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Roebling Bridge Maintenance Work to Begin 9/11
Maintenance work on the National Historic Landmark Roebling Bridge (Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct) will occur between September 11, 2017 and November 15, 2017 in order to repoint the New York abutment and landings at the start of the wooden towpaths and…
UDC Updates Visitor Brochure
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) announces the availability of the “Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Map and Guide for New York & Pennsylvania” which has been extensively updated as a Fiscal Year 2017 educational outreach project. A…
UDC Approves Final 2017 Technical Grant Projects
LOCAL HISTORY BOOK: Shohola Township used its UDC 2017 TAG to produce “Shohola Boarding Houses: Postcards from the Past”. The new resource offers a visual history of the boarding house industry, supplemented by historical facts, anecdotes, and personal reminiscences of…
River and Banks Cleaned Through UDC Grants
RIVER CLEAN-UP: Members, parents, and leaders from the Calkins Ag 4-H group cleared trash July 23 from a section of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River between Callicoon, PA and Skinners Falls, NY on behalf of Damascus Township, which…
UDC Raft Trip Attracts 137
The Carbrera group from Middletown, NY launches from Kittatinny Canoes’ Staircase Rapids Access during the Aug. 6th UDC Raft Trip. NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council’s (UDC) 29th Annual Family Raft Trip drew 137 individuals to the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational…
Gay Vietzke Named Director of NPS Northeast Region
Release Date: July 21, 2017 Contacts: Tom Crosson, thomas_crosson@nps.gov 202-208-6843 Gay Vietzke Named Director of National Park Service’s Northeast Region WASHINGTON – Today, acting National Park Service (NPS) Director Michael T. Reynolds announced the selection of Gay Vietzke as regional…
Deerpark Creates Historic Marker Brochure
NARROWSBURG – The Upper Delaware Council recently approved a $2,757.00 payment to the Town of Deerpark, NY upon successful completion of its 2017 Technical Assistance Grant project to create a “Historic Markers of the Town of Deerpark” brochure. The project…
UDC Technical Assistance Grant Applications due by Aug. 31
Caption: The Shohola Township Planning Commission was honored by the Upper Delaware Council at the 28th Annual Awards Ceremony on April 24, 2016 for completing a five-year process to update zoning codes for the township. From left to right are…
13th Annual Zane Grey Festival July 15
Fun for the Whole Family at the 13th Annual Zane Grey Festival Photo Caption: The Cowboy Dentist meets a Civil War Soldier at the Zane Grey Festival. BEACH LAKE, PA –The National Park Service and the Zane Grey’s West Society…
UDC Welcomes Public on Aug. 6 Raft Trip
UDC Welcomes Public on Aug. 6 Raft Trip MATAMORAS, PA – The 29th Annual Family Raft Trip sponsored by the Upper Delaware Council, Inc. will take place on Sunday, August 6. Public reservations are due by Friday, July 28. The…
