It goes without saying that the Cider Donuts are on our list of favorite things at the Liberty Ridge Farm, as are the tunnel slide, rabbit pens, and feeding the goats. But here are a few more reasons we return to Liberty Ridge Farm every autumn:
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Interested in an all-expense paid trip to Salzburg, Austria that includes tickets to the opening night party of the legendary musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Salzburger Landestheater? Given the response to Albany Kid’s giveaway of a Sound of Music Soundtrack in celebration of HDTV’s airing of the movie, I’m guessing this might appeal…
The June schedule for Moreau Lake State Park, located off exit 17S of the Adirondack Northway, provided my son and I with a fabulous opportunity. We arrived at the lodge after paying the park entry fee and $3 for both of us to hike for a 10 am departure for the Red Oak Ridge Trail…
We’ve been going out to Indian Ladder Farm’s Baby Animal Days since we had a baby to bring. Our photos albums are filled with pictures of kids and little farm animals. In one, a small Lucy gingerly holds out one finger, petting a baby chick. Years later, she is holding Elliot as he does the…
To mark the centenary of International Women’s Day, I would like to tell you about a remarkable girl that I met this past weekend at the Hannaford Kidz Expo in Albany, NY. This poised young lady, a 5th Grader at Pine Bush Elementary School, stood behind a display of hot cocoa mix that she was…
Many adults today live paycheck to paycheck with little to no savings set aside for a rainy day. Those adults that do have a savings average only $1000 in their accounts. This may be due in part to the troubled economy. However, those savings figures started slipping with the Baby Boomers and have reached all…
I’m not sure if they still do this, but Columbia College used to take the entire Freshman class on a Circle Line cruise of Manhattan during Orientation. Then, as now, the three-hour sightseeing cruise is the best way to get a full view of the New York City skyline, and to begin to get an…