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Recreational Activities:

Calendar of Annual Events
Camping
Distilleries
Farmers' Markets
Food & Drink / Dining
HITS (Horse Shows In The Sun)
Kaleidoscope - World's Largest
Libraries (Public)
Lodging/Accommodations/Vacations
Movies/Cinemas
Pampering & Gift Ideas
Psychic Readings
Ski Centers
Swimming & Camping
Theaters & Arts
Tourism Links
Townships of Ulster County
Transportation Services

Wine & Spirits

Additional Links & Resources:

Birthday Parties For Kids Page

Camps (Day Camps) Page
Chambers & Business Organizations
Child Care Page
Lessons & Enrichment Activities Page
Map of Ulster County Page
Member's Community News Page
Schools in Ulster County Page
Volunteer Opportunities Page

And, Even More Resources


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CALENDAR OF ANNUAL EVENTS,
IN & AROUND ULSTER COUNTY, NY


See Calendar of Events Page


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DISTILLERIES


Tuthilltown Spirits
Tuthilltown Spirits
Local Distiller of Fine Spirits
633-8734
14 Gristmill Lane, Gardiner
www.tuthilltown.com
Watch us on Youtube
• New York's first whiskey distillery since prohibition! Tours, Tasting Room & Shop. Tuthilltown Spirits is a Farm Distillery using local agricultural produce to create a new generation of handmade American whiskeys. Visit New York’s only whiskey tasting room and shop. Meet the makers of HUDSON brand whiskeys. Open Thursdays-Mondays; April through November tours are held Saturdays and Sundays at noon, 2pm and 4pm. December through March tours are held Saturdays and Sundays at noon and 3pm, reservations suggested: 633-8734. Purchase spirits at our shop. Gift Certificates also available.


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FARMERS' MARKETS - 2011


See Farmers' Markets in Ulster County on Area information Page.



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FOOD & DRINK / DINING

See Food & Drink Page



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HITS-on-the-Hudson /
HITS Horse Shows 2011 Season:
May 25, 2011 – September 18, 2011


HITS Horse Shows in Saugerties
© ESI Photography. Two time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward and Sapphire on course at the 2010 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York.



It’s Show Time…

HITS Horse Shows are back for another action-packed season!
Join us in Saugerties, New York for Olympic-style equestrian show jumping Wednesday through Sunday!!!

Family fun is only a jump away at HITS-on-the-Hudson!

When:
Daily, Wednesday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during show weeks.

Upcoming shows include:
HITS-on-the-Hudson I: May 25-29
HITS-on-the-Hudson II: June 1-5
HITS-on-the-Hudson III: June 8-12
HITS-on-the-Hudson IV: July 20-24
HITS-on-the-Hudson V: July 27-31
NY Horse & Pony Show (VI): August 3-7
HITS-on-the-Hudson VII: August 31 – September 4
HITS-on-the-Hudson VIII: September 7-10
Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final: September 10-11
Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix: September 11
Marshall & Sterling League National Finals: September 14-18

Season Highlights:

In addition to the weekly schedule which features 250 different show jumping classes, the HITS Saugerties Show Series offers a wide variety of special events for spectators and equestrians, alike. Some of the most popular events include the annual Purina Mills Kids Day, the World of the Horse Celebration, the Taste of HITS-on-the-Hudson, and the HITS-on-the-Hudson Classic Car Show, to name a few.

New for 2011!!! First ever Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final will take place September 10-11 at HITS-on-the-Hudson!!! The world’s richest Hunter Final featuring the top Hunter-Rider competitors in the sport. In addition, HITS will hold its Second Annual Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix on Sunday, September 11!!! The world’s richest Grand Prix featuring the best High-Performance riders in the sport. Pfizer Million Sunday will include a variety of exciting exhibitions and activities for children leading up to the Pfizer Million Grand Prix which will begin around 1:30pm.

