When I am not writing about waterways, I make videos on the history of parks. Recently I published one on the State Parks of the Palisades Region, the region covering the right bank of the Hudson River in the Hudson Valley region.
The video is timed for the centennial of the agency administering New York’s state parks, which was created in 1924. In this episode, the parks include Bear Mountain, Minnewaska, and Harriman, which have the closest freshwater beaches to New York City. It also has parks where Revolutionary War battles were fought.
For each park, I provide the official map and images relating to the park’s history and unique attractions.
With each month, I will add more videos covering each New York state parks region.
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