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Historian Debra Conway holds a print of E.L. Henry’s 1891 painting, “On the Towpath,” which inspired her to propose a hiking trail on a former D&H Canal towpath, which is in the background to the right.

MINISINK FORD, NY — If you traveled along Route 97 through Barryville and Minisink Ford about 150 years ago, you would be floating, not driving—and your conveyance would not be a car, but … more

By JANE ANDERSON | 7/28/21

Catherine Lewis and Brandi Merolla, left, and Barbara Arendell, right, watch as Jennifer Porter cuts the ribbon on April 22 of the Tusten HORSE. Food waste will be collected in five-gallon food grade buckets, donated by Weiss Markets' Bakery Department, from seven different food establishments to start: 2 Queens, Pete’s Market, The Heron, The Laundrette, Blue Fox Motel, Forestburgh Playhouse via Jill Padua, and the Botanist. Eventually, residents will have the opportunity to drop off their unused food waste at the Narrowsburg Farmers Market. The digester at full capacity can handle 4000 lbs of food a month, which is 66 buckets a week...

Digesting and feeding the world

TUSTEN, NY — While the Town of Tusten is on the map as a New York State Climate Smart Community, it is now the first community that is home to an anaerobic digester powered by municipal solar … more

By LAURIE STUART | 4/28/21

A view with rooms

MONTICELLO, NY — It’s an ambitious plan. Last Thursday, Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (UDSB) Chair John Pizzolato pitched a new future for the group, which included a paid staff and the … more

By ANNEMARIE SCHUETZ | 3/18/21

Beefing up byway safety

NARROWSBURG, NY — The old expression “there’s safety in numbers” doesn’t seem to apply to Route 97 between Barryville and Port Jervis. Especially not during summer 2020, … more

By LINDA DROLLINGER | 8/26/20 | 1 comment

The Hawks Nest, a once beautiful scenic overlook, has been overtaken by graffiti.

Behaving badly on the scenic byway

CALLICOON, NY — Littering, loitering, speeding and graffiti have become so commonplace in Route 97’s famous Hawk’s Nest vista area that Deerpark police chief Richard Sztyndor calls … more

By LINDA DROLLINGER | 8/4/20

These artist renderings start to visualize what the Callicoon Train Visitors Center will look like.

A river runs beside it

NARROWSBURG, NY — Eighteen years ago, the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (UDSB) was born of legislation drafted by the New York State Scenic Byways System. Since then, this not-for-profit … more

By LINDA DROLLINGER | 6/30/20

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