HITS, Inc., in association with the Bardavon, is excited to announce that legendary Motown group The Temptations will perform a live concert immediately following the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix on Sunday, September 11, with general admission concert seating starting at 4:30pm
http://www.hitsshows.com/temptations.html

Be sure to check HitsShows.com for a complete list of this season's special events.
 
Weekly Grand Prix Schedule and Highlights, Presented by Pfizer Animal Health:
Fridays:                                 $25,000 Smartpak Grand Prix
Saturdays:                              $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix
Sunday, May 29:                     $50,000 EMO Grand Prix
Sunday, June 5:                      $75,000 HITS Grand Prix
Sunday, June 12:                   $100,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix
Sunday, July 24:                     $50,000 HITS Grand Prix
Sunday, July 31:                     $75,000 HITS Grand Prix
Sunday, August 7:                 $100,000 Strongid C 2X Grand Prix

Special Events:
Saturday, September 10: Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final!!!
Sunday, September 11: Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final/Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix!!!!

Admission:
Wednesday - Saturday: Free
Sunday: Adults $5, children under the age of 12 get free admission. All proceeds from the gate go directly to Family of Woodstock, Inc., a non-for-profit organization serving Ulster County.

Ticket prices for the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final and Pfizer Million will be announced soon; children 12 and under are admitted for free. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit: http://www.hitsshows.com/

Directions: The HITS Saugerties Show Series is held at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York, located just two miles from Exit 20 on the NYS Thruway.

Cars From The North: Exit 20 off of Interstate 87 (New York State Thruway) After tollbooth, turn right onto State Route 32 North and go 1.0 mile. Turn right onto Peoples Road and go 0.9 miles. Turn left after train tracks onto Canoe Hill Road and go 0.5 miles. Canoe Hill Road becomes Krout Road continue for1.8 miles. Turn right onto Washington Avenue Extension. Show grounds will be on the left, park at Gate D or E.

Cars From The South: Exit 20 off of Interstate 87 (New York State Thruway). After tollbooth, turn left onto Ulster Avenue 0.2 miles. Turn right onto State Route 32 North and go 1.0 mile. Turn right onto Peoples Road and go 0.9 miles. Turn left after train tracks onto Canoe Hill Road and go 0.5 miles. Canoe Hill Road becomes Krout Road continue for1.8 miles. Turn right onto Washington Avenue Extension. Show grounds will be on the left, park at Gate D or E.

Spectator Parking & Entrance: Gates D or E only. Parking is free.
The Facility: HITS-on-the-Hudson, Saugerties, New York The HITS-on-the-Hudson equestrian facility is nestled at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, just one mile outside the village of Saugerties. The show grounds feature 10 different competition rings, including a Grand Prix ring, a Main Hunter ring, two jumper rings, four hunter rings, an equitation ring and six separate schooling areas. Spectator seating is available at every ring and in the VIP Pavilion, which overlooks the Grand Prix ring and Main Hunter ring. Spectator parking is located off the Washington Avenue entrances at Gates D or E.

Refreshments: HITS-on-the-Hudson offers an on-site Food Service Pavilion and Ice Cream Parlor, which has an assortment of frozen delights and Starbucks coffee. The HITS Bar & Grill serves up pizza and cold beer in a spacious air-conditioned lounge. Spectators can grab some lunch and find a grassy spot on the berms while watching some of the world's best show jumping with the entire family right here in the Hudson Valley.

Shopping: The HITS Saugerties Mall features clothing, tack, fine jewelry, custom footwear, art and photography, and custom HITS souvenirs.

For additional details, please visit www.hitsshows.com and HITS Saugerties at www.hitsshows.com/saugerties/index.html





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LIBRARIES (PUBLIC)
Connect with Libraries for classes, happenings and events throughout the year.

