Blue tarps and rusting cars can be a part of the rural landscape

Blue Tarps and Junk Heaps (nonfiction), by Shannon Hayes

“It’s not something we have to create, it’s something we already have. We have to teach people why blue tarps and junkyards matter…” The newspaper is quoting my own emphatic words. They’re taken out of context, and it’s hard for a reader to understand what that has to do with Schoharie County hospitality. I was speaking at a local forum on the lodging issue. Our county’s occupancy tax and state-funded tourism dollars amount to little more than it takes to...

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