When was the last time you climbed a tree? 

Laura Head
Probably when I was 9; we kids would climb evergreens and pick out the bagworms.
~ Laura Head, Beacon

Bob Rogers
An apple tree, a long, long time ago. Where I live now is all pines.
~ Bob Rogers, Beacon

Karen Jackson
The 1976 bicentennial; I was 10 and climbed the willows down by the river near the bandstand.
~ Karen Jackson, 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.