Ulster County Library Association, www.ulsterlibraries.org
Mid-Hudson Library System, www.midhudson.org/libraries


• Accord - Little Ones' Learning Center, 626-4112
www.littleoneslearningcenter.org/about.html

• Clintondale Branch of the Highland Public Library, 883-5015
www.highlandlibrary.org

• Cragsmoor Free Library, 647-4611
www.cragsmoorfreelibrary.org

• Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 647-5530
wwweplm.org/default.aspx

• Esopus Port Ewen Library, 338-5580
www.esopuslibrary.org

• Gardiner Library, 255-1255
www.gardinerlibrary.org

• Highland Public Library, 691-2275
www.highlandlibrary.org

• Hurley Library Association, 338-2092
wwwhurley.lib.ny.us

• Kingston Area Library, 331-0507
www.kingstonlibrary.org

• Marlboro Free Library, 236-7272
www.marlborolibrary.org

• Milton - Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library, 795-2200
www.miltonlib.org

• New Paltz - Elting Memorial Library, 255-5030
www.eltinglibrary.org

• Olive Free Library, 657-2482
www.olivefreelibrary.org

• Phoenicia Library, 688-7811
www.phoenicia.lib.ny.us

• Pine Hill - Morton Memorial Library, 254-4222
www.morton.pinehill.lib.ny.us

• Plattekill Library, 883-7286
www.plattekill.lib.ny.us

• Rosendale Library, 658-9013
www.rosendalelibrary.org

• Saugerties Public Library, 246-4317
www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org

• Stone Ridge Library, 687-7023
www.stoneridgelibrary.org

• Ulster Library, 338-7881
www.townofulsterlibrary.org

• Wallkill Public Library, 895-3707
www.rcls.org/wak

• West Hurley Public Library, 679-6405
www.westhurleylibrary.org

• Woodstock Library, 679-2213
www.woodstock.org



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LODGING / ACCOMMODATIONS / VACATION RENTALS

See our Lodging & Accommodations Page for all Lodging and Vacation Rental Listings.

Harmony House Bed & Breakfast Moondance Ridge Bed and Breakfast of New Paltz Emerson Resort & Spa, Mt. Tremper NY

 Aspects Gallery Inn & Spa in Woodstock
Barclay Heights Bed & Breakfast at Smythe House in Saugerties, NY Smythe Family Esopus Creek Vacation Cottage

A Woodstock Waterfall Hideaway Woodstock NY VAcation Rental



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MOVIES / CINEMAS


• Lyceum Six, Red Hook 758-3311,
www.greatmovieslowerprices.com/lyceum.html


• New Paltz Cinema, New Paltz 255-0420, www.greatmovieslowerprices.com/newpaltz.html

• Orpheum 3, Saugerties 246-6561

• Regal Cinema 12, HV Mall, Kingston 336-4188 (Fandango); 336-4191 (Office)
Website: Regal Cinema, Kingston

• Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale 658-8989
www.rosendaletheatre.org

• Tinker St. Cinema, Woodstock 679-6608

• Upstate Films, Rhinebeck 876-2515
www.upstatefilms.org



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PAMPERING & GIFT IDEAS


See Pampering & Gift Ideas Page


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PSYCHIC READINGS


Daniel Logan, Psychic
www.dan-logan.com
338-4231. Serving the Hudson Valley and beyond.
dan-logan@hvi.net
Daniel Logan, internationally known Psychic, offers psychic readings at your chosen location or via the telephone, as well as psychic parties for five people or more. Lectures and psychic awareness classes can also be arranged. Author of seven books regarding psychic phenomena, including the best selling autobiography, 'The Reluctant Prophet' (Doubleday), Daniel has appeared as a psychic on national TV shows such as 'The Tonight Show', and 'The Late Show', and has also lectured at Town Hall and Carnegie Hall in NYC.



