Comments on: Pollepel Island (Island week 2) http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/08/31/pollepel-island-island-week-2/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:36:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bill Parco http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/08/31/pollepel-island-island-week-2/#comment-156866 Bill Parco Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:58:22 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/08/31/pollepel-island-island-week-2/#comment-156866 Thanks for posting this site. I've allways enjoyed sailing past the island especially in fall. A true Hudson River jewel. As for the island name "Even the name Pollepel (Polopel) originated with a legend about a young girl named (Polly) Pell who was romantically rescued from the breaking river ice and landed on the island shore, where she was promptly married to her sweetheart, who rescued her and her companion. The island was thereafter called Pollepel."- Bannerman Castle Trust Enjoy! Thanks for posting this site. I’ve allways enjoyed sailing past the island especially in fall. A true Hudson River jewel.

As for the island name “Even the name Pollepel (Polopel) originated with a legend about a young girl named (Polly) Pell who was romantically rescued from the breaking river ice and landed on the island shore, where she was promptly married to her sweetheart, who rescued her and her companion. The island was thereafter called Pollepel.”- Bannerman Castle Trust

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]]> By: Chris W http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/08/31/pollepel-island-island-week-2/#comment-156842 Chris W Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:45:12 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/08/31/pollepel-island-island-week-2/#comment-156842 "complete with lookout turrets and a moat" - Surely the moat was a bit over the top, it is surrounded by the Hudson river after all. “complete with lookout turrets and a moat” - Surely the moat was a bit over the top, it is surrounded by the Hudson river after all.

]]> By: sirflow http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/08/31/pollepel-island-island-week-2/#comment-156830 sirflow Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:14:16 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/08/31/pollepel-island-island-week-2/#comment-156830 actually, unlike the Wikipedia explanation, "pollepel" means as much as wooden spoon in Dutch. Strange name for an island, especially as it isn't quite spoonshaped... actually, unlike the Wikipedia explanation, “pollepel” means as much as wooden spoon in Dutch. Strange name for an island, especially as it isn’t quite spoonshaped…

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