Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Brooklyn teen died Saturday at Fawn's Leap in the Catskills. State officials have called for plans to curtail visitors to the ...

For those who know of the stunning blue spring-fed waters of Peekamoose Blue Hole in the Catskills of Ulster County, you may have noticed some changes in the past few years. Once a local spot to cool ...

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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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 ...

DENNING, N.Y. (AP) -- A Catskill Mountain swimming hole is so crowded that state officials are encouraging people to swim elsewhere. The area known as the Peekamoose Blue Hole, in Ulster County, has ...

DENNING, N.Y. (AP) — A Catskill Mountain swimming hole is so crowded that state officials are encouraging people to swim elsewhere. The area known as the Peekamoose Blue Hole, in Ulster County, has ...