By the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club

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I went down to the river the other day. It was really too cold to take photographs. I had to take a few photographs, put my camera and my hands in pocket (luckily, I was using a very small, pocketable camera). Wait until my hands warmed up. Then take a few more quick pictures and repeat the whole process until I’d taken as many pictures as I could.

The pictures were taken around the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club. According to the Club’s website:

The Ossining Boat and Canoe Club was founded in 1915. At first it doesn’t sound like it was that long ago, but then we realize that cars were not all that common and that the highways in our area were not yet built. There were no malls or shopping centers and all goods where bought on Main Street or from a catalogue. The Tappan Zee Bridge would not exist to take us to the other side of the river for another forty years. Canoeing was an active national sport in those days and the club put a group in the water called the “Black Hawks”. This team competed as far away as Canada in a four-man racing canoe.

Building. The original clubhouse was erected by the members on the present site, just south of the Ossining RR Station on Westerly Road, in 1921. With the exception of some minor changes to the façade, the structure remains identical to its original frame. Some recent renovations to the club property include: a newly constructed ramp from the clubhouse to the docks, ample docking space for visitors and boaters in distress, and a completely refurbished upper deck offering magnificent views of the Hudson River and its shores. In addition to these, heating and air-conditioning were added to the club building.

Today the clubhouse is owned by the Town of Ossining and is exclusively licensed to the boat club.

Function. The boat basin itself is not so different from the days of the original site though modern moorings have replaced the wooden tree poles of the past. The club’s location on the east bank of the Tappan Zee has always provided sailors with miles of open water and fishermen with ample fishing spots. The club was conceived so that members could have access to the river at a reasonable rate. In order to maintain these reasonable rates all clubhouse maintenance and repairs are completed by the membership. There have always been two classifications of membership – working and associate. To accommodate schedules that do not allow for volunteer work hours, a third status was added as non-working. Our application form requests that the applicant list his or her skills and professions – in that way we make use of an invaluable pool of resources.

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Taken with a Sony RX100 M3

In Ossining again – Shattemuc Yacht Club

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The Shattemuc Yacht Club describes itself as:

A family-oriented sail, boat, swim and social club located on the Hudson River. We feature a renowned sailing academy, outdoor pool, private beach and a clubhouse overlooking the scenic Hudson River.

With 125 boat slips and over 20 moorings, we accommodate boats of all sizes from kayaks to 40 foot cruisers. Our clubhouse on the Hudson is our crown jewel and our members use it year-round for social events, family picnics or just relaxing after a day of boating.

The well-known Boathouse Restaurant is located at the south end of our property and offers our members discounts to a delicious assortment of fine food.

A quite lengthy section on the history of the club begins:

Shattemuc Yacht Club’s roots can be traced to the old Sing Sing Yacht Club, which held its first regatta in 1858, over 156 years ago! Although that club became extinct, there was active canoe sailing in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s, and talk of organizing another club. What eventually became our club was first incorporated as the Sing Sing Yacht Club in 1888. Our history is rich with boat races dating back to the earliest days and continues even today.

For more on the club’s history see a brief history of the Shattemuc and Short Topics.

I often go to The Boathouse so the discount would be attractive. I also like the location. Although I don’t have a boat and don’t enjoy boating all that much, I might consider becoming a member.

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Taken with a Sony RX100 M7

In Ossining again – Overview

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The other day I had lunch at one of my favorite riverfront restaurants (See: Lunch at the Boathouse, Ossining, NY). I planned to go for a walk afterwards. Normally, I would turn right from the restaurant, continue to the metro-north station, cross of the train tracks and then go up main street. This time I decided to try something different. I would turn left from the restaurant, cross the tracks there, and then go up Snowden Ave., pass through Matilda Street, and then go up North Malcolm Street. When I got to North Highland Ave. (Route 9) I planned to turn right, walk along Route 9 until I got to Ellis Place where I would turn left, and then along Wolden to Holbrook Road where my house is.

I wasn’t very familiar with this area so, in addition to getting a good walk I hoped to find some new opportunities to take a few pictures.

Taken with a Sony RX100 M7

Seeing a Broadway Show – After show meal with my daughter

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After the show we stopped at a fairly new restaurant in Grand Central Terminal.

It’s called Grand Brasserie, and the New York Times described it as follows:

Rick Blatstein, having sold OTG, his airport restaurant company with hundreds of outlets, continues to think big. His new company, Vizz Group, has taken over the landmark Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal, previously run by City Winery, and the adjacent dining room, formerly Cornelius. Grand Brasserie is an airy 400-seat restaurant and bar, open during the terminal’s hours. The Rockwell Group’s design with Art Deco and Beaux Arts accents and splashes of scarlet on tabletops and seats reflect the style of many Parisian brasseries and railway terminals.

About three weeks ago I’d had lunch there with her husband who was there on business

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Taken with a Sony RX100 M7