for the SPORTS inclined

millbrook information

(All area codes are 845)

Dance Schools

White Lotus Ballet
350 South Road
Millbrook, NY 12545
White Lotus Ballet classes combine instruction in traditional ballet technique with exposure to other forms of world dance and opportunity for students to explore and express their creativity through movement. Ages 2 1/2 - Adult. Call, write, or visit whitelotusballet.com for inquiries & registration. Tel: 845-677-3517.

Golf & Tennis

Golf Hudson Valley
P.O. Box 1182, Front Street, Millbrook NY 12545
Golf vacation arrangements worldwide, specializing in incoming golf in New York's Hudson Valley. We've screened our 150 golf courses in our Valley to the best 25, and of those, the best 14. Tee times, golf packages, tournaments, bachelor parties-anything to do with providing you with excellent golf! 677-5084. E-mail: scmorse@aol.com. Please visit us at www.golfhudsonvalley.com

Millbrook Community Tennis Courts
Elm Dr. & Maple Ave., Millbrook
Public tennis courts. Open to all community members and guests:No fee or reservation system.

Millbrook Golf & Tennis Club
Rte. 343, Millbrook.
677-3135

Health & Fitness

Millbrook Training Center & Spa
Rte.44, Millbrook. 677-0100

Hiking & Biking

Dutchess Tourism Bike Route-Pleasant Valley,village of Millbrook and the hamlets of Verbank and Clinton 39 miles. Click above for map.

Dutchess & Beyond Bicycle Club
170 Creek Rd., Pleasant Valley
Weekend bicycle rides of various distances. Annual spring & fall tours.
454-1190
www.fredinhv.com

Harlem Valley Rail Trail.
P.O. Box 356, Millerton. 21 miles of scenic hiking and biking trails. Linking towns, villages and state parks on the Harlem Valley railbed from Amenia to Copake Falls. No motorized vehicles allowed. Open daily.518-789-9591.www.hvrt.org

Mid Hudson Bicycle Club
Bicycle touring, mountain biking, time trials and training.
Poughkeepsie
635-1184

Sporting Clays & Flyfishing

Millbrook Rod & Gun Club
Woodstock Rd., Millbrook.
Sporting clays, skeet, lodge, instruction.
May-Oct., Sun., 8:30am-1:30pm.
677-0029. Call Sun. only.

Nine Partners Pheasant Farm
161 Nine Partners Ln., Millbrook.
Sporting clays, 3-D archery course, lodge, supplies, hunting preserve, instruction.
9am-4pm.
677-3114

Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds
Rt. 44-A, Millbrook.
Oldest licensed shooting grounds in the nation. Sporting clays, shooting and fly fishing schools, lodge, sporting goods store. 9am-5pm. 677-9701

Tamarack Preserve
4754 Rt. 44  Millbrook
(373) 7084

Town Facilities

Millbrook Village Hall
Merritt Ave., Millbrook

Town of Washington Park & Pool
Rte. 44, Millbrook
Town facility for the recreation of town residents as well as a limited number of non-residents. Facilities include a bathing beach, picnic areas, basketball and volleyball courts, baseball field and pavilions. Memorial Day - Labor Day, noon-8pm. 677-8278. www.washingtonny.org

Millbrook Vicinity

Blue Sky Balloons
99 Teller Ave., Beacon
Hot air balloon rides. $175 per person.Apr.-Oct., sunrise-sunset. 888/999-2461 www.blueskyballoons.com

Dutchess County Fairgrounds
Rt. 9, Rhinebeck
Offers agricultural exhibits, carnivals, commercial exhibits and sales, food concessions, entertainment and craft fairs.876-4001 www.dutchessfair.com

Dutchess Stadium
Rt. 9D, Wappingers Falls.
Home of the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Class A minor league baseball club affiliated with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. 38 home games a season, special promotional days, group benefits.June-Sept.838-0094. www.hvrenegades.com

Mid-Hudson Civic Center McCann Ice Arena
14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie
Multi-purpose recreation/entertainment/convention center, ice skating, programs ranging from concerts to trade shows. Open to the public for recreational ice skating (skate rental available)
Monday 11:00-1:00PM  & Friday 11:00-1:00PM
Saturday 1:45-3:45PM All year
Sunday 2:30-4:30PM November- March. Call for dates.454-5800
www.midhudsonciviccenter.com

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Poughkeepsie.
The Clearwater sails the Hudson conducting environmental education programs and participates in riverfront festivals. 454-7673. www.clearwater.org

Riverboat Tours
Poughkeepsie.
Brunch and dinner cruises and private charters on the Hudson. May–Oct.788-4000

Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock, CT
One of the oldest continuously operated road racing courses in the US. The only professional motorsports facility in the Greater New York/Southern New England region; 325 scenic acres,1.53-mile 7-turn course. Mid-Mar.--mid-Nov.  800-RACE-LR