Storm King Mountain – The Cornwall Local

Mountain still threatens commuters

March 31, 2021 Jason Kaplan

In this eternal struggle of man versus nature, nature usually ends up winning. Man continues to push back, but nature consistently finds a way to come out ahead.

Storm King ready to welcome new students

August 16, 2019 Jason Kaplan

The Storm King School campus has been bustling with activity all summer, but the new school year is about to commence.

Town restoring Civil War cemetery

May 10, 2019 Ken Cashman

The Town is restoring one of its oldest cemeteries — a burial place that not many residents have seen.

Sayonara snow

February 8, 2019 Editorial Staff

From Arctic blast to unseasonable warmth…

Bannerman Island restoration continues

May 11, 2018 Jason Kaplan

Pollepel Island, more commonly known as Bannerman Island, officially kicked off the tour season on May 4, but members of the press were invited to visit the island, earlier last week, and see, first-hand, the progress of restoration efforts.

NY festival accepts film from SKS campers

October 27, 2017 Editorial Staff

Could you call the Storm King Summer Film School a tradition?

SKS grads to continue charge to Promised Land

June 10, 2016 Jason Kaplan

As the Storm King School Class of 2016 prepared to graduate, on Saturday, commencement speaker Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney reminded the students of the words of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Storm King sink hole

March 25, 2016 Jason Kaplan

Motorists who prefer driving over Storm King Mountain via Route 218 may be waiting awhile for it to re-open.

Storm King graduation a “false peak”

June 12, 2015 Jason Kaplan

Each September Storm King students start the school year by hiking up the mountain they call home. The trek is meant to be a bonding exercise, but it can also be likened to situations graduates may experience in the outside world.

Adventure racers endure “The Brutality”

March 13, 2015 Jason Kaplan

“The Brutality” sounds like something that could cause pain and should be avoided, but for adventure race aficionados it was an endurance/survival event they didn’t want to miss.