THE CATSKILL CANISTER

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The Canister is a quarterly newsletter published by the Catskill 3500 Club since 1968. The Canister includes Club’s news and Club-sponsored activities, volunteering opportunities and projects, new member roster and Club’s hiking schedule. Additionally, the newsletter features submissions from members, aspirants and guests about their hiking experiences in the Catskills, the history, ecology and geography of our beloved mountains as well as book reviews, photos and poems.

To contribute to future issues, please email the editor.

What are we looking for?

Submissions: Content contributions and ideas for future editions are always welcomed. Submissions on the topics of hiking with kids, pushing your limits, exploring something new and exciting, history of the Catskills, ecology, wildlife and geology, your personal experiences, advice, review of relevant nature/Catskills/hiking books are just some of the examples of what we would love to include in the next issue of The Canister! Suggested length for prose: up to 2000 words.

Photos: For photo submissions, please ensure the photos are high resolution (several MB at a min) and in a landscape or panoramic format. We would love to see your photos of foliage, geological oddities, waterfalls, wildlife, views, flora, sunsets and sunrises. JPEG format is preferred.

The newsletter is for the benefit of Club members and aspirants. If you download it more than once, please consider joining or becoming an aspirant.

Read the current issue or browse through our archives below.

Year	Title/Season	Volume	Issue
2024	October - December	57	4
2024	July - September	57	3
2024	April - June	57	2
2024	January - March	57	1
2023	October - December	56	4
2023	July - September	56	3
2023	April - June	56	2
2023	January - March	56	1
2022	Fall: Oct — Dec	55	4
2022	Summer: July — Sep	55	3
2022	Spring: Apr — June	55	2
2022	Winter: Jan — Mar	55	1
2021	Fall: Oct — Dec	54	4
2021	Summer: July — Sep	54	3
2021	Spring: Apr — June	54	2
2021	Winter: Jan — Mar	54	1
2020	Fall: Oct — Dec	53	4
2020	Summer: July — Sep	53	3
2020	Spring: Apr — June	53	2
2020	Winter: Jan — Mar	53	1
2019	Fall: Oct — Dec	52	4
2019	Summer: July — Sep	52	3
2019	Spring: Apr — June	52	2
2019	Winter: Jan — Mar	52	1
2018	Fall: Oct — Dec	51	4
2018	Summer: July — Sep	51	3
2018	Spring: Apr — June	51	2
2018	Winter: Jan — Mar	51	1
2017	Fall: Oct — Dec	50	4
2017	Summer: July — Sep	50	3
2017	Spring: Apr — June	50	2
2017	Winter: Jan — Mar	50	1
2016	Fall: Oct — Dec	49	4
2016	Summer: July — Sep	49	3
2016	Spring: Apr — June	49	2
2016	Winter: Jan — Mar	49	1
2015	Fall: Oct — Dec	48	4
2015	Summer: July — Sep	48	3
2015	Spring: Apr — June	48	2
2015	Winter: Jan — Mar	48	1
2014	Fall: Oct — Dec	47	4
2014	Summer: July — Sep	47	3
2014	Spring: Apr — June	47	2
2014	Winter: Jan — Mar	47	1
2013	Fall: Oct — Dec	46	4
2013	Summer: July — Sep	46	3
2013	Spring: Apr — June	46	2
2013	Winter: Jan — Mar	46	1
2012	Fall: Oct — Dec	45	4
2012	Summer: July — Sep	45	3
2012	Spring: Apr — June	45	2
2012	Winter: Jan — Mar	45	1
2011	Fall: Oct — Dec	44	4
2011	Summer: July — Sep	44	3
2011	Spring: Apr — June	44	2
2011	Winter: Jan — Mar	44	1
2010	Full Year	43	1-4
2009	Full Year	42	1-4
2008	Full Year	41	1-4
2007	Full Year	40	1-4
2006	Full Year	39	1-4
2005	Full Year	38	1-4
2004	Full Year	37	1-4
2003	Full Year	36	1-4
2002	Full Year	36	1-4
2001	Full Year	34	1-4
2000	Full Year	33	1-4
1999	Full Year	32	1-4
1998	Full Year	31	1-4
1997	Full Year	30	1-4
1996	Full Year	29	1-4
1995	Full Year	28	1-4
1994	Full Year	27	1-4
1993	Full Year	26	1-4
1992	Full Year	25	1-4
1991	Full Year	24	1-4
1990	Full Year	23	1-4
1989	Full Year	22	1-4
1988	Full Year	21	1-4
1987	Full Year	20	1-4
1986	Full Year	19	1-4
1985	Full Year	18	1-4
1984	Full Year	17	1-4
1983	Full Year	16	1-4
1981	Full Year	14	1-4
1980	Full Year	13	1-4
1979	Full Year	12	1-4
1978	Full Year	11	1-4
1977	Full Year	10	1-4
1976	Full Year	9	1-4
1975	Full Year	8	1-4
1974	Full Year	7	1-4
1973	Full Year	6	1-4
1982	Full Year	15	1-4
1972	Full Year	5	1-4
1971	Full Year	4	1-4
1970	Full Year	3	1-4
1969	Full Year	2	1-4
1968	Full Year	1	1-4