The Tale: ghost piratesĪlthough "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" are Irving's two most famous tales, I myself am partial to Tales of a Traveler, a collection that is brimming over with ghosts, pirates, and ghost pirates. Pour the spiced rum and spiced apple cider over the ice, and then stir well. We recommend Red Label Hard Ciderįill a tin mug (the more battered, the better) with ice. Orchard Hill is a Hudson cider mill just a little bit west of the river. (Adapted from a recipe by Jenny Bullistron on Honey and Birch)ġ.5 oz spiced rum (such as 2017 NY International Spirits Competition silver medal winner Cutwater Spirits Three Sheets) The Hudson Valley is cider country, so might we recommend you raise a tin mug of spiced rum cider to old John Coleman? The Spirit: Something to steel you against the clammy chill as you pilot your tugboat up the Hudson, through the mist of early morning. A captain who does not tip his hat to the spirit of John Coleman, which resides in the river somewhere around here near Donderberg Mountain, will face the dead man's wrath, which comes in the form of storms and unexpected waves. One spirit of particular note is the dwerg, or water imp, of skipper John Coleman, who sailed with Henry Hudson and drowned in the river to which his boss would lend his name. Both of these, so the legends claim, are the work of the souls of those whose lives the river has claimed over the centuries. It is a fickle river, prone to unpredictable currents and sudden turns in weather that can cause a cold, damp mist to roll in seeming out of nowhere. Humans have been plying the waters of the Hudson for so long that it has collected more legends and spectres than a good many oceans and seas. So saddle up your horse, arm yourself with a charm against curses (apple brandy should do nicely), and join us as we take a ride across the covered bridge into haunted Tarrytown for another evening of booooo-zy tales. And as for the other kind of spirits - well, according to Washington Irving, Tarrytown got its name because the men of the village would tarry for so long at the local tavern rather than going home. This is the birthplace of the American ghost story, and the final home of the father of those ghost stories, Washington Irving, whose most famous tale lent its name to north Tarrytown - now known as Sleepy Hollow.īut far more than the Headless Horseman haunts this Hollow. Despite that, once you depart the interstate and wander off along the smaller roads, it's really easy to lose oneself amid the trees, country lanes, and delightfully spooky fall atmosphere. And really, given the traffic between the city and Sleepy Hollow, one scarcely gets there any quicker than would Ichabod Crane traveling by horse. There are few places in America better suited for conjuring the spirit of Halloween than the Hudson Valley. Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Nicholas when they crossed, there lies a small market town or rural port, which by some is called Greensburgh, but which is more generally and properly known by the name of Tarry Town." "In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee, and where they always prudently shortened sail and implored the protection of St.
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