April 4th 1609 Henry Hudson left Amsterdam to search for a shortcut to Asia. Read the New York Times article, "Celebrating 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson's Historic Voyage," and over spring vacation visit "Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson" at the Museum of the City of New York. The URL for the Times article is http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/nyregion/29hudson.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22Celebrating%20400th%20Anniversary%20of%20Henry%20Hudson's%20Historic%20Voyage&st=cse
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Just found this link through AAA about the 400th anniversary and thought I might share.
http://www.aaany.com/CarandTravel/Current/Homepage/Going_Dutch_The_400th_Anniversary_of_Henry_Hudsons_Discover.asp
The Clearwater (Hudson River Revival) Festival this weekend in Croton will be celebrating the Quadricentennial. The Clearwater will be moored at Croton Point Point and there will be loads of singing, booths etc.