It's here: The 2013 Catskills Outdoor Guide

Thanks to dozens of advertisers, our excellent freelancers and contributors, and a team of graphics and creative specialists, we've finished the 2013 Catskills Outdoor Guide.

Print copies hit the streets today, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. (Sure, I got soaked by chilly rain as I delivered print editions of the guide this morning, but it's still the official summer kick-off weekend, drizzle be damned.) 

And the online version of the guide, which features a huge amount of extended material that we couldn't cram into 40 pages of print, is live. Just a few of the goodies in store:  Read more

Every Day Rarities from our five Show-rooms


 

Empire chest of drawers

120 years old

beautiful barley twist columns

 
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Belly/Bolly/Henna Workshop

June 24, 2013 - 5:30pm

The Belly/Bolly/Henna Workshop is taught by Jo Boring and runs four Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 5:30-6:30PM. This combo belly dance and Bollywood dance workshop is geared for anyone, any age, in any shape and any degree of fitness. Egyptian and Indian music, coin sashes, ankle bells, and other adornments will be provided. In the last class, authentic henna designs will be applied to hands, face, and feet. Jo Boring is a member of the local performance troupe “B3 Belly Dance” which has been performing together since 2007.  Read more

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Belly/Bolly/Henna Workshop

June 17, 2013 - 5:30pm

The Belly/Bolly/Henna Workshop is taught by Jo Boring and runs four Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 5:30-6:30PM. This combo belly dance and Bollywood dance workshop is geared for anyone, any age, in any shape and any degree of fitness. Egyptian and Indian music, coin sashes, ankle bells, and other adornments will be provided. In the last class, authentic henna designs will be applied to hands, face, and feet. Jo Boring is a member of the local performance troupe “B3 Belly Dance” which has been performing together since 2007.  Read more

607-278-5454

Belly/Bolly/Henna Workshop

June 10, 2013 - 5:30pm

The Belly/Bolly/Henna Workshop is taught by Jo Boring and runs four Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 5:30-6:30PM. This combo belly dance and Bollywood dance workshop is geared for anyone, any age, in any shape and any degree of fitness. Egyptian and Indian music, coin sashes, ankle bells, and other adornments will be provided. In the last class, authentic henna designs will be applied to hands, face, and feet. Jo Boring is a member of the local performance troupe “B3 Belly Dance” which has been performing together since 2007.  Read more

607-278-5454

Belly/Bolly/Henna Workshop

June 3, 2013 - 5:30pm

The Belly/Bolly/Henna Workshop is taught by Jo Boring and runs four Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 5:30-6:30PM. This combo belly dance and Bollywood dance workshop is geared for anyone, any age, in any shape and any degree of fitness. Egyptian and Indian music, coin sashes, ankle bells, and other adornments will be provided. In the last class, authentic henna designs will be applied to hands, face, and feet. Jo Boring is a member of the local performance troupe “B3 Belly Dance” which has been performing together since 2007.  Read more

607-278-5454

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

June 26, 2013 - 5:30pm

Runs four Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, and 26, from 5:30-6:45PM and is taught by Nancy Forstbauer from Stargayzeryoga Studio in Stamford. This is yoga for all levels and age groups. Vinyasa Yoga is characterized by a focus on a dynamic connecting posture that creates a flow between the more static traditional yoga postures. Blocks and straps provided, mats available or you can bring your own. Nancy Forstbauer took her first yoga class at age 18, and has been practicing and teaching yoga ever since.  Read more

607-278-5454

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

June 26, 2013 - 5:30pm

Runs four Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, and 26, from 5:30-6:45PM and is taught by Nancy Forstbauer from Stargayzeryoga Studio in Stamford. This is yoga for all levels and age groups. Vinyasa Yoga is characterized by a focus on a dynamic connecting posture that creates a flow between the more static traditional yoga postures. Blocks and straps provided, mats available or you can bring your own. Nancy Forstbauer took her first yoga class at age 18, and has been practicing and teaching yoga ever since.  Read more

607-278-5454

A guide to boating on the Catskills reservoirs

Above: Perch Lake and Pepacton Reservoir by Corneel Verlaan. Photo submitted to the 2013 Catskills Great Outdoor Experience Photo Contest. 

Boating on Catskills reservoirs in 5 Steps

The reservoirs hold drinking water for eight million people, and New York City's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is pretty obsessive about keeping them clean. So before you get out on the water, you'll have to jump through a few hoops. You have to have a permit and a steam-cleaned vessel processed by an authorized steam-cleaning vendor. And you must use a DEP-approved launch area for putting in and taking out your boat, which can only be a kayak, canoe, rowboat, scull or sailboat.  Read more

18 Great Catskills Hikes

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