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Smallwood-Mongaup Valley
Surely, you, too, Reader, have noticed that this spring’s foliage in Sullivan County has been a kaleidoscope of color, almost as fantastical as the foliage of fall. Right now as you buzz down … more
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Kenoza Lake
May 12 — May is one of my favorite months of the year. After the early unseasonal warmth of April, the apple blossoms blooming slowed down and are now at their normal “stage” … more
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Cooking in the Country
It’s this time of year that I just love a slightly acidic bean salad to have for a light lunch or just to snack on when I get home. I never feel very guilty while eating it, which is always a … more
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The Garden Guru
I mentioned last week that I moved and our new house has a lawn that is more moss than grass. This week, I moved our camper from the old house to new and found that the lawn is quite hard as well. … more
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Hope for the Day
Many years ago I awoke from a dream in which a child was asking me, “So what do you get to do today?” I thought that was a very interesting question – not “What do you have to … more
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Lake Huntington
Rain, rain go away! Bring on the warmer temperatures and long, warm days please. It seems like we blinked, and March & April were over and now we are into May. Mother’s Day is coming up, so … more
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What? Now I have to pay for air?
Come spring bugs, birds and bikes emerge. I own workhorses from the ‘80’s. Solid steel; in many places rusted. I’ll call them ‘vintage bikes’ because it sounds better. … more
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The Barryville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting last Saturday for a new business in Yulan “MJZ TAT2’S.” The shop is located at 218 Airport Road in the same building as the Yulan Country Store. Owner and tattooist Michele Zuffanti a nineteen year Air Force veteran and long time resident of Yulan said that “ art has always been an important aspect of my life and by combining art and tattooing I appreciate that I can help people tell their story. To reach Michele at the shop call646-598-2827 or visit www.mjlifeablaze.com.
Highland
May 9 – The Barryville Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon cutting last Saturday for another new business that has opened up in Yulan. It is a tattoo shop called “MJZ TAT2’S and it is … more
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‘Halsey Corners’ Home: Many people have passed this dwelling at the corner of 17B and Route 115 in Bethel (Pucky Huddle Road) and wondered how soon it will succumb to gravity. Its legacy as part of the Halsey Corners of West Bethel is nearly forgotten, because it likely had its beginning well over a century ago. In 1984, Bethel Historian Beatrice Schoch wrote: “According to Mr. Ralph MacArthur, who owns this building and in whose family it has been for many years before the little building was built, this was never a toll house. It was a wash house behind the barns that were used as a way station for teamsters hauling a distance too great for one team or without a rest. It was moved where it is now about 1900 and used for some years as a home.” The Halsey Inn, which stood across from this on 17B, was reportedly owned by two of Mr. MacArthur’s aunts at one time; his mother was a Halsey before marriage. In the 1850 U.S. census, David Halsey is listed as an innkeeper in Bethel, and the inn is depicted across the road on the 1856 Gates map and the 1875 Beers Atlas. The late Callicoon historian Charles S. Hick wrote in the Sullivan County Record in 1944 about the Halsey Four Corners (as the intersection had been known), adding that they were also known sometimes as the McArthur Four Corners: “Many of you remember the ruins of the old tavern and the numerous barns that were a part of the es­tablishment... Here the horses on the turnpike stage coach were changed at that time and the passengers were provided with meals [at the hotel]... Every one was served with a meal, fresh horses were hitched to the coach, and every one was on his way with as little loss of time as possible.”
May 9, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago - 1873 The “island” in the Delaware River was completely swept away by the late flood. Mr. Charles Muller of Jeffersonville has recently produced an accurate and … more
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Jeffersonville
Congratulations to our very own Sullivan West Central School District for winning a ‘Best Communities for Music Education Award” through the NAMM Foundation (the NAMM Foundation … more
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A lot of hot air
The covid pandemic taught us many things. During the pandemic there was a large decrease in flu cases across the country. With most people wearing protective masks when being in groups, the spread of … more
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Arthur C. Butts.
Famous Sullivan County murder trials
Few Sullivan County residents have ever attained the success of Arthur C. Butts of Monticello– lawyer, assemblyman, judge, and published author– and yet there are only a handful of locals … more
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