WINTER WELCOME LETTER:

GETTING TO HUDSON BY TRAIN: 
Hudson is easily reached from Grand Central (till 9/4, thereafter from Penn Station again) via Amtrak. It's a gorgeous two-hour train ride from Grand Central North along the Hudson River, with WIFI courtesy of Amtrak. The Hudson train station is only a 10 minute walk to/from the Hudson Milliner. Amtrak has a user friendly app, which you can easily buy tickets.

Trains run hourly, but we recommend booking early.FOR DRIVERS/PARKING:Overnight parking rules (all streets / municipal lots): parking permitted on odd numbered side if date after midnight is odd, on even numbered side if date after midnight is even.Metered streets: Warren Street & Numbered cross streets (25 cents p h, Mo-Sat: 9AM-5PM)Unmetered streets (North 4th is closest) parallel to Warren: Union & Columbia - odd and even overnight rule applies518-8283388Fines are $8 for meters, $15 for wrong overnight parking, payable 24/7: , so don't beat yourself up should you get a ticket.HUDSON CAB SERVICES: Pronto Taxi (518) 822-9500 Open from 6AM-11PM (open later on weekends, generally needs 1 day notice for longer distances, sound more flexible).

Buzz Taxi (518) 828-0504 Open from 7AM-11PM (weekends later and for short distances a couple hours notice is fine, longer rides need a day notice).Hudson also has UBER & LYFT service now - though it might take a little longer than in the city.

RENT A CAR:Enterprise Rent a Car (518) 8285492, (arrange for pick up in advance), 350 Fairview Ave, Hudson, NY 12534WHAT TO DO IN HUDSONWhile staying here, you will have a great selection of restaurants, incredible antique stores, coffee shops, bakeries, local pubs, art galleries, as well as live music venues, all within walking distance.

Here is great website that constantly updates cool events by Ellen Thurston: https://visithudsonny.com/events-directory/.Hudson Opera House/ Hudson Hall (located at 327 Warren Street) has just been freshly renovated. It's New York state's oldest surviving theater dating back to 1855:www.hudsonhall.orgart shows are in the lobby and the program is well worth checking out (more cultural entities are listed further down)AM COFFEE/BREAKFAST/BRUNCH/LUNCHMoto Coffee, 357 Warren Street (same side): Great stump town coffee & fine baked goods and motorcycles and cool motorcycle gear ...(7AM-6PM daily) and great hot lunch dishes (from 10 AM onwards) (518) 822-8232www.motohudson.com/

Cascades, 407 Warren Street, sweet little diner (very affordable, open early and nothing fancy) lovely service, great soups and sandwiches (Mon-Sat, 8 AM - 4 PM)www.thecascadeshudson.comLittle Rico, 437 Warren Street, fresh organic smoothies (really good), salads and soups ever changing (Mo-Thur: 8AM-4PM, Friday-Sunday 9AM-5PM) 518 9658898www.littlerico.comNEW: Warren & Vine: 364 Warren Str. Hudson NY, snacky extravagant, delish, pricey, with great wines by the glass to wash it down. (Thur-Sat 12-7, Sunday 12-5), (518) 697 6218 www.warrenandvine.com

Breadfolk: 322 Warren Street, the folk take breads and baked good up a few notches consistently excellent - so good there generally are lines out the door since it opened, (518)660-3093, Thursday-Sunday 9 AM-4 PMwww.breadfolks.com

Rivertown Lodge, 731 Warren Street:Excellent breakfast for die hard foodies - our favorite place with chef Gabbi (love the Sabzi Koukou) and set in a great decor, the fresh squeezed OJ though is a bit pricey: (Sat & Sun 8 AM - 2 PM) (518) 512-0954 www.rivertownlodge.com/tavern/Le Perche (taken over by owner of Swoon along with a wonderful decisively French chef), 230 Warren St.

