What's Happening
May 22, 2013
‘Walkway East Pavilion' Opens, Donors Thanked at Ceremony
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2013
POUGHKEEPSIE,NY—The Walkway Over the Hudson organization opened the Walkway State Park’s new East Pavilion on Wednesday, May 22, and also recognized several donors who gave $10,000 or more in support of various improvements at the popular new state park.
May 21, 2013
TICKETS ON SALE NOW: Annual "Starry Starry Night" Benefit
Tickets are on sale NOW for Walkway's Annual "Starry Starry Night" Benefit Celebration on Friday, October 4, 2013.
In the Media
May 14, 2013
Fred Schaeffer receives national award
WASHINGTON – Fred Schaeffer of Poughkeepsie, who originally came up with the idea for the Walkway Over the Hudson, has been honored with a national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy award, the Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion for 2013.
May 05, 2013
No new record for longest chorus line on Walkway
Fishkill residents Venkat Chaluvadi and his wife, Madhavi Chaluvadi, were among the 1,300 people who gathered to dance on the Walkway Over the Hudson this weekend in an attempt to break into the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest chorus line.
While the attempt to break the existing record — set in Long Beach, Calif., in 2004 by 1,628 participants — fell short by just over 300 people Saturday, organizers said the event brought people together and helped raise money for park improvements and local scholarships.
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