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[[File:PhotoLogo.jpg|50px|right|link=Photo Gallery|Go to Photo Gallery]]Hilltown [[Photo Gallery|photos]]
 
[[Image:sunrise in the mist.jpg|250px|thumb|right|<center>Early morning mist on Warner's Lake in early October, from the collection of Willard Osterhout</center>]]
 
[[Image:sunrise in the mist.jpg|250px|thumb|right|<center>Early morning mist on Warner's Lake in early October, from the collection of Willard Osterhout</center>]]
  
 
This is a series of images showing the beauty of the Hilltowns. When we get enough images we will make a separate page for each town. Maybe some day we will have enough to make a coffee table book!
 
This is a series of images showing the beauty of the Hilltowns. When we get enough images we will make a separate page for each town. Maybe some day we will have enough to make a coffee table book!
  
If you have some photos you would like to share, click on "[[Instructions for Editing Hilltown Landscapes.]]"
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If you have some photos you would like to share, click on "[[Instructions for Editing Hilltown Landscapes]]."
  
 
Warm thanks to those willing to upload and share their photos:
 
Warm thanks to those willing to upload and share their photos:
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'''35 Acres given to Huyck Preserve'''
 
'''35 Acres given to Huyck Preserve'''
  
[[Huyck Preserve]] meighbors Jeri and John Woodhouse formally donated 37 acres of their long-held family property to become part of the Huyck Preserve. The land includes fields and shrub habitats, but is dominated by pristine quality emergent marsh.  
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[[r:Huyck Preserve|Huyck Preserve]] meighbors Jeri and John Woodhouse formally donated 37 acres of their long-held family property to become part of the Huyck Preserve. The land includes fields and shrub habitats, but is dominated by pristine quality emergent marsh.  
 
[[File:Woodhouse donation.jpg|250px|thumb|right|<center>Chad Jemison, Jeri and John Woodhouse]]
 
[[File:Woodhouse donation.jpg|250px|thumb|right|<center>Chad Jemison, Jeri and John Woodhouse]]
 
Located just along Route 85 just north of Rensselaerville, this large open wetland is easily viewed and can be enjoyed by all. This land has terrific birding potential and is on the edge of being suitable habitat for the endangered bog turtle. Along with being protected in perpetuity, this wonderful gift will be highly valued at the biological field station for research and education opportunities.
 
Located just along Route 85 just north of Rensselaerville, this large open wetland is easily viewed and can be enjoyed by all. This land has terrific birding potential and is on the edge of being suitable habitat for the endangered bog turtle. Along with being protected in perpetuity, this wonderful gift will be highly valued at the biological field station for research and education opportunities.
  
 
==Jim Hamilton==
 
==Jim Hamilton==
Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's [[Lot 594]].
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Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's '''[[b:Lot 594|Lot 594]]'''.
 
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Image:Thatcher_Park.JPG|<center> Fall drive through Thatcher Park, October 2009</center>
 
Image:Thatcher_Park.JPG|<center> Fall drive through Thatcher Park, October 2009</center>
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==Eric Chamberlain==
 
==Eric Chamberlain==
Eric lives in Township next to the [[Township Hotel| Township Tavern]]. His house is on the site of the [[Octagon House]]. Eric has many photos posted on our "[[Then and Now]]" page.
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Eric lives in Township next to the '''[[K:Township Hotel| Township Tavern]]'''. His house is on the site of the '''[[k:Octagon House|Octagon House]]'''. Eric has many photos posted on our "[[Then and Now]]" page.
 
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Image:Knox Town Park.jpg|<center>Tree at the edge of the KNOX TOWN park</center>
 
Image:Knox Town Park.jpg|<center>Tree at the edge of the KNOX TOWN park</center>
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==Daniel A. Driscoll==
 
==Daniel A. Driscoll==
Daniel A. Driscoll, of Knox, is founder and Chairman of the Helderberg Escarpment Planning Committee; he is a member of the Town of Knox Planning Board. Like all of the Albany hill towns, Knox is known for its natural beauty: pastoral rural countryside, rolling hills, meandering creeks, waterfalls, forest land. Click her for a list of [[Knox Farms, Natural History, and Outdoor Recreation]] opportunities. Here are some of Dan's pictures showing the Beauty of Knox
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Daniel A. Driscoll, of Knox, is founder and Chairman of the Helderberg Escarpment Planning Committee; he is a member of the Town of Knox Planning Board. Like all of the Albany hill towns, Knox is known for its natural beauty: pastoral rural countryside, rolling hills, meandering creeks, waterfalls, forest land. Click her for a list of '''[[k:Knox Farms, Natural History, and Outdoor Recreation|Knox Farms, Natural History, and Outdoor Recreation]]''' opportunities. Here are some of Dan's pictures showing the Beauty of Knox
  
