Rural Intelligence (Page 459)

Real Estate

Cabin With Updates

Tucked away on a quiet country road in Winchester, this log cabin has received numerous upgrades. The classic country front porch leads into a living room that offers an open, light-filled space with wood floors and a large stone fireplace. There are three bedrooms (one of which is a

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Community

Treat Yourself To A Champagne Evening At The Vanderbilts

If you’re the National Park Service observing an important anniversary, it’s all well and good to spruce up some trails and a nature center for the hikers that come along. But when your “property" includes a Vanderbilt mansion, the celebration needs to be a bit more glamorous,

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Community

A New Beginning For The Ancram Opera House

By Jamie Larson It’s been said that art grows like a weed. No matter where it’s sprung, once rooted and flowered it remains forever. The humble Ancram Opera House (in Ancram, New York) is one such enduring place. Repurchased recently by theater professionals Paul Ricciardi and Jeff Mousseau,

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Community

The Rural We: Mary Anne Davis

Mary Anne Davis of davistudio in Spencertown, NY, is a nationally recognized ceramic artist whose work can be seen across the country in galleries, stores and museums. So, while her high-end dinnerware and adorable giftware can be found in homes everywhere, Davis, her husband and their two chihuahuas are

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Food

Recipe: Oven-Roasted Chestnuts With Spiced Melted Butter

By Lisa Green If you’re reading this the day it’s posted — which happens to fall on Thanksgiving — well, then, good for you. You’re probably not hosting the feast. Or maybe you’re taking a little breather from basting. Either way, you might happen to have some chestnuts

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Style

To Market, To Market: Holiday Shopping In the RI Region

November 28 is Small Business Saturday, which, despite its American Express origin, has sort of become the antidote to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But really, buying locally from businesses on the smaller side is an all-year-round practice in the Rural Intelligence region. And in the leadup to

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Real Estate

Protected Acres

New Lebanon is home to a Colonial built in 1790 on 224 acres protected by a conservation easement. The updated four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom house has a gourmet kitchen, service bar, conservatory, spacious office lined with bookshelves and a common sitting room in the middle of the

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Real Estate

Sprawling Elegance

This Goshen estate is located on more than 1,000 acres of lush fields and mature forest. The architecturally-designed main home has unique Palladian details and light-filled, richly-appointed living areas. This home’s kitchen is central to its formal dining room, outdoor dining terrace, dining room, living

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Real Estate

Tucked Away

Privacy, fields, woods and a skating pond (plus a large house) on 190 acres are available in Sandisfield. The renovated 1840 Colonial has a broad porch that overlooks the meadows, native stone fireplaces, five bedrooms and four bathrooms, an indoor pool and wood-fired sauna. There are two outbuildings; an

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Real Estate

Cobble Hill Farm

Cobble Hill Farm in Taghkanic is sited on 518 acres comprised of rolling hills, ancient hedgerows, eight ponds, streams, open hilltop fields and uninterrupted views of the Catskills and Berkshires. The 4,500 square-foot main home includes five bedroom, three bathrooms, a great room with open living and dining

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Food

Recipe: Garlic Head Soup

By Jacque Schiller This soup could also be called, “Since no one delivers around here, what could I throw into a pot and quickly enjoy from a bowl while I binge watch ___ on Netflix?" There always seems to be a bit of bread past its prime, a few garlic

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Arts

Rodgers Book Barn: A Community Shop With A Long Shelf Life

Owner Maureen Rodgers poses next to the woodstove. By Amy Krzanik “Old books and CDs" read the bookmarks and business cards used to advertise Rodgers Book Barn in Hillsdale, N.Y. And while that claim may technically be true — the barn-turned-bookshop does indeed offer those items — the

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