Cape May County - Upper Township - POSTPONED - Hudson River Valley Bus Tour

Register now for Hudson River bus tour

     Everything is set for our bus trip along the Hudson River, Saturday and Sunday, April 25th & 26th. We'll be travelling up the west side of the Hudson River, with stops at several Revolutionary War sites with a few special guides and programs, then having dinner and staying overnight in West Coxsackie, NY. Although it means a little more of the bus ride after our last stop, it saves us from a really early start on Sunday to make our first Sunday site. On Sunday, we'll come back south along the east side of the Hudson, with stops at Olana and Clermont Mansion, both New York State Historic Sites. For the complete itinerary as well as a description of the places we'll be visiting, click here.  

   The cost is $245 per person and includes everything but dinner on our way home. To view the registration form, which gives you more information about the costs that are included, click here. The deadline to register is March 21st, since I have to give the hotel a final count on the rooms by March 25th. We hope you can join us again this year. The trip will benefit the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township. They're trying to build a museum for Upper, which doesn't have one of its own. We recommend that, if you know you're definitely going, to register as soon as you can or at least let me know so I can save you a bus seat. 

  For more information, please email parytell@gmail.com.

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