Copake Falls News

The Phantom Gardener, 6837 Route 9, Rhinebeck. 11 a.m. today. Explore the dilemma of invasive plants with Kathleen Nelson, chairperson of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee of Mad Gardeners Inc., which is ... via Poughkeepsie Journal

“When people needed help, they came to me”

Reginald Crowley has a long history of service to the town of Copake that includes five years on the Planning Board followed by 14 years as town justice. via Register-Star

“I'm not certain just what quality a waterfall possesses that intrigues me so”

Author spills tales of culture, natural history Standing on a boulder overlooking a turquoise pool beneath an 80-foot-tall cascade of water, Russell Dunn recounted the legend of Bash Bish Falls near Copake ... via Asbury Park Press

“If you look into the mist, you can see an image of the beautiful maiden as the splashing water murmurs her name.”

COPAKE FALLS - Standing on a boulder overlooking a turquoise pool beneath an 80-foot-tall cascade of water, Russell Dunn recounted the legend of Bash Bish Falls. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“The other is that it's onomatopoetic, suggestive of the bashing and bishing sound of falling water”

This undated photo provided by Black Dome Press Corp. shows Bash Bish Falls in Berkshire County, Mass. via Southern Illinoisan

“The location of the village is unique: with an outlook over the smiling fields of New York, on the west, while the frowning mountains of Massachusetts almost over-hang it on the east.”

Back and forth four times from the Pontiac, we had our sleeping bags, pillows, kitchenware and food stowed in the ironworkers' house for our overnight trip into the past. via Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week