Catskill
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jul. 2, 2015 - 3:10 pm
Above: Margaretville's Fire Department Field Days and Carnival comes to a grand finale this weekend, July 3 and July 4. Photo by Joe Damone Photography.
We're already written about where to find fireworks on this Fourth of July in the Catskills. But there... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Jul. 2, 2015 - 1:26 pm
Above: A Calico Indians mask designed by Angelo Vizcarrondo for the Calico Indian Dance Showdown. Photo via Todd Whitley.
During the 19th-century Anti-Rent Wars, poor tenant farmers rebelled against their rich patrician landlords across the Catskills,... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2015 - 4:03 pm
Above: Fireworks at the Monticello Raceway on July 4, 2014. Photo by John of Catskills Photography, shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Independence Day in the Catskills means barbecue, waters warm enough to swim in, and lots of time spent outside... Read more
By Jessica Porter on Monday, Jun. 29, 2015 - 2:19 pm
Steep slopes and restless streams make the Catskill Mountains rich waterfall territory. Here are 10 falls worth visiting, winnowed down from the dozens and dozens to be found in the region. Some are a cool reward at the end of a rugged hike, while others... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Saturday, Jun. 27, 2015 - 10:27 am
We are pleased to announce that entertainment for this year’s
Margaretville Health Foundation Event will be performed by Brittany Elliot.
Brittany is a resident of New Kingston and is seventh generation from
her family homestead, Crystal Brook Farms,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015 - 3:32 pm
Above: The first strawberries of the season at Dressel Farms on June 6. Photo via Facebook.
It's strawberry season, that momentarily magical time of year when you can eat fat, juicy, locally-grown berries by the bucketfull at U-Pick farms around the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 15, 2015 - 4:22 pm
It's unusual for New York City-based media outlets to pay much attention to the Catskills, and even more unusual for them to examine the long, often painful history of how exactly New Yorkers get their water, more than a billions gallons a day of it, from... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 11, 2015 - 1:08 pm
A 27-year-old Palenville man allegedly caused "life-threatening injuries" after beating his four-month-old son last week, according to the New York State Police and the Daily Freeman.
Left: Kirk Berry. Photo via the New York State Police.
Kirk Berry was... Read more
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