Mount Vernon, NY Outdoor Activities
Recommended Outdoor Activities by Groupon Customers
Established in 1998, Cornucopia Cruise Line's three ships transport guests along the New York City harbor or the inland waterways along the New Jersey and Staten Island shorelines. Each ship is appointed with uplit ceilings, brass railings, hardwood dance floors, and glittering lights. During evening cruises, wait staff serve a sit-down dinner of surf-and-turf entrees as the DJ's tunes coax diners onto the dance floor. Excursions on Saturday and Sunday sate guests with buffet-style lunch or brunch, respectively. The ships range in size from the Cornucopia Majesty's vast 1,200-person capacity to the Cornucopia Destiny's intimate 250-person quarters, where guests should wear business-casual attire, eschewing gym shoes on their feet and flip-flops on their hands.:m]]
In Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, narrator Sal Paradise has this to say about New York’s most famous river: "If you drop a rose in the Hudson River at its mysterious source in the Adirondacks, think of all the places it journeys by as it goes out to sea forever—think of that wonderful Hudson Valley." At Mountain Valley Guides, the kayaking team allows customers to heed Sal’s thoughts and explore the river's expanse of open water, marshes, islands, and cliffs. Kayakers paddle to the base of the Storm King Mountain, explore the castle on Bannerman's Island, search for bald eagles in Moodna Marsh, relax on the beach at Little Stony Point, and end the evening with a Hudson Valley Sunset.
The scuba pros at Village Divers get students off land and into the water with a catalogue of scuba classes and certifications and a cache of rental equipment. Their Open Water Diver scuba-certification course transforms guppies into scuba-certified guppies with classroom and onsite pool training. They can coordinate diving events for full Open Water certification, or they can issue referrals for students to complete their certification at another location. The instructors also delve further into the underwater arts with advanced courses in technical diving, underwater photography, and wreck diving—often taking trips out to the sunken ships of Wreck Alley and the abandoned castles of local fishbowls.
A cavalcade of pink shoes will march through the InterContinental Milwaukee, all in support of the American Cancer Society’s Stomp Out Breast Cancer. Guests are encouraged to don pink shoes, attire, and accessories as they enjoy tasty eats and brews—from local sponsors such as Leinenkugel, Blue Moon, and Batch 19 breweries, Kil@wat, Bar Louie Milwaukee, Maxie's Southern Comfort, and Blue's Egg—amid live crooning from Eric Ortiz of Rendition, a Chicago-based band that covers favorites such as The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” and a blues rendition of “The Wheels on the Bus.” Guests will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets throughout the night or slip in bids for various items during the silent auction.
All proceeds from the event will go to the American Cancer Society, a volunteer-based program that reaches 3,400 communities nationwide. Though the ACS supports research, education, and advocacy for all types of cancer, it helps a large number of breast-cancer patients, offering phone counseling 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
