KINDERHOOK – New York State is steeped in presidential history. Presidents’ Day is a good time to make plans to visit a New York destination with a presidential past. A new Empire State Development PSA can point the way: Lindenwald in the Hudson Valley 130 miles from New York City was the home of Martin Van Buren, our nation’s eighth president.The “Little Magician” retired there at the end of his administration and spent the last twenty-one years of his life as an elder statesman, political adviser and gentleman farmer.
White Pine Camp in Pauls Smith near Lake Placid and Saranac Lake is one of the Adirondack Park’s most outstanding “Great Camps” - rustic yet elegant retreats built by wealthy families at the turn of the century. Built in 1907, White Pine Camp is unique in its “pre-modern” yet rustic architectural style, extensive landscaping, and interesting history. It was owned by a number of prominent families and served as the Summer White House in 1926 for our 30th president, Calvin Coolidge.
Sagamore Hill on Long Island was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the US, from 1885 until his death in 1919. From 1902 to 1908 his Summer White House in Oyster Bay, New York was the focus of international attention. Otherwise it was home to a most remarkable man and his interesting family.
The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate in Hyde Park. Springwood was the birthplace, life-long home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Also on the site is the Presidential Library and Museum, operated by the National Archives. Visitors can enjoy a guided tour of FDR’s home, take a self-guided tour of the Museum and stroll the grounds, gardens and trails of this 300-acre site.
KINDERHOOK – New York State is steeped in presidential history. Presidents’ Day is a good time to make plans to visit a New York destination with a presidential past. A new Empire State Development PSA can point the way: Lindenwald in the Hudson Valley 130 miles from New York City was the home of Martin Van Buren, our nation’s eighth president.The “Little Magician” retired there at the end of his administration and spent the last twenty-one years of his life as an elder statesman, political adviser and gentleman farmer.
