River ways and dog days

To live in the Delaware River Valley is to be gifted with opportunities to experience fantastic flora and fauna. But river-related events and the characters who people them are every bit as fascinating.

Narrowsburg’s Riverfest is one such example. Held last weekend, the event celebrates a community and its artists, a river and the culture that rises from around its banks.

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Beyond Grass

I like grass. Believe it or not, I even like mowing, although hand mowing and trimming will never be at the top of my list of fun things to do.

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Hillbilly salmon and…

Why the complete tangler has no fishing tale today: several weeks of intense gardening in the daytime and then dashing down to the Fishkill area to watch my grandson play Little League baseball in the evening kept me off the streams. Then the day that my two pals, the Graham brothers, arrived, I suddenly developed a large hematoma just above my left ankle.

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Also in this issue:

• Eagle population prospers