with great breakfast and baked goods - we just had a spectacular dinner there with great French wine. (open Thursday to Monday 8 AM-3 PM & 5 PM - 9 PM) (518) 822-1850 (website has not been updated - I called for the times)www.cafeleperche.com/Isaan Thai Star Restaurant: 11 North 7th Street, (want to order in? You can!) No frills great moderately priced Thai fair with fresh ingredients (our fave is Chang Man Noodles): Wednesday to Monday 11:30 AM to 9PM,

Tuesday Closed www.isaanthaistar.com SuperNatural Coffee & BakeryStump town Coffee, hang out with the locals & enjoy a nice variety of baked goods Mo-Fr 7AM-5PM, Sat-Sun 8AM-6PM, 527 Warren Street, Hudson(see their FB page)William Farmer & Son, 20 S Front Street: well made soups, salads and sandwiches (pricey) (Wednesday to Sunday 11AM-2PM) 518 828-1635 www.wmfarmerandsons.com/dine-with-us/ Back Bar, 347 Warren Street: in the rear of a great antique store is Back Bar, a very cool little spot serving truly delicious Malaysian cuisine (Zak Pellaccio from Fish and Game's very affordable pet project). organic box wines (not my favorite - ugh) & spiffy cocktails that taste great but could have better names and a very cool atmosphere (open every day for lunch from 12 to 2 AM, sometimes later) www.backbar-hudson.com/Le Gamin: 609 Warren Street, sweet and savory crêpes and must go for it's authentic French Bistro fair (Thursday - Tuesday. 9 AM - 4 PM) www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Gamin/122384741168804Rev, 742 Warren St: funky coffee shop, very laid back and loungey with a laid back atmosphere some backed goods and bar menu (dailly 7AM-10PM) (518) 828-2210 /www.facebook.com/revhudsonnyCasa Latina 78 Green Street, adorable and authentic Latin American restaurant, extremely moderately priced, staff is courteous and attentiveMo-Sat 10 AM - 9 PMwww.casalatinahudson.com

LUNCH & GROCERIESTalbot & Arding: 202 Allen St, Hudson, NY, a high quality high priced food market with excellent choices on salads, produce, cheeses, meats and prepared meats (Tuesday-Sunday generally 10AM-6PM) (518) 828-3558www.talbottandarding.comOlde Hudson( a few doors further up at 449 Warren: gourmet sandwiches, salads , soups, ice cream and coffee and organic produce (open daily from 10 AM to 6 PM) (518) 828-6923www.oldehudson.comNEW: Bodega Aguila Real, 749 Columbia St, small grocery store with primarily Hispanic products, Mexican food to eat in or take out (it's affordable & great) Mo-Fri: 10AM-7PM, (518) 6976133

NEW: Kittys Grocer: 60 South Front, small market across from train station: Amazing breakfast sandwich & roast chicken lunch is indescribably delish. Thu-Mo: 8AM-6PM, (518) 267 6369www.kittyshudson.com

DINNER ON OR VERY NEAR WARREN STREETNEW: Feast & Floret: Union & 3rd: a flower shop and sophisticated Italian dinner spot (formerly fish & game) - great food and wine, put together by a generous chef, NOW OPEN 12:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesday - Sunday, (518) 822-1500www.feastandfloret.com

William Farmer & Son, 20 S Front St: pricey and lovely rustic fair, great wines, great atmosphere though most reminiscent of Manhattan - well done though (open Tuesday-Saturday) (518) 828-3459www.wmfarmerandsons.comFood Studio, 610 Warren St: Clean simple Thai fusion - we really liked it - inexpensive (open Wednesday-Monday) (518) 828-3459http://hudsonfoodstudio.com/Little Deb's Oasis: 747 Columbia Street: FANTASTIC little hole in the wall run by a few local culinary geniuses serving Pan Latin comfort Food, very moderately priced with a groovy 50s pastel decor - it's a real gem, going totally against the grain (Thu-Sun: 5-10PM) (518) 828-4307

