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Ulster County

1889 Tows on the Hudson River: Great Fleets of Freight Boats

September 13, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Hudson River. A tow just north of West Point (Hudson River Maritime Museum)This article, “Tows on the Hudson. The Great Fleets of Freight Boats That Come Down the River,” first appeared in the August 18, 1889 edition of The New York Times. It was transcribed by Hudson River Maritime Museum volunteer Carl Mayer and annotated by John Warren.

Very few persons who journey up and down the Hudson River either upon the palatial steamers or upon the railway trains that run along both banks of this great waterway know how great an amount of wealth is daily floated to this [New York] city on the canal boats and barges that compose the immense tows that daily leave West Troy [now Watervliet], Lansingburg, Albany, Kingston, and other points along the river bound for this city. [Read more…] about 1889 Tows on the Hudson River: Great Fleets of Freight Boats

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Champlain Canal, East River, Erie Canal, Hudson River, Kingston, Labor History, Lansingburgh, Manhattan, Maritime History, New York City, New York Harbor, Pennsylvania, Rensselaer County, Steamboating, Transportation History, Troy, Ulster County, Watervliet

Rangers Find Gun, Weed; Rescue Unprepared, Injured, Ill Hikers & More

September 12, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Forest Rangers Sprague and Streczywilk with marijuana plants on Hill Higher State Forest in the summer of 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Find Gun, Weed; Rescue Unprepared, Injured, Ill Hikers & More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, Bangor, Boquet River, Catskills, Chautauqua County, Elizabethtown, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Fort Ann, Franklin County, Harmony, Harrietstown, Hill Higher State Forest, Lake Colby, Lake George Wild Forest, Shandaken, Sleeping Beauty, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, Split Rock Falls, Ulster County, Washington County

Forest Rangers Find Fugitive, Recover Body, Make Helicopter Rescue & More

August 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Wittenberg Mountain Rescue in August 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Find Fugitive, Recover Body, Make Helicopter Rescue & More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, Arietta, Catskills, Chubb Lake, Crime and Justice, Dix Mountain, Dix Range, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Hamilton County, Lake Placid, Middlefield, North Elba, North Hudson, Otsego County, Search and Rescue, Shandaken, Ulster County, Wittenberg Mountain, Woodland Valley Campground

Forest Rangers Have Busy Week Making Rescues Around New York State

August 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Potash Mountain rescue in August 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Have Busy Week Making Rescues Around New York State

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Algonquin Peak, Bald Mountain, Caroga, Catskills, Dix Range, Elizabethtown, Essex County, Fulton County, Greene County, Herkimer COunty, High Peaks, Hunter, Kaaterskill Creek, Lake Luzerne, Lexington, Minnewaska State Park, North Elba, North Hudson, Rusk Mountain Wild Forest, Shawangunk Ridge, Town of Webb, Ulster County, Warren County, Warwarsing

Man Claims “Being Hunted” by Catskills Hiking Partner

August 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The Most Dangerous Game film still (1932)Early Monday morning on August 21, at about 2:45 am, New York State Forest Ranger Martin received a call from Ray Brook Dispatch about an injured subject on Mount Tremper. The peak is located near the hamlet of Phoenicia, in the valley of Esopus Creek in the town of Shandaken in the Catskills in Ulster County, NY. [Read more…] about Man Claims “Being Hunted” by Catskills Hiking Partner

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Catskills, Crime and Justice, Esopus River, Forest Ranger Reports, Mount Tremper, Search and Rescue, Shandaken, Ulster County

New Trail, Parking, Campsite Closures Planned For Sundown Wild Forest

August 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Peekamoose Valley Sundown Wild Forest Map The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has finalized the Sundown Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (UMP) Amendment. It’s hoped the amendment will improve infrastructure, increase public safety, enhance natural resource protection, and improve visitor experiences in the Peekamoose Valley Riparian Corridor in the Catskills town of Denning, Ulster County. [Read more…] about New Trail, Parking, Campsite Closures Planned For Sundown Wild Forest

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: camping, Catskills, DEC, Denning, hiking, Olive, Peekamoose Blue Hole, Peekamoose Valley Riparian Corridor, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, Sundown Wild Forest, trails, Ulster County

Ulster County’s Historic ‘Osterhoudt Flats’ Protected; New Trail Planned

August 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Osterhoudt Flats (courtesy Open Space Institute)In July, the Open Space Institute (OSI) has acquired the historic 90-acre Osterhoudt Flats property that is expected to host a multi-use community trail in the Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, NY. OSI purchased the 90-acre property on Atwood Road from landowners Claude and Holly Osterhoudt. [Read more…] about Ulster County’s Historic ‘Osterhoudt Flats’ Protected; New Trail Planned

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Esopus River, Historic Huguenot Street, Marbletown, O&W Trail, Open Space Institute, trails, Ulster County

Forest Rangers Rescue Five Senior Hikers In Separate Incidents

August 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Search in Mahopac Falls in Summer 2023Each week New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers participate in backcountry wilderness rescues of hikers, hunters, climbers and others who find themselves in trouble on New York State’s millions of acres of woods and waters. In 2022, Forest Rangers conducted 359 search and rescue missions across the state. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Rescue Five Senior Hikers In Separate Incidents

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, camping, Carmel, Catskills, Essex County, Fine, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, hiking, Hunter, Kaaterskill Wild Forest, North Elba, Olive, Putnam County, Search and Rescue, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, St Lawrence County, Ulster County

Hudson River Tugboat Views: The West Shore Railroad, Track Walkers & Hoboes

August 9, 2023 by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

Tug Callanan No 1 at Troy June 25, 1954 (Hudson River Maritime Museum)Railroads have been operating along the east shore of the Hudson River for virtually its entire length between New York and Albany since 1851 and along the west shore of the river from Haverstraw [in Rockland County, NY] to a point below West Park [in the Town of Esopus, Ulster County] since 1883, Hudson River boatmen have had plenty of opportunity to observe the changes that have taken place over the years in railroading. [Read more…] about Hudson River Tugboat Views: The West Shore Railroad, Track Walkers & Hoboes

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Cornwall, Dutchess County, Esopus, Great Depression, Greene County, Hudson Highlands, Hudson River, Hyde Park, Labor History, Maritime History, New Jersey, New York Central RR, New York City, railroads, Rockland County, Saratoga and Hudson River Railroad, Steamboating, Stony Point, Transportation History, Ulster County, West Shore Railroad

Forest Rangers Make Rescues at Phelps Mtn, Marcy, Peekamoose Blue Hole, Kaaterskill Falls

August 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rescue on Phelps Mountain in July 2023 (DEC photo)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Make Rescues at Phelps Mtn, Marcy, Peekamoose Blue Hole, Kaaterskill Falls

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Denning, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, High Peaks, Hunter, Kaaterskill Falls, Mount Marcy, North Elba, Peekamoose Blue Hole, Phelps Mountain, Search and Rescue, Ulster County

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