Indigenous History: The Esopus & the Stocade
Uncover this History & Culture of the Esopus People in the Stockade District
The Kingston Ecocultural Tour is an immersive journey that peels back the modern brick and limestone of the Hudson Valley to reveal the hidden history of the Esopus people and their complex, often tragic encounters with European settlers. As we walk through historic sites like the Uptown Stockade District and ancient archaeological digs, you will discover the brilliant ways the "People of the Stony Country" stewarded this land for over 13,000 years. From the untold stories hidden within 17th-century treaties and secret map symbols to modern ethical mysteries and revolutionary environmental science, this tour invites you to see the landscape through a completely new, "Two-Eyed" perspective—without giving away all of the valley's deepest secrets just yet