Fun Autumn Day Trips From Long Island: Circle Line's Bear Mountain Oktoberfest, Fall Foliage Cruises

For a fun family day out enjoying leaf-peeping season, Circle Line offers 2 cruises from NYC that feel like a vacation, close to home.
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NY pledges $25M to spruce up Bear Mountain State Park

BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK − The state's investing $25 million to spruce up the 115-year-old state park that straddles Rockland and Orange counties and is home to the historic Bear Mountain Inn and ...