The Dutchess County Historic Tavern Trail brings history and local cuisine together while introducing the community to iconic locales. The Tavern Trail is a collaborative endeavor between the Dutchess County Department of History, local historical societies and signature food and beverage industry partners to create an innovative program that highlights the county’s rich history. Each installment of the program is held at a different historic location and includes a brief presentation on an engaging episode of the local past.
The Tavern Trail's 2025 series will largely focus on the Real Time Revolution theme of tracing developments in Dutchess County during 1775, looking back 250 years to the start of the Revolutionary War. Here are the 2025 dates and locations:
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• Friday, March 28, Lasting Joy Brewery, Tivoli: Local Life on the Brink of Revolution
• Wednesday, April 9, Foster's Coach House, Rhinebeck: Madam Anna Bishop Sang for Red Hook
• Friday, May 23, Lasting Joy Brewery, Tivoli: Revolutionaries of Western Dutchess
• Wednesday, June 25, Old Drovers Inn, Dover: Revolutionaries of Eastern Dutchess
• Friday, Aug. 1, Germania of Poughkeepsie: Dutchess County's First Germans
• Friday, Sept. 19, Lasting Joy Brewery, Tivoli: Invading Canada
• Wednesday, Oct. 22, Foster's Coach House, Rhinebeck: Revolutionary Halloween
Related: Commander in Cheers is an augmented reality experience at participating Dutchess County pubs and restaurants that serves up a pint-sized George Washington — "Tiny George" — to share a story about one of Dutchess County’s revolutionary endeavors. Click here to learn more.
