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SUMMARY:Troy Weldy at Our Annual Meeting July 27th  at Noon plus lunch!
DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale now on Eventbrite \n  \nFriends of Taconic State Park 18h Annual Meeting and Luncheon with Troy Weldy\, President\, Columbia Land Conservancy \nSunday\, July 27th at Noon\, Copake Iron Works\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY \nWe are delighted to welcome this year’s guest speaker\, Troy Weldy\, president of the Columbia Land Conservancy. Troy will discuss the state of Columbia County’s forests including significant threats to their health and effective functioning\, and provide information about how individual landowners can begin to assess the status of their own woodlots. \nTroy has spent more than 25 years working in and studying the forests\, fields and other natural spaces and creatures of New York State. \n \nBYOB. Please contact us to request a vegetarian meal. \nClick here for tickets ($35 plus Eventbrite’s small convenience fee).
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/troy-weldy-july-27/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T143000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
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SUMMARY:Margaret Roach at Our Annual Meeting July 21st at Noon
DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale now on Eventbrite  \n \nWe are delighted to welcome this year’s very special guest speaker\, Margaret Roach\, Award Winning Gardening Authority\, editor of the wildly popular website AWaytoGarden.com and fortunately for every Friend of Taconic State Park\, our neighbor in Copake Falls. \nMargaret will talk about her great passion …\nMy Wild Life in Copake Falls\, or\, What I Learned from the Beautiful and Bountiful Creatures Who Also Call This Special Place Home.\nTickets $35 (plus Eventbrite’s small convenience fee) at Eventbrite. \nMargaret has been a leading garden writer for more than 30 years—at ‘Martha Stewart Living\,’ ‘Newsday\,’ and in three books. Since April 2020\, she has been the garden columnist for “The New York Times” where she began her journalism career decades ago. She hosts a public-radio podcast; she teaches online and holds hold tours at her 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 5B garden where\, according to Margaret\, she always says no to chemicals and yes to great plants. \nHer interest in plants and her two in-ground water gardens have introduced her to some 70 species of birds that visit the garden each year\, almost 200 species of moths\, and all manner of neighbors from bullfrog to bobcat to black bear to Bergquists. \nMargaret is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. In March 2024 she received the prestigious A. H. Scott Medal & Award\, given annually to an individual\, organization or corporate body who\, in the opinion of the Swarthmore Arboretum Selection Committee\, has made an outstanding national contribution to the science and the art of gardening. \nBYOB. Please contact us to request a vegetarian meal. \nTickets $35 (plus Eventbrite’s small convenience fee) at https://FTSPBBQ2024.eventbrite.com.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/margaret-roach-at-our-annual-meeting-july-21st-at-noon/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T120000
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SUMMARY:I Love My Park Day 2024 - Saturday\, May 4th 10am
DESCRIPTION:I Love My Park Day is Saturday\, May 4th beginning at 10 am at the Taconic State Park office\, 253 Route 344\, Copake Falls. Chores include light grounds maintenance and beautification at Copake Iron Works. Bring gloves and your favorite hand tools. Complimentary commemorative t-shirts while supplies last.  Please register in advance here. See you at the Ironworks!