www.lildebsoasis.comThe Tavern At Rivertown Lodge, 731 Warren Street: most excellent dinner for die hard foodies - our favorite place with chef Gabbi - whether you get the whole fish (easily shared with 2 or 3) or order appetizers each dish is intricately spiced and stands on its own - great wines too - it's a bit more low key than others on the main strip - but that will change (Thursday to Monday 5-10PM) (518) 512-0954www.rivertownlodge.com/tavern/The Maker, 302 Warren Street (enter via 3rd Street) is exquisite and exquisitely pricey. A gorgeous bar with 20' ceilings and the most breathtaking decor. They serve small dishes (the burger & fries is to pine for), excellent cocktails (they brand their ice!!) superb wines. It is Hudson's most recent addition ... (518) 509-2620 (Thursday to Monday 5 PM - midnight)www.themaker.comLawrence Park: 260 Warren St,(across from the Maker) great small share dishes, clean food, very hospitable, excellent wine, awesome service (a fave of ours), Fri/Sat 5PM-2AM, Sun/Mon/Thur: 5PM-12AM , (518) 697-7612lawrenceparkhudson.com

La Mission: 621 Warren Street, Authentic Mexican/Latin cuisine with full bar.www.lamisionhud.com/s/order

Le Perche (recently taken over by owner of Swoon along with a wonderful, decisively French chef), 230 Warren St. with great breakfast and baked goods - we just had a spectacular dinner there with great French wine. (open Thursday to Monday 8 AM-3 PM & 5 PM - 9 PM) (518) 822-1850 (website has not been updated - I called for the times) www.cafeleperche.com/Swoon: 340 Warren Street, Farm-to-table, consistently great dishes - great choices for vegetarians, excellent wines and on the pricey side, but worth it (open Thursday-Monday 5-10PM) (518) 822-8938 Meatless Monday and Taco Tuesday are well worth coming forwww.swoonkitchenbar.comCa'Mea: 333 Warren Street: Southern Italian, great food: steaks, lambs, seafood, great wines, not cheap, but always consistently delicious and great service (open Tuesday-Sunday 12-10PM) (518) 822-8938www.camearestaurant.comBaba Louie's, 517 Warren St: Italian, hearty salads, great pizzas, super cheap, middle of the road wines, kid friendly, well populated with locals (open Thursday-Tuesday 11:30AM-9:30PM) (518) 751-2155babalouiespizza.comBack Bar: in the rear of a great antique store is Back Bar, a very cool little spot serving delicious Malaysian cuisine (Zak Pellaccio from Fish and Game's very affordable pet project). spiffy cocktails (wines are organic box wines and I'm not exactly a fan) and a very cool atmosphere: 347 Warren Street, Hudson, NY (open every evening) (518) 828-0567www.backbar-hudson.comBARSLawrence Park: 260 Warren St,(across from the Maker) great small share dishes, clean food, very hospitable, excellent wine, awesome service (a fave of ours), Fri/Sat 5PM-2AM, Sun/Mon/Thur: 5PM-12AM , (518) 697-7612lawrenceparkhudson.com

The Spotty Dog Books and Ale: A Hudson fixture: great book store, art store & beer bar with live music, poetry readings & great other events. It's on the same block as the Hudson Milliner: 440 Warren Street. Our favorite (open every day though currently only till 5)www.thespottydog.comRed Dot, 321 Warren Street: Funky, très local the oldest continually running restaurant of Hudson, some great dishes - gorgeous garden - not pricey at all (open Wednesday-Monday 5-10PM) 518-828 3657www.reddotrestaurant.comHalf Moon: It was an old bar that's been taken over. It's where you will meet locals (open Tuesday-Sunday) live music on weekendswww.thehalfmoonhudson.comBack Bar, 347 Warren Street: (see above)www.backbar-hudson.com/The Maker, 302 Warren Street (enter via 3rd Street) is exquisite and exquisitely pricey. A gorgeous bar with 20' ceilings and the most breathtaking decor. They serve small dishes (the blue crab is to pine for), excellent cocktails (they brand their ice!!) superb wines. It is Hudson's most recent addition ... (518) 509-2620 (Thursday to Monday 5 PM - midnight)

