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Sullivan House Bar and Grill Grand Opening
Wurtsboro will finally be getting another bar on April 2nd, 2022, this time called Sullivan House Bar and Grill. This house was built in 1950 and became a hunting lodge in 1962. Its previous name was S & J Hunting Lodge, Inc.. Thanks to the new owners, this structure got a beautiful facelift and is…
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Hiking to See the Solar Eclipse 2021
June 10th was the first solar eclipse of 2021. We got up late, five in the morning, jumped out of bed, got dressed and left the house. Our plan was to go to Roosa Gap fire tower and watch the eclipse but once we got there we were shocked. The parking lot was full and…
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Exploring the New Mamakating Fitness Trail
The Mamakating Fitness Trail is open for business! While we’ve lived in Wurtsboro since 2013, we’ve only been to Mamakating Park a handful of times. Those times involved us playing tennis, me not being any good, and Nihad giving up on taking us there. In high school I tried out for the tennis team but…
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Short Walk to Roosa Gap Fire Tower on 2-20 Pictures
Sometimes you just need a little fresh air and a short walk, and that’s what Roosa Gap Fire Tower provides us. Snow and not having snow shoes has put a damper on our Long Path journey. It has also stopped our outdoor adventures because we don’t want the snow shoes police coming after us. In…
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Hiking to High View Tunnel
For eight years, we’ve lived in Wurtsboro and just now discovered the High View Tunnel. We pass by the street all the time when we go local and never knew that we could hike the other side. After stumbling on a site with details about the tunnel, I was curious and wanted to check it…
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Walking the D & H Canal
We live in Wurtsboro NY where the D & H Canal used to pass through. The canal was also one of our first hiking trails we did when we moved upstate. If you don’t know, the Delaware and Hudson Canal was a channel that went from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River carrying mostly coal and…
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Completing our First HBTrails Triathlon
I’ve seen a few triathlons in my life but never participated in one. Perhaps one day before my knees give out, we will give it a try. Today, my hubby decided two weeks of resting his ribs was enough and that we should do a hike. We got ready, filled our water bottles and grabbed…