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Seasonal dockage contracts and transient dockage reservations are available on our website and through Dockwa. Whether you are looking for a new home port, passing through on the Loop or looking for a weekend getaway,
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Seasonal dockage contracts and transient dockage reservations are available on our website and through Dockwa. Whether you are looking for a new home port, passing through on the Loop or looking for a weekend getaway,
and loosening restrictions continue across the region and the larger boating community. more
Shady Harbor Marina is the place to be.
Our team is excited to welcome you back for the 2021 boating season at Shady Harbor Marina! [links]
It's not too late to join the Shady Harbor community for the 2021 season!
Second time we stayed at Donovan’s this season. Its such a great Marina. You always get well taken care of. Bathrooms and showers are nice and clean but best of all is the restaurant. Its worth a detour or an extra stop just to have dinner at the Boathouse Grill. Reservations are recommended. Its a very popular restaurant in the summer here
We stayed over 2 weeks because of Erie Canal flooding and major debris in Hudson River. The dockmaster Nick is awesome. So helpful as are all the dock staff. The owners are boaters and have addressed every need for other boaters. The restaurant is a foodies place to eat! Owner Brian & Kathy now have a tiki bar of sorts ,The Twisted Prop. Drinks served poolside with plans to expand into serving poolside fare, burgers, dogs, maybe even jerk chicken!! The pool is always clean and cool! The firepit makes for a relaxing evening. As we were transient loopers the liveaboards and locals were so welcoming and friendly. Plan to make a repeat stay at Donovans Shady Harbor. Thank you Donovan Family!
Just South of Albany on the Hudson River (Lat 42° 27′, Lon -73° 47′), Donovan's Shady Harbor Marina is an Active Captain 1st Choice Marina & proud sponsor of America's Great Loop Association.
Always the great! We love staying at Shady Harbor! The restaurant is terrific, Little Beers are even better and the owners, Brian and Kathy, are awesome!
Marina was great, mechanical help was terrific. Having the courtesy car fantastic. Only downside is the restaurant is not open Monday and Tuesday and there’s no indication of that also the restaurant food was just average. We did find a wonderful place in town called Half way Tavern bar food but which is extremely good.
The rest of the afternoon was spent socializing with other Loopers. First we went to the rum tasting event. This was another “free” activity and included an opportunity to play one of the many games (bocce ball, corn hole, etc.) in which we did not participate. We are not fans of rum, so after our tasting we refrained from buying drinks or purchasing a chance on a guitar signed by a country-western singer whom we don’t know (the fundraising component). more
In the evening, there was a big bonfire to chase away the night air. It was cool, but not cool enough for us to break out chairs and sit around it. However, they were playing the movie “Captain Ron” on the outdoor screen, and that captured us for awhile. We stood around talking to some Looper friends and then retired to our boat. It was a fun day, but we were tired and ready for some quiet time. here
During the blessing of the fleet, the weather cleared up and we ended up having a beautiful day. Once this was done, it was near time for the barbeque, which was also sponsored by the Awenke Yacht Club. They provide this barbeque for no charge, but they offer a raffle (prize is LOTS of bottles of alcohol and wine), and a 50-50 drawing, both of which raise money for one of their charities. We of course had to buy tickets, but it still was cheaper than buying the hamburger, hotdog and steamers we had. more
The morning had us working feverishly to get our tasks complete so we could have fun the rest of the weekend. Denise finished up the laundry and catalogued many pictures while Mark worked on a few boat chores. He also was bird-dogging the return of the loaner car so we could jump on it as soon as it became available. Just after lunch he went up to the office to see if it was back, only to discover that it was and that Herb (“Phantom”) had signed it out and taken 2 other Looper couples with him. His reservation was on a previous page in the log and was not initially seen by staff. Unfortunately, because there were so many in the party, they were able to keep it for longer than the usual 2 hours, which means there would not be time for us to get it, go to Walmart, and then get back in time for the festivities.
Even though they had a pool, the temperatures were only 70 degrees during the day and down to 48 at night, so we didn’t go to the pool. We did however hang out at the bonfire one night, which was very fun.
We stayed at a great marina — Donovan’s Shady Harbor Marina in New Baltimore, NY. There were some other “Loopers” there too. We went on a 6-mile hike near the boat that led us to a waterfall. We got a great picture of our boat at the marina from the hill during our hike. There was an old paper mill that used to be on this creek back in 1826-1897 called Crosswell-Parsons Paper Mill.
We are loving life and our new adventure in retirement! We are very social people and want to invite all our friends and family to join us at anytime during this adventure of a lifetime! View more posts [links]