 
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Image:WolfCreekFalls 01.jpg|<center>[[Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]<br>
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Image:WolfCreekFalls 01.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Wolf Creek Falls Preserve|Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]'''<br>
Image:WolfCreekFalls 02.jpg|<center>[[Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]<br>
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Image:WolfCreekFalls 02.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Wolf Creek Falls Preserve|Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]'''<br>
Image:WolfCreekFalls 03.jpg|<center>[[Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]<br>
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Image:WolfCreekFalls 03.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Wolf Creek Falls Preserve|Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]'''<br>
Image:WolfCreekFalls 04.jpg|<center>[[Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]<br>
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Image:WolfCreekFalls 04.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Wolf Creek Falls Preserve|Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]'''<br>
Image:WolfCreekFalls 05.jpg|<center>[[Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]<br>
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Image:WolfCreekFalls 05.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Wolf Creek Falls Preserve|Wolf Creek Falls Preserve]]'''<br>
Image:Winn01.jpg|<center>[[Winn Preserve]]<br>
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Image:Winn01.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Winn Preserve|Winn Preserve]]'''<br>
Image:Winn03.jpg|<center>[[Winn Preserve]]<br>
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Image:Winn03.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Winn Preserve|Winn Preserve]]'''<br>
Image:Winn04.jpg|<center>[[Winn Preserve]]<br>
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Image:Winn04.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Winn Preserve|Winn Preserve]]'''<br>
File:KnoxWetland01-4-.JPG|<center>Knox wetlands, [[Knox Town Park]]<br></center>
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File:KnoxWetland01-4-.JPG|<center>Knox wetlands, Knox Town Park<br></center>
 
File:KnoxWetland03-1-.JPG|<center>Knox wetlands<br></center>
 
File:KnoxWetland03-1-.JPG|<center>Knox wetlands<br></center>
 
File:KnoxWetland02-1-.JPG|<center>Knox wetlands<br></center>
 
File:KnoxWetland02-1-.JPG|<center>Knox wetlands<br></center>
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File:Bluesky-1-.jpg|<center>Blue Sky, [[Cole Hill State Forest]]<br> by Andy Arthur, Mar 6, 2009</center>
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File:Bluesky-1-.jpg|<center>Blue Sky, '''[[b:Cole Hill State Forest|Cole Hill State Forest]]'''<br> by Andy Arthur, Mar 6, 2009</center>
 
Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center>
 
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File:Cole Hill Valley-.jpg|<center>Cole Hill Valley from the top of Cole Hill<br>Mar. 2009</center>
 
File:Cole Hill Valley-.jpg|<center>Cole Hill Valley from the top of Cole Hill<br>Mar. 2009</center>
File:Sunsetwood-1-.jpg|<center>Sunset woods, [[Partridge Run]] WMA<br>Mar. 2009</center>
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File:Sunsetwood-1-.jpg|<center>Sunset woods, '''[[b:Partridge Run|Partridge Run]]''' WMA<br>Mar. 2009</center>
 
File:Icelimbs-1-.jpg|<center>Winter Wonder - Ice Limbs<br>Dec. 2008</center>
 
File:Icelimbs-1-.jpg|<center>Winter Wonder - Ice Limbs<br>Dec. 2008</center>
 
File:Behindbern1-1-.jpg|<center>Uhai - Behind Berne<br></center>
 
File:Behindbern1-1-.jpg|<center>Uhai - Behind Berne<br></center>
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Margaret has also shared with us a photo of the [[Dunbar Hollow Cemetery]]. And check out the source and the great story on the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/margaretmendel/2988550776/ Dunbar Hollow murders] she wrote to go with the photo.
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Margaret has also shared with us a photo of the '''[[w:Dunbar Hollow Cemetery|Dunbar Hollow Cemetery]]'''. And check out the source and the great story on the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/margaretmendel/2988550776/ Dunbar Hollow murders] she wrote to go with the photo.
  
