but there are some high points worth exploring.

We liked the farmer’s market which is held every Sunday from 9:00-2:00 through October. We also explored the “The Highland Falls ArtWalk: Leadership and Wisdom” which is on display through Nov. 20. A link to the NY Times Article and a video on this show is below . Continue reading A Visit to Highland Falls Farmer’s Market and Sculpture Walk

An Exciting Bourbon Cocktail with Drink More Good

Finally got to stop by Jason Schuler’s great store in Beacon, Drink More Good, and picked up a bagful of goodies including his luscious Cassia Kream Syrup that I used to make this brilliantly simple cocktail.

In case you have been under a rock for the last few years and have not heard of Jason’s “make the world a better place” locally produced deliciously wholesome, “redefining”, soda syrups, that Martha Stewart and a whole lot of other people are raving about, let me clue you in…. Continue reading An Exciting Bourbon Cocktail with Drink More Good

A Bounty of Color at Willow Ridge Nursery & Garden Center Fishkill

We liked the look of this place so stopped in and bought a carload of flowers and herbs for our garden.

Very good quality plants. Continue reading A Bounty of Color at Willow Ridge Nursery & Garden Center Fishkill

Artisan Wine Shop, Beacon
Another Great Wine Store

I am one very lucky guy

to have many great wine stores so nearby. I have been anxious to check out Artisan Wine Shop in Beacon. Wanting to see what they have to offer but reluctant because some small wine shops are just too specialized for me. I was so happy to find a store that is very approachable, offering many interesting selections, which are well presented, and at reasonable price points.

Being CIA graduates, that’s Culinary Institute of America, not the other CIA, owners, Mei Ying and Tim Buzinski bring a unique angle to their provisioning of fine libations, which is how well they go with food. Which is to my mind essential.

That’s my friend Jonathan, a wine geek like me, he found a lot he liked too.

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Another Great Wine Store

Chatham Brewing Tap Takeover

at Cold Spring General Store

I am speaking with a little tongue in cheek, because a Tap Takeover¹ is generally when a particular brewer takes over all or many of a bar or pub’s² taps to showcase many of their beers. But, as Chris Cunningham, General Manager of Chatham Brewing who was serving this night, said “this is the easiest Take Takeover I’ve ever done.”

The occasion was Cold Spring General Store’s first anniversary party, the shop is small yet very smartly stocked, two taps were just right to get a worthy sampling of Chatham Brewery’s work, they make over sixteen beers. Continue reading Chatham Brewing Tap Takeover

Do You Remember the General Store

I do, when I was a kid,

we had a great general store where I lived. Once an essential part of the social fabric of the thousands of small towns that made up America, they began to disappear with the advent of the automobile and highways. A lot has changed since then.

Today we are entering another era in America, an age of greater sensibility and integrity about what we consume, it’s a perfect time for a new version of the general store. One that harkens back to small town values yet takes advantage of all that current technology can bring to contemporary retail, from the pervasiveness of social media, to the powerful distribution logistics networks we have today.

Enter Deanna and Craig Muraszewski and their modern day version of the general store, simply named, Cold Spring General Store. It has been a year now since they opened, and their shop has been a great success. Continue reading Do You Remember the General Store