Memorial Day
By diane dwyer on Thursday, May. 16, 2013 - 7:02 am
By Julia Reischel on Monday, May. 7, 2012 - 4:23 pm
In the Catskills this year, Memorial Day is going to be epic.
For the first time in history, four of the six west-of-Hudson New York City reservoirs will be open to boating and paddling for the masses. A new bike event will bring the spirit of the Tour de... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Monday, May. 31, 2010 - 8:13 pm
In honor of the holiday, Bovina historian Ray LaFever looks all the way back to the Civil War:
Bovina lost eleven young men in the actual war: Sinclair Burns, Andrew G. Chisholm, Solomon Coulter, Robert Dysert, James C. Elliott, Thomas Elliott, William T... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Sunday, May. 30, 2010 - 1:36 pm
Sounds like a good time was had by all at the Tannersville Duck Race yesterday -- an annual event that, as of this year, now includes a Crazy Boat component. From the Catskill Daily Mail:
Among the more inventive boat designs were the Canoe Quack, a blue... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, May. 28, 2010 - 12:24 am
In the Catskills this weekend and have no idea how to celebrate Memorial Day? Here's our picks of the best of the weekend's parading, feasting, and memorializing.
Tannersville Rubber Duck Race & Crazy Boat Race
First, hundreds of rubber duckies go... Read more