Bridges not too far: A brief history of the spans that unite us
Considered by many to be the jewel of the Hudson River bridges, the Mid-Hudson Bridge was created by the famous ...
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House blessing practices throughout the ages
Buildings, like people, come with psychological baggage, which tends to accumulate over time. One need not believe in ghosts in ...
Images of struggle
Civil-rights photographer and Hudson Valley resident Jim Peppler served the cause of freedom.
Great places to catch live music in the Hudson Valley: 2019 edition
We need special nights, damn it, and until such time as it is all Applebees out there, someone is going ...
A look at mid-century country life in the Catskills
“Laurels by Laura” is an account of life in Shandaken that will leave readers nostalgic for days gone by, even ...
Zulma Steele: Gender blender extraordinaire
A renowned beauty and intellect of legendary sensuality and style, she was praised, envied, scandalized, even worshipped (for one, by ...
Gender blending in early Woodstock & our first female genius
The idea that a feminine impulse could save testosterone-driven capitalism from itself is not new. In fact the notion was ...
Yankeetown Pond bought for a dollar! (Part 2)
Rumors proliferate in Woodstock like botulism in an ancient can of tuna fish. So until it failed to go away, ...
Yankeetown Pond bought for a dollar! (Part 1)
Rumors proliferate in Woodstock like botulism in an ancient can of tuna fish. So until it failed to go away, ...
The wolf-like coyote in our backyard
The cunning and adaptable coyote was deified by the Native Americans and persecuted by the U.S. government. But as other ...
Where, exactly, is “Upstate New York”?
Where does it begin? What are its boundaries? In which part of Canada does it terminate? Nobody seems to know. ...
Sporting clubs fought to protect Hudson Valley’s rivers and streams throughout the 20th Century
While issues such as gun control, the proposed Belleayre Resort project, and the Ashokan Rail Trail tend to polarize local ...
The spring peeper is a little frog with some amazing abilities
These harbingers of spring have some remarkable talents. They can withstand being frozen solid for days, and can generate a ...
Down and out in Ulster County: While the number of homeless increases, a new strategy is being pursued
It’s been a cold winter, according to Kathy Germain, who’s in charge of housing services at Rupco and coordinator of ...
SmokeHouse of the Catskills in Saugerties preserves old-fashioned butcher traditions
Mike and Heidi Ferraro took over Saugerties’ famous Deutsche Metzgerei in 2001 when its former owners, Austrian-born brothers Bill and ...
Ulysses S. Grant’s Woodstock visit
For 19th century Woodstockers, Grant’s visit to their mountain was a seminal moment of recognition. His stay may have been ...
How Adams Fairacre Farms grew from one small stand into four stores that employ more than 1,000 people
When Ralph and Mary Adamucci began selling vegetables out of their farmstand in 1919, they probably had no intention of ...
Erica’s Cancer Journey: What is a legacy?
A letter to my family (which hopefully inspires you to create yours).
The landscape of despair
The Catskills mark the northern edge of Appalachia, a region with a 37 percent higher mortality rate for “diseases of ...
Winter fishing
If I only fished to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago.
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