 
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/margaretmendel/954389663/ Here is another of her photos taken at Dunbar Hollow]
 
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/margaretmendel/954389663/ Here is another of her photos taken at Dunbar Hollow]
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==Jeremy Rue==
 
==Jeremy Rue==
 
Jeremy Rue lives in Knox. All images were taken about 2003.
 
Jeremy Rue lives in Knox. All images were taken about 2003.
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Image:Old Gage Farm.jpg |<center>Old Gage Farm, from West Wind Road, Knox</center>
 
Image:Old Gage Farm.jpg |<center>Old Gage Farm, from West Wind Road, Knox</center>
 
Image:Fox Creek.jpg|<center>[[Fox Creek]]</center>
 
Image:Fox Creek.jpg|<center>[[Fox Creek]]</center>
Image:Fox Creek near Foxenkill Lodge.jpg|<center>[[Fox Creek]] near [[Foxenkill Lodge]]</center>
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Image:Fox Creek near Foxenkill Lodge.jpg|<center>'''[[b:Foxenkill|Fox Creek]]''' near '''[[k:Foxenkill Lodge|Foxenkill Lodge]]'''</center>
 
Image:Foliage.jpg|<center>Foliage in My Back Yard, Knox</center>
 
Image:Foliage.jpg|<center>Foliage in My Back Yard, Knox</center>
 
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Image:Home summer 2008.jpg|<center>Home (Berne), summer 2008></center>
 
Image:Home summer 2008.jpg|<center>Home (Berne), summer 2008></center>
 
Image:Ice Crystals, Berne.jpg|<center>Frozen fields of home, Berne</center>
 
Image:Ice Crystals, Berne.jpg|<center>Frozen fields of home, Berne</center>
File:"Home" by Chelsie Miller 1.jpg|<center>Fields of home</center>
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File:Home by Chelsie Miller 1.jpg|<center>Fields of home</center>
 
File:Long farm by Chelsie Miller.jpg|<center>Long farm, East Berne</center>
 
File:Long farm by Chelsie Miller.jpg|<center>Long farm, East Berne</center>
 
File:Storm clouds.jpg|<center>Gathering clouds</center>
 
File:Storm clouds.jpg|<center>Gathering clouds</center>
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==Will Osterhout==
 
==Will Osterhout==
[[Willard Osterhout]] is not only a great photographer, but also a collector of old photos and vintage postcards of the Hilltowns. He has posted hundreds of old photographs of Berne on this site, and is is now doing the same for Rensseaerville.
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Willard Osterhout is not only a great photographer, but also a collector of old photos and vintage postcards of the Hilltowns. He has posted hundreds of old photographs of Berne on this site, and is is now doing the same for Rensseaerville.
 
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Image:December ice storm 1.jpg|<center>December Ice Storm</center>
 
Image:December ice storm 1.jpg|<center>December Ice Storm</center>
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==Old Photos==
 
==Old Photos==
 
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Image:20041021SinkHoleEntranceWEB.jpg|<center>[[Knox Cave]] entrance in winter<br.>Knox Historical Society</center>
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Image:20041021SinkHoleEntranceWEB.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Knox Cave|Knox Cave]]''' entrance in winter<br>Knox Historical Society</center>
 
Image:Birds Eye View.jpg|<center>Berne</center>
 
Image:Birds Eye View.jpg|<center>Berne</center>
Image:Bridge to Knox Web.jpg|<center>Bridge over the [[Foxenkill]] on the old road to Knox<br.>Photo from the collection of Joan Rorick</center>
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Image:Bridge to Knox Web.jpg|<center>Bridge to Knox Web.jpg</center>
Image:KnoxCavePhotoWEB.jpg|<center>[[Knox Cave]] in the 1950's when it was lit commercially<br.>Knox Historical Society</center>
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Image:KnoxCavePhotoWEB.jpg|<center>'''[[k:Knox Cave|Knox Cave]]''' in the 1950's when it was lit commercially<br>Knox Historical Society</center>
Image:RensselaervilleGristMill3.jpg|<center>Rensselaerville Grist Mill<br.>Rensselaerville Historical Society</center>
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Image:RensselaervilleGristMill3.jpg|<center>Rensselaerville Grist Mill<br>Rensselaerville Historical Society</center>
Image:Village of Berne.jpg|<center>hamlet of Berne<br.>Berne Historical Society</center>
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Image:Village of Berne.jpg|<center>hamlet of Berne<br>Berne Historical Society</center>
Image:Wooden Bridge in Berne.jpg|<center>Wooden brige in hamlet of Berne across the [[Foxenkill]]<br.>Berne Historical Society</center>
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Image:Wooden Bridge in Berne.jpg|<center>Wooden brige in hamlet of Berne across the '''[[b:Foxenkill|Foxenkill]]'''<br>Berne Historical Society</center>
 
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'''If you enjoyed these pictures, you will probably also enjoy looking at the pictures on the [[Then and Now]] page.'''  
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'''If you enjoyed these pictures, you will probably also enjoy looking at the pictures on the [[Photo Gallery|Then and Now]] page.'''  
 
