Tour Overview
Take a walk through the majestic river front arboretum of Marist college and learn about its natural beauty and historic past
This Tour is a short walking tour of the Fern Tor Nature Preserve located on the north end of Marist Colleges campus. Today, Fern Tor is a 12 or 13-acre nature preserve on the North end of Campus that stretches from the St. Ann’s parking lot to Quiet Cove Park in Poughkeepsie and encompasses the land between the Hudson River and Route Nine. Many different people had owned the land before Marist college purchased the property in 1997, but all of them have changed the property in ways that still can be seen today. This walking tour will take approximately 15 mins and will have some minor changes in elevation. There are clean trails but no may be unstable ground, so remember to watch your step and pay attention to where you are going.
Stops
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Stop 1: Start of the tour and Background information on the property
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Stop 2: The Old Caretakers house of the Newbold Property
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Stop 3: St. Ann's Hermitage
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Stop 4: One on the Trail heads of Fern Tor nature presever
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Stop 5: The Woodcliff Pleasure Park
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Stop 6: Natural diversity of Fern Tor and Invasive Species
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Stop 7: The History of the Fern Tor Pond
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Stop 8: The Fern Tor Overlook
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Stop 9: Talk about the future plans and the Hudson valley Greenway project
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Stop 10: Closing thoughts and Reflections
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Stop 11: Thank you For Taking the Fern Tor Walking Tour
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Stop 12: The End of the Tour
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