Just outside your window is a structure 212 feet above the Hudson River that offers some of the best views of the Mid-Hudson Valley. This spot, spanning over a half mile across the river, can be found on the historic Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge.
On Christmas Eve in 1995, "Joy to the World," an article featuring a small child going through chemotherapy, was featured in Parade Magazine. In this article, the child said that her security blanket was there with her for all of her treatments. After reading "Joy to the World," Karen Loucks started providing homemade blankets to the Rocky Mountain Children's Cancer Center in Denver.
As I walk up the stairs to my floor, I detect a slight beat wafting down the stairwell, and I immediately know that it is either Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night. I open the hall's door, and my senses are assaulted by an overload of noise and commotion.