It was an easy 47-mile ride from Hyde Park to Kinderhook, New York. We arrived at Lindenwald, the home of President Martin Van Buren, at precisely 4:00pm on Monday June 5, 2023; only to discover the last tour of the…
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185: MY GRAVE SITUATION ONE THRU THIRTY-NINE
There are many folks who have a goal of visiting every Presidential gravesite in our nation, but only a few have accomplished the feat. As far as I know, I’m the only bobble head who has been to all 39…
126: A TALE OF TWO COTTAGES
Once the alarm rang and my companions got packed for the day, Vicki headed to the lobby of the Hyatt Place hotel in Poughkeepsie for some breakfast. But it was Sunday July 12, 2020 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
56: RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY TOMB
We left the Holiday Inn Express in Utica on Saturday morning July 8, 2017 at 7:45am under overcast skies and a threat of rain. Since our first stop was nearly 100 miles to the southeast, we had hoped to drive…