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More
than a naturalist
English professor and John Burroughs scholar James Perrin Warren
made the rounds in Ulster County last week, to discuss his new book
and help spread the message of the important contributions made
by Burroughs to U.S. literature and to past and contemporary environmental
movements.
Over the river and through the woods
As part of a local effort to call attention to the upcoming 400th
anniversary of Henry Hudson’s trip up the river that would
later bear his name, a talk was held at the Kingston Library Saturday
on the Native American and, later, Dutch, trading routes that connected
the Rondout with Connecticut, New York City and Albany.
One
hop at a time
Tom Keegan's love affair with beer began with a home brewing kit
on Long Island and landed him on St. James Street in Uptown Kingston,
where he now is running a considerably larger operation at Keegan
Ales Brewery. Just halfway through his second year in business,
Keegan's beer has received so much positive word-of-mouth that he
is straining to keep up with the demand. The company produced just
over 4,000 kegs in 2004, doubling the volume produced in the first
year. Keegan's market area runs from Newburgh to Albany and relies
largely on the demand of about 150 bars for kegs.
Open space ... the final frontier
Approximately 35 planning board members, town supervisors, farmers
and land trust representatives from throughout Ulster County filled
the legislative chamber last Thursday to participate in an Ulster
County Planning Board workshop on how municipalities can protect
open space and working farms.
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