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Clear Water Sloop
Clearwater is an authentic replica of the old Dutch sloops that carried cargo up and down The Hudson River. Launched in 1969, the sloop has an important education role. Every year, more than 12,000 school children and adults sail the Clearwater.
Saugerties History
Saugerties is at the foot of the Catskill Mts on the West bank of the Hudson River, 100 miles North of New York City. The name Saugerties takes its derivation from the Holland Dutch, Zager's Killetje. Zager (meaning sawyer or sawmill)...
Garlic Festival
In 1989, Pat Reppert of Shale Hill Farm and Herb Gardens organized the first Garlic Festival held in the Hudson Valley - and perhaps on the East Coast. It was started as a promotional event for Reppert's fledgling herb business and for New York State grown garlic. With no paid publicity except through her newsletter, 'Notes from Shale Hill Farm,' an article in the local Kingston Freeman newspaper and word of mouth, the attendance at the first festival far exceeded estimations.