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/i-love-my-park-day-2/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230729T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230729T203000
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our 15th Annual Meeting and Supper on Saturday\, July 29th at 6pm at the Copake Iron Works\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY. \nWe are delighted to welcome Matthew White\, Proprietor Extraordinaire of the Hillsdale General Store and HGS Home Chef. Matthew has been singularly instrumental in bringing new life to Hillsdale\, NY’s commercial district. \n \nMatthew will talk about our shared passion…New Life for Old Places – Building Community Through Preservation. \nTickets $35 in advance on http://FTSPBBQ2023.eventbrite.com \nEmail us after buying your ticket if you would like a veggie burger in lieu of meat. \nBYOB! \n 
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/annual-meeting-and-bbq-supper/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
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SUMMARY:Saturdays\, Sundays and Holiday Mondays on the Pomeroy Family Railroad
DESCRIPTION:Passengers of all ages are invited to come aboard the General Seth and ride the rails around the Copake Iron Works Historic Site. Our train runs Saturdays\, Sundays and holiday Mondays\, from 2pm to 4pm.  Please note that the train does not run in the rain. Reservations are NOT required and there is NO CHARGE.  \nPark at the Copake Iron Works Historic Site\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY 12517. \nWalk the short distance to the train station.  You can’t miss it. \nADA Parking Only at the Train Station.  The train is fully accessible for differently-abled passengers.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/saturdays-sundays-and-holiday-mondays-on-the-pomeroy-family-railroad/
LOCATION:NY
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T163000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T131334Z
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SUMMARY:Grand Opening - Pomeroy Family Railroad at the Copake Iron Works! Wednesday\, June 7th at 2pm
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the grand opening of the Pomeroy Family Railroad at the Copake Iron Works on Wednesday\, June 7th at 2pm.  We will welcome honored guests and take an inaugural ride on the newly constructed railroad. Park at the Copake Iron Works historic site (35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY) and walk the short distance to the Pomeroy Railroad Station. \nFor more information call us at 518-966-2730 or email us. \n\n 
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/grand-opening-pomeroy-family-railroad-at-the-copake-iron-works-wednesday-june-7th-at-2pm/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230429T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230429T163000
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CREATED:20230321T130241Z
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SUMMARY:Homegrown National Parks at the Roe Jan Library
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about the Homegrown National Park project\, a nationwide\, grassroots\, citizen science initiative to create and conserve biodiversity in your own backyard. \nThe presentation will include a short video and a panel discussion with Q&A. Panelists include Gretchen Stevens\, Director of the Biodiversity Resources Center at Hudsonia\, and Jamie Purinton\, Landscape Architect with expertise in native plants. \nWe are delighted to co-sponsor this event with the Conservation Advisory Councils of Ancram\, Copake & Hillsdale and the Roe Jan Community Library\, 9091 State Route 22\, Hillsdale\, NY. \n  \nRoe Jan Community Library\, 9091 State Route 22\, Hillsdale\, NY \n 
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/homegrown-national-parks-at-the-roe-jan-library/
LOCATION:Roeliff Jansen Community Library\, 9091 State Route 22\, Hillsdale\, NY\, 12517
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T153000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
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SUMMARY:Edgar Masters at the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:Edgar Gets His Engineer’s License \nSunday\, March 26th at 2pm at the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society – “The Preservation of the Copake Iron Works\, or How a Small Band of Determined Volunteers Covered a Furnace\, Opened a Museum and Built a Narrow Gauge Railroad.” \nEdgar Masters\, lifelong Copake Falls resident and founding member of Friends of Taconic State Park\, will talk about the history and preservation of the Copake Iron Works and its relationship to the establishment of Copake Falls. Edgar’s talks are always entertaining and enlightening. We look forward to seeing you at the Roe Jan Historical Society\, 8 Miles Road\, Copake Falls\, NY.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/edgar-masters-at-the-roeliff-jansen-historical-society/
LOCATION:Roeliff Jansen Historical Society\, 8 Miles Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220730T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220730T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
