What is your personal rite of spring?

Sabrina Rose
I’m looking forward to taking my daughters to the Bronx Zoo. ~Sabrina Rose, Beacon

Eli Karetny
Our first family hike along the Trout Brook Trail. ~Eli Karetny, Philipstown

Savannah Loubiere
Pick a ramp in the woods, eat it, then skinny dip in a cold Connecticut lake. ~Savannah Loubiere, New Orleans (visiting the Highlands)

Behind The Story

Type: News

News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

Michael Turton has been a reporter with The Current since its founding, after working in the same capacity at the Putnam County News & Recorder. Turton spent 20 years as community relations supervisor for the Essex Region Conservation Authority in Ontario before his move in 1998 to Philipstown, where he handled similar duties at Glynwood Farm and The Hastings Center. The Cold Spring resident holds degrees in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo, in education from the University of Windsor and in communication arts from St. Clair College.