Hudson in a New Novel
Hudson plays a minor role--more talked about than actually visited--in a new novel by Ben Shrank, Love Is a Canoe. The novel, which is principally about the world of publishing, is set in Millerton and New York City, but the main character, Peter Herman, owns an unsuccessful inn in Hudson. According to the novel, he built the new inn in 1979, soon after he gave up trying to write a second book, couldn't make a go of it, and was forced to close in 1993. In the time of the novel, 2011, he is thinking about making improvements and reopening the Hudson Inn, but a friend advises, "It's impossible to make it in Hudson. The gossip from the antique-store people kills you before you can even open your doors."
While seeing as there are 12 guest houses now and a new hotel and the antique stores have expanded in numbers with art galleries and restaurants and specialty boutiques the entire length of Warren street, this truly is a work of fiction.
ReplyDelete... and the antiques stores love to support clients who need to stay overnight in the wonderful accommodations now available - it takes more than a day to truly experience just Warren Street !
DeleteDavid Voorhees submitted this comment:
DeleteOne should also not forget the FASNY Museum of Firefighting (great for families), boat tours to the Athens Lighthouse, cruises on the Hudson River and the Hudson-Athens Ferry on weekends, popular historic sites such as Olana, Cole House, Lindenwald (Martin Van Buren house), Van Allen house, and all the other historic attractions surrounding and within the City of Hudson, the vibrant and ever expanding musical and theatrical venues (Club Helsinki, Stageworks, Hudson Opera House, Basilica, to name a view), the easy access to natural heritage trails, the stunning countryside and nearby Catskills and Berkshires with proximity to skiing in the winter, the exploding culinary scene within Hudson, and so many arts events that is impossible to keep track. Few cities, let alone small towns, offer the diverse kind of attractions that Hudson offers. What it seems to me we are lacking are enough accommodations for our exploding tourist industry.