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Crailo State Historic Site
9-1/2 Riverside Ave.
Rensselaer, NY 12214
Rensselaer County
518-463-8738
Open Saturday 9/12:
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Open Sunday 9/13:
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Admission: Free
About the site:
An early-18th-century brick house repurposed as a museum dedicated to Colonial New Netherland history in the area, Crailo has a just-opened permanent exhibit that examines the 17th-century Dutch settlement of Fort Orange.
Special Event:
Saturay: Harvest Fair, with oxen team, ropemaking, the Jolly Toy Lady, tinsmith, 17th and 18th century Dutch re-enactors, 18th century magic show, and museum open house. Sunday: Native American Technologies
Photos: copyright © by Benjamin Swett, from The Hudson Valley: A Cultural Guide, by The Alliance for the Arts, published in June, 2009 by the Quantuck Lane Press and distributed by W.W. Norton