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Lonnie Gale: "The single most accurate historical reference of the Catskills"

By Julia Reischel
10/15/12 - 12:09 pm

The following is a user-submitted obituary.

Alonzo " Lonnie " Gale of Waterwork Road died Wednesday October 10, 2012 at the Benedictine Hospital. Lonnie, as he was known to all, was born in Tannersville on January 22, 1927 son of the late Lemuel Chichester Gale and Hazel Wright Gale. He was a graduate of Hunter-Tannersville H.S., and he then joined the Merchant Marines, where he was stationed in Alaska. In 1945 he was aboard the Sueja III (Q137US), a supply ship in World War II. Upon returning home, Lonnie married Peggy ( Ruth ) Every and they raised their family in Phoenicia.  Read more

"THEM!" Sculpture and painting by Dave Channon

By Dave Channon
7/31/12 - 8:38 am

The Catskill Mountain Foundation presents works by Dave Channon at the Kaaterskill Fine Arts gallery in Hunter.  Paintings of giant insects crawling across superhighway cloverleaves tell a story about invasive species.  Big steel sculptures parade across the front lawn, Popeye, the Headless Horseman, Esopusaurus and more, Opening reception Saturday, August 4, 4-6PM. Artist talk Saturday, August 11 2-3 PM.  Show runs through September 4. Hunter Village Square, Hunter, NY  For more Info: (518 ) 263-2060  or visit  www.EsopusCreek.com

 

WP Deal: Garden Spring Special: A free consultation and a free perennial plant offered by From Root To Shoot

By root2shoot
4/18/13 - 10:14 am

Above: Melissa Bennett, a gardening expert who is the founder and owner of From Root To Shoot in Hamden.

The following is a WP Deal for Watershed Post readers, from advertiser From Root To Shoot:

It's time to get your garden into shape!

To celebrate the beginning of the new season, Melissa Bennett, a gardening expert who is the founder and owner of From Root To Shoot in Hamden, is offering a free consultation for your garden.

If you call before May 6, 2013 and schedule a consultation, you get a free perennial plant.

To claim this WP Deal, contact Melissa Bennett at 607-746-7246 or email her at root2shoot@delhitel.net

More about From Root to Shoot:

Gardening Experts and Master Weeders, Specializing in Rock, Water and Perennial Gardens and serving the Catskills region of New York   Read more

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Catskills runners among those at Boston Marathon

By Lissa Harris
4/16/13 - 11:54 am

Eighteen runners from the Catskills region -- Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster Counties -- were among those registered for the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, where explosions killed at least three people and injured over 140.

The Watershed Post obtained the names of the local runners with a zipcode-based search of the Boston Marathon organizers' runner database. Among them were two runners from Delaware County, two from Schoharie County, one from Sullivan County and thirteen from Ulster County. No runners from Greene County were found in the database.

Embedded below is a spreadsheet of the runners, with their home towns. We have cross-referenced their names with Google's Boston Marathon Person Finder to find out if local runners have been reported as safe. The links in the "Link" column lead to more information about specific runners.  Read more

Announcing the 2013 Catskills Outdoor Guide Photo Contest

By Julia Reischel
4/16/13 - 11:24 am

Top: A photo by Amanda Lee Popp, which won an honorable mention in last year's Great Outdoor Experience Photo Contest.

The contest is now closed. Winners will be announced on May 28, 2013. Thanks!   Read more

Trout season kicks off in the Catskills

By Lissa Harris
4/1/13 - 12:34 pm

Above: Photo of a brown trout fresh from the Pepacton Reservoir on April 1, 2013, the first day of trout season, posted on Facebook by the Vineyard Wine Bar in Downsville.

From April 1 through October 15, it's open season on trout in New York State -- the time of year when that migratory species, Anglerus waderii, flocks to our clear, cold Catskills trout streams from far and wide.

This year, with snow and ice still clinging to the banks of many streams, the season kicked off chilly and damp. In a press release about the 2013 fishing season, the state Department of Environmental Conservation tells anglers that the fish will perk up when the weather gets more spring-like:  Read more

Catskills skiing on Easter weekend -- and beyond

By Lissa Harris
3/29/13 - 5:30 pm

Above: A shot of "The Cliff" on Hunter Mountain, taken on March 27 -- in most years, a date when Catskills skiers are already putting their gear back in the attic.

Skiing on Easter Sunday? Yes indeed: All four Catskills mountains are open for business this weekend.

After last year's dismal winter, you've got to forgive local ski centers for being a little giddy about the prospect of skiing until April. Plattekill, a small family-owned ski center in Roxbury, was especially liberal with the exclamation points when they announced they'd be open March 29 through 31:

Isn't March for Spring Skiing??? It's confusing when April is next week, it's snowing like it's December and the conditions are comparable to mid-January. Now don't you just love mother nature, WE DO!!! YAY FOR SPRING!!!   Read more

Kaaterskill Cathedral: Not melted yet

By Lissa Harris
3/29/13 - 1:08 pm

Spring is taking its sweet time getting to the Catskills this year. The raw March weather might be taking its toll on fingers and toes, but it's also doing a fine job of preserving the cathedral-like ice formations on Kaaterskill Falls, as photographer James McCracken found when he hiked the falls with Marshall Rudd on Thursday.

Above: A slideshow of McCracken's photos from the hike, shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool. 

Hikers and climbers, be careful on Kaaterskill, and don't hike in the area alone. The unmarked trails around the iconic Catskills waterfall have a reputation for claiming the lives of unwary hikers in both winter and summer, including a man who fell to his death in 2010 while ice climbing with six friends.

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