Have you ever been on a raft?

Billy Villetto

As kids, we’d build two and have raft fights on the Hudson River off Verplanck. ~Billy Villetto, Philipstown

Lee Brown

I was 14; it was a barrel-and-plywood raft on a pond in Binghamton. ~Lee Brown, Poughkeepsie (visiting Beacon)

Bob Blair

When I was 11, I was on a raft in the Red Sea in Israel. ~Bob Blair, Philipstown

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.