Celebrating Mountain Athletic Club Grounds’ naming to State and National Registers of Historic Places! Vintage ball game between MAC and Olneyville Cadets to follow.
Free admission.
Village Park, Wagner Ave.,
Fleischmanns.
Noon
Learn about the natural, industrial and human history of this mountain clove on a 3.5-mile hike on State trail with forest historian Michael Kudish. Space is limited, registration required.
$10.
Meet at State Trailhead
Mill Brook Rd.,
10 a.m.
Register: history@catskill.net.
FMI: 845-586-4973.
Rain date May 16.
HISTORY OF LIGHT 2015 PHOTO GALLERY
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Native Americans, and pioneers, burned strips of pitch pine to illuminate small areas
Q&A followed Paul’s presentation
An early ‘flashlight,’ equipped with a cover, proved especially useful in police stakeouts.
Examining lighting artifacts
A tin backboard and a crystal globe projected and enhanced light from a candle