Kayak Black Creek & Chodikee Lake in Highland
Saturday, June 24: Craig Chapman of New Paltz Kayaking Tours will supply rental kayaks and canoes at a cost of $10 each, or you can bring your own kayak to join the fleet.
Lifestyle
For many parents, New York’s Child Health Plus is a saving grace
While affordable access to health care for adults remains elusive, it’s heartening to know New York’s program for children will remain regardless of what happens in Washington.
How real estate brokers show the Hudson Valley
Real-estate clients show up from Brooklyn with huge enthusiasm for this area and absolutely no idea why. That’s what happens when an area develops “buzz.” They don’t know why it’s so great here, but they’ve heard it is and they’re in love before they even get off the Thruway.
Neighbors upset over new Overlook Mt. trail parking
“Our homes have been devalued. We had really private homes, and now there’s going to be a huge public parking lot…right across the road.”
HV Gastroenterology can now do procedures in Woodstock office
One of the key facts of life over the age of 50 is the need to get colonoscopies every ten years, and on an even more regular schedule as one ages over 65.
Planting for resettled honeybees at Thorn Preserve
Kind-hearted people rescue stray dogs and cats and find them homes, but Chris Layman does just the opposite when he rescues honeybees.
Mohonk Foothills Phenology Project seeks volunteers to collect nature data
Succinctly defined by the National Wildlife Federation as “the study of how the biological world times natural events,” phenology matters to humans in a million different ways.
Great hikes: Bonticou Crag
Viewed from New Paltz, Bonticou is that first notable white outcrop to the north of Sky Top. Some accounts claim that it was named after an early surveyor; others that the Bonte Coe (Spotted Cow in Dutch) was, like the Gilded Otter, one of the ships that brought European settlers to the area. Whatever it means, locals tend to pronounce it “Bontikyew,” not “Bontikoo.”
Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck
Friday-Sunday, June 2-4: The Fabulous Beekman Boys will be back for another cooking demo, and you’ll be able to meet the editors of Country Living magazine plus more than 200 vendors from 25 states, including antiques sellers, food purveyors, artists, furnituremakers and crafters.
Cool lesser-known astro-expressions
Some are pure fun. They’re fun either because they sound intriguing, or else denote a little-known phenomenon that deserves wider recognition.