KERHONKSON, N.Y. (AP) — An infestation of blood-sucking leeches is forcing the state to shut down the swimming area at a Catskill Mountain lake for two days. Lake Minnewaska is closed to all users ...

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NEW YORK (WWTI) — Campgrounds and day-use areas across New York will begin closing their beaches for swimming this week. Beaches will begin closing swimming opportunities in August as many lifeguards ...

HUNTER — Fast-rising water from heavy rain trapped 16 people Tuesday in popular swimming holes in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Rescue workers from a half-dozen agencies saved the bathers ...

On Wednesday, July 26, the Kingston Fire Department was requested under mutual aid with the rope rescue team to assist the Twin Cloves Technical Rescue Team in removing an injured patient from the ...

Swimming the Hudson might seem chancy to some, but to an intrepid group of swimmers, it’s as natural as falling off a log. Early Wednesday morning, a group of swimmers entered the water near the Rip ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Thursday it is transitioning to unsupervised swimming at most beaches in the Adirondacks and Catskill campgrounds, including Moffitt ...

Overlook Mountain Fire Tower View. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. The heat is finally breaking so we think it’s high time to do some hiking in the Catskill Mountains. While you could join the mass ...