Southwest offers nonstop flights from BWI Marshall to Albany, the nearest airport, with fares starting at $312 round trip. Saratoga Springs is about 30 miles north.

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WHERE TO STAY

Saratoga Downtowner

413 Broadway, Saratoga Springs

saratogadowntowner.com

Unpretentious, very friendly and helpful, and just around the corner from Lyrical Ballad. Rooms from $129.

WHERE TO EAT

Hattie’s

45 Phila St., Saratoga Springs

hattiesrestaurant.com

Founded in 1938 by Hattie Gary, an African American expatriate from Baton Rouge. Features great Southern food, from chicken and dumplings to catfish fingers. Entrees start at $12.95.

Steiningers

191 S. Main St., Salem, N.Y.

Small and homey with delicious Bavarian food, including sausages, soups made from the owner’s mother’s Old World recipes and desserts with genuine Bavarian cream. Also, homemade chocolates. Entrees from $11.95.

WHAT TO DO

The Owl Pen

166 Riddle Rd., Greenwich, N.Y.

Open May 1 – Nov. 1, Wed.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Winter by appointment. E-mail

Lyrical Ballad Bookstore

7 Phila St., Saratoga Springs

Open daily. Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tues.-Sat. around 10 or 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. E-mail .

Hermit Hill Books

95 Main St., Poultney, Vt.

hermithillbooks.com

Open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

L.R.

All lodging and flight info valid as of press time Thursday.