Catskill confidential: Wurtsboro to unveil D&H site
A newly cleared and repaired section of the historic Delaware and Hudson Canal in Mamakating will be officially opened at 10 a.m. Saturday.
That's when you can come to the Pat Moore Memorial Park in Wurtsboro and walk to the nearby footbridge for the ribbon cutting. The park is located opposite 73 Sullivan St., home of the Wurtsboro Art Alliance.
This stretch of the D&H Canal begins at Sullivan Street and proceeds northward to Ferguson Lane at the northern edge of the village. Those in attendance will be invited to walk the newly opened towpath following the ribbon cutting.
The canal began construction in Wurtsboro July 13, 1825, and opened in October 1828. It carried coal and other goods from the mines in Pennsylvania to the Rondout near Kingston for 90 years and ultimately brought more industry and development to New York City.
Future events on this section of the canal will take place Sept. 21: a 5K race/walk and the 11.5 mile Roosa Gap Roller Coaster, sponsored by Sullivan Striders.
Now's your chance to use your trivia knowledge for a good cause, or two.
Radio station Thunder 102.1 FM will be hosting two trivia nights, at 6 p.m. Sept. 6, and 7 p.m. Oct. 3, at the Forestburgh Playhouse Tavern to benefit two charities.
Patrons will be asked to make a donation to a charity of their choice, which includes the Thunder 102 Country Cares for St. Jude's Kids Radiothon on Sept. 18 and 19, or the Sullivan County Walk Now for Autism Speaks on Oct. 25.
Participants are encouraged to bring five-member teams to compete in the competition. But if you can't find five people, contact Michelle Semerano, account manager and on-air personality for Bold Gold Media Group, at 292-7535 for help creating one.
If you would like to contribute but can't attend either night, you can donate a gift certificate or a prize for the station's raffle.
Andrew Beam
Dick Riseling to be honored
Longtime environmental activist and farmer Dick Riseling of Callicoon Center will be honored at 4 p.m. Saturday in a tribute featuring music and locally produced food at the Catskill Art Society, 48 Main St., Livingston Manor.
Riseling, who runs Apple Pond Farm in Callicoon Center, is known for his work in developing renewable energy projects throughout the county and as the past executive director of the Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development, which is organizing the event.
The Needmore Brothers will play. Wine and local beer will be available. Suggested donation is $25; all proceeds will benefit the Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development. Reservations: 292-4895 or kmaberman@gmail.com.