🌱 Step back to 1780 and tour Fishkill’s secret wartime “wooden town.”

Good morning to you Fishkill! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Step back to 1780 and tour Fishkill’s secret wartime “wooden town.”

Also on today's calendar: 3rd Annual Fairy Festival and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• A French Officer's Visit To Fishkill Supply Depot, 1780 (newyorkalmanack.com) — This piece drops you into Fishkill in 1780, when the town served as a crucial Revolutionary War supply depot protected by the Hudson Highlands. Through a French officer’s vivid travelogue, you’ll see how Fishkill’s barracks, hospitals, prisons and rugged terrain helped safeguard Washington’s army and shaped the region’s wartime role.
   

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📸 Around Fishkill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fishkill

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday July 25

• Holiday In Paradise →
  Pinot's Palette, 992 Main St Suite 25, Fishkill
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday July 25

• 3rd Annual Fairy Festival →
  4 Crestview Ave, Cortlandt Manor
  1:00 pm

Sunday July 26

• Cloud Blooms →
  Pinot's Palette, 992 Main St Suite 25, Fishkill
  4:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Enchanted Moon Meadow →
  Pinot's Palette, 992 Main St Suite 25, Fishkill
  7:30 pm

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📣 Fishkill Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Dragonfly Meadows →
  Pinot's Palette, 992 Main St Suite 25, Fishkill
  4:00 pm
• Cirque Du Creep →
  The Yard, 4 Hanna Ln, Beacon
  5:00 pm
• Retro Flavors Tasting Party →
  Boutique Wines, Spirits and Ciders, 18 Westage Dr Ste 13, Fishkill
  5:00 pm
• Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike →
  County Players Falls Theatre, 2681 W Main St, Wappingers Falls
  8:00 pm

Sunday July 26

• MATS & MIMOSAS Doormat Workshop →
  Board & Brush Creative Studio - Wappingers Falls, 235 Myers Corners Rd Ste 9, Wappingers Falls
  11:00 am

Wednesday July 29

• Jersey Shore BlueClaws at Hudson Valley Renegades →
  Heritage Financial Park, 1500 NY-9D, Wappingers Falls
  12:05 pm

Friday July 31

• Treasury Cider Bar at Fishkill Farms →
  Fishkill Farms, 9 Fishkill Farm Rd, Hopewell Junction
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 6

• Delightful Daisies →
  Pinot's Palette, 992 Main St Suite 25, Fishkill
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taconic Rehabilitation and Nursing posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide - No Experience Required in Fishkill. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Fishkill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fishkill here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Beacon

• 206-208 E Main St #4, Beacon, NY 12508 (zillow.com)
• Beacon Begins Short-Term Rental Review (highlandscurrent.org)
• Rail Line Payouts Continue (highlandscurrent.org)

Wappingers Falls

• EPA Proposes Interim Cleanup Plan for Wappinger Creek Superfund Site in Dutchess County, New York (epa.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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