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Don’t Confuse Your Highland and Highlands
One should never confuse the Town of Highlands in Orange County (containing West Point, Bear Mountain, and Bear Mountain Bridge on the Hudson River) with the Town of Highland in Sullivan County (containing Barryville, Eldred, Highland Lake, Minisink Ford and Yulan on Delaware River), with the Hamlet of Highland in the Town of Lloyd in Ulster County (which also borders the Hudson River, and contains the Mid-Hudson Bridge to Poughkeespie).
The hamlet of Highland is pronounced as two seperate words — “high land”, stressing the syllables. In contrast, the Town of Highland in Sullivan County and Highlands in Orange County rhymes with “island”.
You can also drive from Ulster County to Orange County to Sullivan County, without ever crossing any other counties.
What oil, sugar and yeast do in pizza dough (in varying amounts)
Zager and Evans end a six‑week run at #1 with their smash‑hit “In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)” | August 22, 1969 | HISTORY
The American pop-rock duo Zager and Evans end a six-week run at the top of the charts with their ponderously titled single “In The Year 2525." With lyrics focused on the ominous effects of future technology, it would be their one and only hit.
Zager and Evans never returned to the pop charts after their triumphant debut in the summer of ’69. The disbanded just two years later, in 1971. In their very brief career, however, they spent longer atop the pop charts (six weeks) than many more enduring acts. Like so many stars whose hits have not stood the test of time, however, they have been nearly expunged from cultural memory.
Paper Towels 🧻
That was the one thing I forgot to get this morning at the store. I guess I can run into a supermarket on my way up to the Adirondacks, as they’re kind of helpful to have when cleaning dishes at camp. Normally, I’m not a fan of disposable towels, but they sure are handy up to camp and it’s not like they are going to the landfill. Also want to stop by Samdill Farm’s and get produce and maybe top off my gas tank, but I think it will be a great weekend even if I do get up too late to grab wood for have a fire tonight and use a few more 5-hour energy shots to stay awake on my trip up north.
Still the Potholers were quite refreshing
