It is that time of year again, when kites of all shapes and colors will fill the sky over the Hudson River. On Saturday, September 26^th from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site will hold their annual Hudson River Ramble event, “Kites Over the Hudson.” The first 150 children 15 and under will receive a free kite that day. Prizes will be awarded in various kite categories and refreshments will be served to all.

The site is open from 11 AM until 5 PM, providing tours of the Hasbrouck House where General and Mrs.Washington headquartered during the final months of the Revolutionary War.  The Museum, housing the award-winning exhibit Unpacked & Rediscovered: Selections from Washington’s Headquarters’ Collection, will also be open to the public.

Admission is free for the day compliments of Central Hudson, and kites are provided by the Friends of the State Historic Sites of the Hudson Highlands. Also members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 1782 will staff our Kite Hospital for most kite emergencies! Contact the site at 845-562-1195 for further details.

Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site is a registered national historic landmark.  It is located at the corner of Liberty and Washington Streets within the city of Newburgh’s East End Historic District.  The site is one of 35 historic sites within the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and is one of 28 facilities administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission in New York and New Jersey.  For further information contact: (845) 562-1195.  For more information about New York State Parks, please visit our website at

www.nysparks.com. For more information call 845-562-1195 or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/washingtonsheadquarters.