NEW: Bar Bene, 538 Warren (Fri & Saturday 12-11, Sunday 12-9, Mo&Thu 12-11)

Steiner Sport Bike Rental, 301 Warren St: bike and ski rental as well as sports goods and clothing (daily 10AM-6PM) (518) 828-5063

www.steinersskibike.comNEED A BABYSITTER? Lovely Rae Hatch will be happy to help. She babysits for many folks around here: (518) 755-7041.SPA / YOGA / FITNESS

Bodhi, a few doors uphill, is a yoga/spa space. They do massages, organic juices, yoga, hoydrocolonic therapy and more: http://www.bodhiholisticspa.com,Sadahana is yoga spot a few doors downhill on Warren: sadhanayogahudson.comPlanet Fitness in Greenport: http://www.planetfitness.com/gyms/NY/HudsonAtlas Jiu Jitsu in Greenport: http://m.atlasjiujitsu.com/index.htmlFARMER'S MARKET / FARM TO TABLE / FINE FOOD PROVISIONSUpstate Grocery: 302 Columbia St, (518) 822-0400, daily 6 AM-Midnight (double check hours)

Rolling Grocer: for all your general fresh wholesome food needs at an affordable price and walkable distance: 6 S 2nd St, Hudson, NY 12534, (518) 697-7672, Wednesday-Friday 3-7 PM, Saturday 10-4 PM, https://www.rollinggrocer19.org/what-we-do/

Applestone Meat Company: meat lockers/meat vending machines

Selling fresh beef, pork, chicken & lamb

open 24/7: 21 Green St, Hudson, NY 12534Farmer's Market: Columbia Street between 5th & 6th - very spread out & socially distant from 9AM to 1PM

hudsonfarmersmarketny.comA List of Local CSAs (the long list): For Columbia County:Here is the Short List: Fat Apple Farm is offering email and phone orders, available for pickup at a scheduled time. Golden Farms Harvest is open daily and is fully stocked. It’s also making its own hand sanitizer. Call ahead for precautionary shopping needs so the staff can accommodate. Hawthorne Valley Farm is offering curbside pickup and local delivery. The farm’s houses have reduced to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Elderly and immunocompromised customers are welcome to shop between 8 and 9 a.m. Love Apple Farm’s pickup is available now, with delivery service rolling out next week. Enjoy fresh bread deliveries on Monday or choose something from the grab-and-go menu.Tiny Hearts Farm Stay tuned for an online dahlia tuber shop coming soon.Talbot & Arding: 323 Warren St, Hudson, NY, a high quality high priced food market with excellent choices, www.talbottandarding.com (Tuesday-Sunday)www.talbottandarding.comOlde Hudson( a few doors up on 449 Warren) has a great selection of cured meats and cheeses, fruits. Great to nosh on with some wine fromwww.oldehudson.comhttps://applestonemeat.com/about-us/Hudson Wine Merchants on Warren's 300 block ... something we love to do

hudsonwinemerchants.comItalian Market: 717 Columbia Street in Hudson, NY: Mon-Fri from 10am to 6:30pm and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. Phone:518.671.6610, http://www.italianmarkethudson.webs.comORDER A FARM BOX:

Black Horse Farm is happy to deliver a Farm Basket to the Milliner. To order: http://www.blackhorsefarms.com/#!csa-farm-baskets/czpc. It just requires a few days notice. You can also pick up your farm basket from them in Athens or have it delivered to the Milliner.THEATER/MOVIE/LIVE MUSIC:


