Bannerman Island and the Mighty Hudson River, which continues weekends through April 12, illustrates how the region continues ...

The abandoned Bannerman Castle is deteriorating on the Hudson River in New York. The island it sits on opened to visitors in 2020.National Archives and Records Administration, Joey Hadden/Business ...

A 6.5-acre island, famous for a castle, sits in the middle of the Hudson River between Beacon and Cold Spring. Pollepel Island, also known as Bannerman’s Island after the Bannerman Castle, is steeped ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated. The new version can be seen here. For many of us, staycations are this year’s vacations. Instead of the cottages and castles of the Continent, visit one of ...

Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the original post here. Every adventure should include an atmospheric ruin and Bannerman Castle is close enough for ...

Private island, 6.5 acres of complete solitude in the middle of the Hudson River — majestic water and mountain views from your own historic castle, convenient to Midtown via Metro-North, bring your ...

Bannerman’s island castle is a high-walled ruin topped with turrets that looks like it was built to repel catapult attacks. In reality, the century-old structure off the river’s eastern shore was a ...

Pollepel Island, a 6.5-acre island in the Hudson River between Cold Spring and Beacon, is also known as Bannerman’s Island after the Bannerman Castle and is steeped in history. It is said that ...

‘Constellation’ by Melissa McGill on Bannerman Island (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless noted) ‘Constellation’ with the night sky (photo by John Huba) (click to enlarge) As McGill ...

POLLEPEL ISLAND, New York (AP) — The turreted ruins of Bannerman's castle jutting from a small Hudson River island look like they were built to withstand flaming arrows and battering rams. In reality, ...

It’s tempting to stick with the things you know and love when traveling in New York State. And, yes, Niagara Falls, Lake Placid, the Adirondacks are all terrific. But think beyond the tried and true, ...