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“Into the Firs” with Mike Kudish, Catskills Forest Historian

(“Into the Firs” appeared as a “Walking Woodstock” column in the August 4, 2011 Woodstock Times.) Our destination for the day was the dense dark spiky stand of balsam fir trees on Wildcat Mountain that Mike Kudish, the Catskills forest … Continue reading

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From Cuba to the Catskills

Three years ago I attended the Catskill Center’s annual summer picnic held on the lawns of its white house in Arkville, a gathering for speeches under the lawn tent and handshaking among members, often older people with a particular passion … Continue reading

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