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The Native American Tribe, the Mohicans, called the river "Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk", meaning "The River That Flows Both Ways."
The river is named after Henry Hudson, a man from England sailing for the Netherlands, who sailed it in 1609
The official source of the Hudson River is Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack Mountains
The Hudson River is joined at Troy (north of Albany) by the Mohawk River, its major tributary
During the winter, ice floes can drift south OR north, depending upon the tides
The Hudson River spans a total of 315 miles or 507 kilometers
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