Painter Leigh Palmer, resident of Hudson, NY, talks about his technique and what it's like to be a modern-day Hudson River landscape artist.

A tour of the old Saugerties Lighthouse in Saugerties, NY.

Footage of an "ice yacht" in action: the Vixen in Athens, NY, which was built in 1885 in Carthage Landing (now Chelsea), NY. An interview with its captain, Reid Bielenberg.

Footage of a shad fisherman and a discussion of the environmental problems facing the shad population in the Hudson.

John Liscomb, Patrol Boat Captain of the Riverkeeper in Newtown Creek, NY, talks about protecting the Hudson from big business polluters.

Inner city kids learn how to make a boat and launch it after 3 months.