Food Scene
The nicest restaurant close by. Open only Thus, Fri, and Sat. Built in 1782.
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Stissing House
7801 S Main StThe nicest restaurant close by. Open only Thus, Fri, and Sat. Built in 1782.
The place for weekend breakfasts. Order at the counter, they'll bring it out to you. Good for local celebrity sightings (we saw Eliot Spitzer there once).
Tops Diner
2938 Church StThe place for weekend breakfasts. Order at the counter, they'll bring it out to you. Good for local celebrity sightings (we saw Eliot Spitzer there once).
Parks & Nature
The nature preserve that borders our property. More of a "nature walk" than a "hike," but it's gorgeous. A good place to go for a run.
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Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary
6862 NY-82The nature preserve that borders our property. More of a "nature walk" than a "hike," but it's gorgeous. A good place to go for a run.
A very steep but gorgeous hike leading to the old fire tower on top of Stissing Mountain. Takes about 2 hours round trip. There are water bottles in the kitchen for you to take with you!
Stissing Fire Tower
Lake RoadA very steep but gorgeous hike leading to the old fire tower on top of Stissing Mountain. Takes about 2 hours round trip. There are water bottles in the kitchen for you to take with you!
Really beautiful Chinese style gardens arranged around a lake. You could spend hours there.
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Innisfree Garden
362 Tyrrel RdReally beautiful Chinese style gardens arranged around a lake. You could spend hours there.
Essentials
An old school butcher and gourmet food store, they also sell soft serve ice cream in the summer and fill up growlers (you can buy a growler there or there are several on the bar cart in the living room to use!). Famous for their free range turkeys in the fall. For us, a visit to the house isn't complete without a cowboy ribeye.
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Quattro Farm Store
2251 US-44An old school butcher and gourmet food store, they also sell soft serve ice cream in the summer and fill up growlers (you can buy a growler there or there are several on the bar cart in the living room to use!). Famous for their free range turkeys in the fall. For us, a visit to the house isn't complete without a cowboy ribeye.
Peck's Food Market
2991 E Church StThe closest grocery store.
This is THE place to go for food. Fresh farm veggies, local cheese and meat, flowers, baked goods, and the friendliest people in town (tell Jennica I say hi!).
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Big Rock Community Farms Market
6031 NY-82This is THE place to go for food. Fresh farm veggies, local cheese and meat, flowers, baked goods, and the friendliest people in town (tell Jennica I say hi!).
The place to go for wine and liquor. If you're lucky, Max the rescue dog will be there. Check out the wine that the owner makes in honor of Max with Millbrook Winery.
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Pine Plains Fine Wines
2881 Church StThe place to go for wine and liquor. If you're lucky, Max the rescue dog will be there. Check out the wine that the owner makes in honor of Max with Millbrook Winery.
The most full service and nicest grocery store that's nearby. Lots of local things.
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Marona's Market
32 Front StThe most full service and nicest grocery store that's nearby. Lots of local things.
Shopping
Antique Market, huge, full of small things you'll want to take home (but also where we found the Noguchi table in the living room!). Look for the lime green building.
Carousel Antique
Antique Market, huge, full of small things you'll want to take home (but also where we found the Noguchi table in the living room!). Look for the lime green building.
Entertainment & Activities
Local winery. You can do wine tasting here, but I recommend just going in and buying a bottle. They'll open it and give you glasses, you can drink it sitting by the lake or walking among the vines. They also do jazz on some saturday nights in the summer.
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Millbrook Vineyards & Winery
26 Wing RdLocal winery. You can do wine tasting here, but I recommend just going in and buying a bottle. They'll open it and give you glasses, you can drink it sitting by the lake or walking among the vines. They also do jazz on some saturday nights in the summer.
Great wine, friendly people running the tastings. Their champagne style wines have been very good recently.
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Clinton Vineyards
450 Schultzville RdGreat wine, friendly people running the tastings. Their champagne style wines have been very good recently.