Our Town, Millerton New York

How Did I Find This Little Jewel?

I’ve always loved upstate New York, particularly the Hudson Valley region (Upper Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia counties) with its rich and fertile soil, fantastic history, and stunning landscape. So when I was looking for a home I focused on the Hudson Valley. But, if you know anything about the area, you know it is quite vast and, at first, I was completely overwhelmed.

Then someone gave me some great advice. They said “find a town you love first, and then find your home”. And, that is exactly what I did.

My first step? Naturally I Googled “Small Towns of New York”. This article "10 Coolest Small Towns NY" popped up. http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2007/08/06/AR2007080600775.html

I was intrigued so I paid a visit to Millerton and fell in love.

Millerton consists of one Main Street, the one you see in these photos. Most of the business are on this street and the homes are on small streets sprouting from it. There is a terrific book store, a wine shop, antique stores, a diner, coffee shop, florist, art galleries, beauty salons, Sapersteins Department Store, Herrington's Hardware Store, a tea shop, a yarn shop, a pizza parlor, and a lot more. For me, the best part is there isn't a strip mall in sight. The fact that it has a movie theatre, showing first run films and an occasional “art film” was just icing on the cake.