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 explore a dozen of 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. This exhibit will open May 20 and last through early July 1 during our public hours: Thursdays 10-noon and Saturdays 1-3 p.m. It will be complemented by a slide presentation on June 27 at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge on Wolcott Avenue (yes, it’s air conditioned!).