Bolles Island

Bolles Island is an islet in Dutchess County, Mid-Hudson and Catskills, New York. Bolles Island is situated nearby to the village Esopus, as well as near the hamlet West Park.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Dutchess County, New York, United States
Also known as: “Bolle’s Island” and “Shad Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Esopus Island and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site.

Esopus Island

Islet

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Esopus Island is an uninhabited island in the Hudson River. It is part of Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park, located in the town of Hyde Park in Dutchess County, in the state of New York.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

Park

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York, United States. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1940, it is owned and operated by the National Park Service.

Holy Cross Monastery

Place of worship

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Holy Cross Monastery is located on US 9W in West Park, New York, United States. It is the mother house of the Order of the Holy Cross, an Anglican religious order inspired by the Benedictine tradition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esopus and West Park.

Esopus

Village

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Esopus is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 9,548 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the local indigenous tribe and previously thought to mean "small river" in English.

West Park

Hamlet

West Park is a hamlet on the west side of the Hudson River in the Town of Esopus, Ulster County, New York, United States. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the area became attractive to the well-to-do seeking second homes because it provided privacy, clean water and relatively inexpensive property. West Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bolles Island.