Prior to moving to our home on the Hudson, we lived in a bustling village in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Our home, pictured below was a large 1847 16-room colonial home. The home featured an in-law living area, a full walk-in attic, and a three-car garage (although they were made to fit horse-drawn carriages). The house was situated directly next to the local village grocery store. This was a blessing as there was no need for grocery lists as we could simply walk the cart full of groceries home and go pick something up within a minute if we ran out. Other than grocery stores and brick-and-motor stores, there was not much in the Northeast Kingdom if you were not outdoorsy. We were surrounded by ski mountains and lakes, yet were two hours from Burlington, VT which is the largest and most active city in Vermont.
Living in the Northeast Kingdom, we were accustomed to cold, blustery days – some reaching -30. We knew that we wanted to find a place that had milder winters and was closer to major cities, yet maintained the same small-town charm. The Northeast Kingdom will always hold a special place in our hearts – where Emily and Rick met, married, and started their lives together, where Elisabeth was born and raised, and one of the best places to create a home! Yet, after years of looking throughout the Northeast, we found a place that had some of the same qualities that made Vermont our home, but had milder winters and was close to everything. We settled on a smaller farmhouse along the Hudson River in NY, close to everything (25 minutes to the capital, 2 hours to NYC, 2.5 hours to Boston), yet still undeveloped and quaint.
Our current home in the Hudson Valley
Upstate Vintage Living 