Catskills
By woodstocklibrary on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 - 6:15 pm
By Laney Salisbury on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 - 12:22 pm
Above: A bear snacks on birdseed after smashing a bird feeder at a home in Andes in 2006. Photo by Peter Possenti (using a telephoto lens.) Used with permission.
The spot Tim Meservey found at the base of a tree early one Saturday morning in September ... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 - 2:36 pm
Above: A double rainbow over the Ashokan Reservoir in July 2014. Photo by Rebecca Balzac, shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Joining the likes of Travel + Leisure and Fodor's, the New York Times has listed the Catskills as one of "52 Places to Go... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 - 12:29 pm
Above: Raw honey made by bees at Westwind Orchard in Accord. Photo via the Westwind Orchard website.
Westwind Orchard, an organic farm in the Ulster County hamlet of Accord, has won a 2015 Good Food Award for its raw unpasteurized honey.
Farmers Fabio... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014 - 11:28 am
Above: Barnes Hill on a sunny fall day in 2014. Photo by Dennis Schevjda, via Flickr.
If the national travel press has anything to do with it, the Catskills will be flooded with tourists in 2015.
Two separate publications, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure,... Read more
By csvia on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 - 3:11 pm
Delhi is glowing with holiday spirit!
You don't want to miss out on the holiday lights displays in Delhi this season. Take a drive to see all the beautiful holiday lights displayed all over town and in the greater Delhi area. There were 39 entries in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 - 12:00 pm
Above: Vendors set up at a Stamford holiday market in 2013. Photo via the Greater Stamford Area Chamber of Commerce's Facebook page.
Farmers and artisans will give you one last chance to buy Catskills-made local gifts this weekend in Stamford at a Holiday... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 - 3:30 pm
Above: A rendering of the Montreign casino.
The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board has chosen to allow one developer to build a casino in the Catskills: the Montreign Resort Casino in the Sullivan County town of Thompson. The board also granted... Read more
By Tim Luby on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 - 12:49 pm
If you’re scratching your head wondering what to get that special someone who spends most of his or her time outside, you can stop worrying now. Take it from me, outdoorspeople love gear almost as much as they love the mountains, and there’s always a neat... Read more