Kids Almanac: Black Creek’s child-scale treat in Esopus
Harry Potter has Platform 9 ¾; Legos have couch cushions; my kids and I disappear to Scenic Hudson’s Black Creek
Nature
Gazillions of planets are no surprise, but an infinite universe is
Last week, two celestial revelations made headlines. One was popular with the public, the other astonished astronomers. The popular announcement,
Do it for Eleanor: Val-Kill issues call for volunteer gardeners
With the US economy still in the doldrums and many taxpayers in an ugly mood when it comes to any
Belleayre hosts Kids’ Winter Carnival this weekend
“We’re still spoiled with last year’s snowfall,” says Jonathan King at Belleayre Mountain Winter Snow Park. “But we’re producing our
Below the belt with Orion
With a period of dark moonless skies coming up, and (so far) an unusually snowless winter, let’s do some old-fashioned
Learn ice-climbing skills at Catskill Ice Festival
January is here, so where is the snow? Last winter’s ample snowfall raised the hopes of folks who like to
Kingston & Highland host WinterFests this Saturday
The word amongst meteorologists is that it might snow just a bit this week, which scenario would perhaps be more
Take a walk with the John Burroughs Natural History Society
We in the mid-Hudson Valley are blessed to live in an area that retains much of its rural character, resulting
Pondering pestilence: Free Citizen Science lecture series at Bard
On New Year’s Eve, a bus driver in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, located just across a river from Hong
King of the mountain – for a day
The person who, back in the dim mists of time, designated the first day of winter Midwinter’s Day must have