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Join Us for Good Food, Good Music, & Good FUN at the 5th Annual HHLT Family Festival on Saturday, June 13th!

This year'sFamily Festival is shaping up to be our best ever, with music from bluegrass band No Brakes and folk artist Margaret Vetare, as well as a musical set especially for kids with Stacy Labriola & Friends. There will be a terrific BBQ dinner and lots of fun outdoor activities. New this year: a raffle with great prizes including a kayak from Hudson Valley Outfitters, a family photo shoot from Photography by Frank Famularo, and a summer veggie bounty basket from Second Wind CSA. Tickets are on sale now at the Land Trust office.

Festival admission (inc. BBQ dinner) is:

• $10 in advance / $15 at the door per individual
• $25 in advance / $30 at the door per family

Stay for a Sleep Over Under the Stars! Immediately following the festival, families are invited to campout, enjoy a good old-fashioned sing-along that evening, breakfast in the morning and a few fun surprises along the way. All camping families must pre-register. Sleep Over Under the Stars admission includes the Festival, BBQ dinner & breakfast and is $50 per family.

All proceeds from these events benefit the Haldane School Foundation and The Garrison Children's Education Fund in support of environmental programming in our schools.

For more information, please contact HHLT at: 845-424-3358 or info@hhlt.org.

HHLT's Take-a-Hike! season is in full swing

Up-Coming Hikes…

Saturday, June 6th DISCOVER THE WEST POINT FOUNDRY PRESERVE (service hike) — Scenic Hudson's 87-acre preserve, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is an important confluence of historic, archaeological and ecological resources. The preserve was once the home of the West Point Foundry, maker of the Parrot gun, a cannon that figured prominently in the Union's Civil War victory. This hike is sponsored by Credit Suisse and will include some light trail maintenance.

Meet: 10am Cold Spring Train Station
Duration: 2 hrs.
Level: Moderate

Saturday, June 27th ANTHONY'S NOSE — Join Geof Connor of the NYNYTC for a 2.5 mile return trek up to Anthony's Nose. At approximately 900 feet, its summit offers sweeping views of the Hudson River where one of the liberty chains stretched during the Revolutionary War and the Bear Mountain Bridge stands today.

Meet: 10am U-bend parking area, Route 202 & 6, one mile south of Bear Mountain Bridge
Duration: 2.5 hrs.
Level: Moderate/Difficult (500ft. climb)

Get the whole Take-a-Hike! schedule.