Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the original post here. Every adventure should include an atmospheric ruin and Bannerman Castle is close enough for ...

Private island, 6.5 acres of complete solitude in the middle of the Hudson River — majestic water and mountain views from your own historic castle, convenient to Midtown via Metro-North, bring your ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated. The new version can be seen here. For many of us, staycations are this year’s vacations. Instead of the cottages and castles of the Continent, visit one of ...

‘Constellation’ by Melissa McGill on Bannerman Island (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless noted) ‘Constellation’ with the night sky (photo by John Huba) (click to enlarge) As McGill ...

Always...Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley is based on the true story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with Houston housewife, Louise Seger. Having first heard Cline on the ...