Dear
EscapeMakers – Visit us starting this Thursday,
March 31st! We’re opening the first ever
pop up shop within the historic Fulton
Stall Market at the South Street Seaport dedicated
to local farm, winery and brewery getaways!
Presented
by Amtrak,
the EscapeMaker Pop Up Shop located inside the
Fulton Stall Market on 207A Front Street, will
be open to the public Thursdays and Fridays
(12:00pm-6:00pm) and Saturdays and Sundays (11am-5pm),
March 31st through April 24th. Visitors can
pick up info on green travel, farm escapes, apple
picking, wine and craft brew trails and local
getaway packages to inspire them to start planning
their vacations.
Drawing a 250-mile travel radius around New York
City, EscapeMaker offers getaway ideas within
a few hours of New York City by car or by train
with a focus on farms, wine and brew trails and
culinary tourism. The shop and events presenting
sponsor is Amtrak, encouraging taking mass transit
to local destinations to lower one’s carbon
footprint. Agricultural sponsors include The
New York Apple Association, Vermont Tourism
of Vermont and Dutchess Tourism, Westchester
Tourism, Corning & the Southern Finger
Lakes, Sullivan County Visitor’s Association
and the Long Island Convention & Visitor’s
Bureau – all within New York State.
In
addition to the pop up shop hours, EscapeMaker
will host three FREE tasting showcases
inside the market and spilling outside onto Front
street, which are scheduled for:
Sunday,
April 10th – Local Craft Beer, Cider &
More
Sunday, April 17th – Local Wine, Cheese &
More
Sunday, April 24th – Local Farms & Family
Getaways
All
events run from 11am-5pm and will feature
food and beverage samples from local producers,
live music, presentations by local farmers, winemakers
and brewmasters and information on local vacations,
where to go apple picking and visit a farm.
For more info, visit: //www.escapemaker.com/agritourism
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