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By John Phillip Tappen on Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2014 - 4:03 pm
Kenco's Kingston Kayak Festival returns to the Kingston Point Beach on Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to offer opportunities for both seasoned and novice kayakers alike.
Kayakers will be able to learn new skills in beginner, intermediate and... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2014 - 11:28 am
One fish, two fish, red fish, 25-foot-long giant segmented puppet fish.
All this and more can be found at the 11th Annual Trout Parade, Saturday, June 14 at 1 p.m., on Main Street in Livingston Manor.
The parade features the art and wit of local... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 10, 2014 - 2:37 pm
On Memorial Day weekend, our 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide hit the streets! We went through about 2,000 copies in 24 hours, and are waiting on the rest of our 20,000 print run to be delivered this week. They're going like hotcakes.
This year's edition of... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Thursday, Jun. 5, 2014 - 2:18 pm
One World Cup mountain biking competition featuring 7,000 riders from 35 countries. Three days of yoga. Car and motorcycle shows, skateboard races. Summer concerts starring Buddy Guy, Gretchen Wilson and the brothers Allman and Avett. A chance to taste... Read more
By John Phillip Tappen on Thursday, Jun. 5, 2014 - 2:03 pm
For 21 years, the first Saturday in June has been reserved for appreciating the nation’s mountain trails and greenery. This Saturday, June 7, Catskill area parks will observe the 22nd annual National Trails Day by hosting outdoor celebrations — welcoming... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 2, 2014 - 1:39 pm
Above: The newly-restored Rosendale Trestle over the Rondout Creek, reopened in 2013 as a pedestrian walkway on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. Photo by John Fischer Photography (noroadunturned.com).
To celebrate National Trails Day, which is this... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 28, 2014 - 11:00 am
This summer, channel your inner Eagle Scout in the Catskills: Earn one of our outdoor badges by hiking a fire tower or paddling a reservoir. (That’s right, “earn”: Our Catskills badges can’t be bought.)
The 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide is proud to present... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 27, 2014 - 9:51 am
The Catskills region is renowned as the cradle of American dry fly-fishing. It’s the place where, in the 1800s, local anglers first began to alter English flies into shapes and patterns that mimic our own native insects.
Today, the fly-tier’s art thrives... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, May. 24, 2014 - 11:51 am
Above: "Eagle Landing," taken in Narrowsburg by Harry Rampe, the grand prize winner of the 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide Photo Contest.
Each year, we ask readers of the Watershed Post and our Catskills Outdoor Guide to send us their best photos of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, May. 24, 2014 - 11:32 am
Four of New York City’s six reservoirs in the Catskills — Pepacton, Schoharie, Cannonsville and Neversink — are open to canoes, kayaks, rowboats and small sailboats from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. The reservoirs hold drinking water for roughly 9.4... Read more
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