Thursday, June 11, 2009

Hudson's ship the Halve Maen (Half Moon)


The replica of Henry Hudsons ship which he sailed up what is now known as the Hudson River in 1609 off Rhinecliffe NY. The sloop Clearwater in the background. You can learn more about the Half Moon here: http://www.hrmm.org/halfmoon/1609moon.htm
And the Clearwater here: http://www.clearwater.org/ .
This picture was taken yesterday at a Hudson River Heritage event as the Half Moon came up to Rhinecliffe and the Rondout at Kingston to celebrate the 400 hundredth anniversary of Hudson's voyage. You can learn more about Hudson River Heritage here: http://hudsonriverheritage.org/ .

Sunday, June 7, 2009

"The Lacemaker" room, circa 1700-1720, now available

Our earliest guest room, The Lacemaker, is now completely finished and available. It is quite possibly the oldest guest room in New York state that you can stay in. The first guests experienced it this weekend and loved it. For more details see here: http://hurleystonehouse.com/Lacemaker.html