NEW YORK STATE — These gorgeous gift suggestions from local shops can help us spend more quality time together with family and friends this holiday season.
Standing Impressions woodworker Chris Helthaler uses salvaged and locally sourced hardwoods to build one-of-a-kind candlestick holders and other wood home décor items. Find the work at https://standingimpressions.com/contact/.
This shareable Fondue for Two Set for parties or intimate gathering uses a tea light to melt chocolate, cheese, or Hudson Valley Marshmallows. These go for $24 at Iris Narrowsburg in Narrowsburg.
For high rollers with style, the Iron & Glory Poker Set is presented in a deluxe wooden box with sleek black and gold detailing. Includes 100 custom poker chips in four colorways, a deck of cards and a heavyweight engraved metal dealer chip. Runs $96 at Project Weekend in Narrowsburg.
From Studio Jessie Lazar, this versatile flat bottom bowl can be used to serve a veggie side dish or store lemons on the counter. It is available in multiple sizes and colorways. Starts at $68 at Sullivan Public in Eldred.
This Bird Bingo board game comes with a leaflet with interesting info and quirky facts for all the birds featured in the game. The set also includes 64 superbly illustrated bird tokens, one game board, 12 bingo cards, and brightly colored counters to mark up your card. Runs $32.99 at DROOZ + Company in Livingston Manor.
Measuring 19.25 x 26.6 inches, this drool-worthy, 1,000-piece Chocolat Puzzle features truffle towers and a molten milk-chocolate fountain. Costs $42 at DROOZ + Company in Livingston Manor.
Perfect to make ahead as a family to enjoy the morning of the holiday, this Bagel Making Kit has everything you need to rope, loop, and bake your own neon bagels. Includes bagel making mix, baking yeast and neon liquid gel food coloring. Runs $36 at DROOZ + Company in Livingston Manor.
This set of three spiral taper candles are lovingly made from local beeswax in the Hudson Valley by a small family-owned business. The bright color selection and naturally anti-drip properties brighten up your table and leave it free of wax when you’re done. Available for $26 at the Callicoon Pantry in Callicoon.
This French painted stoneware mug ($22), horn handle magnifying glass ($60), and ceramic puzzle aromatherapy candle set ($46) are all available at the Velvet Maple in Narrowsburg.
The Callicoon Pantry Holiday Snack Pack offers four assorted selections of pre-packed tins filled with their best selling chocolates, nuts and dried fruit. Bring the tin back to the pantry for a discount on your next refill. Available for $28-$32 at The Callicoon Pantry in Callicoon starting November 20.
It’s not a gift for the table, but it honors the river that runs through our lives here: T-shirts featuring a map of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Valley in New York and Pennsylvania, plus the Upper Delaware Council’s (UDC) Land-Water-People partnership logo, offer an attractive, affordable gift for river enthusiasts during the holiday season. The 50/50 heavyweight cotton-blend shirts are royal blue with white screenprinting. The shirts are available in all adult sizes for a $15 donation to support the nonprofit UDC’s mission to conserve the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Images of the T-shirts are posted online at www.upper delaware council.org.
The UDC also offers map posters, 11 inches by 17 inches, of the Big Eddy Narrows. The map was created by Lisa Glover, and depicts the 113-foot deepest and 200-foot narrowest part of the Delaware River, located in the hamlet of Narrowsburg. Cost is a $20 donation. Learn more about Glover at LisatheMaker.com.
Contact UDC Administrative Support Stephanie Driscoll at 845/252-3022 or stephanie@upperdelawarecouncil.org, or stop by the office at 211 Bridge St. in Narrowsburg, next to the firehouse.
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