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Catskill History: Peg-Leg Bates - The One Legged Black Tap Dancer & Catskills Resort Owner

Catskill History: Peg-Leg Bates - The One Legged Black Tap Dancer & Catskills Resort Owner
A lot of history in  these mountains. While researching a property in Kerhonkson, I came across this. Between 1951 and the mid-80s, Peg-Leg Bates the one legged black tap dancer owned the largest black owned resort in the Catskills, the Peg-Leg Bates Country Club in Kerhonkson NY. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show 21 times. Click here for the whole story
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"COMING UP ROSES🌹" - .67 Acre w/Older Mobile Home - Rose Rd Pittsfield, NY - Well-Septic-Electric-Driveway - 2-Story Pole Barn - RVs OK!!! - Only $15K down

"COMING UP ROSES" 296 Rose Road, Pittsfield/Edmeston, NY, Otsego County FOR SALE .67 Acre Lot located at 296 Rose Road, Pittsfield/Edmeston, NY, Otsego County Older mobile home (good bones, needs complete overhaul) - Well & Septic system (as is) - Electric on-site - Driveway - 1800 sf Pole Barn w/metal roof - Tranquil country setting - Mostly Level & cleared terrain - Town maintained rd - Zoned 1-fam, 2-fam, Agriculture, Recreation - RVs OK - 3 1/2 hrs/NYC. ONLY $43,900!!! "COMING UP ROSES" - Bring your mad handyman skills and restore this ugly duckling...
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Land Buying Checklist – Making the Right and Profitable Choices

Land Buying Checklist – Making the Right and Profitable Choices
Buying a land may have different implications and meaning to different home investors and buyers. Given the present situation of the economy and financial sector, you will definitely have several opposing factors bombarding your choice and resolve to buy a land or not. Hence to get rid of this confusion, it is most important to come up with a viable and dependable checklist on what criteria is most amenable for a profitable land buying investment. There are appropriate and specially regulated ordinances for zoning requirements before transacting into land purchase. Zoning requirements are made...
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Our Children's Land

Our Children's Land
We did not inherit the land from our fathers. We are borrowing it from our children. -Amish Proverb  
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Resorts World Catskills Announces Early Public...

Resorts World Catskills Announces Early Public... January 17th, 2018 Luxury gaming resort to welcome the public to the casino on February 8th as state and local dignitaries join executives to commemorate milestone January 17, 2018 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time MONTICELLO, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Resorts World Catskills...
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Finding the Right Contractor

Finding the Right Contractor When building a home on vacant land, selecting a contractor is one of  THE most important decisions that you can make. It is always good to get recommendations from people that you trust. You should check with the better business bureau to see if they have any complaints against them. Once you...
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No Bones About It - A Halloween Tale

No Bones About It - A Halloween Tale When I first started out in this business, my wife and I used to joke about how many bodies were probably buried in the 1000's of acres of vacant land found in upstate New York. But it was anything but funny, when I received a call from a prospective buyer, who said that he had found the skeletal remains...
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Drone Crash Footage

Drone Crash Footage Drone Crash Over Massapequa Park After Losing Contact with the Craft This is video captured right before crashing my drone into a nearby tree at an altitude of about 90 feet (9 stories up). After about 5 minutes of flying around my neighborhood, the craft stopped responding to my controller. Within...
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Progress Being Made on the future Montreign...

Progress Being Made on the future Montreign... In December of 2015,  a state board granted licenses for three extravagant resort casinos  in New York State.  The largest of the three future casinos is the $1.3 billion Montreign Resort Casino currently being built on the grounds of the former Concord Resort. Construction is already under way. The...
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FREE - OFFICE/STORAGE TRAILER Fallsburg NY...

FREE - OFFICE/STORAGE TRAILER Fallsburg NY...         FREE!! FREE!! FREE!! OFFICE/STORAGE TRAILER Located in Fallsburg, NY  Ready Immediately! ***  If interested, you must have the means to remove it *** Up for grabs is a storage container on a chassis. The unit is approximately 40 ft long by 8 ft wide and is in fairly good...
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Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July Here's to a safe and happy 4th of July. This is truly a great country where anything is possible with hard work and determination. .
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Ulster County Wildfire Scorchs over 300 acres...

