Roscoe O&W Railway Museum
September 19, 2026
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The regional New York Ontario & Western Railway (O&W) operated from 1868 to 1957 and ran from Weehawken, New Jersey to Oswego on the shores of Lake Ontario, passing through the southern Catskills and Sullivan County along the way. There were also branches to Kingston, Port Jervis, Monticello, Delhi, Utica, Rome and Scranton. The railway was mainly...
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Bethel Woods Center for the Arts: A Photographic Study
September 05, 2026
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The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is scenically located just north of the hamlet of Bethel in Sullivan County, New York.
The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is home to the site where the historic Woodstock Music & Art Fair took place on August 15-18 1969. The concert featured 32 of the most famous musical acts of the era including the Gratef...
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Catskills Museum of Photography: Historic Photograph of the Month – September 2026
September 01, 2026
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The Catskills Museum of Photography is an online historical photograph gallery with over 5,400 photographs from over 190 of the greatest Catskills photographers in history.
Each month I will select one photograph from the collection to feature as the Historic Photograph of the Month.
Title: Kaaterskill Falls, Catskill Mountains, N.Y.
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Brunel Park: A History and Photographic Study
August 29, 2026
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“As a token of admiration for the grandeur and mysteries of nature and the beauty of the Catskill Mountains, Emile Brunel, a native of France, chose these sites for the Chalet Indien in 1920. He conceived, designed, sculpted and erected these statues and monuments in memory of the Indian tribes who sojourned on these grounds, once upon a time.”...
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Tugboat Catherine C. Miller on the Hudson River
August 22, 2026
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The Catherine C. Miller is a U.S flagged tugboat from Staten Island, New York. It was built in 1981 by Terrebonne Shipbuilders Incorporated of Houma, Louisiana as the Miss Keely for Sea Ray Marine Services Incorporated of Houma, Louisiana.
In 1998, the tug was acquired by G and B Marine Incorporated of Houma, Louisiana. The tug retained her name...
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Coral Coast, Chesapeake City, Maryland
August 15, 2026
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The Coral Coast is a U.S. flagged tugboat from Chesapeake City, Maryland. It was built in 1971 by the McDermott Shipyard Incorporated of Morgan City, Louisiana as the Luke Z. Defelice for the DeFelice Marine Towing Company of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
In 1980, the DeFelice Marine Towing Company was acquired by Gulf Fleet Marine Incorporated of Ho...
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Esopus Meadows Lighthouse: A History and Photographic Study
August 08, 2026
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Introduction
The Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, affectionately known as the Maid of the Meadows, is an active lighthouse located on the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Kingston. It is located at River Mile 87 on the Hudson River, as measured from the southern tip of Manhattan. The Hudson River is approximately 315 miles long.
The lighthouse...
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North Lake-South Lake: A Photographic Study
August 01, 2026
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Thomas Cole at North-South Lake
“Shut in by stupendous mountains which rest on crags which tower more than a thousand feet above the water, whose rugged brows and shadowy peaks are clotted by dark and tangled wood, they [North and South Lakes] have an august aspect of deep seclusion, of utter and unbroken solitude, that when standing on their br...
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Catskills Museum of Photography: Historic Photograph of the Month – August 2026
August 01, 2026
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The Catskills Museum of Photography is an online historical photograph gallery with over 5,400 photographs from over 190 of the greatest Catskills photographers in history.
Each month I will select one photograph from the collection to feature as the Historic Photograph of the Month.
Title: Cauterskill Fall, from above. (2nd Series, #232)...
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Fitch’s Covered Bridge: A History and Photographic Study
July 25, 2026
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Introduction
The historic Fitch’s Covered Bridge is located off Route 10 in the hamlet of East Delhi, approximately 3 miles northeast from the village of Delhi in Delaware County, New York. The bridge spans the West Branch of the Delaware River.
Fitch’s Covered Bridge is a single span carried on abutments of dry laid fieldstone faced with con...
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John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary: A History and Photographic Study
July 18, 2026
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“Living in the woods is a real satisfaction to me. When I reach Slabsides there is always a sense of relief, as if I’d got away from something that harassed me. The place attracts me, and I feel very much at home, with the great rock that I can see from my window reaching around my house like a protecting arm.” – John Burroughs.
“If I were to na...
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Widow Jane Mine: A History and Photographic Study
July 11, 2026
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The Widow Jane Mine is a former cement mine located on the historic Snyder Estate in the town of Rosendale, New York. The Widow Jane Mine, as well as other mines in the area, were home to the “natural cement” industry, often referred to as Rosendale cement. The Widow Jane Mine was active from around 1825 to 1970.
Natural cement was disco...
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Rondout Lighthouse: A Photographic Study
July 04, 2026
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The historic Rondout Lighthouse is located at Kingston, New York along on the west side of the Hudson River. The lighthouse marks the entrance and tidal flats of the Rondout Creek. It is one of only seven lighthouses remaining on the Hudson River. It is still operational as a navigational light.
The first Rondout Lighthouse, made of wood,...
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Catskills Museum of Photography: Historic Photograph of the Month – July 2026
July 01, 2026
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The Catskills Museum of Photography is an online historical photograph gallery with over 5,400 photographs from over 190 of the greatest Catskills photographers in history.
Each month I will select one photograph from the collection to feature as the Historic Photograph of the Month.
Title: 155_The Fawn’s Leap – Kauterskill Clove – Catski...
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Five Lock Walk, High Falls, New York
June 27, 2026
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The historic Five Lock Walk is located at the Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum in the hamlet of High Falls, New York. The scenic walking trail follows along a restored section of towpath of the former D&H Canal.
The 108-mile D&H Canal was constructed to transport coal from northeast Pennsylvania to the Rondout District of Kingston, where it woul...
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