Sometimes the show takes you to new places, and sometimes the way to get there is the destination. U.S. Route 9 is historic—for much of the portion in New York State, it's The Albany Post Road. Join Cidiot® for a very personal driving tour from Poughkeepsie to Kinderhook with sites, stops and history along the way. Be sure to see the surviving markers, a system developed by Ben Franklin, including the iconic 100-mile marker in Rhinebeck.

Below are some of the places mentioned w/links for more info.

Poughkeepsie to Hyde Park:

  • Marist College
  • Culinary Institute of America
  • FDR Presidential Library and Museum
  • Vanderbilt Mansion

Staatsburgh to Rhinebeck:

  • River & Post restaurant
  • Mills Mansion (Staatsburgh State Historical Site)
  • Habitas on Hudson
  • Patty’s Pet Palace
  • The Beekman Arms
  • Le Petit Bistro
  • Samuels Sweet Shop
  • Oblong Books (book recommendations on Episode 77)
  • Rhinebeck Farmer’s Market
  • 100 Mile Marker (picture on Cidiot Instagram)
  • Northern Dutchess Hospital
  • Co. coworking
  • Dutchess County Fairgrounds
  • Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Red Hook:

  • Maizeland (Van Ness House)
  • Taste Budd’s Cafe
  • Annabelle’s Village Bake Shop
  • The Corner Counter
  • Localvore
  • Historic Village Diner (The Halfway Diner)
  • The Elmendorph Inn
  • Rose Hill Farm
  • Greig Farm
  • Lasting Joy Brewery

Clermont to Claverack:

  • Tousey Winery
  • Hearty Roots Community Farm
  • Suarez Family Brewery
  • Alltown Fresh
  • Mx Morningstar Farm

Claverack to Hudson:

  • Olana Historic Site
  • Visit Hudson NY site
  • Wylde Hudson coffee & bar
  • MOTO coffee
  • Hudson Wine Merchants
  • The Maker Hotel
  • Rivertown Lodge
  • L’il Debs Oasis
  • Baba Louie's pizza

Stuyvesant to Valatie:

  • Samascott Farms
  • Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Thanks for listening to Cidiot. Send in comments via the contact form on Cidiot.com, and if you’d like to sponsor an episode or be a content partner this season, please get in touch as well. Meanwhile, great news. Cidiot is up again for a 2023 Chronogrammie readers choice award for Regional Podcast in the Arts & Entertainment category. Vote now (and often) through May 15, 2023.

Sources for this episode: Croton History.org, Historic Red Hook, Poughkeepsie Journal, Rhinebeck NY Past & Future, Wikipedia. Photo: Brian Fuhr.

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