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Many New York State parks host guided walks on the first day of the new year. Here are some options in the Hudson Valley for 2022.

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Us, because a lot of people came there to visit, and in the old days they came up to the front of the statue to visit her and they had a covered pier, and now they have a pier behind her, so they approach her from the rear, and it's quite a walk, and it used to be pretty short, and they had steps going up to the statue, but i guess that is progress for you. arthel: progress for you, indeed, because you're talking about walking. you and your brother weren't enable to walk to school in those days because you had to take a boat, a ferry to school, is that correct? >> that's correct. we went on wh...

Boat, and one day it was kind of foggy, and a ferry collided with us, and the cat walk protruded into the boat, but no problems arose, and they took the hook mountain off the run for a while and got her fixed, and then we went on a boat called a favorite. arthel: lots of boating, because i read your story and there was only one truck on the island and that was a one-ton ford army truck. you're here mr. perkins because we are fascinated that your neighbor was the statue of liberty. and on this day, considering you grew up in such a patriotic way, what is it that you would like to tell fellow am...