Saratoga Gift Ideas & More

People who know me know I always say “Saratoga has been very good to me”.  Growing up in Long Beach, N.Y. and raising my 2 boys Nicholas and Dominic who are 5th generation, you would think I would never move.  Then 17 years ago I came to Saratoga for the first time to go to…
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This time of year if you stop in the store Mare or I may be missing, we aren’t vacationing, that’d be crazy! We are going all over the map looking for new and exciting things for the store! Last week we were in Atlanta Georgia, the largest of all of the trade shows we go…
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Saratogians and racing fans were all aware that this year, 2013, was a very special one for horse racing in Saratoga Springs. More specifically, the 150th year of racing in Saratoga Springs. You see, on August 3, 1863, two horse owners and men of great wealth, decided to create a race track.  John Morrissey and William R. Travers created a track…
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When the reindeer herd arrived in front of the store in the beginning of December this year, many of you asked who made them, where did they come from and what their story was! Well, here is the history! You may remember my (Mare) Dad, Hans H. L. Hustedt, who was the craftsman builder of our…
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Happy Thanksgiving all! We hope the holiday season is a wonderful one. We at Impressions love this time of year for many reasons. While we miss the racing season and all of its fun, excitement, and visitors, this time of year we get to spend more time with our families, friends, and our four legged…
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Downtown Saratoga came alive last Saturday for the 12th Annual Fall Festival!  Donned with costumes, kids and adults alike participated in the 2013 Fall Festival.  They tried their luck on a rock wall, indulged in delicious treats, creeped through a haunted house, played corn hole and so much MORE!! The opening Ceremony began at 10:00 at…
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Another racing season has come to an end here in Saratoga Springs, it feels like it just started! The six weeks of racing flies by… and it seems faster every year. This year was the Saratoga 150 Celebration that is starting to wrap up this month. We had a great time with it and we…
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Hello Everyone!  I figured after two years of being all over our Facebook page I should finally introduce myself.   So here it goes…My name is Travers and I was aptly named after the Travers Stakes race that first ran in Saratoga Springs 1864.  This race was named after Mr. William Travers who along with John Morrissey founded…
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Many moons ago, a good friend and co-worker, Tom Burnes suggested that we have a water dish outside the store for the many dogs that often stopped in to the shop to give us wags and licks! Since we had some wonderful bowls for sale and we put one right out that day. The treats…
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Many of you may wonder where our logo came from! We’ve had a few variations over the years but the logo we currently use was designed around 1998-1999. Dave and I wanted to retain a similar look to the logo we used through most of the 90’s but wanted something less generic and more representative…
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