Dutch Heritage World Tours from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in cooperation with many organizations connected In the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys, have released “How Dutch Is New York? – The Hudson Valley Tour”, and “How Dutch Is New York? – The Mohawk Valley Tour”.
With these two new tours the current project consisting of nine bilingual audio tours focused on shared, Dutch-American heritage and history in New York State is completed.
The Mohawk Valley Tour consists of 14 stops. The Hudson Valley Tour has 23 stops, and 7 extra stories, some of them pointing out additional places of interest.
Anyone with a smart phone or tablet can download the izi.TRAVEL app, and all of these tours. The app and tours are free.
The following sites are included in the tours:
How Dutch Is New York? – The Hudson Valley Tour
1) Van Cortlandt House Museum
2) Philipse Manor Hall
3) Sunnyside
4) Philipsburg Manor
5) Old Dutch Church
6) Van Cortlandt Manor
7) Mount Gulian Historic Site
8) Van Wyck Homestead Museum
9) Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
10) Hyde Park/Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
11) Beekman Arms Inn + Post Office Rhinebeck
12) Elmendorph Inn
13) Clermont State Historic Site
14) Martin Van Buren/Lindenwald
15) Van Alen House + Ichabod Crane School House
16) Crailo State Historic Site
17) Albany (+ reference to “How Dutch is New York – The Albany Tour”)
18) Bronck House
19) Kingston (+ reference to “How Dutch is New York – The Kingston Stockade Tour”)
20) Hurley Heritage Society/Museum
21) Historic Huguenot Street (+ reference to “How Dutch is New York – The New Paltz
Huguenot Street Tour”) + Nyquist Wild Life Sanctuary
22) Adair Vineyards
23) Edward Hopper Birthplace
+ 7 extra stories:
24) “The Three Sisters”
25) “Slavery and the Underground Railroad”
26) “Peekskill”
27) “The Hudson River” + reference to the Walkway Over the Hudson and The Onrust
28) “The White Whale in the Hudson River”
29) “The Catskill Mountains” + reference to the Catskill Mountains Interpretive Center
30) “Money”
How Dutch Is New York? – The Mohawk Valley Tour
1. Van Schaick Mansion, Cohoes
2. Cohoes Falls
3. Schenectady (+ reference to “How Dutch is New York – The Schenectady Stockade Tour”)
4. Arent Bradt Residence + Schermerhorn Homestead (Rotterdam)
5. Mabee Farm
6. Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs/Saints of Auriesville Museum
7. National Shrine of Kateri Tekakwitha (Fonda)
8. Site of Mohawk Village Caughnawaga
9. Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia
10. Arkell Museum, Canajoharie
11. Post Office Canajoharie
12. Van Alstyne Homestead, Canajoharie
13. Old Stone Fort
14. Dellemont-Wemple Farm
The audio can also be viewed and listened to on the izi.TRAVEL website.
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