A remembrance of Spring Weekends past at SUNY-New Paltz
The Youngbloods immortalized Spring Weekend at SUNY-New Paltz in 1970 by putting a shot of the crowd on the back ...
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The man who carved Lincoln’s head
Though public record is mute, word has come our way that the head of Lincoln was carved by one Ugo ...
Did New Paltz’s Mohonk Mountain House inspire The Shining? Thoughts on a local legend
It's one of the most enduring and tantalizing local legends you'll ever wonder about. Was novelist Stephen King inspired to ...
The New Kaaterskill Falls trail – Part Four: The Side Trail
Perhaps the best thing about the new renovations at Kaaterskill Falls is the new side path.
Beyond honey: A primer on some of New York’s 400-plus bee species
Honey bees are great and all, but did you know many native bees are actually better pollinators because the co-evolved ...
8 ideas for the Hudson Valley Mall
After losing two anchor stores, a bankruptcy and tax deal that reduced its value by 90 percent, the Hudson Valley ...
This park near the Hudson is a great place to spot bald eagles
The 270-acre park is a rich estuarine habitat, particularly for birds. It’s a great place to spot bald eagles, and ...
Report: Almost half of Ulster County households are broke
“These are families where if one thing goes wrong, something as simple as a blown tire, it becomes a crisis ...
On the Rocks: The new Kaaterskill Falls trail
The DEC last year set about on a plan to completely revamp the whole trail system in the Kaaterskill Falls ...
Rip Van Winkle: The local and mythic roots of Irving’s timeless tale
The story is not just the quintessential autumn Catskills tale, but also echoes many stories of a hero's journey to ...
New 287-acre park opens in Esopus
High Banks Preserve contains bluffs offering vistas of the Hudson River as well as extensive wetlands, wildflower-filled meadows, hardwood forests ...
Moving to the Hudson Valley from Brooklyn? Here’s what you must know
Warning: trees may begin speaking to you. It happened to me after six years here. Nowadays, a tree in my ...
Government conspiracy…or just jet contrails?
(Photo by Fernando Kokubun) In one of the newspapers in which Almanac Weekly appears, the same letter-writers offer repeated excursions ...
Assessing the Hudson Valley music scene (or lack thereof)
Mountain Jam, the Woodstock Radio event that runs at Hunter Mountainthe fi rst week in June, carries on a tradition ...
Mother of invention: Augusta Allen & the Woodstock Dress
Today, when most people think of fashion in relation to Woodstock, tie-dyed everything and perhaps the image of a Granny ...
Iced over: Crossing the Hudson in winter before the bridges were built
In the days before technology and engineering began to remove barriers posed by a frozen river, the predominant form of ...
Remembering Ziegler’s Cafe
On my walk about town, I strolled into 89 Partition Street, home of the store Dig, a portion of which ...
What it takes to get a pistol permit in New York State
Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum’s call last week for licensed pistol permit holders to begin carrying their weapons in ...
Prohibition days in Saugerties
The Roaring Twenties were a roaring old time in Ulster County, thanks in great part to Legs Diamond. He had ...
History: The original lead mill at Glenerie
The falls at Glenerie are familiar to drivers on route 9W — on the right heading south leaving Saugerties. What ...
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