Julia Reischel
Articles
Aug. 6, 2014
What's the most exciting thing you can do in the great outdoors? Get hitched. Catskills weddings with an outdoorsy twist —in a barn, near a bonfire, on a ski lift or horseback — are on the rise, according to Lydia Castiglia, who runs Catskill Weddings, a... Read more
Aug. 6, 2014
A man has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a building in the village of Bloomingburg owned by Shalom Lamm, a developer at the center of a heated controversy over a Hasidic housing development in the tiny Sullivan County village.
The man, 38-year-... Read more
Aug. 5, 2014
It's high season for the Catskills outdoors, and this Saturday there are two hiking events that should get your boots on the trail.
Learn how to lead a team of volunteers on a trail maintainance hike during a hands-on workshop on Saturday at the... Read more
Aug. 5, 2014
Above: Tour of the Catskills racers riding the grueling Devil's Kitchen climb in 2010.
Cyclists from around the world hit the roads in Greene County over the weekend for the Tour of the Catskills, three days of racing that feature some of the steepest... Read more
Aug. 4, 2014
The Union Street Guest House, an inn in Hudson that caters to the Catskills country wedding set, set off an internet firestorm today when the New York Post's Page Six wrote an article about the inn's strategy for keeping negative reviews off of Yelp:... Read more
Aug. 4, 2014
A 28-year-old woman from Staten Island slammed her all terrain vehicle (ATV) into a tree at Bates State Forest in the Schoharie County town of Broome on Saturday, August 2, according to Tony Desmond, the Schoharie County Sheriff.
The woman, Lauren... Read more
Aug. 1, 2014
Above: The Cannonsville Reservoir in 2012. Photo by Flickr user David, shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
This summer, the Catskills Outdoor Guide is partnering with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Catskill... Read more
Aug. 1, 2014
A ten-foot-tall, 10,000-pound statue of a Hindu rain goddess arrived in Big Indian on Sunday celebrate the reopening of a long-dormant Catskills ashram.
The Poughquag-based Bodhivastu Foundation is planning to open a Buddhist spiritual retreat center at... Read more
Jul. 28, 2014
A body found in the woods behind a Sullivan County housing complex was the remains of a 31-year-old woman who disappeared in May, the Monticello police said last week.
According to the Times Herald-Record and Mid-Hudson News, the village of Monticello's... Read more
Jul. 25, 2014
Stream Cleanup on the Bush Kill
On Saturday July 26th, there is a stream cleanup on Bush Kill Creek in Fleischmanns. Volunteers will meet at 10 AM in the municipal village parking lot. Work the cleanup, fish a bit afterwards, and get a free hot dog and... Read more
Jul. 25, 2014
The Rondout Savings Bank on Schwenk Drive in Kingston was robbed this morning, and the suspect who fled from the scene along an old railroad bed is still at large, according to a press release from the Kingston Police Department. There were no injuries.... Read more
Jul. 25, 2014
Animal-rights activists hoping to shut down Sullivan County foie gras manufacturers lost a court battle last week.
On July 17, the Third Judicial Department of the New York State Appellate Division denied the California-based Animal Legal Defense Fund's... Read more
Jul. 24, 2014
In an unusual move, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany condemned an obituary and mass for a former priest who died last week as "highly insensitive" to the people he is accused of sexually abusing while he was a minister.
Former priest Robert H.... Read more
Jul. 23, 2014
Above: An adult emerald ash borer. Photo by Jared Spokowsky, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org, via insectimages.org.
Firewood sold on Route 28 in the Ulster County town of Olive was infested with emerald ash borers, a destructive... Read more
Jul. 18, 2014
Kids in Grades 3 to 7 will have the chance to learn dance and movement expression in “Math in Motion,” a free dance camp offered by Regina Larkin in the Maple Museum this August 4th 9am – 12 pm. Ms. Larkin, who is currently Director of Educational... Read more
Jul. 16, 2014
This summer, the Catskills Outdoor Guide is partnering with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Catskill Watershed Corporation to bring you our new Catskill Reservoir Paddler embroidered badge, which you can only earn... Read more
Jul. 14, 2014
A Delaware County judge has refused to hold the Harpersfield-based New York Safety Track (NYST) and its manager, Greg Lubinitsky, in contempt for allegedly violating a declaratory judgement that prohibited racing, automobiles, large engines, and large... Read more
Jul. 3, 2014
Stucki Embroidery, a small business in the Ulster County hamlet of Boiceville, has been sewing the stars onto American flags since 1973. A decade ago, Stucki stars decorated every flag sold in Wal-Marts across the United States.
But the stars no longer... Read more
Jul. 2, 2014
Heavy rains and thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon caused major flash flooding in the Sullivan County village of Jeffersonville, and widespread power outages across the region.
The flooding in Jeffersonville was intense enough to bring swift-water... Read more