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SUMMARY:14th Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKET ON EVENTBRITE \nJoin us on Saturday\, July 30\, 2022 at 6:00 pm for our Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper featuring FTSP Founding Member and Railroad Bossman Edgar Masters who will bring us up to date on our Copake Iron Works Railroad project.  \nWe will welcome special guests from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation who will discuss their invaluable efforts to promote New York State history through the roadside marker program and other local grantmaking. \nAnd we will make a very exciting announcement about the railroad project. \nTickets $30.  \n\nBYOB – Alcohol is allowed. \nSeating is limited. Please buy your ticket early to avoid disappointment.\nPlease let us know when you buy your ticket if you need a veggie burger.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/14th-annual-meeting-and-bbq-supper/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210731T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210731T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20210618T042957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210629T174348Z
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SUMMARY:13th Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper with architect James Wagman\, AIA
DESCRIPTION:We’re Back! Join us on Saturday\, July 31\, 2021 at 6:00 pm for our Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper featuring architect James Wagman who will discuss his historic preservation efforts locally and throughout the region. \nPopular Pitmaster Ken Preusser will be serving chicken and pork bbq. \nTickets $25
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/13th-annual-meeting-and-bbq-supper-with-local-historian-james-wagman-aia/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210501T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210501T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20210423T232638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T232638Z
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SUMMARY:I Love My Park Day
DESCRIPTION:I Love My Park Day – Saturday\, May 1st and Sunday\, May 2nd.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/i-love-my-park-day/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201010T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201010T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
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SUMMARY:Digital Annual Meeting - via Zoom from the Comfort of Your Home
DESCRIPTION:Streaming to you from the Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, enjoy short videos by members of the Friends’ Board of Directors (and a brief required business meeting). \nWhat’s going on with the train? What’s next for the buildings? What’s new in the museum and throughout the site? \nAnd join us in a toast to the 175th Anniversary of the Copake Iron Works\, founded in 1845. \nClick to RSVP by email to info@friendsoftsp.org and a zoom invitation will be sent to you.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/digital-annual-meeting-via-zoom-from-the-comfort-of-your-home/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200101T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200101T153000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20191230T150917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191230T150917Z
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SUMMARY:First Day Hike - New Year's Day
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on New Year’s Day for our annual First Day Hike to the Bash Bish Falls. We’ll meet at Taconic State Park headquarters (253 State Route 344\, Copake Falls\, NY) at 1 p.m. and head off to the Falls via the Iron Works Heritage trail. \nThis is a family friendly hike of about 3 miles. Shorter options are available too — meet us at the Copake Iron Works\, 35 Valley View Road in Copake Falls\, around 1:15 or at the Bash Bish Falls lower parking lot around 1:30. \nOn our return\, we’ll have a warm campfire\, hot cocoa and snacks. \nAs usual\, there will be swag\, compliments of the NYS Office of Parks (first come\, first served) and as always\, kids and canines are most welcome! \nWe look forward to seeing you on New Year’s Day!
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/first-day-hike-new-years-day/
LOCATION:Taconic State Park office\, 253 State Route 344\, Copake Falls\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20191007T185251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T190240Z
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SUMMARY:A Big Reveal at Furnace Fest - October 12th at Noon
DESCRIPTION:It’s Time for Furnace Fest and we’ve got big plans to share with you! Join us Saturday\, October 12th from Noon to 2pm to learn more. \nThen stay for hamburgers and hot dogs at the Iron Bar & Grill ($5 contribution requested) \n 
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/a-big-reveal-at-furnace-fest-october-12th-at-noon/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190720T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190720T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20190630T141431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190630T142006Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Moth Night July 20th beginning at 7:30 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:On July 20\, 2019\, Friends of Taconic State Park\, in partnership with Margaret Roach’s A Way to Garden\, will host the sixth annual Moth Night\, part of the citizen-science project\, National Moth Week.  This event is suitable for all ages\, and families are welcome. \nFor more information\, click here (you will be redirected to Margaret’s website).
