It’s fitting that Irving coined the phrase “almighty dollar,” because largely thanks to him, the region’s seasonal Halloween-themed events have brought millions of dollars into the coffers of local ...

This quiet New York park, packed with history and inspiring scenery, is the perfect place to go to escape the city and ...

Washington Irving’s ... Hudson River School painter Thomas Cole notes in his diary that he sang the song while paddling on North Lake, in what is now the Catskill Forest Preserve, ...

The Hudson Valley has always been spooky, but Washington Irving was perhaps the first to report it. “A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere.

Visitors who tour Washington Irving’s Sunnyside get to appreciate the romantic estate that America’s “Founding Father of Literature” created in the 1850s. The estate is located along the Hudson ...