It is not unusual for someone relocating to the northern Dutchess area to ask where do people shop? If you Live in the Northern Dutchess area, Red Hook and Rhinebeck, you will quickly notice the absence of the popular stores and malls.  Yes, I consider the quality of life to be among the best, with great open space and a slower pace of life.  Most of us need to shop, so, if the quality of life is so great would the residents have to travel to Poughkeepsie, which is over a half and hour away, just to shop?  Thankfully, this is not the case, all you need to do is get on the Kingston Rhinecliff bridge and in a matter of minutes you will be on the other side of the Hudson in Ulster County where you can shop till you drop.

I remember back in the early nineties when IBM closed some of its facilities- I was so sure the area was doomed because every week another store closed and it looked like the mall was going to be a concrete graveyard.  In a matter of years the trend was reversed and one by one new stores began to open.  Then came 9/11 and many left New York City and decided to make the Mid-Hudson Valley their permanent home.  Then even more stores were added. 

So here are some off the stores you will see.

If you are looking to relocated to Northern Dutchess please call Jennifer Fivelsdal - 845-758-6842 or email me at jfivelsdal@hvc.rr.com for a relocation package or you can request one at www.midhudsonhomevalue.com