Walkway To Open Dutchess Side Welcome Center

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — The Walkway Over the Hudson will officially open the doors to the Dutchess Welcome Center at 2 p.m. Thursday. The free event is open to the public, Walkway organizers said.

State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid and Friends of the Walkway Over the Hudson Executive Director Elizabeth Waldstein-Hart will be on hand for the event.

Public tours and an open house of the new building, entrances and seating areas will begin at 2 p.m., with the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m.

Afterward, there will also be a ceremonial procession to the newly reopened elevator connecting the Walkway to the riverfront parks on the Hudson River.

CORRECTION: This article has been modified to reflect a changed time for the event which was posted on Facebook after the article was published.

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