What’s left on your 2024 warm-weather bucket list?


Counting the days ’til cooler weather and leather jackets. ~Tarran Mariah, Beacon


Heading to the Outer Banks in my Jeep to see the wild horses. ~George Lippold, Beacon


Just a nice walk and picnic at Innisfree Gardens in Millbrook. ~Gayle Hamilton, Cold Spring

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.