Festivals
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 7, 2012 - 12:55 pm
A familiar face at the Trout Parade: Bud Wertheim's Giant Brook Trout float. Photo from the first annual Livingston Manor Trout Parade in 2004; from the Trout Parade website.
New Orleans has Mardi Gras, Rio has Carnaval -- and Livingston Manor has the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 7, 2012 - 11:22 am
A kayaker at the 2011 Kingston Kayak Festival. Photo courtesy of Kenco; for more photos of last year's festival, check out their Facebook album.
On Saturday, June 9, the Kingston Point Beach hosts an all-day kayakstravaganza (shhh, that's totally a word... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2012 - 1:34 pm
Above: 2012 Delaware County Dairy Princess Miquela Hanselman and Alternate Dairy Princess Cali Lutz. Photo by Chery Petersen.
On May 25, Delaware County crowned its 50th "dairy princess," 17-year-old Miquela Hanselman.
Cheryl Petersen, who writes for... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Jun. 4, 2012 - 7:51 pm
On Saturday, June 2, beer lovers from across the Catskills flocked to Andes to share in their love for beer at the Andes Hotel's fourth annual Craft Beer Fest.
A wide variety of both light and dark craft beers, some from beloved New York State breweries... Read more
By Jason Dole on Thursday, May. 31, 2012 - 11:20 am
Above: Jack Eddings and Brooke Nichols face off at the Sullivan County Soapbox Derby. Photos by Jason Dole.
Three dozen gravity-powered cars hit North Main Street in Liberty on Sunday, along with dozens of ecstatic drivers ranging from eight to 17 years... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, May. 31, 2012 - 11:16 am
Above: An official line-up preview for Mountain Jam 2012.
Mountain Jam kicks off today at Hunter Mountain bringing with it four days of music from a diverse range of artists. Organized by Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule fame and Radio Woodstock, the camping-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 31, 2012 - 10:18 am
A familiar sight that won't be cropping up along Delaware County roadways this year: The iconic cow signs for the Meredith Dairy Fest. Photo by Carolyn Simmons of West Laurens; shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group pool.
As if the brutal economy... Read more
By Jason Dole on Tuesday, May. 29, 2012 - 11:48 am
There was both celebration and mourning in the Sullivan County town of Liberty on Memorial Day, as a festive Main Street parade in the morning gave way to a somber ceremony of rememberance at the Sullivan County Veterans Cemetery.
All photos by Watershed... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, May. 24, 2012 - 3:40 pm
Above: The schedule for this year's event.
Among the wealth of goings-on this weekend, the East Durham Irish Festival stands out. Held in the splendor of the "Irish Alps," this year's festival includes the City of Albany pipe band, music on two stages,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, May. 18, 2012 - 4:05 pm
Photo of Opus 40 by Flickr user Bluesguy From NY. Published under Creative Commons license.
This weekend, the Catskills' most enduring monument to one man's artistic vision, the six-and-a-half-acre Saugerties bluestone sculpture known as Opus 40,... Read more
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