And the Choices for Staycations are...

There are a lot of creative people in the lower Hudson Valley and they have inner resources. They come up with nice things to do that don't include plane tickets. Here are some of the ideas Patch users came up this week with for staycations.

Ossining:

: Bear Mountain State Park 

:  and  (tie)

 Taking a ride on the Old Croton Aqueduct with equipment from  or 

: Four-way tie between , Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival,  and 

Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow: A visit to Kykuit Estate

: Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve

White Plains:

Bedford-Katonah:

For folks who are looking for more ideas, there's a box in the righthand column with the headline: "See More on Patch," which includes some past Patch features on great staycations.

Remember to add your vote to next week's Readers' Choice feature, on great ways to fill up a picnic basket for a Memorial Day outing.