This Month’s Featured Articles…

By Griffin Cooper | info@mainstreetmag.com When world renowned poet, naturalist, and Hudson Valley resident John Burroughs pondered about his time spent walking through the natural beauty of the area and observing its every nuance he remarked, “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” […]

By John Torsiello | info@mainstreetmag.com Railroads were once vital links from agrarian Dutchess County to New York City and beyond, hauling produce and products from the many farms that once dotted the landscape. The rail lines that ran across the local landscape like metal spider webs also carried passengers to and from the small towns of the area to near and far away places. […]

By Christine Bates | info@mainstreetmag.com Monday afternoons are a quiet time to test drive a car or talk to the head of a multi-brand auto dealership. Kristin Ruge, the President of Ruge Automotive talked to Main Street about her unconventional path from restaurant owner to managing the operations of a family business. […]

By CB Wismar | info@mainstreetmag.com First impressions often do not lie. Meeting Istvan Banyai, a celebrated artist, animator, and designer who has chosen to live in the bucolic setting of Lakeville, CT, one is immediately impressed with the fact that in a very elegant “European” way, Istvan is a gentleman. […]

By Peter W. Greenough | info@mainstreetmag.com Unfortunately, our environment has become a political football. Is the climate changing as a result of human activity or not? Don’t we all want the healthiest environment possible for our children, ourselves, and our grandchildren? Is that not a universal value? Let’s avoid discussing the politics, and examine what we can do to safeguard our waters, air, soil, oceans, food and food chain, the fauna and flora everywhere, and our atmosphere. […]