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/annual-moth-night-july-20th-beginning-at-730-p-m/
LOCATION:Taconic State Park office\, 253 State Route 344\, Copake Falls\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190720T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20190605T183155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190605T183327Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting & BBQ Dinner July 20th at 6pm
DESCRIPTION:Renowned historian Kenneth Jackson headlines Friends of Taconic State Park’s 11th Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper on Saturday\, July 20th beginning at 6 pm at the Copake Iron Works National Heritage Area Site in the Hudson Valley\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY. \nAt the Friends’ annual meeting\, Professor Jackson will discuss “Robert Moses and the Rise of New York.” Moses is legendary for his role in creating the system of New York State parks and parkways that includes Taconic State Park. Jackson’s observations on this important figure in New York history\, about whom he has written extensively\, promise to make for a fascinating and lively evening. \nIn addition to his book “Robert Moses and the Modern City\,” Jackson is the acclaimed author of “Empire City: New York through the Centuries” and the epic “Encyclopedia of New York City\,” about which the New York Times said\, “no one with even a passing interest in New York will be able to live without it.” \nJackson is the recipient of numerous awards including the Alexander Hamilton Medal\, Columbia University’s highest honor.  He has been welcomed to Windsor Castle by Queen Elizabeth II\, to the White House by President William Jefferson Clinton\, and to the Governor’s Mansion in Albany by George Pataki. Nevertheless\, Professor Jackson says he is most at home in the subways\, back streets\, and gritty neighborhoods of New York City where he has been leading all-night bicycle rides\, three-hour walking tours\, and all-day bus trips for decades. \nTickets for the event\, including a barbecue supper prepared by popular pitmaster Ken Preusser\, are $20 and available at ftspbbq.eventbrite.com or by phone at 518-329-3251.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/annual-meeting-and-bbq-dinner/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190518T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190518T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20190507T115500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190507T121943Z
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SUMMARY:Family Day at the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society and the Copake Iron Works
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, May 18 from 11 am to 2pm\, the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society invites children and their families to join the first Family Day at the historical society museum at 8 Miles Road in Copake Falls\, NY. \nInside the museum\, decked out with antique toys and books\, kids of all ages will have the opportunity to play old time games\, hear stories\, and learn how things were done in the days before electricity. Families can also venture outside for a scavenger hunt to discover amazing details about the area’s hidden history. \nContinue your path through history at the Copake Iron Works National Heritage Area Site at 35 Valley View Road in Copake Falls where you’ll be invited to walk into the belly of the blast furnace and put your hands on the actual tools and equipment that were used by ironworkers in the 1800s.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/family-day-at-the-roeliff-jansen-historical-society-and-the-copake-iron-works/
LOCATION:Copake Falls\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190101T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190101T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20181220T161509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181220T163521Z
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SUMMARY:First Day Hike - January 1\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:Meet at the Taconic State Park Headquarters at 1pm on January 1st for our annual First Day Hike to the Bash Bish Falls. This is a family friendly event – kids and canines welcome and encouraged to attend. Hot chocolate and snacks and a warming campfire on our return from the Falls.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/first-day-hike-january-1-2019/
LOCATION:Taconic State Park office\, 253 State Route 344\, Copake Falls\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
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SUMMARY:July 28: Moth Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our fifth annual Moth Night\, part of the citizen-science project called National Moth Week\, and organized by Margaret Roach’s A Way to Garden and the Friends of Taconic State Park\, in Copake Falls\, New York. BYO picnic supper if you please–we’ll provide dessert treats–to enjoy while you learn some Moth 101 from top experts\, then experience nature after dark with them and just have fun. Suitable for all ages\, and families welcome. Wait till you see what we discover together at moth-attracting blacklight “stations” set up on park trails. \nBrigette Zacharczenko\, a PhD UConn-Storrs entomologist\, and Dylan Cipkowski\, who has been surveying the moths of Columbia County\, as part of his field work with nearby Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program\, will be our guides. \nThis year’s Moth Night starts at 7:30 at the Park’s nature center\, accessed through the main headquarters gate at 253 State Route 344\, Copake Falls; the attendant will direct you to the parking lot farther on. \nWe’ll get started with a quick Moth 101\, and have live specimens to examine from overnight light “traps” set the evening before to examine before dark. \nAt nightfall we head into the woods along a trail\, where we will have set up special blacklight stations to lure and view the night’s visitors. There will also be light stations set up by the meeting area as well\, very easily accessible. Picnic tables will be set up\, so BYO supper and come a bit earlier. Delicious treats baked by David Wurth of CrossRoads Food Shop in Hillsdale will be provided\, courtesy of A Way to Garden. \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/july-28-moth-night/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
