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By annekesy on Tuesday, Jul. 2, 2013 - 7:19 am
The dynamic, all-female early music ensemble SIREN Baroque presents a program of sunny, sprightly, and seductive music from the 17th and 18th centuries for two sopranos, violins, cello, and harpsichord, performed on authentic instruments. Presenting... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jul. 1, 2013 - 11:36 am
Trailbuilders of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference spent their Saturday rebuilding a bridge on the Long Path in Platte Clove. For more photos of the rebuild -- and an idea of how badly the bridge needed an upgrade -- see the NY-NJTC's photo album... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 28, 2013 - 1:52 pm
Above: A Poughkeepsie Journal video about the re-opening of the newly restored Rosendale Trestle.
Rail trail lovers, rejoice: On Saturday, June 29, the Rosendale Trestle, a 118-year-old span over the Rondout Creek, will be reopened to public walking... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 28, 2013 - 10:46 am
The future is here, cat sold separately. About 8,000 people were chosen by Google in a social media competition to get the chance to test-drive Glass, the company's much-hyped, face-mounted, picture-taking web gadget. One of them was the Daily Freeman's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 27, 2013 - 3:17 pm
North-South Lake Campground in Haines Falls, a state-run campground that's about to get a $400,000 upgrade. Photo by Flickr user Iain Hinchcliffe; published under Creative Commons license.
This week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $17 million in new spending... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 27, 2013 - 10:48 am
Andes's newest business is looking pretty green. Photo by "Story Laurie" McIntosh, who writes: "Morena of Grayson's Organics, selling fresh garlic scapes, salad greens and baby garlic to Annette, a happy customer. The farm store is at 27 Delaware Ave.,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 24, 2013 - 4:11 pm
Some homegrown Catskills trail rocks. We've got a bunch more where they came from. Photo taken on the Escarpment Trail by Flickr user Kevin Kenny; published under Creative Commons license.
Summertime in the mountains got off to a promising start last... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 24, 2013 - 11:20 am
Kayakers on the Pepacton Reservoir. Photo by Dennis Schvejda; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
For decades, New York City's enormous reservoirs have been off-limits to all but a few dedicated anglers in rowboats. But when cautious city... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 - 5:05 pm
A satisfied customer at Bohringer's Fruit Farm in Middleburgh. Photo by James McCracken; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
June brings many things: Weddings. Graduations. A riot of greenery. And of course, strawberries. The brief, glorious... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2013 - 12:18 pm
Jack o' diamonds is a hard card to find. Photo by Flickr user Scott Namelrod; published under Creative Commons license.
The latest out of Albany: With just days left in the legislative session, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and key state legislators struck a late-... Read more