Events

Event 

Title:

Sunday in the Park

When:

10/04/2009 08.00AM - 07.00PM

Description

The weekend of October 2-4 will mark the reopening of the Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge as Walkway Over the Hudson State Park.  When first open in 1888, it was the first span over the Hudson river south of Albany and an engineering wonder of the world.  The last train rolled over the bridge 35 years ago in 1974.  Soon people will have an opportunity to cross the river on the world's longest pedestrian bridge and New York's newest State Park.
 
Festivities start on Friday evening and the bridge will open to the public on Saturday October 3.  The HVBA and Clearwater team up on Sunday, October 4 to provide entertainment at "Sunday in the Park" at the Bob Shepard Highland Landing Park, a new riverfront park on River Road in Highland.  (NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT BLUEGRASS BETWEEN THE BRIDGES, AND NOT IN POUGHKLEEPSIE)

 The Clearwater will be docked at the Highland Landing Park from 9am-4pm. There will be entertainment, sponsored by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association, and many of our areas local venders selling food. There will also be tours of the boat in honor of the Quadracentenial Celebrations and the "Arm of the Sea" Puppeteers will be performing. Bring a blanket and purchase a wonderful lunch from one of the venders. *Also check out the brand new roof on the Educational Center.
 

Here is the current Clearwater schedule
(boat will be docked from 9:00am until 4pm)

  9 am – 11:30 am – deck tours

12 pm –  2:00 pm – cruise for 50 people
Public Sails are open to the public free of charge. Each sail holds a maximum of 50 passengers. Reservations are strongly recommended, and can be made by contacting Catherine Stankowski, Clearwater’s Sail Scheduler, at Catherine@clearwater.org 
or 845-454-7673, ext 107. 

2:30 – 4:15pm – deck tours.(Deck Tours are open to the public free of charge, no reservations required.)

 
The music is noon to 6PM.
 
Complete information about Walkway can be found at www.walkway.org.
 
Directions to the park can be found here.
 
Parking at the park is extremely limited.  Shuttle buses will be provided.

8:00 am
Rooftops to Tree Tops: 5K Run hosted by Mid-Hudson Runners
 
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Public access to the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
 
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Clearwater & Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association Music Festival at Highland Landing Park.
Clearwater River Cruises from Highland access points.
 
12:00PM  Mama Tried 
1:10PM    Red Dirt Road
2:00PM    Arm of The Sea Theater
3:10PM    Hudson River Sloop Singers
3:55PM    No Brakes
4:40PM    Rich Hines & The Hillbilly Drifters
5:20PM    Blue Plate Special