Hudson River
March 22, 2023
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Can You Swim in the Hudson River?
When I was growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s, I was fascinated by water. The closest body of water to me was New York Harbor, a hour’s walk if I was motivated. Yet I rarely went. Despite the expanses of water and the huge ships passing to and fro, the bay and Hudson River
March 23, 2019
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The Hudson Is Not a River
That’s right, I said it. It’s not a river. Rivers are something we’re all familiar with. You have water flow from the interior of a land mass and it flows because of gravity, gradually making its way to a larger body of water. The water moves in one direction. South of Albany, the Hudson River
February 17, 2019
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Pirate Treasure on the Hudson
Pirates are lots of fun. There’s been a resurgence of interests in pirates since the Pirates of the Caribbean movies came out. However a lot of what we “know” about pirates is based on myth and story, not factual evidence. Let’s take the idea of pirate treasure. If you get your ideas of pirate treasure
January 20, 2019
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Tappan Zee Renaming
I think this brings up a good point. I can understand giving a new bridge a new name, but the name Tappan Zee has been associated with this region for hundreds of years. By changing the name of the bridge so radically (What’s wrong with “New Tappan Zee Bridge”?) you lose your history. The first