Best of Albany Area

"Up on Cripple Creek she sends me", how many times have you heard that song on the radio? Those musicians, Bob Dylan's band, 'The Band', lived and created their music right here in West Saugerties, New York in a house they nicknamed 'Big Pink'.

There has been a lot of talk lately about illegal ATV's on the streets of Albany. If you really want an ATV adventure try Adirondack ATV Tours.

The Capital Region is about to be invaded by the Ruby-throated Hummingbird! Typically Hummingbirds make their way here by the first week of May. Not this year!

The legendary Leatherman. Who was he? Did he even exist or was it just urban legend? Here are the theories based on the life and death of the Leatherman.

Have you ever been to the races at Saratoga and thought, I wonder what happens to these beautiful athletes when their time on the track is over?

There is a company called Rock Junket that is offering tours of Woodstock, New York. With stories about the legendary town and the artists that made it legendary. According to their site, their tour also takes you to the Bearsville Center Complex, Bearsville Theatre and the Todd Rundgren Utopia vide…

Well, when the city of Manhattan is growing so fast that they need more water, the state invokes their "rights" and literally takes a town away from the 3000 people that lived there. That town was called Bittersweet and today it lies under 175 feet of water known as the Neversink Reservoir…

Just an hour southwest of the Capital Region, in the Catskill Mountains, you will find 2 hotels offering the Roxbury experience. The Roxbury Motel has detailed themed rooms and suites to suit your wildest imagination. The Roxbury Stratton Falls offers themed mansion rooms and tower cottages. You hav…

When concerts return what will the experience be like? The answer is, concerts have already returned and with huge festivals being announced and more on the way, the experience appears to be somewhat different from what we might be used to.

On Route 22 near Austerlitz there is a property covered with some badass sculptures made of metal. The Circle Museum is a short ride from Albany and worth the trip.

While you enjoy a sandwich, burger or a sundae, your mind will be drifting back to the 1970's as you take in the sight of Elvis and a classic collection of car scale models. What really got me was the vintage lunch boxes that ring the dining room at Jerry's Place.

Your kids and even grandkids will think you are "eggcellent" when you take your Easter celebrations up a notch with the Easter Bunny Express in Kingston or Utica. It actually looks like a lot of fun for the family as you get on a decorated train with the Easter Bunny and ride the rails.