The Olana State Historic Site is in the Town Greenport. The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is the Village of Catskill. The Hudson River lies between both of them, making a nice walk between the two somewhat difficult.

Today, however, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the next steps are being taken in the process to build the Hudson River SkyWalk, a scenic pedestrian trail that would link these two historical sites.

According to the Office of the New York Governor,  a $124,000 grant, administered by the Department of State through the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program money, will be used to fund a feasibility study as well as for the planning and design of the SkyWalk. The monies would also be used to develop a marketing plan and economic impact study for the project.

Once the studies are completed, the project will be eligible to apply for the next round of REDC funding to finance the construction of the Skywalk project.

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