click to enlarge Sabrina Eberhardt Since Dallas and Ted Gilpin relocated to Saugerties in 2017, they’ve made a habit out of breathing fresh life into existing businesses, managing to deftly thread the needle as newcomers while keeping locals happy. Their first triumph was a revamp of Saugerties Main Street mainstay, The Dutch Ale House. After an aesthetic and culinary overhaul, the beautified Dutch settled right back into regular rotation for locals and visitors alike. After that, the couple opened Windmill Wine & Spirits, a destination shop with an selection of natural wines and hard-to-find liquors, to fill the void left by Partition Street Wine Shop. Then, teaming up with hospitality royalty Jenny Oz at the end of 2019, they transformed their property, Shale Hill Farm, into a wedding venue with a catering and ev
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Frolicking on Hudson River ice in early February near the Saugerties Lighthouse. Ask someone from Saugerties how they re doing and they tell you the truth. They re exhausted. They re tired and fed up with all the endless extra work that s yet another side effect to the pandemic s trauma. Saugerties has always been extremely proud of its community spirit. Residents seem preternaturally compelled to support each other, but to sustain the level of organizing and charitable giving necessary to keep their collective heads above water is draining. Yes, it is exhausting, says Peggy Schwartz, Chamber of Commerce co-chair, owner of Town and Country Liquors, mother-in-law of Congressman Antonio Delgado, and community matriarch. But we are existing. There is activity and we are keeping on. Saugerties is a very social town. People love to get together. Another e-word: