Kisco’s Ed Perratore’s Journey Along the Old Croton Aqueduct

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Kisco’s Ed Perratore’s Journey Along the Old Croton Aqueduct: In his new book One Man’s Journey: A Walk Along the Old Croton Aqueduct, Mount Kisco resident Ed Perratore chronicles a lifetime of walks along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail. Ed’s reflective and often humorous accept of his many hikes along this marathon-length trail that extends from Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County to the Bronx border.

One Man’s Journey is an often personal account that touches on the solace he found on the trail away when he could get away from his hectic schedule that included caring for family members and writing as a staffer for PC Magazine and a freelancer for Reader’s Digest, Newsweek and the Newark Star Ledger. But it also reflects on the trail’s history from the aqueduct’s construction in the 1840s to its 1955 decommission. He also explores the many towns and villages through which the aqueduct and, since 1970, its trail pass through on the way to what is today New York City’s Bryant Park.

It is also a celebration of the region and the lifeblood it supplied at a time in history that New York City was plagued by fire and illness, owing to insufficient and unclean water. From the haunting forests of Sleepy Hollow to the concrete and asphalt of Ossining and Yonkers, One Man’s Journey is a story of the area’s rich diversity of terrain, lifestyle and culture.

One Man’s Journey: A Walk on the Croton Aqueduct Trail, by Ed Perratore, is now available on Amazon.com

About The Author

Ed Perratore’s writing career spans more than 30 years. The thousands of pieces with his byline are chiefly on technology, property care and health, and he’s a former staffer of PC Magazine and Consumer Reports. Freelance credits include Reader’s Digest, Newsweek, the Newark Star-Ledger, PC Magazine, and Byte. Ed also authors a humor blog, The Fog Bell, found at thefogbell.com, and has two horror novels in the works. When he’s not writing, he enjoys hiking, taking pictures, fishing, and spending time with his wife, Elena, and his family. He lives in Mount Kisco.

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