hi there. i'm aaron.
Hi there. I'm Aaron Sonnenberg. I work at Blip and live in Greenpoint. You can find me on flickr, twitter or e-mail me at: aaron/at/blip/dot/com
This is home, and this is everything.
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Palisades State Park on the Hudson.
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Boating the Hudson.
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Bannerman Castle flowers.
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Took a trip back up to Beacon, NY this weekend. However, instead of heading to DIA: Beacon - we decided to take a tour of Bannerman Castle:
“No, it’s not a medieval ruin somewhere in Europe. This castle belonged to Frank Bannerman, who purchased the Hudson River’s Pollepel Island in 1900 to store an inventory of surplus military equipment. Construction of the buildings, modeled after a castle in Bannerman’s native Scotland, began in 1901. The business was later moved, and Bannerman’s heirs sold the island to New York State in 1967. A fire destroyed the buildings two years later, but their ruins still loom over the Hudson.” - mta.info
After a 30 min boat ride, we arrived on Bannerman Island (technically named Pollepel Island - but everyone in town calls it by the name Bannerman Island). We got to explore the entire island, gawk at the incredible ruins, and hear all the history from the awesome tour guide, who also acts as the island’s preservationist. I’m going to post a few pictures from this set on flickr throughout the day - but I would highly recommend going to see it yourself if you’re in the NY area - it’s hard to believe you’re even in the same state as New York City when you’re on the island…it was just amazing.
Here’s the link to the tour info if you’re interested: Take a tour!
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