by Jeffery Battersby | Oct 22, 2012 | Featured
It’s hard to tell if it’s the natural setting, which includes a waterfall in the distance, or because it’s one of Beacon’s many reminders that city-grade culture can take many forms, one transplant at The Roundhouse echoes a common refrain:...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 8, 2012 | Commentary, Featured, Food
The Times just reviewed the latest addition to what is becoming an increasingly interesting food scene in Beacon, the town where I live. The Roundhouse at Beacon Falls is a gorgeous restaurant that is housed in what was, for as long as I have lived here, a derelict...
by Jeffery Battersby | Sep 11, 2011 | Wanders
Great NYTimes article on one of the hiking trails up the front of Mount Beacon. Well worth the effort. In Beacon, N.Y., Hiking the Path of the Incline Railway | via NYTimes.com
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 1, 2011 | Asides
This is how it looks here at the moment. Quite lovely and beautiful.
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 27, 2010 | Wanders
We got about 18 inches of snow last night and were able to get out today for our first snowshoe of the season. Good thing because apparently it’s going to be over 50ยบ on Saturday. Best part of the whole thing was that we were the first ones on the trail....