River town is memoir, travelogue, and astute anthropological writing woven into a book that is difficult to put down. The decline of river commerce and riverside industry has made riverfront land once used for warehouses, factories, and loading docks available for open space, parks, housing, and nonindustrial uses. Jun 01, 2017 beartown, fredrik backmans latest novel, takes place in a remote, on the skids, small swedish town whose people are hoping that their junior hockey team might bring them national glory and with. Our menu is inspired by the bounty of the hudson valley and the flavors of north africa and morocco.
It is not uncommon to hear the city of hudson referred to as upstates downtown, an accurate moniker when you consider the vast and stillgrowing number of touted restaurants, bars, shops, and stylish places to stay. Then, quietly, he began to paraphrase a passage from the book of ruth. Located in a 1920s movie house, the hotel and soon to be dining spot is the first venture of ray pirkle and kim bucci, two friends and hospitality veterans who work under the name ramshackle properties. Please note that online bookings are available with a 90 day window from the desired stay dates. A hudson valley hotel with a brooklyn twist the new york times. What a beautifully designed reading room with a transitional. Hudson ny hotels rivertown lodge architectural digest. Thats a little how i felt about peter hesslers river town. An italianate victorian escape in hudson, ny 244 allen st hudson, ny. Postcards for rivertown lodge in hudson, ny emily isabella. How a 19thcentury workmans cottage became a family home. Resy connects you to the best restaurants in the world.
Nov 06, 2015 its newest resident is rivertown lodge, a charming 27room hotel situated in a sturdy, twostorey building from the 1920s that was previously a motor inn, and the towns cinema before that. Rivertown guest house apt 2 apartments for rent in. Rivertown lodge is housed in an old movie house with the original white marquee sign still hanging low over warren street. Visit our events calendar or facebook page for more details. Book in our resort in hoi an at the best price on the internet. Rivertown magazine is the voice for real people and local businesses, connecting rockland countys vibrant lifestyles to all residents and visitors within an hours drive from nyc. A billiondollar superstore has its sights set on a small minnesota river town for. The newest hotel in hudson, rivertown lodge is basically the reallife. Breakfast expands out into the sunfilled lobby on saturdays and sundays from 8am2pm.
In the heart of chinas sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the. Simon winchester, author of the professor and the madman tender, intelligent, and insightful, this is the work of a writer of rare talent. Rivertown lodge is housed in an old movie housewith the original white marquee sign still hanging low over warren street. Rivertowns inhouse tavern is open friday through tuesday from 5 pmtil late. Next to the checkin counter equipped with its own record player a small gallery sells thoughtfully curated souvenirs. Abebooks uniqueness is our network of independent booksellers who work with us to provide the most diverse selection of rare, used and outofprint books on the internet. Set in the 1940s in the holiday town of baroodibah near the broody river which is a maze of sandbanks leading out to the coral sea. Americas burgeoning book village with six bookstores for less than 500 residents, the catskills town of hobart hopes to turn itself into the us analog of hayonwye. On a quick trip upstate a couple of weeks ago, we dropped in on the newly opened rivertown lodge on warren street in hudson, ny. We release remaining single night stays one week prior. At the beginning of the story, peter came to fuling, china to teach the student that is in college english. Collaborating on the rivertown lodge with workstead and the hotels owners was a fantastic experience from start to finish and who doesnt love a site visit in the hudson valley.
Opened last october in hudson, new york, rivertown lodge doesnt look like much when you pull up or walk the 20 minutes from the amtrak train station. Beginning this month, rivertown lodge will accommodate the growing set of citydwellers who travel upstate for art, design and good food. An archive of the weekly by the book feature, in which authors and other. We made our way up warren street, the citys main drag, and checked into the rivertown lodge, once a movie theater and now a twostory, 27room modern hotel. Our organic cotton linens as well as organic goosedown duvets, pillows and super comfortable mattresses will ensure a healthy rest. A hudson valley hotel with a brooklyn twist the new york. Guests at lake placid town house lodge can take a scenic walk on the grounds. Friends and owners ray and kim took over the 40yearold warren inn motel, which was first a movie. Worksteads signature style shines through in the public spaces and guestrooms, creating a relaxed but refined vibe complete with lighting from the firms own.
