Given our setting at the foot of Mount Beacon and nestled on a stretch of majestic Hudson River waterfront, it is little wonder why they were built here ….. but what happened to them? Come learns about Beacon’s most significant and gracious homes — of which just a handful now remain as witnesses to our one-time location of many fine estates and country homes. We gather for a presentation by Society President Denise VanBuren on June 27 at 7 p.m. at the ELKS LODGE on Wolcott Avenue (yes, it’s air conditioned and has plenty of parking!). The talk has been complemented by an exhibit about 12 of the estates that is running from mid May through early July during our public hours: Thursdays 10-noon and Saturdays 1-3 p.m. This lecture is free and open to the public — please join us. And sincere thanks for B.P.O.E. #1493 of Beacon for allowing us to use their downstairs meeting space.