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            <title>Woodstock, NY is a Wonderful Place to Live</title>
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If you're thinking about buying a home, and you are not currently looking at Woodstock NY homes for sale, you need to. Woodstock is a place of fun and excitement as well as being rooted in history. Woodstock, kown as the "Colony of the Arts", is a hot spot destination for many "Manhattanites", who enjoy a peaceful, serene setting, yet convenient to everything! From weekend rentals, to second homes, and country retreats, many visitors to the area love it so much, they have made the move!


A Brief History


Woodstock, NY was founded in 1787. Hudson River School painters began moving there in the late nineteenth century. Sick of industrialization, Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead and Hervey White arrived in 1902 and the arts and crafts community of Woodstock was born. From 1915 to 1931, Maverick festivals were held at Hervey White's Maverick Art Colony. Each summer hundreds of free spirits gathered at the festival for music, art and drink. With the reputation of Woodstock as an art colony and "Sound Outs" from 1967 to 1970 the area was tapped for the, now famous, Woodstock Festival. As a result, Woodstock real estate, is even more coveted today than ever before. 


Woodstock Today


With the past guiding their future, Woodstock currently has more than 15 art museums and galleries in operation. Even the park benches of Woodstock have stories to tell. When checking out Woodstock NY homes for sale do a quick search and look at Opus 40. Opus 40 is an abandoned bluestone quarry a few miles from Woodstock, turned artistic marvel. More than six acres of ramps and terraces, of finely fitted stone with pools, trees and fountains made of and on the quarry rock bed. This life's work took a man, Harvey Fite, 37 years to create. 


What to Do and Where to Go


Every summer Woodstock has concerts on the green. Held on Saturdays these summer concerts feature local musicians and are a great opportunity for your family to get out, enjoy some local music, and meet the neighbors. Woodstock offers dozens of area restaurants as well. Depending on your taste, or mood, there is everything from fine dining to a more quaint local flavor, for the whole family. Also a local spas are available for pampered day trips, to relax your cares away. If you are looking at Woodstock real estate and have a spiritual nature, Woodstock most likely has a match for you. Locally there are Christian churches, 2 different Buddhist temples and many other forms of spiritual guidance are available. If you are into fitness there are yoga studios, marshal arts studios and fitness centers for your convenience. Are you more of an outdoors type of person? There are many local parks for picnics and family outings, as well as many small lakes and the huge Ashokan Resovoir.Woodstock, NY offers an interesting history and a variety of activities for people of most every taste. If you are looking at Woodstock NY homes for sale, start your search for Woodstock NY Real Estate here!!
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If you are in the market for a home outside of the New York City and want something that can bring you incredible views, then you need to look no farther than the Ashokan Reservoir area of Ulster County, New York. The Ashokan Reservior area is an absolutely breathtaking area, located in upstate New York in the Catskill Mountains. The area offers endless opportunities for leisure. In the Ashokan Reservoir area you will find an 8,000 acre forest preserve that is publicly owned. So not only will you have a new home in an area of stunning views, but you will also have boundless opportunities for recreation.


Recreational opportunities that will surround you in the Ashokan Reservoir area include numerous parks, bodies of water for fishing, non-motor boating, trails for biking and rollerblading, areas for hunting, as well as areas for hiking, seasonal skiing, tubing and camping. In addition to outdoor recreation, you will also find numerous gift shops and farmers markets that have treasures from local growers and artisans. All of this at the foot of the Catskill mountains and close to wonderful areas such as Woodstock.


While the recreation and leisure activities that are found in Ashokan Reservoir seem to be endless, you will also be pleased to find that there are various school systems including numerous privately owned schools in which your children can earn a top notch education at, as well as well maintained highways that will easily lead you back to New York City should you require to do so for your job, or wish to do so for a night out on the town.


If the Ashokan Reservoir area sounds like the place for your new home, then check out homes for sale in the area. Take your time and explore the listings that surround and border the Ashokan Reservoir. There are numerous types of homes to choose from in the area and with some searching you are sure to find that perfect home for you. Whether it is a home overlooking the reservoir or a home that sits at the state of the Catskills and has amazing sunset views, you are sure to find such a home in the area.





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