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SKI CENTERS


Belleayre Mountain, Highmount
Downhill Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowboarding

www.belleayre.com (800) 942-6904

Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville

Cross-Country Skiing

www.frostvalley.org 985-2291

Holiday Mountain, Monticello

Downhill Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowtubing
www.holidaymtn.com 796-3161

Hunter Mountain, Hunter
Downhill Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowtubing, Snowshoeing
www.HunterMtn.com (800) HUNTERMTN (486-8376)

Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz
Cross-Country Skiing
http://www.nysparks.com/parks/127/details.aspx 255-0752

Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz
Cross-Country Skiing, Snowtubing, Snowshoeing

www.mohonk.com 255-1000 or (800) 772-6646

Mohonk Preserve

www.mohonkpreserve.org 255-0919

Mount Peter, Warwick
Downhill Skiing, Snowboarding
www.mtpeter.com 986-4940 or 986-4992 (snow reports)

Plattekill Mountain, Roxbury
Downhill Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowtubing, Bike Park
www.plattekill.com (607) 326-3500 or (800) NEED-2-SKI (633-3275)

Sawkill Family Ski Center, Kingston
Downhill Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowtubing

www.sawkillski.com 336-6977

Windham Mountain, Windham
Downhill Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowtubing, Golf, Paintball, Adventure Park  
www.windhammountain.com (800) 754-9463

 

 




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SWIMMING & CAMPING


• Contact your Town Offices and Recreation Departments for summer recreation  programs that may be available for you and your family. (See Townships Page)

• You can purchase an Empire State Passport ($65), which can be used at NYS parks in lieu of the admission fee. The passport allows unlimited free vehicle access to all state-owned parks, arboretums, boat launches, and recreation areas, and is valid April 1 through March 31 of the following year.
www.nysparks.com/admission/empire-passport/default.aspx
Call 518-474-0458 (TDD 518-486-1899) for telephone orders.

• For information on Hiking, Backpacking, Camping, Hunting, Fishing, etc. in the Catskill Forest Preserve, contact NYS Campgrounds
www.reserveamerica.com (800) 456-CAMP (2267)

• DEC operates 51 campgrounds located in the Adirondack and Catskill Parks.
http://www.dec-campgrounds.com

State campgrounds outside the Forest Preserve are operated by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. (518) 474-0456.
www.nysparks.com

In addition to below list of swimming spots to enjoy, these links also offer information on water spots, water falls, photos, and directions that may be helpful. Please note, some details on these sites may not be confirmed, plus with recent funding issues, some trails and parks may be closed or limited in access:
www.visitvortex.com/subcategory/SwimmingHudsonValley
www.swimmingholes.org/ny.html
www.nyfalls.com/waterfalls.html#Ulster_County



Below are some cool SWIMMING spots in the Ulster County area!
Some are free, some at a fee
. Prices are subject to change.
 
INDOOR:

YMCA Of Kingston & Ulster County
www.ymcaulster.org
338-3810. 507 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401.
Pool Day Passes & Memberships Available

OUTDOOR:

Andretta Pool, City of Kingston Parks & Recreation
www.kingston-ny.gov/content/120/122/default.aspx#Andretta
338-2115 (Pool); 331-1682 ext. 333 (Parks & Recreation Dept.)
 
Berean Park, Brescia Blvd., Highland
691-8011
 
Belleayre Beach at Pine Hill Lake Day Use Area
www.belleayre.com/summer/lake.htm
254-5600, or Toll Free 1-800-942-6904
 
Big Deep, Woodstock
www.visitvortex.com/The_Big_Deep
 
Buttermilk Falls, Peekamoose Rd, Sundown
www.visitvortex.com/Buttermilk_Falls
 
Haines Falls, North and South Lake State Park, Greene County
www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24487.html
(518) 589-5058
 
Kingston Point Beach
http://www.kingston-ny.gov/content/120/122/default.aspx
 331-1682 ext.  333 (Parks & Recreation Dept.)
 
Lakeside Park, Pawling
www.visitvortex.com/Lakeside_Park
855-1131
 
Marbletown Town Park (Tongore Park), Marbletown Recreation
www.marbletown.net/government/town_park.cfm
687-0800
 
Minnewaska Lake State Park Preserve, New Paltz
www.lakeminnewaska.org/state.html
www.nysparks.com/parks/127/details.aspx
255-0752
 
Moriello Pool, New Paltz
www.townofnewpaltz.org
255-1700 (Pool); 255-3631 (Parks & Recreation Dept.)
 
