HENRY HUDSON FOUND(ED) MANHATTAN 400 YEARS AGO

image from www.OnlyinHolland.com

The Netherlands America Foundation (NAF) and the Henry Hudson 400 Foundation are preparing for a year of celebrations of Dutch American heritage, specifically surrounding the founding of Nieuw Amsterdam (AKA New York - Manhattan) by Henry Hudson for the West Indische Compagnie (WIC) from Amsterdam. As already mentioned by John Nickles (HANFRA President), the purchase of Manhattan by Peter Stuyvesant is truly one of these deals any Realtor ™ would have wanted to be a part of!

In September a visit by the the Prince of Orange, HRH Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and his beautiful Argentine wife, Princess Maxima, and a flottilla with a copy of the Halve Maen, the ship commandeered by Henry Hudson in 1609, will be the crowning event for these celebrations, not to be missed.

The Dutch origins of New York,  as sometimes master paintings are also painted over other original works, still clearly show their contours in current day New York, no matter how much history has been re-writen by the English puritans of New England.

New York still stands for business, free trade, diversity, tolerance, and freedom. Just as did the original Netherlanders who founded Nieuw Amsterdam, after years of religious freedom wars against the Spanish inquisition. A great book about the early days of Manhattan and the still strongly felt Dutch influence on today’s Manhattan Island was written by Russell Shorto & my friend Charles Gehring “Manhattan, island at the center of the World” a must read for any New Yorker!

For any information call me at 631 765 0500 or email jbischoff@1townancountry.com

 

55th annual North Fork Strawberry Festival – Mattituck

One of the signs that Summer’s almost here: the 55th annual Mattituck Strawberry Festival which will be held June 19-21 at Strawberry Fields in Mattituck: take a drive with the kids – they will love it! A uniquely North Fork event!

While you are out :check out what your Real Estate dollar can buy on the North Fork and let us show you some homes before the Fireworks at Strawberry Field… call our North fork offices in Mattituck (631 298 0600) or Southold (631 765 0500) or visit www.1townandcountry.com

Canine Classic at Castello Di Borghese in Cutchogue – Today!

The annual Canine Classic is held today at Castello di Borghese today; as every year, Marco and Anne Marie Borghese host this event at their beautiful vineyard off Alvahs Lane in Cutchogue:

The ‘Cutchogue Canine Classic’ is designed as a fund-raising opportunity for:

 

 

The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and America’s Vet Dogs, The North Fork Animal Welfare League,  Kent Animal Shelter and SAVES, Inc.,

North Fork: Health, Exercise and good causes: “Walk for Health” and “Relay for Life”

Write these dates in your calendar, come to the North Fork, walk a bit and feel better about yourself:

Saturday, May 16, 2009 (8AM) , Peconic Landing, Greenport – 4th Annual May Mile and Peconic Landing 5K,

Saturday and Sunday May 30-31 “Relay for Life” in Jean Cochran Park , Peconic Lane, Peconic, team walking event to celebrate the hope for a cancer free America.

“The 4th Annual May Mile and Peconic Landing 5K”
Celebrate Older Americans Month at this community fitness event and BBQ with Caribbean music. Net proceeds benefit the Greenport Fire Department. Registration form and flyer featured on this website. Check out Newsday’s Peter King’s Column and Peconic Landing’s calendar about this event: http://www.peconiclanding.org/calendar.htm

 

“RELAY FOR LIFE, SOUTHOLD”

These links can explain better what this is all about than I can: we all know cancer survivors, and we can now do something about it we always postponed before: join this moving and effective event!

RELAY FOR LIFE, SOUTHOLD

Suffolk Times Article

Relay For Life Website

Any questions: email me at jbischoff@1townandcountry.com!