Mohonk Mountain House, still run by the family that opened it in 1869
Twin brothers Albert and Alfred Smiley opened Mohonk Mountain House on a Shawangunk ridge in 1869. Their descendants still run…
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Twin brothers Albert and Alfred Smiley opened Mohonk Mountain House on a Shawangunk ridge in 1869. Their descendants still run…
Saratoga Race Course has hosted racing since 1863. Each summer meet fills hotels, restaurants and rental homes across Saratoga County.
The Albany NanoTech Complex was picked in 2024 to host a national research center for the most advanced chipmaking tools.
Saratoga's carbonated mineral springs drew visitors long before the racetrack. The state stepped in to protect them in 1909.
The Culinary Institute of America moved to a former Jesuit seminary in Hyde Park in 1972. Its student-run restaurants are…