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----- Forwarded by Elizabeth Sager/HOU/ECT on 07/10/2000 11:58 AM -----
"Brock, Alex" <abrock@PoloRalphLauren.com< 07/07/2000 11:15 AM To: "'liz'" <elizabeth.sager@enron.com< cc: Subject: visit Liz- We areleaving for Block Island on Monday and I wanted to get you some info. for your trip. I am forwarding by Fed Ex tonight keys for the apt. and for the house. NYC Address: 156 First Avenue between 9th and 10th Street Buzzer # 21 Ground floor apartment on right back .. Good Breakfast place for Family is the KKK on first Avenue between 12th and 13th St... or is it 11th and 12th.. LOOK on right side as you go up the avenue.. cheap and good with garden in the back...... Directions to house from NYC: Take the West Side Highway in Manhattan to the G.W. bridge. Go to upper level of bridge and stay in right side lane. ..take first right hand exit after going over the bridge onto the Palisades ParkwayNorth. Stay on Palisades until you see exit (9??)for Route 287 North to Albany (to New York State Thruway) on right. Go North on thruway to Exit 19 Kingston. ( about an hour ). Once through the toll, stay on the right and merge onto the traffic circle taking first right exit to Route 28 Pine Hill. Take Route 28 all the way to Fleischmanns Exit (about 50 minutes ....You'll go past Olive , Boiceville , Shandanken, Phoenicia, Pine Hill). Take exit and round bend into town. Look for first and only gas station on right and take right turn just before it onto Lake Street. Look at odometer and 4 miles after you'll come to Elk Creek Road. (You'll pass into a different county, see West Settlement on Left.. , Grange Building on right with dairy barn and cows across the street ) Take soft turn onto Elk Creek and round bend over small bridge (vly creek). we are the first house- second driveway - on the left.. White with unstained picket fence. The key is for the side door at back. There are two driveways .. use the second for easy unloading through back. Our neighbors across the street are Barbara (blonde sister) and Pat (brunette sister) Dury. (914)254 4360.. Eric Rosen (first driveway on left) 254 4643... ... Stan & Adele Seigel driveway to right... feel absolutely free to call upon them if you feel the need.. I'm sure Eric will stop by with his new puppy Clifford.. Karen and Jim Rauter live on the high road.. (Lake Street extension) 254 4180.. they have a little boy Julian about Sam's age.. Again please feel free to call them.. She is the one that has the interesting job with the not for profit environmental group.. Nearby Attractions : Eric Rosens pond...see his garden too.... Walk down his driveway until you get to trailer .... garden on right... veer off left past the trailer into brush and follow path through two fields and see pond on right.. Good Evening walk to see Great Blue Heron in pond .. His new house.. (I helped design) is on top of the hill....Also Walk up Elk creek Rd.just watch for fast traffic.. nice views.. walk through little abandoned cemetery across the Siegels driveway and walk up that hill and through the fields for nice vistas. Definitely take a bike ride down high road all the way back to Johnson Farm... In general we feel free to access the creeks through other peoples property especially if they are not in sight... P.S. the wagon in the yard is how we get Lucy back to Eric's .. until we go off the road..We also left our hiking pack if Sam can be carried in it... Swimming is available at the Pine Hill Lake . .. Go back to Route 28 and take left go over Pine Hill and see Lake on right.It is a public facility with life guards and the "beach " looks a little fakey from the road but the swimming is reallywonderful with a floating dock.. There are some creek swimming holes but we don't really frequent any though if you see a bunch of cars along the road chances are that's one.... In the town of Fleischmanns there is a really nice park with a public swimming pool, soccer field, tennis courts, basketball courts.. another good place to hang and play frisbee with the kids... Other day excursions... Little Pond and Big Pond Recreational areas.. or hike to Giant Ledge ...see Big Indian turnoff from Route 28 and follow that road until you come to the first sharp right bend and see parking on right... Ledge is about 1-1/2 miles... (careful of the edge) a beautiful vista and a not too strenuous hike.. You can find these places on the maps of the Park in the Plastic envelope inside the big cluttered mess of a cabinet in the Living Room .. This is our too busy to put away depository.. For food shopping you should make a pit stop in Boiceville Supermarket on the left of Route 28 on the way to the house from the thruway.. it is the cheapest best selection and place to stock for the week. If you arrive on a Sat. in time to go to the Round barn Farmers Market near Roxbury on Route 30 there are fresh produce and food stands and some times live music in a wonderful old round barn.. See attached maps.... Also go to Margaretville once you are at house for shopping.... wine store.. cheese store and an A&P... For a special meal stop at the seafood place on route 28 in Arkville.. He goes to Maine every week for fresh lobster..... Check out the antiques center in the old theater in Margaretville for good browsing.. Other towns of interest and beautiful drives... Andes has old hotel with restaurant and is very pretty.. also has good thrift shop.. Bovina is a beautiful little town with a good cafe style grocery run by relocated tasteful city folk.. good food!!! Things about the house.... Unfortunately we have developed a knocking in our pipes in the bathroom.. don't be alarmed.. just adjust the controls to help get rid of it..... Also more importantly we donot use the water for cooking or drinking as it is hard-not so good tasting and has a high salt content- We use the nearby spring to fill the jugs at the foot of the steps in the basement.. The Spring is located on the "high road" going back towards Fleischmanns you pass West Settlement where honey stand is.. go over little bridge then see meadow on left go past this meadow about 100 yards until you see a stand of tall pine trees on left and there is a wide shoulder on the left side of the road ... look for the spring on the right side of the road across from the pine stand.... It is delicious water... The house water is just fine for bathing and rinsing food... Also make sure the shower curtains stay closed while you are showering as the water can escape out the back if you don't close them... Another thing if there is alot of rain the water will get a brownish tint to it.. If it gets really bad and you don't want to use it to bathe you can go to the public showers at Pine Hill Lake or even ask Barbara across the street if you could borrow hers... We have actually gotten an estimate to upgrade the whole system so if the guy calls while you are there tell him we will contact him when we return... For clothes washing there is a Laundermat in Margaretville where you can play frisbee in the field behind the place or go fishing in the creek while you wait..P.S. My rod is in the basement and the reel is on top of the Fridge.... Well I think that's the most of it.. I'll call you from Block Island with our number there. In the case of Emergency call Eric or Barbara or 911...our fire number is posted on the mailbox... Eric Rosen works at the Cafe on Main Street in Margaretville in the evenings... (there is a hospital emergency room on route 28 in Margatretville) If you need to see a doctor for some reason call Karen to get the name of her pediatrician... otherwise Dr. Marguerite Collins may be able to help .. she has an excellent rep. Have Fun and can't wait to see you !!
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