Helsinki: great restaurant and live music venue, located on 4th & Columbia:

http://helsinkihudson.com/events.htmlBasilica Hudson: a great wedding and live music venue right by the Hudson near the train station:

http://basilicahudson.com/events/TSL: time space limited, interesting off off off 
movies, and sometimes they have exhibits & kids programs, 434 Columbia St, Hudson

www.timeandspace.orgANTIQUES / ECLECTIC FURNITURE/ART

All along Warren are the main stores, look also in the backs stores and antique collectives, some places are great to see amazing stuff, but expensive & others have great deals.Hudson Antique Warehouse A lot of the old guard of dealers are now at Riverfront Antiques & Design Center (RADC), located in the former L&B Furniture Factory at 99 South Third Street, Hudson New York, is a community of antiques dealers and designers operating their retail shops under one roof: open every day, (908) 399-9445

www.theantiquewarehousehudsonny.com

Gaskins, 2 Church Ave, in Germantown (open Thursday-Monday) has a solid reputation for being a great farm to table restaurantWHAT TO DO AROUND HUDSON & SOCIALLY DISTANT...ART, PERFORMING ARTS & FUN

Olana: 
Up on a hill near Rip Van Winkle Bridge is what once was the home to Frederick Church, a wealthy land scape painter. A tour of this really interesting piece of architecture with moorish and Persian influences is really insightful.

www.olana.orgThomas Cole House (Catskill): the home of the painter. Really lovely low key museum.

www.thomascole.orgThe LumberyardDance Theater (formerly known as American Dance theater and located in Baltimore) contemporary performing arts space at 62 Water Street, Catskill NY with excellent and notable dance performanceswww.lumberyard.orgA GOOD OLD DRIVE IN MOVIE:Open daily, located between Catskill & Cocksackie (around 17 minute drive from Hudson), programming is very family friendlyhttp://www.hiwaydrivein.com/schedule/The Sanctuary / Greenport Conservation area: 
A nature walk just north of Hudson in the reserve is just a bike ride or a car ride away. It's great for walks even on really hot days that tree canopies are cooling and you can fans great vistas of the HudsonArt OMI: GEORGEOUS SCULPTURE PARK: International art center, a little further North East in Ghent 1405 Country Route 22, Ghent, NY 12075

www.artomi.orgRESTAURANTS NEAR HUDSON

Superb Restaurants near Hudson (that we have tested):Local 111 in Philmont: excellent food at a moderate price, great wines and really quick and excellent service: Local 111's Chef/Owner was awarded Best Chef in Columbia County 2015 & 2016 and is the 2013 recipient of the fourth Annual Victoria A. Simons Locavore Award (open Wed & Thu 5:30 PM-9PM, Fri & Sat 5:30PM-9:30PM, Sun 5:00PM-9PM)

www.local111.comScribners

A playful twist on Alpine cuisine inspired by the rich offerings of the Hudson Valley with mountain views & large cedar deck (it's very 60s from the outside but the excellent food and service make up for that). Dinner: Fri 8PM-11PM, Sa 7PM-10PM, Su 6PM-9PM, Brunch: Sa & Su 11AM-2PM,

Bar: Friday 5pm - 2am, Saturday 11am - 2am, Sunday 11am - 10pm. For reservations please call 518-628.5150. 13 Scribner Hollow Road, Hunter, NY 12442

http://www.scribnerslodge.com/eat-drink/http://gaskinsny.com

WINE TASTING:Hudson Chatham Winery (16 mins by car): 1900 Route 66 Ghent, NY 12075 518.392.2598, Extended Summer Hours are: Fridays, 12 to 7 pm, with Happy Hour from 5 to 7, Saturdays, 11 to 6 pm, Sundays, 12 to 5 pm http://www.hudson-chathamwinery.comANTIQUES / ECLECTIC FURNITURE:


If you have specific things you are looking for (let me know) - we also go to Hoffman's Barn Sale in Red Hook (a big bar with great deals), Zaborski in Kingston has 4 floors of incredible things, & the Bottleshop at Salt Point is great too: iron pieces, old bottles, curious objects, iron tubs... Brimfield is the event of events - 3-4 times a year on specific weekends you will find acres and acres of antiquesFARM STANDS / FRUIT PICKING:


