86. Route 9 - Albany Post Road

Sometimes the show takes you to new places, and sometimes the way to get there is the destination. U.S. Route 9 is historic—for much of the portion in New York State, it's The Albany Post Road. Join Cidiot® for a very personal driving tour from Poughkeepsie to Kinderhook with sites, stops and history along the way. Be sure to see the surviving markers, a system developed by Ben Franklin, including the iconic 100-mile marker in Rhinebeck.

Below are some of the places mentioned w/links for more info.

Poughkeepsie to Hyde Park:

• Marist College
• Culinary Institute of America
• FDR Presidential Library and Museum
• Vanderbilt Mansion

Staatsburgh to Rhinebeck:

• River & Post restaurant
• Mills Mansion (Staatsburgh State Historical Site)
• Habitas on Hudson
• Patty’s Pet Palace
• The Beekman Arms
• Le Petit Bistro
• Samuels Sweet Shop
• Oblong Books (book recommendations on Episode 77)
• Rhinebeck Farmer’s Market
• 100 Mile Marker (picture on Cidiot Instagram)
• Northern Dutchess Hospital
• Co. coworking
• Dutchess County Fairgrounds
• Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Red Hook:

• Maizeland (Van Ness House)
• Taste Budd’s Cafe
• Annabelle’s Village Bake Shop
• The Corner Counter
• Localvore
• Historic Village Diner (The Halfway Diner)
• The Elmendorph Inn
• Rose Hill Farm
• Greig Farm
• Lasting Joy Brewery

Clermont to Claverack:

• Tousey Winery
• Hearty Roots Community Farm
• Suarez Family Brewery
• Alltown Fresh
• Mx Morningstar Farm

Claverack to Hudson:

• Olana Historic Site
• Visit Hudson NY site
• Wylde Hudson coffee & bar
• MOTO coffee
• Hudson Wine Merchants
• The Maker Hotel
• Rivertown Lodge
• L’il Debs Oasis
• Baba Louie's pizza

Stuyvesant to Valatie:

• Samascott Farms
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

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Sources for this episode: Croton History.org, Historic Red Hook, Poughkeepsie Journal, Rhinebeck NY Past & Future, Wikipedia. Photo: Brian Fuhr.

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