Otter Falls, Sundown
www.visitvortex.com/Otter_Falls
 
Peekamoose Blue Hole, Peekamoose Rd, Sundown
www.visitvortex.com/Peekamoose_Blue_Hole
  
Pine Hill Lake Day Use Area/Belleayre Beach www.belleayre.com/summer/lake.htm
254-5600, or Toll Free 1-800-942-690

Rosendale Pool, Rosendale
www.townofrosendale.com/pool.cfm
658-9347 (Pool); 658-3159 (Town of Rosendale); 658-8198 (Recreation Center)
 
Saugerties Village Beach, Saugerties
http://village.saugerties.ny.us/content/Parks/View/3
www.visitvortex.com/Saugerties_Beach
246-2321 ext. 1
 
Saugerties Wading Pool for Toddlers/Lions Club Playground, Washington Ave.
246-2321 ext. 1
 
Sojourner Truth Ulster Landing County Park, Saugerties
www.sojournertruthpark.com
www.visitvortex.com/Ulster_Landing_Park_Sojourner_Truth
340-3500, 336-8484, 340-7368
 
Split Rock Hole, Clove Road, High Falls
www.visitvortex.com/Split_Rock_Hole
Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz,
255-0919
 
Stony Kill Falls, Kerhonkson
www.nyfalls.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3131
www.visitvortex.com/Stony_Kill_Falls
 
Taconic State Park, Rudd Pond, Millerton
www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/141/details.aspx
www.visitvortex.com/Rudd_Pond
518-789-3059
 
Ulster County Pool, New Paltz
www.co.ulster.ny.us/downloads/UlsterCountyPool.pdf
255-7027 (seasonal), 340-3500 (Ulster County Building & Grounds)
 
Vernooy Kill, Kerhonkson
www.nyfalls.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3129
www.visitvortex.com/Vernooy_Kill
 
Wilcox Memorial Park, Stanfordville
www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/DPW-Parks/PPwilcox.htm
758-6100, 298-4600
 


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THEATERS & ARTS


Acoustic Artist Coalition at A.I.R. (Artists in Residence) Studio Gallery
, Kingston
www.airstudiogallery.com 331-2662

Actors & Writers, Olivebridge
www.ninashengold.com/actorswriters.htm 657-9760

Arm of the Sea Theater, Malden-on-Hudson

www.armofthesea.org 246-7873

A.S.K. (Arts Society of Kingston)

www.askforarts.org 338-0331

Backstage Studio Productions (BSP), Kingston

www.bspinfo.net 338-8700

Bard College/Fisher Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck

www.bard.edu/fishercenter 758-7900

Bardavon 1860 Opera House, Poughkeepsie

www.bardavon.org 473-2072

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Bearsville Theater, Bearsville
www.bearsvilletheater.com bearsvilletheater@gmail.com 679-4406

Bird-On-A-Cliff Theatre Co, Summertime, Shakespeare Under the Stars, Woodstock
www.woodstockplayhouse.org/birdonacliff.htm 679-4101

Boundless Edge Ice Dance Ensemble, Wintertime Performances, Saugerties
www.boundlessedge.org 626-4596

Byrdcliff Theater, Woodstock Guild, Woodstock
www.woodstockguild.org 679-2079

The Center for Perf
orming Arts at Rhinebeck

www.centerforperformingarts.org 876-3080

Centre for Playback Theatre

www.playbackcentre.org 255-8163

Coach House Players, Kingston

www.coachhouseplayers.org  331-2476

Community Playback Theater, Highland
691-4118

Eisenhower Hall Theater, West Point

www.eisenhowerhall.com 938-4159

Gallery at Deep Listening Space, Kingston

www.deeplistening.org 338-5984

Half Moon Theatre, Poughkeepsie

www.halfmoontheatre.org 235-9885

Hudson River Playback Theatre, New Paltz

www.hudsonriverplayback.org 255-7716

Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock

www.woodstockguild.org 679-2079

The Listen To Me Youth Theater
storydanz@yahoo.com   688-2068

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Madeline's Dance Center, Marlboro

