Julia Reischel
Articles
Jan. 23, 2014
Above: John Burroughs and Henry Ford pose for the cameras behind the wheel in 1913. Photo via the Research Library of the American Museum of Natural History's blog.
File under "opposites attract": The Catskills' most eminent nature writer, John Burroughs... Read more
Jan. 22, 2014
Meteorologist Mitch Gilt of the National Weather Service measures snowfall in Binghamton after a recent storm. Photo from NWS Binghamton's Facebook page.
After three major storms in three years, New Yorkers are investing heavily in high-tech weather... Read more
Jan. 8, 2014
Above: A tour group at the Torah Animal World site in Brooklyn. Via the Torah Animal World website.
Brooklyn-based Torah Animal World, a taxidermy "zoo" featuring animals that appear in the Old Testament, is leaving its home in a Borough Park townhouse... Read more
Jan. 8, 2014
Above: "This is a life expectancy, folks," says John Parete, the new chairman of the Ulster County Legislature, holding up a tailor's tape measure. "Well, on the average, that's what I got left. And I'm not going to spend one minute anymore on partisan... Read more
Dec. 30, 2013
The view from Overlook Mountain in Woodstock on a snowy day. Photo by Victor Troiano, submitted to our 2013 Catskills Outdoor Guide Photo Contest earlier this year. (To see all the entries and winners, click here.) Happy New Year!
Dec. 27, 2013
John (aka Catskills Photography) got eye-to-eye with a Blue Jay snacking at a feeder on Monday, December 22. He shared the photo in our Watershed Post Flickr pool. Happy holidays!
Dec. 20, 2013
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Dec. 18, 2013
The Watershed Post is launching a pilot advertising partnership with MyVeronaNJ.com, an independent news website in the New York City suburb of Verona, New Jersey.
Participating advertisers will have their ads appear in both publications, reaching a... Read more
Dec. 18, 2013
Promote your events with an ad on the Watershed Post. Event display ads start at $75 for 10 days, include free ad design, and get priority placement at the top of our site. Contact Lissa Harris to reserve your slot. 845-481-0155 or lissa.harris@... Read more
Dec. 16, 2013
Bob Ackershoek on the air at WIOX 91.3FM in 2010, when the radio station launched. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Bob Ackershoek, the host of the long-running "This is the Rock" radio show on WIOX 91.3FM and the co-owner of Cassie's Cafe in Roxbury, died on... Read more
Dec. 12, 2013
Catskills photographer Dave Hebb shared this photo of ice in Platte Clove with us via our Watershed Post Flickr pool. Hebb shot the photo on film -- yes, film! -- back in 1994, according to his commentary on Flickr:
Another one from the archives - shot... Read more
Dec. 3, 2013
To buy local meat in the Catskills, you've got to know where to look. But the extra effort pays delicious dividends -- like this grass-fed ribeye from Liddle Farm in the Delaware County hamlet of Halcottsville. Photo from the Facebook page of... Read more
Nov. 28, 2013
Above: Cherry tomatoes at Newtown Farm, photographed by Heather Phelps-Lipton and submitted to our Catskills Farm Photo Contest.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Watershed Post and our new Catskills Food Guide. For a partial list of businesses serving... Read more
Nov. 18, 2013
I would like to thank all of you who supported me in the recent election, it really means a lot to me. I would also like to assure everyone else that I will do everything I can to help you.
Respectfully, Tina M. Moshier
Nov. 14, 2013
Burn Ayr Farm
Holiday Pop-Up Farm Market
Saturday November 30, 2013
10:00 - 3:00 Burn Ayr Farm Meats
Beef, Chicken & Pork
Ideuma Creek Alpaca
Scarves, Hats, Mittens & Socks
Tay Tea
Apple Sax Bakery
Annie Hayes
Hooked Rugs & Organic Soap
Maple... Read more
Nov. 14, 2013
The Interfaith Council is again sponsoring a free Thanksgiving Day Dinner on Thanksgiving day at the Purcell Center of the Sacred Heart Church on Academy Street in Margaretville. It will go from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Center and takeouts will be... Read more