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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2014 - 1:23 pm
This Saturday, experienced hikers from both sides of Balsam Lake Mountain in the remote town of Hardenburgh will lead hikes to the site of the oldest fire tower in the Catskills. A wooden fire tower at the summit was originally installed in 1887 to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 4, 2014 - 12:16 pm
Above: Kaaterskill Falls shot from behind in January 2014 by Dave Hebb, who shared the photo in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
After two people fell to their deaths off Kaaterskill Falls in Greene County this summer, the New York State Department of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 2, 2014 - 12:15 pm
Vice President Joe Biden was indeed at the Emerson Resort & Spa in Mount Tremper on Saturday, August 30, according to Tony Lanza, a spokesman for the resort. Biden was part of a wedding party that stayed at the resort and attended several events there... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 2, 2014 - 11:40 am
Above: A sailboat glides on the surface of the Pepacton Reservoir on May 26, 2012. Photo by Tina Schvejda; posted in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
This summer, the Catskills Outdoor Guide is partnering with the New York City Department of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 - 4:56 pm
There's no weekend like this weekend to hike up a Catskills fire tower. Not only can you earn one of our coveted Catskill Fire Towers badges if you do (see details here or below), but you'll also get a rare treat: the sight of a fire tower cab glowing... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 - 3:50 pm
Above: Catskill Mountain Railroad equipment repairing a portion of the track on the old Delaware & Ulster corridor last week. Photo by John Marino and posted on the CMRR's Facebook page.
In the long-running battle of rails versus trails in Ulster... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014 - 10:49 am
Dive teams, firefighters, and first responders mobbed the Esopus Creek in the Ulster County village of Phoenicia on Sunday afternoon in what turned out to be a wild goose chase.
A report of an injured person in the creek on August 10 prompted a massive... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 - 4:08 pm
Above: The Schoharie Creek. Photo via catskillstreams.org.
A 73-year-old Rotterdam man went fishing in the Schoharie County town of Esperance on Saturday, August 9 and never came home, according to a press release from the Schoharie County Sheriff's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 - 5:06 pm
What's the most exciting thing you can do in the great outdoors? Get hitched. Catskills weddings with an outdoorsy twist —in a barn, near a bonfire, on a ski lift or horseback — are on the rise, according to Lydia Castiglia, who runs Catskill Weddings, a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 - 2:31 pm
It's high season for the Catskills outdoors, and this Saturday there are two hiking events that should get your boots on the trail.
Learn how to lead a team of volunteers on a trail maintainance hike during a hands-on workshop on Saturday at the Mountain... Read more
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