The Hudson Connection

12/04/2025

This is literally the best news we’ve heard all day

Nothing will dim your holiday cheer like discovering your string of lights no longer works. But what can you do with a dead string of lights? For the next two weeks, you can bring them to the Library for proper and sustainable recycling! We are partnering with the Village of Kinderhook Climate Smart Task Force to offer this unique recycling opportunity to help you dispose of these lights properly. Drop off will be accepted until Friday, December 12th.

11/29/2025

Missed the Old Austerlitz Holiday House? Keep calm, & shop on - the Austerlitz Historical Society gift shop will be open for two more days this year, from 11-3 Saturday, 11/29 & Sunday, 11/30. Don't forget to grab your copy of The Old Houses of Austerlitz: the star of the show for your local history buff, written by our April cover guy, Mr. Tom Moreland!

🎁 GIFT SHOP POP-UP❗️

Saturday & Sunday, November 29 and 30
11 AM — 3 PM

Shop Local and enjoy the warmth of our little shop.

Our gift shop is overflowing with Holiday Treasures: Antiques, Retro Children’s Toys, Candles, Books, Cards, Ornaments, Wrapping Paper, Peppermint Pigs, Beautiful Advent Calendars, Knit Hats and Mittens, Felt Animals, Jam, Vanilla, Gifts for the Birds in your Backyard, Clip on Tree Candles, Beautiful Table Runners, Bows for your Holiday Wreath, Hand Thrown Pottery, Austerlitz Mugs and Steins, and so much more!

11/29/2025

🏡 Thinking about finally getting your heating and cooling costs under control?

Rebecca Dennison is one of Superior Co-Op HVAC’s top Comfort Specialists 💪 She’ll come to your home, evaluate your current HVAC system, and put together a clear, cost-effective plan to convert to — or create a hybrid system with Mitsubishi cold climate heat pumps.

These systems heat AND cool your home for far less than most oil, propane, or electric resistance setups 🔥❄️
If you’re tired of high bills and ready for real comfort and real savings, Rebecca is the person you want on your side.

👉 Connect with her here to get started:
https://scoophvac.com/team/rebecca-dennison/

11/29/2025

Hostess gift? Centerpiece? Secret admirer? In the immortal words of Styx, don't let it end this way... check out Chatham Flowers' article in our November issue to help your flowers live their best lives -- & help you make the right choice when buying for others.

11/27/2025

Some days you’re the tire, some days you’re the in the driveway 🙃. It’s all about seeing the beauty in the mundaily ~

11/18/2025

Come home for the holidays with Harring Properties, LLC!

11/07/2025

11/04/2025

Goodbye, . Goodbye, alarmingly green at Grimaldi Farms. (Did you know? Growing up in the West, I didn’t know caterpillars like this really existed! I thought they were cartoons!)

10/31/2025

When is hanging in there, but is closing in fast 🍂

10/30/2025

If you go straight from Halloween to holiday dreams, there’s no better way to kick off your season than with Old Austerlitz Historical Society’s Holiday House! Psssst: we’ve heard a rumor you may even be serenaded by our own Content Coordinator, Jon B. Woodin playing with Jude Roberts Music as Gentlemen Caller!

Are your calendars marked!?
Holiday House 2025 is coming up soon!

Saturday & Sunday, November 8 & 9 | 11 AM - 3 PM

🥤 Complimentary beverages, 🥣 our famous soup sale, & 🥪 fresh sandwiches!🌷 Potted bulbs, 🎁 gifts & perfect stocking stuffers!
🍂🍗 Thanksgiving 🎄 Christmas décor, 🕎 Hanukkah items! 🍪 Don’t miss the homemade bake sale!

10/30/2025

Fun fact: before I accidentally bought a house in New York, the next stop in my journey was planned to be writer’s retreat winter in Cape Cod. Turns out there’s no need to leave the state: you can just cross the river!

Lakefront Chalet@ Sleepy Hollow Lake available for seasonal rental. A great way to experience lake living first class!!! This recently renovated home boasts great open floor plan on main level with woodstove to sit by and warm up on chilly days. First floor bed and bath complete this main level. Ups...