The Upstate Edit / Field Notes

A local point of view on place.

Original notes on real estate, architecture, food, culture and the small rituals that make the Hudson Valley and Berkshire foothills worth knowing.

Featured / Market + Migration

Hamptons to (Beverly) Hillsdale

Why a certain kind of weekend buyer is looking north—and what the shift says about Hillsdale, Copake and the eastern edge of Columbia County.

July 19, 20266 minute read

02 / Architecture + Design

A century-old lodge, a contemporary eye and a useful lesson in buying the feeling without ignoring the work.

July 18, 2026Hudson Valley, New York

03 / Market Intelligence

A close read of June 2026 sale-to-list ratios in Windham, Claverack, Copake and Germantown—and what the numbers can and cannot tell a seller.

July 17, 2026Columbia + Greene Counties

04 / The Upstate Minute

Friday food trucks, live music on Friday and Saturday, and an easy Copake Lake ritual worth planning a weekend around.

July 19, 2026Copake Lake, New York

05 / Travel + Design

The restored factory, its communal baths and the reason a great hotel can become a gateway to a longer relationship with Columbia County.

July 19, 2026Hudson, New York

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