Gentle Walks in the Hudson Valley
4-weeks (first 4) | Registration closed 9/10/2025
This course offers VCLLI members the opportunity to build community, get outside and exercise while enjoying the beauty of our Hudson Valley. Four walks are planned, each in a different location with an educational component. The walks range in length but are all in the easy to moderate category.
The course will be on Thursdays starting at 11:00am, and vary in duration based on location. We have the locations identified as follows:
Locust Grove - Poughkeepsie
Poet’s Walk - Red Hook
Minnewaska State Park - Kerhonkson
FDR Home, Roosevelt Woods Trails, Hyde Park
Teresa Quinn
Teresa Quinn is a retired VC Student Affairs administrator, and whenever she has the opportunity, she is outside enjoying nature. She looks forward to sharing her passion for hiking and being in community with VCLLI members in the beautiful Hudson Valley.
Maureen King
Maureen King is a retired Vassar College administrator. She finds joy in walking the many scenic trails of the Hudson Valley.
Susan Mac Lean
Sue MacLean is a retired social studies teacher who loves to hike in the Hudson Valley and anywhere possible. She enjoys introducing groups to local history, different locations, and new adventures.
Nora Quinlan
Nora Quinlan holds a B.A. in history from Queens College, CUNY, an M.S. in Library Service and an M.A. in art history from Columbia University. She was the head of special collections at the University of Colorado at Boulder, worked as a rare book cataloger at the University of Miami, and was an assistant special collections librarian at the University of Kansas. She has extensive training and experience working with art, rare books, manuscripts, early photographs, and ephemera. In addition, Nora was the head of Reference and Instructional Services at Nova Southeastern University’s Alvin Sherman Library and oversaw their gallery.