EditorialAndrew Joseph, who moved into his home in Saugerties, a small town two hours north of New York City, on Feb. 17, 2022. Joseph found he was no match for beavers who dammed a brook on his property. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
EditorialPeter Bradley at his art studio, a shipping container parked near his house, in Saugerties, N.Y., Aug. 14, 2021. (Douglas Segars/The New York Times)
EditorialPeter Bradley at his art studio, a shipping container parked near his house, in Saugerties, N.Y., Aug. 14, 2021. (Douglas Segars/The New York Times)
EditorialLower Glenerie Falls, Saugerties, N.Y., New York Stereoscopic Co., Waterfalls, New York (State), Catskill Mountains (N.Y.), Ulster County (N.Y.), Saugerties (N.Y.).
EditorialImage 7 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1892. 9 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
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EditorialImage 3 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1887. 8 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 6 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1892. 9 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 1 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1892. 9 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 4 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Apr 1898. 10 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 5 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1892. 9 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 5 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1887. 8 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
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EditorialImage 9 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1892. 9 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 3 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Apr 1898. 10 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 8 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1892. 9 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 2 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Apr 1898. 10 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 7 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1887. 8 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 10 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Apr 1898. 10 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 8 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1887. 8 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 5 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Apr 1898. 10 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 9 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Apr 1898. 10 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 7 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Apr 1898. 10 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 1 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Apr 1898. 10 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 1 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1887. 8 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialImage 2 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1887. 8 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
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EditorialImage 4 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Saugerties, Ulster County, New York. Nov 1892. 9 Sheet(s), America, street map with a Nineteenth Century compass.
EditorialPieces of a set sit unused in a soundstage warehouse at the Saugerties Performing Arts Factory in Saugerties, N.Y., on May 14, 2020. (Bryan Derballa/The New York Times)