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SUMMARY:July 28: Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday July 28 at 6 PM\, join the Friends of Taconic State Park for their 10th Annual Meeting\, plus a BBQ supper. Renowned historian Joshua Freeman (left) is the featured speaker. Freeman’s recently published Behemoth – a History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World\, is described as “rich and ambitious” by the New York Times. He has written extensively about the history of industry\, labor\, modern America\, and New York City and has appeared in many television documentaries\, including Ric Burns’s New York. Tickets for the supper are $15; reserve early\, as Ken Preusser’s BBQs always sell out. \n  \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/july-28-annual-meeting-and-bbq-supper/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180217T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20180213T113024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180213T191151Z
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SUMMARY:Feb. 17: Snow or No\, Snowshoe or Hike
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a family friendly snowshoe adventure. We have some adult and children’s snowshoes for you to borrow. If there is no snow\, we will hike. Meet at the Park Office\, Rte. 344 in Copake Falls. Join us after the hike for some hot chocolate and a roaring bonfire! \nFor info or to sign up: 518-329-3993 or info@friendsoftsp.org
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/snow-or-no-snowshoe-or-hike/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180101T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180101T153000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20171227T132554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171227T132922Z
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SUMMARY:First Day Hike 2018
DESCRIPTION:The New Year is upon us! Please join us at 1 PM on New Year’s Day at Taconic State Park Headquarters\, 253 State Route 344 in Copake Falls\, for our annual First Day Hike to the Bash Bish Falls\, following the Ironworks Heritage Trail. This is a fun way to kick off the new year with friends–old and new–including your canine best friend. Hot cocoa\, snacks and a blazing fire follow the hike.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/first-day-hike-2018/
LOCATION:Taconic State Park office\, 253 State Route 344\, Copake Falls\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20170223T105600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170223T105600Z
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SUMMARY:Dec. 3: Winter Walk & Iron Works Museum Tours
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URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/dec-3-winter-walk-iron-works-museum-tours/
LOCATION:Copake Falls\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171111T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171111T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20170223T105447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171025T153442Z
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SUMMARY:Nov. 11:	Furnace Fest & Iron Works Museum Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join the Friends of Taconic State Park membership and neighbors to celebrate the group’s preservation work at a lunchtime cookout at the Copake Iron Works\, Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, from noon to 2. Hamburgers and hot dogs\, music\, and raffles.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/nov-11furnace-fest-iron-works-museum-tours/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170916T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170916T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20170223T105242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170223T105319Z
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SUMMARY:Sept. 16: Iron Works Museum Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join Friends of Taconic State Park for tours of the historic Copake Iron Works. Established in 1845 along Bash Bish Brook at the base of the Taconic Ridge\, the Copake Iron Works and 18 acres surrounding the area were listed on the State and National Register of Historic Sites in 2007. \nThe Copake Iron Works Historic District comprises all of the buildings in the Iron Works area\, the historic blast furnace\, three workers’ houses\, and the now-flooded ore pit\, as well as the previously National Register-listed Church of St. John in the Wilderness. Included in the tours will be a museum\, where on display are a series of iron artifacts\, ranging from plow parts to chisels and unknown objects. Each item has been catalogued by members of the Historic Preservation Committee of Friends of Taconic State Park. \nIn its heyday\, a total of 5\,000 tons of iron ore were wheeled into Copake Falls each year from surrounding towns such as Pawling and Amenia. The walking tours include stops at up to 25 points of interest in the Copake Iron Works precinct\, where new\, informative signs interpret the legacy of this historic and culturally significant site. Free tours are given rain or shine\, beginning at 2:00 PM and concluding at 4:00 PM. \nFor information\, email Brian Boom at president@friendsoftsp.org.
