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Renovate Your Home for the Best Value By Avoiding These “Upgrades”
Gate House's founder, owner and principal broker, Charlotte Guernsey, was recently interviewed for Best Life Online about which home renovation "upgrades" can actually turn out to be downgrades. After twenty years of selling real estate in Beac...
What a Day for an OPEN HOUSE! (May 12th 2019)
Gate House is taking advantage of this beautiful sunny Saturday and offering Open Houses at three of our gorgeous listings. Join us today at any of the following! 61 Dennings Ave Saturday 1-3pm Beautiful, very large home with 4 huge bedr...
Let’s Taco ’bout Tuesdays.
Do you have a pulse? Good. Chances are you love tacos, like me. There are a number of excellent spots in and around Beacon to belly up to the bar of delicious tacos... with many offering Taco Tuesday specials. This week, we rounded up a list...
Quick Camping Getaways
One of the best assets of the Hudson Valley is, undoubtedly, its numerous, glorious state parks, as well as the accessible camping that goes along with them. There are a number of beautiful campgrounds within an hour of Beacon that provide the ...
You Say Potato, I say CSA!
by Stephanie Dignan CSA stands for Community Shared Agriculture, and it is one of the staples of life here in the Hudson Valley. Our farms are treasured, and they are best supported by the CSA venture of distributing shares of crops to membe...
A Night at the Theater
by Stephanie Dignan Beacon's close proximity to Broadway is especially apparent in its abundant local theater. We compiled a short list of some of the best live theater to be found in and around Beacon this spring and summer. Clove Creek ...
Where to catch an Outdoor Movie this Summer
By Stephanie Dignan Without a doubt, one of the best parts of summer in the Hudson Valley is the wide array of outdoor movies, like Drive-In theaters, river-side movies, and even movies shown in an old castle! We took a look at some of the b...