Country Route 9 or 23, or 23B:You can drive along almost any country route and find farm stands on each of these routes: https://www.localharvest.org/hudson-ny/farm-standsFix Brothers' Farm: 215 White Birch Road, Hudson, NY. Pick your own fruit & to call for what's in season: 518 828 7560, http://www.fixbrosfruitfarm.comHawthorne Valley Farm will be opening a farm store in Hudson very soon. They have a store about 25 mins away: 327 County Road 21C, Ghent, New York 12075, open Monday through Saturday. for store hours: http://hawthornevalleyfarm.orgTaconic Orchards: 591 New York 82, Hudson, NY, (518) 851-7477 · taconicorchards.comWATERFALLS

High Falls (17 minute drive) 520 Roxbury Rd, Philmont, NY 12565 (great for a not so long hike spectacular waterfall, and the sanctuary is gorgeous)Kaaterskill Fall/Fawn's Leap i(25 minute drive) a very cute swimming spot and waterfall along Route 23A, Palenville, NY 12463 very crowded hike, but it thins out to the top - 
bring good boots - it's more the hike and the view than the gushing 
water: a giant amphitheater, hollowed out by water with a thin stream 
coming down in the middle of the water basin below.Bash Bish Falls: (45 min drive and longer hike) great in early afternoon (the light falls straight down), a really gorgeous steep waterfall you can swim under (feels like Thailand) 40 min drive - there are 2 ways to get there and though here are no swimming signs - people just go in. It's really refreshing, a personal favorite. 
Directions: Rt. 22 north as it heads up New York along the Connecticut/Massachusetts border. Keep on Rt. 22 north and you'll eventually come to Copake, NY which is located where New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts borders meet. Proceed through the town of Copake. As you near Copake Falls, Rt. 344 east meets Rt. 22. Take a right onto Rt. 344 (east) and follow the signs for "Taconic State Park" The entrance to Taconic State Park is on your left and the entrance to Bash Bish Falls is about a mile up the road from Taconic State Park. (After you pass the entrance to Taconic State Park the road comes to a fork. Bear to your left at this fork following the signs to the entrance of Bash Bish Falls.) You can also visit the official website for Bash Bish. There is a second way to experience the falls by descending the blue trail system to the falls (it's a steep hike though). This north entrance above the falls is about a mile from the main entrance on the right hand side. You can't miss the parking lot and cutout from the road.Colgate Lake: 45 minute drive, Jewett, NY 12424 very pristine and calm, deep and clean (we are bigger fans of running water though)Here are the best hikes in the Catskill Mountains: https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/new-york/catskill-state-parkSKIING/SNOWBOARDING/TUBING: We have a few mountains nearby!WINDHAM: 35 minutes West of Hudson: elevation: 3100 ft, vertical drop: 1600 ft, 52 trails,12 lifts. TRAILMAP, 33 Clarence D Lane Rd, Windham, NY 12496-5516, http://www.windhammountain.com/HUNTER MOUNTAIN: 43 minutes west of Hudson, elevation3200, vertical drop: 1600, 53 trails, 12 lifts. TRAILMAP64 Klein Avenue, Hunter, NY 12442, (518) 263-4223, huntermtn.comCATAMOUNT: 25 minutes East of Hudson, Elevation: 2000 ft, vertical drop: 1000 ft, 33 trails, 6 lifts, CLICK HERE FOR TRAILMAP 3200 Rt-23, Hillsdale, NY 12529. Between Gilbert Rd and Breezy Hill Rd, (518) 325-3200, catamountski.comBUTTERNUT: 44 minutes East of Hudson, Elevation: 1800 ft, vertical drop: 1000 FT, 22 trails, 11 liftsCLICK HERE FOR TRAILMAP380 State Road Great Barrington, MA 01230, 413-528-2000, skibutternut.com