Check out Upper Nyack, from Nyack Beach State Park to the Old Stone Meeting House

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Scouts from Cub Scout Pack 2, Nyack Valley Cottage, play in the new playground on April 27. The pack helped to build during the 4th annual Arbor Day celebration at River Hook: the Hester Haring Cason Preserve in Upper Nyack. The house and grounds are undergoing a major renovation including a paved walking path in the woods near Hook Mountain.

Olivia Lionetti leads the All Together Now Chorus in vocal warmups during a rehearsal April 22 at the Old Stone Meeting House in Upper Nyack. The building is the oldest surviving place of worship in Rockland County. It was built in 1813 as the Methodist-Episcopal Church in Nyack.

Hook Mountain in Upper Nyack towers over sailboats from the Nyack Boat Club.

Upper Nyack Village Hall on North Broadway.

Tara Huston of Pearl River walks April 22 with Sophie the dog on the Hudson River Valley Greenway Trail at Hook Mountain in Upper Nyack.

Noa Almiron-Johnson of Valley Cottage skips rocks April 22 into the Hudson River at Nyack Beach State Park in Upper Nyack.

Hudson Rodriguez-Page, 7, practices his batting May 8 at Nyack High School. The building in right field also overlooks the football field below and is reminiscent of the old Nyack High School.

The ladder truck returns to Nyack Fire Department's Empire Hook & Ladder Company #1 on Broadway after a call May 8. Welles Remy Crowther, the Man in the Red Bandana, was a member of the company along with his father, Jefferson.

The North River Shipyard is in Upper Nyack. There has been a boat yard operating at the site since the 1700s.

The unique retro canopy at the Nyack Service Center in Upper Nyack is a well-preserved example of Googie architecture. It has been used in several movies and TV shows. Googie was a flamboyant post-war style that transformed drive-ins, motels and roadside restaurants into futuristic works of art.

About Peter Carr: In his spare time, Peter plays banjo and other bluegrass instruments. He is happy to be playing gigs, mostly in the Hudson Valley, with Moonshine Creek Bluegrass Band. Instagram: @pcarrphoto