Steamboat riverfront Park

Verplanck Residents Association

New Hudson River Interpretative Signs
Spring 2010 Planned Installation of Historic Interpretative Signs to celebrate the Hudson River Quadricentennial. Date to be announced. Location of the 3 panel interpretative signs is at the Overlook.   The Town's Quad committee including Laura Lee Keating and Craig Keating and designer of the signs Jeff Canning, who worked for almost 2 years to complete these 3 interpretative panels which will be installed at the Overlook in Steamboat Park in the Spring.

Each panel will tell a different part of the story of the Hudson River and the panoramic view that is available to a visitor at the Overlook at Steamboat Park.

Video of the unveiling of the signs at the Town Board Meeting is available by visiting: www.townofcortlandt.com and scrolling down - click " Now Streaming".

Planning for the future of Steamboat Park
There is a Town of Cortlandt committee which meets regularly on the integration of the former Martin properties into Steamboat Riverfront Park.

The Town is working to update the 1993 Steamboat Riverfront Park Master Plan.  Ideas include - retention of the former Martin brick home as possible environmental learning center, museum, public meeting space and bathrooms.  Gardens and tree plantings, cleaning out around the old Clay hole and turtle pond, construction of an aviation themed playground, picnic pavilion, and possible outdoor band shell.

Aviation Themed Playground being planned.  Click here for a copy of the VRA's Letter of Support for Grant Funding.