Ulster County Wildfire Scorchs over 300 acres... Amanda J. Purcell, Poughkeepsie Journal 12:34 p.m. EDT April 24, 2016 ELLENVILLE - Governor Andrew Cuomo has directed additional state emergency personnel Sunday to a wildfire that has scorched nearly 300 acres at Sam's Point Preserve. Approximately 80 firefighters and emergency medical technicians...
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Nature RX

Nature RX Nature RX is a grassroots movement using humor to inform people about the  healing aspects of getting outdoors. The  video aims to bring awareness to research showing that spending more time in nature improves your health, well-being and leads to making better environmental decisions. Help spread...
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Holiday Giveaway! - FREE 3 Abandoned Vehicles!...

Holiday Giveaway! - FREE 3 Abandoned Vehicles!... HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY Three Abandoned Vehicles FREE!! FREE!! FREE!!   1- 1994 Ford Mini Bus - Body in good shape Last used as work van. Maybe good vehicle for Mini House on Wheels conversion. Must be able to pick up.      No key/No title. 2 - Recreational Vehicle - on wheels. Dry inside....
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Do Your Due Diligence - How to research a...

Do Your Due Diligence - How to research a... Buying vacant land is a big deal. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Buying the right piece of land takes effort.  A lot of factors go into making the right decision: Does it have proper road access? Is there electric nearby? Can it sustain a well & septic system? What can I build on it? Can I...
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A Gift Of Survival

A Gift Of Survival I would like to thank all of my subscribers for opting in to be notified when new, unique discounted properties become available. You are the heart of my business and for that I am very grateful. I would like to make sure that you are around for many years to come. To ensure your longevity and to show...
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Septic Systems 101

Septic Systems 101 OK. I'll admit it. I'm a septic dummy. Even though I deal in land everyday, I truly know very little about septic systems. I often get asked questions about perculator tests, leach fields and the costs & types of septic systems available. Up until now I could provide few answers and would...
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Dazed & Confused

Dazed & Confused Sometimes we have to stop and laugh at ourselves and this is just one of those times. Below is a video of me preparing to walk a property and trying to get my bearings. The camera was around my neck and I was unaware that it was filming.  The video clearly shows me a bit lost and confused. All landmarks...
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Winners and losers in upstate New York casino...

Winners and losers in upstate New York casino... By David Klepper, Associated Press, Posted: 12/20/14 ALBANY >> The new casinos coming to upstate New York won’t open for at least a few years, but there are already winners and losers as the state expands into Las Vegas-style gambling. While officials and developers in Schenectady, Sullivan...
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Hunting Joke

Hunting Joke He was about 5' 7", wearing orange, smells like beer and he shot a gun at me!
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Three Monroe County PA Townships Remain Closed...

Three Monroe County PA Townships Remain Closed...   The Pennsylvania Game Commission has lifted within all of Pike County the temporary prohibition on hunting and trapping, but all seasons remain closed within three townships in Monroe County.           Game Commission Executive Director R. Matthew Hough today amended the executive order...
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Wife's First Day Hunting Joke

Wife's First Day Hunting Joke -My sweet husband invited me to go hunting with him this year. I couldn't believe it, the first time ever...after all these years. I never  thought he'd be willing to share his' guy time' with me and being the thoughtful man that he is he even gave me an opening day present. He calls it 'The First...
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Download the New York Fishing, Hunting &...

Download the New York Fishing, Hunting &...   Attention New York anglers, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts: there's a new FREE smartphone app just for you! The DEC has recently partnered with ParksByNature Network®  and is offering a FREE app called  the New York Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife App for iPhone and Android. Download the...
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Big Game, Small Game. What's Your Game?

Big Game, Small Game. What's Your Game? Yesterday, my business took me to three beautiful upstate counties, Columbia, Greene and Ulster. While walking several vacant parcels of land, I noticed one thing, there are a buckload of deer roaming the country side. So much so, that we practically ran into each other at every stop that I made. While...
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