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How Beacon, New York became a beacon of light to artists and creators

WCVB.com ABC

Chronical
Updated April 26, 2021

Don’t let the sound of “New York” scare you away. Beacon, New York is only a 3-hour drive from Boston and offers art, history and local eateries.

Anthony is back at Hudson Beach Glass and he is testing his skills at hand-blowing glass. …

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Dia:Beacon at 15: How the arts institution shaped the Hudson Valley

In the 15 years since the Dia Art Foundation transformed a Nabisco factory into an enormous cultural space, the surrounding town has transformed, too

By Zoe Rosenberg
June 26, 2018, 9:57am EDT

The story of Beacon, New York, could have been another chapter in the narrative chronicling the decline of post-industrial America. After its factories shuttered in the 1970s and the city lurched into an economic slump, it could have never recovered. And Beacon’s housing market could have taken a hit during the Great Recession from which it might have struggled to rebound. …

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50 Best Things to Do in the Hudson Valley, New York

VacationIdea Staff
Updated on February 8, 2016

New York’s Hudson Valley is 150 miles of lush nature marked by hundreds of years of history, human endeavors, and breathtaking natural beauty. Home to charming towns like New Paltz, Catskill, Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Troy, Hyde Park, Kingston and many others, the valley has seen battles that formed the nation at Saratoga, artists of the Hudson River School of Painters that defined how the world sees American art, and top chefs graduating from the Culinary Institute of America to provide us with fresh perspectives on food. …

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