New Canoe Launch into Mohawk River in Clifton Park

Mohawk Landing is Clifton Park’s newest park and natural area. The park is on Riverview Road, just west of Brian Drive, along the Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway. It includes a gravel and wooden boardwalk trail that runs across the property to the top of the riverbank. A ramp of naturally occurring rock allows boaters to [...]

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Now available – “Mohawk: Discovering the Valley of the Crystals” by M. Paul Keesler

With summer season upon us people will be out and about fishing, boating, canoeing, and hiking.  One of the prime areas to discover or explore is the Mohawk Valley with its rich history and variety of outdoor opportunities.
The Mohawk Valley of New York is one of the most historic, important and unique regions in our [...]

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Putnam Trailway

Putnam Trailway is a rail trail that spans 12 miles in Putnam County, from Baldwin Place to Brewster Village. Here’s the Putnam Trailway brochure & map as a pdf file.

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Cohoes Falls View Park Opens

From a new park in Cohoes, visitors have an unobstructed view of the beautiful Cohoes Falls. According to John T. McDonald III, Mayor of the City of Cohoes, it’s the second largest falls in New York State. I wonder if that’s true?? Regardless, it looks like it would be a fun place to visit.

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Waterfalls all across New York State

Rich & I explored the waterfalls from the western edge of New York State, east to Utica, and from Lake Ontario, south to the PA border. We found well over 200 hundred that are accessible to the public. We wrote “200 Waterfalls in Central and Western New York – A Finders’ Guide” to lead [...]

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