www.madelinesdance.com 236-7989

Maverick Concerts, Woodstock

www.maverickconcerts.org 679-8217

Mid-Hudson Children's Museum, Poughkeepsie

www.mhcm.org 471-0589

Movita Dance Theatre, Woodstock and NYC
www.movitadancetheatre.com   282-6723

New Paltz Ballet Theatre, New Paltz
www.npsballet.com/theatre/index.htm
   255-0044

New York Conservatory for the Arts (NYCA), Hurley

www.NYCA.org 339-4340

The Oasis Theatre Company Inc., Claryville

www.oasistheatre.org 985-0390

Open Eye Theater, Margaretville

www.theopeneye.org 586-1660

Performing Arts of Woodstock
www.pcmaven.com/clients/paw/ 679-7900

Shadowland Theater, Ellenville

www.shadowlandtheatre.org 647-5511

Star Mountainville Group, Woodstock
gweiss001@hvc.rr.com 679-4561

STS Playhouse, Phoenicia
www.stsplayhouse.com/ 688-2279



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SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz

Box Office 257-3880

Director of Theater Arts Services 257-3872

Theatrical Arts Department 257-3865

www.newpaltz.edu

SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge

www.sunyulster.edu 687-5000

Tom Cherwin Productions,
(formerly, Woodstock Theater Cooperative)

246-1710

Twisted Tassels Gypsy Tribal Dance Troupe
www.ancientcallings.com 657-7276

Ulster Ballet Company, Saugerties

www.ulsterballet.org 246-4316

Ulster County Arts Council, Kingston

www.ulstercountyartscouncil.org 339-9935

(UPAC) Broadway Theater at Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston

www.upac.org 339-6088

Up In One Productions, Rhinebeck
www.upinoneproductions.org 876-5348

Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz

www.unisonarts.org 255-1559

Woodstock Film Festival

www.woodstockfilmfestival.com 679-4265

Woodstock Fringe, Woodstock
Festival of Theatre & Song
www.woodstockfringe.org 810-0123

Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock

www.woodstockplayhouse.org 679-4101


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TOURISM LINKS



Ulster County Tourism
• Traveling in Ulster County, we offer a full-color travel guide plus a calendar of events. Hiking, apple blossom, golf and other brochures free for the asking. Call us or stop by for brochures and information. Literature can be picked up at the Ulster County Office Building on Fair St., Uptown Kingston.
www.ulstercountyalive.com 340-3566, (800)DIALUCO (342-5826)


Columbia County Tourism
www.columbiacountytourism.org

Delaware County Tourism
www.delawarecountytoday.com

Dutchess County Tourism
www.dutchesstourism.com

Greene County Tourism
www.greenetourism.com

Hudson Valley Tourism
www.travelhudsonvalley.org

I Love NY Tourism
www.iloveny.com

Orange County Tourism
www.orangetourism.org


ADDITIONAL TOURISM LINKS:

Dutchess County Wine Trail

HITS on the Hudson (Horse Shows in the Sun)

Hudson Valley Wine Country

Kaleidoscope - World's Largest
• Explore our collection of kaleidoscopes including the World’s Largest Kaleidoscope, a mesmerizing multi-media experience, located at the Emerson Resort & Spa in Mt. Tremper.


