Shopping in the Catskill/Woodstock/Ulster Area
Toys, Books, Housewares and Other Fun Things
With Black Friday in the past and the holidays approaching fast, I thought it might be nice to explore shopping in the Catskill & Ulster County area. I’m avoiding the big box stores and going for the independents as they tend to have more unique [...]
The Catskills’ Most Haunted Places
Halloween Events in the Catskills & Ulster County
It’s Halloween in the Catskill/Ulster area and this is one of the spookiest places in the country during the month of October. The traditional setting of fires to ward off ghosts has now evolved into dressing up like ghosts and evil spirits to blend [...]
Things to Do in the Catskills: Dutchess County/Ulster Area
Exploring the Catskills: Day Trips, Historical Reenactments and, yes, Beer
With the economy limping and no ice pack in sight, it’s time to explore the fun things to do in the Catskills without losing your ankle brace:
We’re going to start across the river in Dutchess County. Driving onto [...]
Weekending in New Paltz
Fun Things to Do in one of New York’s Hippest Towns: New Paltz, NY
There’s no shortage of things to do in the village of New Paltz. I considered calling this column Weekending in New Paltz because it can’t all get done in a day. New Paltz is a refreshing break from franchises, [...]
Irene’s Aftermath in the Catskills
How to Prepare for a Hurricane
Hurricane Irene blew through the area on August 27 and 28, 2011 and we’re still feeling the effects. Like most I didn’t take it too seriously. I parked my car in the driveway and soaped it up so Mother Nature could give me a free power [...]
Antique Shops in the Catskills
Best Antiquing in the Catskills
Growing up in Connecticut, my family would take a trip to the Catskills every fall. As a child, the Catskills were synonymous with the (now out of business) Catskills Game Farm (…”you’ll find adventure…at Catskills Game Farm…adventure is in our nature! “). I can still recall [...]
Things to Do in the Catskills Labor Day Weekend
Back to School, Fairs, Arts and Crafts
It’s rounding the corner of the end of summer with the home stretch in sight. That means its back to school time. With the economy tanking and the job market, or any sign of a promotion, looking bleak, taking a college [...]
Things to Do in the Catskills / Ulster County in August (2011)
The summer is more than half over and the days are shrinking like a hamburger on a hot grill. Before it’s all up and gone, however, there’s a lot of great “summer” stuff to still get in; here’s a look at some of what’s [...]
How to Stay Cool this Summer in the Catskills
Things have heated up the past few weeks and not just on reality shows. With the heat of mid-July reaching the surface temperature of the sun, some of us have hidden inside, clicking our heels three times incanting “there’s no time like fall.”
We’re going to explore the [...]
Things to Do in the Catskills in July
Summer is in half-swing as July 4th is behind us and Labor Day is rushing in like the Giants defensive line. With the days getting shorter and the summer to do list getting longer, bouncing around the area to see a spattering of fun summer things in the [...]
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