Hyde Park is known for many historic and cultural sites. It is why so many people choose to visit this wonderful town. Home to one of our greatest presidents, gilded-aged mansions, historic cemeteries, and even the most storied culinary school … Continue reading →

I’m a baby boomer, and my parents were of the Greatest Generation—15 and 14 years old when FDR first took office, and 27 and 26 when he died. Together they lived through the Great Depression, and were married for less … Continue reading →

When you visit the FDR library and museum, you are greeted with a wall of letters. Handwritten, old typewriter typed, with hand signatures, on stationery. These letters were written to President Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor. They are very personal, … Continue reading →

I have a friend from California who moved to the northeast for a brief period. She moved here at the beginning of the spectacular fall season and, of course, she was amazed at how beautiful autumn is in the Hudson … Continue reading →

So you want to get away in the middle of winter. You don’t ski and you are not going to hop on a plane to a beach somewhere, so what do you do when you need a quick getaway? Hyde … Continue reading →

When you live in Hyde Park, NY you are living with the Roosevelt family. Very few places personify a family as much as Hyde Park does. When folks call to book rooms we often get into conversation about why they … Continue reading →

Rod Serling,the creator of the brilliant Twilight Zone TV series was from small town upstate NY. For those of you that know the Twilight Zone series, you are aware of a reoccurring theme about escaping back to an easier time, … Continue reading →

We hear that the Hudson Valley is the new Brooklyn. Well we would know – because one year ago, on April 15, we moved here from Brooklyn Heights – and it has been wonderful! What we love and why we … Continue reading →

We want to thank so many people for making 2013 one of the best years ever. We became the owners and innkeepers of the Journey Inn Bed & Breakfast this year – fulfilling a lifetime dream! It was a long … Continue reading →

This is a very special Thanksgiving for us – as we are so thankful for finding the Journey Inn and fulfilling a lifetime dream. We can only hope that all of you are as happy as we are. Blessings to … Continue reading →