Taft Street Realty Fall 2016 Festival & Event Guide
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School’s back in session, local farm stands and orchards are abuzz with visitors picking apples and pumpkins and soon the vibrant fall foliage will be peaking, covering our mountains and hillsides in a beautiful watercolor of hues. Ulster County is one of the best places to take in all the autumnal beauty of upstate New York, and when weekend visitors pour in from around the state (and beyond), Ulster is prepared to give them the show they were looking for… and a whole weekend-full of fun activities and festivals to boot. If you’re planning a leaf-peeping trip around Ulster County, or you’re a local looking for something fun to do with the family, you’ll want to take a look at our Fall Events Guide to maximize your fun this fall!
Our 2016 Summer…
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The hamlet of Highland, NY is pretty consistent. Businesses making up the small area most folks would consider ‘Main Street’ (actually Vineyard Avenue, where all the parades, street festivals and town events occur) hasn't changed too much over the years. Sal’s Place has been the cornerstone bar that has been a fixture of Highland’s main drag for decades, as has the barber shop located next door and Elia’s Meat Market, and while other restaurants may have slowly come and gone, the sleepy hamlet has always had a pizza place (or two), a Chinese takeout, and generally, the same local clientele who tend to frequent them.
The hamlet of High Falls is pretty small and quiet, despite it’s wildly growing popularity, making it the perfect place to get away…
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Favata's TRT Bicycles is a local bike shop that has operated out of Rosendale NY and hosted local bike tours & races for years. Just recently, Favata's TRT Bicycles moved into a bigger and better location! Remaining in its hometown of Rosendale NY, Favata's TRT Bicycles now sits prominently on Route 32, across the street from the Rosendale Rec Center and right next to Rosendale's Trailways bus stop (which offers daily service right to NYC). New shop, same great service! Offering new bicycle sales, repairs, and guided tours, Favata's TRT Bicycles also organizes and hosts local bike races like the upcoming Williams Lake Classic in Rosendale on Sunday June 9th. So the next time you're in Rosendale NY, stop in and check out the new shop at Favata's TRT…
For some people around the Hudson Valley, being crafty is a passion! Revamping old into new, making something from scratch, or collecting the unique works of others; no matter what your passion is, if it has to do with arts & crafts there is no better place to be this Memorial Day Weekend than the Woodstock | New Paltz Arts & Crafts Fair! Taking place at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz NY the Woodstock | New Paltz Arts & Crafts Fair will feature over 300 amazingly talented (and local!) artists and crafts people, live entertainment, great food, and much more! Here is Taft Street Realty's first of many profiles of the 2013 Ulster County NY Summer Festivals!
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