Meet Me In Marlborough

Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway

Wine Trail Links

Woodstock Guide

 





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TOWNSHIPS of ULSTER COUNTY

See also Townships Page for additional details


• Ulster County was formed in 1683.
Today, Ulster County is comprised of 20 Towns, 3 Villages, and 1 City, with a total population of 177,749 (based on 2000 Census).

www.census.gov or www.co.ulster.ny.us/planning

Denning (Town)

www.denning.us 985-2411

Ellenville (Village)

www.villageofellenville.com 647-7080

Esopus (Town)

www.esopus.com 331-3709


Gardiner (Town)

www.townofgardiner.org 255-9675


Hardenburgh (Town)

www.townofhardenburgh.org 586-3135


Hurley (Town)
www.townofhurley.org 331-7474


Kingston (City)

www.kingston-ny.gov
331-1682 (Parks & Recreation); (800) 331-1518 (Visitor Center)


Kingston (Town)

www.town.kingston.ny.us 336-8853


Lloyd (Town)

www.townoflloyd.com 691-2144, 691-8011


Marbletown (Town)

www.marbletown.net 687-7601


Marlborough (Town)
www.marlboroughny.com 795-5100


New Paltz (Town)

www.townofnewpaltz.org 255-0604, 255-0100


New Paltz (Village)

www.villageofnewpaltz.org 255-0130


Olive (Town)

www.town.olive.ny.us 657-8118, 657-2320


Plattekill (Town)

www.town.plattekill.ny.us 883-7331


Rochester (Town)

www.townofrochester.net 626-7384


Rosendale (Town)

www.townofrosendale.com 658-3159


Saugerties (Town)

www.saugerties.ny.us 246-2800

Saugerties (Village)

www.village.saugerties.ny.us/content 246-0887

Shandaken (Town)

www.shandaken.us 688-5004


Shawangunk (Town)

www.shawangunk.org 895-2611


Ulster (Town)

www.townofulster.org 382-2455


Wawarsing (Town)
www.townofwawarsing.com 647-6570

Woodstock (Town)
www.woodstockny.org 679-2113




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TRANSPORTATION SERVICES


AIRPORTS, NEARBY:

Albany International Airport (ALB)
www.albanyairport.com (518)242-2200; (518)242-2299

Kingston-Ulster Airport (TON) (River Aviation)
Flatbush Rd., Kingston
www.kingstonulsterairport.com 336-8400

Stewart International Airport (SWF)
Newburgh
www.panynj.gov/airports/stewart.html 564-7200

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BUS SERVICES:

Adirondack Pine Hill New York Trailways
http://www.trailwaysny.com
Main Phone: (800)776-7548
Fare Info: (800)858-8555
Kingston 339-4230
New Paltz 255-6520
Woodstock (800)776-7548 (Tickets can be purchased at H. Houst & Son)

Dutchess County Loop Bus System 485-4690

Kingston CitiBus 331-3725

Pine Hill Trailways
(800)776-7548

Ulster County Area Transit
• Bus service throughout Ulster County with limited service to Orange County.
• Discount Bus Passes available.

• Free Ulster County Bus Pass for eligible families.

• ADA Service available with at least 24-hour notice, under most circumstances.

• Medical van providing transportation for seniors 60 years and older, by appointment.

www.co.ulster.ny.us/ucat 340-3333, (888)-827-8228


CARPOOL & VANPOOL SERVICES:

MetroPool
www.metropool.com
(800) FIND-RIDE (346-3743)


MOVING & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
:


Man With A Van Movers
www.manwithavanmovers.com 255-6347


ROAD & WEATHER CONDITIONS:

NYS Thruway Authority
www.thruway.state.ny.us
(800) 847-8929


TRAIN SERVICES
:

AMTRAK
Stations: Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff
www.amtrak.com (800)872-7245

MTA Metro North Railroad
Stations: Poughkeepsie, New Hamburg, Beacon, Breakneck Ridge, Cold Spring, Garrison
www.mta.info (800)Metro-Info
Travel Information: (212)532-4900
Customer Service: (212)672-1290
Main Offices: (212)340-3000


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WINE & SPIRITS

Wine & Spirit Shops:

Click here for our supporting Wine & Spirit Shops


Wine Trail Links:

Dutchess Wine Trail Link

Hudson Valley Wine Country Link

Shawangunk Wine Trail Link


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