tubing
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 - 2:22 pm
On Friday, Oct. 2, the Army National Guard removed a deadly pileup of logs from the Esopus Creek where 14-year-old Jordyn Engler drowned last month.
A warning sign has also been installed, apparently in the last 24 hours, by the New York Department of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 - 12:54 pm
For the first time since Sept. 5, when a family outing on the Esopus Creek turned tragic, Jeffrey Engler is speaking publicly about the accident that claimed his daughter's life.
Fourteen-year-old Jordyn Engler's death, which occurred at the peak of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2015 - 1:48 pm
The place where 14-year-old Jordyn Engler drowned on the Esopus Creek on Saturday, Sept. 5 was near a notorious local river hazard. But that didn’t stop a Catskills tubing company from dropping her off at an abandoned tubing launch nearby.
The hazard, a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Sep. 5, 2015 - 8:46 pm
A 14-year-old girl drowned in the Esopus Creek on Saturday, Sept. 5, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
A report that an adult man and the teenage girl were in distress in the fast-moving river drew scores of first responders to a fishing... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jul. 24, 2013 - 11:41 am
Photo from Town Tinker Tube Rental.
In the summertime, Catskills life revolves around the weekend. That goes for the Esopus Creek, too -- a Class II/III whitewater that draws tubers and kayakers to the Catskills year after year.
Recreational water... Read more
By Claudia Fragnito on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 - 4:10 pm
