CATS event this Saturday!!!! The Celebrate Champlain Area Trails Event is this Saturday, June 2nd from 4 - 6 pm at Block House Farm in Essex. You can save $5 per person or $10 per family by signing-up by June 1 -- just send a check to CATS, PO Box 193, Westport, NY 12993. Call … [Read more...] about Reminder of Special CATS Event
CATS Travel Writing Contest
Turtle Crossing
Jen Zahorchak's essay "Turtle Crossing" is a humorous, informative and entertaining entry in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. Zahorchak and her family moved to the Champlain Valley to get away from the negatives of city life and get closer to nature. She remarks … [Read more...] about Turtle Crossing
Patchwork Community
"Patchwork Community" is another entry in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. In her essay, local Rebekah White describes some of the spectacular sights that can be seen while hiking Coon Mountain. She also mentions some wonderful places that are culturally unique … [Read more...] about Patchwork Community
One Music
"One Music" by Bob Rich is an essay about Split Rock Mountain that is a contender in the current Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. I find it to be a well-written essay with beautiful prose that is very striking. Nature's Music at Split Rock Rich talks about the … [Read more...] about One Music
Exploring Connections by Roads, History, and Ice Cream
Kyle M. Page is another contestant in the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest. His essay "Exploring Connections by Roads, History, and Ice Cream" takes the reader on a journey though the Champlain Valley. He begins by writing about the CATS trails system and the … [Read more...] about Exploring Connections by Roads, History, and Ice Cream