HUNTER — There are few who do not know of Rip Van Winkle, his legendary sleep and his fabled haunts in Greene County. The man responsible for that legend was, of course, early American author ...

One of the weirdest paintings in the National Gallery of Art — and one of my favorites — is John Quidor’s 1849 “The Return of Rip Van Winkle,” which shows Washington Irving’s title character ...

One of the most enduring stories I read as a youngster, which has remained etched in my mind, is Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving. I still remember the vivid picture it painted in my imagination of ...

WE HAVE ALL THESE LITTLE TOWNS ALONG THE RIVER. THEY’RE SO CLOSELY RELATED TO EACH OTHER. YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN YOU LEAVE ONE AND ENTER THE NEXT. THAT RIVER HAS BEEN MY VIEWSCAPE FOR MY WHOLE LIFE. THE ...

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — A 19th-Century New Yorker is being honored in Green Country on April 18. A chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution are dedicating a new marker for Washington Irving ...

After spending four years in New York City theater workshops, a musical set in the Twin Counties and featuring two legendary historical figures is making its way home. “Rip Van Winkle,” a musical ...

AND LORE. I MEAN, A HEADLESS HORSEMAN. HALLOWEEN IS PRETTY EPIC IN SLEEPY HOLLOW, BUT IT’S ALSO A PLACE BORDERED BY WATER WITH A LEGENDARY RIVER OF ITS OWN. TOTALLY DEFINES THE IDENTITY OF THE RIVER ...