[[Category:Natural History]]
 
[[Category:Natural History]]

Latest revision as of 01:44, 23 March 2014

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Hilltown photos

Early morning mist on Warner's Lake in early October, from the collection of Willard Osterhout

This is a series of images showing the beauty of the Hilltowns. When we get enough images we will make a separate page for each town. Maybe some day we will have enough to make a coffee table book!

If you have some photos you would like to share, click on "Instructions for Editing Hilltown Landscapes."

Warm thanks to those willing to upload and share their photos:

  • Jim Hamilton of Berne.
  • Eric Chamberlain of Knox.
  • Will Osterhout

Photo by Al Deitz, Oct. 2009

Bald Eagles From Al Deitz: "Three days straight in October of 2009, I passed the field on the east side of Switzkill Road near the Foxenkill Bridge and saw this immature Bald Eagle feeding on a deer carcus. On the third day I had my camera, and when I took this photo from my car, I could hear the eagle tear the meat from the bones . When I left the car for a closer photo, this spooked eagle would fly up into a tree to join it's mate. I suspect these two lived on West Mt."


35 Acres given to Huyck Preserve

Huyck Preserve meighbors Jeri and John Woodhouse formally donated 37 acres of their long-held family property to become part of the Huyck Preserve. The land includes fields and shrub habitats, but is dominated by pristine quality emergent marsh.

Chad Jemison, Jeri and John Woodhouse

Located just along Route 85 just north of Rensselaerville, this large open wetland is easily viewed and can be enjoyed by all. This land has terrific birding potential and is on the edge of being suitable habitat for the endangered bog turtle. Along with being protected in perpetuity, this wonderful gift will be highly valued at the biological field station for research and education opportunities.

Jim Hamilton

Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's Lot 594.

Eric Chamberlain

Eric lives in Township next to the Township Tavern. His house is on the site of the Octagon House. Eric has many photos posted on our "Then and Now" page.

Daniel A. Driscoll

Daniel A. Driscoll, of Knox, is founder and Chairman of the Helderberg Escarpment Planning Committee; he is a member of the Town of Knox Planning Board. Like all of the Albany hill towns, Knox is known for its natural beauty: pastoral rural countryside, rolling hills, meandering creeks, waterfalls, forest land. Click her for a list of Knox Farms, Natural History, and Outdoor Recreation opportunities. Here are some of Dan's pictures showing the Beauty of Knox

Andy Arthur

Andy Arthur, from Delmar, loves hiking and photography.

Barb Husek

Barb lives in Rensselaerville and is the founder of Rensselaerville Farmland Protection Facebook group. These are some of the beautiful photos posted by by her on the site.

Chris Shiralli

Worked at the Huyck Preserve in Rensselaerville.

Margaret Mendel

Margaret has also shared with us a photo of the Dunbar Hollow Cemetery. And check out the source and the great story on the Dunbar Hollow murders she wrote to go with the photo.

Here is another of her photos taken at Dunbar Hollow

Jeremy Rue

Jeremy Rue lives in Knox. All images were taken about 2003.

Here is a link to more of Jeremy's images.

Charles Sloger

Photos of Berne by Charles Sloger.

Here are more of Charles' photos

Chelsie Miller

Chelsie lives in Berne.

For more of Chelsie's photos click here.

Hal Miller

Born in Berne and gets back there annually to visit friends and family.

Will Osterhout

Willard Osterhout is not only a great photographer, but also a collector of old photos and vintage postcards of the Hilltowns. He has posted hundreds of old photographs of Berne on this site, and is is now doing the same for Rensseaerville.

Unknown Photographers

If anyone knows who took these photos, let us know so we can give them credit

Old Photos


If you enjoyed these pictures, you will probably also enjoy looking at the pictures on the Then and Now page.