Julia Reischel
Articles
Oct. 13, 2012
Canoes line up at the Adventure Race National Championship on the Pepacton Reservoir yesterday morning. Photo by Carol O'Beirne.
For the past two days, the Catskills have played host to a grueling 30-hour trial of physical strength and endurance: the... Read more
Oct. 11, 2012
Above: Bucks Burnett, founder of the Eight Track Museum, with a Frank Zappa eight track. Bucks will be on hand at the opening of the Roxbury outpost of his museum this weekend. Below: The rare Sinatra/Jobim eight track. Photos by Robert Greeson.
The... Read more
Oct. 10, 2012
Enough with the bears, you say? I couldn't resist: We got this fantastic bear video from Michael DiBenedetto today in which a black bear outsmarts a bear-proof bird feeder by implementing the mechanics of pulleys.
Really. Proof positive that humans aren... Read more
Oct. 9, 2012
Watershed Post readers sure have seen a lot of bears. We've featured two posts with reader-submitted bear photos so far this month, and more just keep coming in. Here are the latest.
Below, a photo by Brian Albanese, taken by his "stealth cam" on... Read more
Oct. 9, 2012
The following is a user-submitted obituary.
George James Hendricks, Jr., 57, was called home to be with our Lord and savior on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. He passed away peacefully with his family around him and the pride and joy of his life, his sons,... Read more
Oct. 1, 2012
Email newsletter basics: Build an email newsletter from scratch for free
You don’t have to pay to send regular email newsletters to your supporters or subscribers. A walkthrough of how one tool -- MailChimp -- can help you create and send an email... Read more
Sep. 26, 2012
Above: Kim and Reggie Harris sing "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum," in Albany in 2010.
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the West Kortright Centre is hosting two concerts this weekend that feature 19th century songs, music, parody and prose... Read more
Sep. 20, 2012
Above: A model aircraft with its model pilot at the NEAT Fair in Downsville last week. Photo by Stan Berger, of StansPhotos.com. You can also see his photos on Facebook.
If you love electric model airplanes, then you probably make an annual pilgrimage to... Read more
Sep. 20, 2012
The following is a press release from Jim Blake, one of the Republican primary candidates for the 51st District of the New York State Senate. Blake lost his primary bid last week to James L. Seward, the seat's incumbent. We are running the press release... Read more
Sep. 19, 2012
Top: Main Street Livingston Manor at 9pm, September 18, at approximately the high point of flooding. Photo by Kurt Knuth.Above: Main Street Livingston Manor, filmed last night by Kurt Knuth.
More photos and images are coming in from Livingston Manor, the... Read more
Sep. 18, 2012
Above: A poster and the trailer for "Mis en Place." [9/20/12: Kent Garrett, the film's director, emailed us last night to tell us that there is a new trailer available for the film. The new trailer is posted above, and the older one is posted below. --... Read more
Sep. 14, 2012
Top: A milkshake made from local ice cream at the re-designed Phoenicia Diner, which opens today. Above: A slideshow of photos of the re-opened diner, starting with owner Michael Cioffi in front of the facade. Photos by Julia Reischel.
The Phoenicia... Read more
Aug. 30, 2012
It's a first for the Watershed Post: Our combined print and online Catskills Outdoor Guide is hot off the press.
It's stuffed with helpful info about getting outside in the Catskills: lists of favorite hikes, a reservoir-boating how-to guide, tips on... Read more
Aug. 29, 2012
UPDATE, 8/29/12: The boil water notice has been rescinded, but there now is a ban on unnecessary water consumption in Andes. Via the Andes town clerk:
The Town of Andes Water District is under a WATER USE RESTRICTION due to the dry weather. All... Read more
Aug. 28, 2012
Today is August 28, the one-year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene's arrival in the Catskills. To commemorate the anniversary of the flooding, we are publishing the Faces of the Flood Portrait Project, which tells stories of the flood through cinematic... Read more
Aug. 28, 2012
Above: Christopher Auger-Dominguez.
My experience of Irene was as a visitor. Sure, we own a home upstate, but our valley didn't get the brunt of the rain. The stream behind the house was full, but it never overflowed at the house.
So when I was... Read more
Aug. 28, 2012
Retired history teacher, Maplecrest, Greene County
For 25 years, Bill Lonecke knew that the Batavia Kill would take his house someday.
Lonecke’s land hugs the curving bank of a sharp swerve in the stream. In 1986, during a flood, the stream changed... Read more
Aug. 28, 2012
Part-time resident, Fleischmanns, Delaware County
Kitty Leer thought she was going to die.
The weekend of Hurricane Irene, Leer, 90, was visiting “Villa Yvonne,” her daughter Yvonne Reuter’s country home in Fleischmanns. The family has a long history on... Read more