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By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 - 1:51 pm
Photo of Muzzy arrows by Flickr user Justin D. Miller. Published under Creative Commons license. Early October is usually prime time for leaf-peeping in the Catskills. This year, it's time for deer-hunting too, thanks to a rule change by the state... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Sep. 24, 2012 - 11:03 am
Paul Fero winds up for a throw at the 2012 Rock In River Festival in Franklin, PA on August 24. Photo by Michael Henderson; reproduced by permission. How many times can you skip a rock? Chances are, not as many times as Paul Fero. Fero, an Oliverea... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012 - 4:01 pm
Feet and creeks: They were meant to be together. Photo taken in Jefferson by Flickr user MccWolf; shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group pool. Calling all creek geeks: This is your week! Creeks in the Catskills are a force to be reckoned with: They... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 - 4:41 pm
Above: Shaolin kung fu practitioners at the opening ceremony for the new USA Shaolin Temple in Fleischmanns, held in May on the grounds of the temple. Photo courtesy of USA Shaolin Temple. If you're curious about the ways of Buddhist warrior monks, you... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 - 11:05 am
Above: Bikers roll out for a men's pro event in the Tour of the Catskills race over the weekend. Via YouTube. This weekend, road bikers from across the country descended on Greene County for the fifth annual Tour of the Catskills. The three-day race pits... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jun. 23, 2012 - 4:48 pm
Above: Taylor Allison at Plattekill. Photo by Ehrin Macksey. When she was just ten years old, Taylor Allison was already donning full-body armor to race mountain bikes down the steep, shale-strewn slopes of Plattekill Mountain. Now, at 16, the Roxbury... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 - 12:21 pm
Thanks to the New York State DOT for ensuring that our local tourist attractions are well-marked. For instance, this sign on Route 28 in Shandaken, which appears to depict a hardy mountaineer skiing directly uphill on a 60-degree slope. (Or perhaps our... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 - 1:01 pm
YouTube video of JRunners' 2010 Brooklyn-to-Catskills relay. The journey from Brooklyn to the southern Catskills is a well-worn annual migration route for the city's Jewish community. But this week, the regular schlep up to the green hills of Sullivan... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 - 9:14 am
According to a news report by Cyclists International, 20-year-old Colby Samstag, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the university's cycling team, was severely injured in the Tour of the Catskills race on Sunday. The website... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011 - 9:24 am
Video: Tour of the Catskills pro cyclists ride past the Thompson House in Windham this weekend. Biking is big in the Catskills and Hudson Valley -- and getting bigger, says Adam Bosch of the Times Herald-Record. Bosch has a story in today's paper on the... Read more

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