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/sept-16-iron-works-museum-tours/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170902T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170902T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20170222T233447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170603T220411Z
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SUMMARY:Sept. 2: Mushroom Walk with John Michelotti
DESCRIPTION:Join this mushroom walk and learn with John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi\, president of the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association\, about the ecological functions of fungi\, common edibles and medicinal mushrooms\, as well as historic uses of fungi and present day innovations of the exceptional Kingdom Fungi! We will take a walk on an exceptional piece of private conserved land adjacent to the Taconic State Park in Copake Falls\, and learn the principles of basic ID skills based on the specimens we find along our trail\, using the best field guides John recommends.  \nRegistrants will be emailed directions of where to meet for the walk.  \n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/sept-2-mushroom-walk-with-john-michelotti/
LOCATION:Copake Falls\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170819T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170819T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20170222T232318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170222T232318Z
UID:11827-1503129600-1503162000@www.friendsoftsp.org
SUMMARY:Aug. 19: Copake Falls Day
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URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/aug-19-copake-falls-day/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170727T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170727T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20170222T232045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T131605Z
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SUMMARY:July 27: Friends Annual Meeting & BBQ
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, July 27th at 6pm for a BBQ supper and a very special annual meeting\, our 9th annual. Our featured speaker is renowned author David Nasaw\, whose biographies of William Randolph Hearst\, Joseph P. Kennedy and most recently\, Andrew Carnegie\, have been bestsellers. David will speak about how Carnegie’s success led to the demise of the Copake Iron Works. The opportunity to learn more about this titan of American industrial history – and others — should make for a fascinating evening. \nThis year we will be serving a professionally prepared barbecue supper prepared by popular pitmaster Ken Preusser. The menu will include grilled chicken and pulled pork along with cole slaw\, vegetarian baked beans\, and corn bread. An optional veggie burger with all the sides will also be available.\nTickets – $15.  \nPurchase in advance. Ken Preusser’s BBQs always sell out! \nTakeout avaliable for non-members. \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/july-27-friends-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170722T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20170222T231900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170607T093422Z
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SUMMARY:July 22: 4th Annual Moth Night in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our fourth annual Moth Night\, part of the citizen-science project called National Moth Week\, and organized by A Way to Garden and Friends of Taconic State Park. BYO picnic supper if you please — we’ll provide dessert treats — to enjoy while you learn Moth 101 from top experts\, then experience nature after dark with them and just have fun. \nNote: This is a free event\, but if you wish to donate to the Friends of Taconic State Park to help us offer honoraria to more experts to lead more nature programs like this one\, there is an extra button for that! Thanks. \nBrigette Zacharczenko\, a PhD UConn-Storrs entomologist\, and Dylan Cipkowski\, who has been surveying the moths of Columbia County NY as part of his field work with nearby Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program\, will lead our event\, which is appropriate for all ages. \nThis year’s extra-special event starts at 7:00 at the Copake Iron Works\, 33 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls. Margaret Roach will moderate a fun Moth 101 Q&A with Brigette and Dylan — learn what role moths play in the world\, and about their life cycle and more — and we hope you’ll join in with your questions\, too. \nNext\, we’ll have live specimens to examine from overnight traps set the night before to examine before dark. \nAt nightfall we head into the woods along a trail\, where we will have set up special blacklight stations to lure and then view the night’s visitors. For those not wishing to walk the trail\, there will be lights set up by the parking area as well\, very easily accessible. \nCome for the 101 talk alone or stay for the after-dark adventure\, too. Wait till you see what we discover together! \nNOTE: Picnic tables will be set up\, so BYO supper if you like. Delicious dessert-like treats baked by David Wurth of CrossRoads Food Shop in Hillsdale will be provided\, courtesy of Margaret at A Way to Garden. \n \n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/july-22-5th-annual-moth-night-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170527T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170527T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T095554
CREATED:20170222T231154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170520T141830Z
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SUMMARY:May 27: 	Family Fun at the Furnace
DESCRIPTION:Children of all ages are invited to a special event featuring Master Storyteller Tom Lee\, who will interweave the history of the Copake Iron Works with his repertoire of folktales. A hands-on demonstration of sand casting and an opportunity to watch a blacksmith at work will round out the day’s program. Meet at the Copake Iron Works\, 33 Valley View Rd.\, Copake Falls. \nFor more information\, please call 518-966-2730 or email us at info@friendsofTSP.org
URL:https://www.friendsoftsp.org/event/may-27-family-fun-at-the-furnace/
LOCATION:Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park\, 35 Valley View Road\, Copake Falls\, NY\, 12517\, United States
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