The Hudson river is really a deep fjord from an underwater canyon in the Atlantic Ocean off New York City to a crystalline stream rushing through magnificent Adirondack scenery in upstate New York. The most familiar part of the Hudson, running from Albany to New York City, is an estuary - a long arm of the sea subject to tides and the upriver press of salty ocean water. That's why the Indians called it "The river that runs two ways".
My slip was at Shady Harbor Marina near New Baltimore, NY.
"New Baltimore, formed from Coxsackie March 15, 1811, annexed Scutters, Little and Willow Islands from Kinderhook in 1823. It is located on the Hudson in the northeast corner of the county, is a good farming section, and famous for its apples. Settlement began relatively early because of its proximity to Albany. The Vande Zees, the Van Slykes, as well as others were in this region before 1700. Milling, tanning, boat building and ice harvesting have, in turn, been important steps in the industrial development of the town. Agriculture is now the main occupation. New Baltimore and Medway are the principal hamlets."
- From Hope Farm Press & Bookshop
