Holiday season is upon us as the first snowflakes fall in the Lower Hudson Valley. Each day, more homes and communities begin to shine through the evenings with holiday lights, festive decorations and ...

Several predictive maps can take some of the guesswork out of planning fall leaf-peeping tours around the Hudson Valley — or wherever you might decide to travel to see autumn foliage at its most ...

Lauren Dana Ellman is a New York-based writer and editor who specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, and shopping content.