One can’t help but notice how beautiful the flowers look all along Main Street. It is such a pleasure to walk into the post office, sit on the deck or stroll down the street and come to the Mews. Don’t forget to round the corner at Gerard’s River Grill or walk across the street to Tusten Veterans Park. This beauty has all been made possible as a result of donations from the merchants and the dedicated work and funding of the Narrowsburg Beautification Group (NBG).

Have you been across the bridge at night? Our beautiful welcome sign is now lit up at night, so it is clear to anyone as they drive across the bridge after sunset that they are in Narrowsburg. This was made possible as a result of the coordinated efforts of the NBG and the town.

Perhaps some of you have noticed how the work of the NBG has spread to other areas of our town. Six small (but they will grow) hydrangea trees have been planted along Kirk Road by Pete’s Market. Once they all bloom, they will be a delightful sight. And as you enter town from the north, at Antique Junction, several planters have been filled and now adorn the grassy area.

This is the 15-year anniversary of Sullivan Renaissance, and the NBG has participated in the program every year since the beginning. It is with pleasure that we enjoy such things as the spring blooms on the pear trees on Bridge Street, the stone planters around our welcome signs and the library and the plantings in Veterans Park, just to name a few of the achievements of the NBG through the years.

Watch as the work of this dedicated group of volunteers continues. This year, along with maintaining past projects, they are creating a 2.5-mile walking tour loop, complete with historical informational panels. There will be more information on that in a future column.

Thank you, Narrowsburg Beautification Group for all your hard work. We all reap the rewards.