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Catskills Folk Art Exhibit at Hanford Mills Museum

August 29, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Joe Dibble Fish Decoy croppedCatskills Folk Connection is set to present an exhibit of local artists, “Folk Art in Wood,” at Hanford Mills Museum from Wednesday, September 2 through October 15. The exhibit features artists who work with wood in a wide variety of ways. [Read more…] about Catskills Folk Art Exhibit at Hanford Mills Museum

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Art Exhibit, Catskills, Hanford Mills Museum

Catskills Sporting Legend Nick Lyon (Podcast)

July 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

KaatscastThis episode of Kaatscast features 85-year-old Nick Lyons, writer and publisher on fly fishing.

This episode was recorded at the Jerry Bartlett Angling Collection in Phoenicia, NY, as part of the “Sporting Legends of The Catskills” series. [Read more…] about Catskills Sporting Legend Nick Lyon (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Catskills, fishing, Natural History, Podcasts

Rangers Rescue Many Injured, Lost, Ill Hikers Over Holiday Week

July 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the around New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

This past week, leading up to and including the 4th of July holiday weekend, Forest Rangers were busy.  What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of those recent missions. [Read more…] about Rangers Rescue Many Injured, Lost, Ill Hikers Over Holiday Week

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Forest Ranger Reports, SAR, Search and Rescue

241 Acres, New Trail Added to Catskill Forest Preserve

July 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bluestone Wild Forest courtesy DECNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the acquisition of 241 acres in the Catskills, including 208 acres adjoining existing Forest Preserve lands in the Bluestone Wild Forest that is expected to preserve open space and expand recreational opportunities.

The purchases of the two properties were made possible through a partnership with the Open Space Institute (OSI) and $758,000 from New York’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). [Read more…] about 241 Acres, New Trail Added to Catskill Forest Preserve

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Bluestone Wild Forest, Catskills, conservation, DEC, Forest Preserve, State Parks

Danny Kaye In The Catskills

June 3, 2020 by John Conway Leave a Comment

playbill featuring Danny Kaye from the President Hotel in Swan LakeIt has often been said that the first play Danny Kaye ever saw, he was in.

That would have been in June 1929, at the White Roe Lake House in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, NY, where the soon-to-be legendary performer got his professional start, and refined his trademark comedy routine. [Read more…] about Danny Kaye In The Catskills

Filed Under: Arts, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Brooklyn, Catskills, Theatre

Catskills Historian John Conway Virtual Talk May 17th

May 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

InFurtherRetrospectFrontCoverThe Time and the Valleys Museum have announced a virtual program, “In Further Retrospect,” with author and Sullivan County Historian, John Conway, set for Sunday, May 17th. [Read more…] about Catskills Historian John Conway Virtual Talk May 17th

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Books, Catskills, Sullivan County

State Closes Kaaterskill Falls Access

April 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Kaaterskill Falls courtesy DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the temporary closure of Kaaterskill Falls, the viewing platform, and connecting trails. The Kaaterskill Wild Forest will remain open to the public. [Read more…] about State Closes Kaaterskill Falls Access

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Catskills, DEC, hiking, Kaaterskill Falls, Kaaterskill Wild Forest, Public Health

Kaatscast: A Greene County Mountain Route (Podcast)

March 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

KaatscastThis episode of the Kaatscast podcast features a tour of the “the loop” of Routes 25 and 23c that connects Haines Falls to Tannersville, via the mountaintop.

Cyndi LaPierre and Dede Thorpe talk about area historic homes and the origins of Onteora Park; famed residents like Maude Adams (Peter Pan); visiting the Mountain Top Arboretum; and a church that served as a quarantine during the 1914 influenza epidemic. [Read more…] about Kaatscast: A Greene County Mountain Route (Podcast)

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Catskills, Greene County, Podcasts

1930s Historic Catskill Farm Expansion Planned

February 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Display in the 1870s restored barn on the Lost Catskill FarmIn the 1930s and 40s, New York City came to the Catskills and took land they needed to build reservoirs for their expanding water supply system. Thousands of people’s lives changed forever, as they were forced to move away from family and friends and the homes they loved. [Read more…] about 1930s Historic Catskill Farm Expansion Planned

Filed Under: Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Catskills, Historic Preservation, Time and the Valleys Museum

Catskill’s Grand Hotels and Railroad Travel (Podcast)

February 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

KaatscastIn this episode of Kaatscast, hear from Jon Ham and Bob Gildersleeve about the grand hotels that attracted visitors to the Catskills at the turn of the century, and the trains that got them there. Also… “mutton?!” How one hotel’s refusal to serve chicken led to the construction of a famous competitor. [Read more…] about Catskill’s Grand Hotels and Railroad Travel (Podcast)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Catskills, Podcasts, Tourism

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