Explore

Spend First Saturdays on the Trail with the Woodstock Land Conservancy
Explore

Spend First Saturdays on the Trail with the Woodstock Land Conservancy

·Comments closed·

The Woodstock Land Conservancy (WLC) has released its First Saturdays on the Trail schedule for 2021. If you want to participate in these expert-led nature hikes and activities, you’ll need to sign up well in advance. The January 2 Winter Stream Walk, visiting various habitats along the Sawkill Creek near the Zena Cornfield – whose preservation was the focus of the battle that brought WLC into being 33 years ago – was full up.

Nordic skiing revival thrives in the Shawangunks 
Explore

Nordic skiing revival thrives in the Shawangunks 

·Comments closed·

Central Ulster County, with the miles of groomed carriage roads, linear rail-trail parks. and now the River-2-Ridge trail that leads outdoor enthusiasts from the Village of New Paltz to the heart of the Shawangunk Mountains. This is a pristine and magical  place to wax up cross-country skis and glide across the wintry landscape.

Phil Warish, Blue Farm Antiques and Letterpress Printing
Explore

Phil Warish, Blue Farm Antiques and Letterpress Printing

·Comments closed·

Phil Warish became a local business owner. In 2007 he hauled his 19th-century floorstanding Chandler Price platen press out of storage, where it had been for fifteen years. He arranged an eclectic collection of vintage items, put up a sign,  and opened Blue Farm Antiques and Letterpress Printing. He’s been in his current location for six years.

Delaware County real estate in a time of pandemic
Explore

Delaware County real estate in a time of pandemic

·Comments closed·

The Hudson Valley in general, and recently Ulster County in particular, have gotten national attention for the precipitous rise of the cost of housing. But the mass exodus of buyers from the New York City area to upstate covers a lot more ground than that. Delaware County, the forgotten, sleepy area the size of Rhode Island, has been white-hot, too.