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Thank you, dear friends.

A note from a park visitor this past summer:I want to thank you for showing me, my kids and my husband around the General Store and museum area in Taconic State Park last month. You had been painting and noticed us looking in and offered us a tour. It was fascinating and memorable! Thank you!

Friends of Taconic State Park Unveils Railroad Project at Furnace Fest, Saturday, October 12th at the Copake Iron Works

Friends of Taconic State Park unveils its railroad project at Furnace Fest beginning at noon on Saturday, October 12th at the Copake Iron Works National Heritage Area Site. Copake Falls, NY - Friends of Taconic State Park invites all to its annual celebration of the iconic blast furnace at the historic Copake Iron Works in

A look back and a look ahead

In all the years before FTSP when I’d visit the furnace grounds and hoped somehow, it would be saved…Thank God that just as I was about to give up, you and the small corps of folks appeared from seemingly nowhere and FTSP happened.  Thank you. Thank you – all of you – for what you

Our Annual Appeal, with Our 10th Anniversary Ahead

"It’s incredible!" "Thanks for the memories!" "Too cool!"  "Amazing!" "Thank you for keeping the history!" "Super fun!" "Loved it!"  "Beautiful grounds, amazing relics, great tour!" "Cпасибо!!!" "We’ll be back!" December 2017 Dear Friends, The above comments are a representative sampling of the hundreds recorded this past year in the Copake Iron Works Museum guest book.

Our Natural History Programming Round-Up from 2016

In 2016, Friends of Taconic State Park sponsored or promoted ever greater offerings of natural history programs for families and children. Below is a summary of these programs: April 23. Phenology Talk/Walk, with Victoria Kelly, Environmental Monitoring Program Manager of Cary Institute. Vicky gave an introductory talk on telling time by nature’s clock, followed by a

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