Books of the times the female doctors who fought to serve in world war i. Natural products are supplied throughout both apartments. The sensibility of the rivertown lodge is rooted in the language of the hudson valley, with a modern, rich, and utilitarian expression of materials and forms. Town house lodge is located 1,650 feet from main street, where guests will find a variety of restaurants and shopping. Rivertown fine books 148 main st, mc gregor, ia 52157. We guarantee the best rate for your room reservation at rivertown lodge. Stefanie brechbuehler and robert highsmith added a chimney and small mudroom at the front entrance. In addition to our 38 guest rooms and suites, we offer a. Current indie bestsellers, compiled by our friends at indie bound. Pristinely done over by the brooklynbased design firm workstead, the hotel is an impressive portrait of warmth and restraint that it coins as early. Rivertowns inhouse tavern is open friday through tuesday from 5pmtil late. Weekenders exploring the antiques shops, art galleries, and buzzy restaurants of hudson, new york, have a stylish new stayover option in the rivertown lodge.
Book your rivertown lodge tavern reservation with resy. Reprinted with permission from the rivertowns enterprise. Rivertown is a valuable resource for urban planners and citizen groups as well as for scholars. Now tailored for american cooks, this authoritative and animated ode to eating well is one part manifesto and one part guidebook for choosing and storing food grown in the garden, butchered from prize animals, or foraged or caught locally. Formerly a cinema, the 27room hotel provides an authentic atmosphere with furnishings and decor sourced from local artisans. The rivertown guest house is located on a quiet street in downtown hudson with a beautiful fenced in yard two blocks from warren street. Id taught in china for a year a decade before hessler taught there for two years. Workstead worked very closely with the owners on the renovation, and facilitated local and regional craftspeople to work on nearly every aspect of the construction.
Scribners catskill lodge was founded to welcome a new generation of urban explorers to the beautiful yearround destination of the catskills. Whether you are coming together for a sitdown dinner at our dining room table, a formal dinner in the entire lobby, a cocktail party in the tavern or a cookout in our backyard, our space can adapt to your needs in a beautiful and functional way. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. The rivertown lodge features a variety of spaces that can accommodate groups from 10 to 150. Dec 17, 2015 weekenders exploring the antiques shops, art galleries, and buzzy restaurants of hudson, new york, have a stylish new stayover option in the rivertown lodge. This historic italianate victorian was fully renovated and restored in 2015 with wellness in mind. The span of the book takes place as geist grows from a gawky redheaded teenager to a slightly less gawky sunburned older teenager, all during the summers he spent working at his uncles hotel. Reservations will be available online for stays starting may 1st.
Rivertown lodge brings high style to upstate new york article ideas research modern room divider ideas for best of modern design so many good things. In a world of overload, the rivertown guest house is a place to relax and restore. The river house by janita cunnington is an excellent, queensland, australian read. Weekend events require either a twoday full buyout or will be open to the general public. Due to the covid19 coronavirus pandemic we will be temporarily closed until may 1st. Have you ever read a book about something youve done that was by someone who did the same or close to it but better and that bothers you. An archive of the weekly by the book feature, in which authors and other notable people discuss their lives as readers. In no mans land, wendy moore chronicles the remarkable story of two physicians who founded and ran a military. In the heart of chinas sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the yangtze river valley, lies the remote town of fuling.
Rivertown lodge in hudson is our favourite spot to spend the night and offers a nice reflection of the lowkey but stylefocused town in which it resides. Its soothing environment is designed with beauty and wellness in mind. With thoughtful design, friendly service, and delicious food and drinks, the lodge is the perfect basecamp for your escape to the outdoors. Jan 01, 2001 this book name is river town by peter hessler talk about the two years of peter came to china to teach. A hudson valley hotel with a brooklyn twist the new. Postcards for rivertown lodge in hudson, ny filed under branding postcard illustration handlettering branding postcard illustration handlettering. Oct 06, 2015 beginning this month, rivertown lodge will accommodate the growing set of citydwellers who travel upstate for art, design and good food. Hannibal has been described many times as a typical river town of that day, a sleepy. A highlycurated, eclectic selection of fiction, nonfiction, and childrens titles. Jeldwen shaker interior room divider primed 2052 x raum teiler rivertown lodge brings high style to upstate new york recess the bookcases into the back wall to preserve space in room. In his room at the hotel he was suddenly taken with a terrible gripping at the heart. First published in the united kingdom in 2001, the river cottage cookbook quickly became a hit among food cognoscenti around the world. The rivertown lodge is an independently owned, 27room hotel located in the center of town on hudsons warren street. Beginning this month, rivertown lodge will accommodate the growing set of city dwellers who travel upstate for art, design and good food.