Join us on our Fall Colors Photo Walk at Croton Point Park
Meet near the Clock/info booth in Grand Central Station
Saturday, November 8th.
10:00am for 10:31 train departure on Metro North Hudson Line (Poughkeepsie Train) to Croton-Harmon
Train Ticket Prices
One Way Off-Peak $11.25 One Way Senior/Disabled/Medicare $7:50
Buy your ticket at the station ticket machines, ticket office or through the TrainTime app.
After a pleasant train ride along the banks of the Hudson River, we will arrive at Croton-Harmon Railroad Station at 11:25 am and walk across a bridge into the Croton Point Park, a 508-acre park situated on a peninsula on the east shore of the Hudson River where we will be able to enjoy a healthy 8 mile walk and photograph the various park environments changing scenery and hopefully still colorful fall foliage.
Any and all sorts of cameras are welcome as are all skill levels. Join us as we explore the park and its amenities. After circumnavigating the entire peninsular around 3 PM, we'll leave the park and hopefully grab a bite to eat at an Italian Restaurant a short walk away. (optional ).
The park, rich in natural and human history, is the site of the Croton Point Nature Center.
The oldest oyster shell middens on the North Atlantic Coast uncovered by archeologists on Croton Point confirm that the peninsula was inhabited by Native Americans as early as 7,000 years ago. Croton is in fact named for the Indian sachem, Kenoten, which means "wild wind.” In the 17th century, Indians of the Kitchawank tribe on the Wappinger Confederacy occupied a large fortified village on the high flat at the neck of Croton Point, which they called Navish. This was one of the most ancient and formidable Indian fortresses south of the Hudson Highlands.
For More Info See: < (http://parks.westchestergov.com/croton-point-park)http://parks.westchestergov.com/croton-point-park
>;Please be on time! The NYC Subway System is a hellscape of unimaginable delays that will wreak havoc on your mind, body, schedule, and soul. Plan your trip with some extra time! Metro North Trains will not wait for us.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Grand Central, East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, New York, us
