Upstater - Live Like a Local

Joan Vos MacDonald | September 28, 2023 | Comment
The Reinvisioned Livingston Manor Fly Fishing Club

When Sally Watkinson and Doug Posey began their budding hospitality empire, neither had experience in the business—other than Posey’s odd restaurant jobs during college. Watkinson, who worked in corporate design, and Posey, a corporate lawyer, purchased Audrey’s Bed & Breakfast, a c.1740 cedar-shake farmhouse in Gardiner, as a side business and retreat from their New […]
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Nola Storms | July 26, 2023 | Comment
A Quiet, Compact Catskill Getaway

Everything you need and nothing you don’t. That is Getaway’s goal with their compact cabins in the Catskills, built with natural components—wood, metal, and glass—favoring magnificent views of the woodland setting through big picture windows. Co-owners Jon Staff and Pete Davis have been providing getaways to visitors since 2015, with 30 destinations all over the […]
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Lily Anninger | July 25, 2023 | Comment
The Maiden: A New Boutique Inn and Event Space in Kingston

In 2019, just as Jennifer Donovan was about to sign on a new building on the corner of Maiden Lane and Clinton Avenue to expand her popular Uptown Kingston-based beauty salon, Le Shag, she received game-changing news about the zoning laws. The two-century old building was not permitted to house a beauty salon under existing […]
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Melissa Esposito | July 10, 2023 | Comment
Modern Rustic Vibes and Comfort Cuisine at Union + Post

The Catskills offer an array of experiential getaways, whether you prefer to spend a day biking rugged trails, perusing antiques shops, hitting the slopes during winter, or just hanging out at one of the many breweries along the range. At the end of the day, however, there’s nothing like a good meal amidst good people […]
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