Julia Reischel
Articles
Apr. 8, 2014
Above: Members of the Denning Zoning Board of Appeals consider a wind turbine variance on February 25, 2014, before postponing the vote to March 25. From left: John Barnum, Mark Boncek, Frances Chewiwi, and Archie Ackerly, Jr. Photo by Julia Reischel. ... Read more
Apr. 4, 2014
You Catskills folks are a talented bunch.
Sixty-five of our readers submitted photos to our 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide Photo Contest before the deadline last night at April 3, 2014, and they're breathtaking. Check them out in the slideshow above or in... Read more
Apr. 3, 2014
Above: Panelists at last year's Woodstock Writers Festival. Photo by Dion Ogust.
Now in its fifth year, the Woodstock Writers Festival kicks off tonight with four days of workshops, story slams, and panels that put writers, readers and bibliophiles... Read more
Apr. 2, 2014
Above: “Two Boys and a Dog in East Meredith” by Cindy Dunne, the second-place winner of last year's Catskills Outdoor Guide photo contest.
Update: The contest is now closed. Winners will be announced on May 27, when the 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide hits... Read more
Apr. 1, 2014
Above: Delaware River July 2013, by Jody Bryant, an entry in our Catskills Outdoor Guide Photo Contest. (The deadline to enter is Thursday, April 3.)
Today is the first day of fishing trout fishing season in New York State, one of the first true signs... Read more
Mar. 28, 2014
There are just a few days left to reserve your ad in the 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide. For info on how to reserve a slot, see below. The deadline is April 1.
Some exciting developments:
- We're printing a pull-out map in the guide, featuring awesome... Read more
Mar. 27, 2014
Above: The entries in the "traditional" category of the Fleischmanns First Maple Festival's annual Maple Bake-Off, which was held last Saturday. Photo by Michelle Sidrane.
The great thing about Maple Weekend is that it's actually two weekends.
Yes, you'... Read more
Mar. 26, 2014
Top: Farmers and food entrepreneurs mingle at the conference. Photo courtsey of the conference's Facebook page. Above: A promotional video for the 2014 Farm to Market Connection Conference.
Every year, farmers and foodies gather in Sullivan County to... Read more
Mar. 21, 2014
Top: Screenshot of the former Agloe General Store, from a video by YouTube user and John Green fan ObviouslyBenHughes, who visited Agloe in 2010. Above: The full video.
A Catskills town called Agloe is famous this week for the fact that it doesn't exist... Read more
Mar. 19, 2014
A fast-moving fire destroyed a house on River Street in the village of Stamford last night, forcing a man, Nick Mattice, to jump to safety from the second floor of the structure before first responders arrived at the scene.
No injuries were reported, but... Read more
Mar. 19, 2014
Mar. 19, 2014
Above: A map of potential natural gas service areas near the Constitution Pipeline, issued at yesterday's press conference.
In an attempt to build support for their proposed 124-mile natural gas pipeline, Constitution Pipeline officials announced... Read more
Mar. 14, 2014
Our Catskills Food Guide editor Jennifer Strom photographed this turkey making like a chickadee at a bird feeder in Roxbury today. After the cold, hard winter we've had, wildlife is especially stressed.
It's not just in the Catskills where animals are... Read more
Mar. 13, 2014
Above: A man and his evaporator: Mike Porter in his Margaretville sugar house. Photo courtesy of the Catskill Forest Association.
Warm during the day, and below freezing at night: It's the beginning of maple syrup season. Maple producers across the... Read more
Mar. 12, 2014
Who says cats don't like leashes?
Submissions to our 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide photo contest are rolling in. We really enjoyed this one, taken by Abby Dousset on the Saugerties Lighthouse Trail.
Enter your photo in the contest. As always, the ... Read more