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Fall in Dutchess: The Last Week for Orchards, and the Drives Between Them
Pick-your-own season closes Saturday. This is one verified page for the whole outing: the orchards still open this week, where fruit is already picked and waiting, and the drives and viewpoints that connect them.
Last Flights of the Season at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome closes its 2026 season after October 18: the last chances to see wood-and-fabric aircraft from before your great-grandparents' time take to the air over Red Hook. Silas Van Wyck on a museum that flies at you.
October in Dutchess: Water, Compost, Ballots and Town Business
Rhinebeck flushes its water mains street by street this month and is rethinking its compost drop-off, Red Hook works through housing, bridge and fire service questions, and November ballots are set across Dutchess. June Mercer's October town digest.