The Catskill Chronicle

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (August 30, 2013) – The staff of the Catskill Chronicle will be taking a few days off to spend the holiday weekend with family and friends.

We would like to wish our readers a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Please enjoy our beautiful Sullivan County Catskills. Visit a farmers market, hike a mountain, play some golf, enjoy some delicious food at a great restaurant, catch some entertainment. Whatever you do, be safe and be kind.

Here are some interesting Labor Day facts from the US Census Bureau:

The first observance of Labor Day was likely on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City for a parade. That celebration inspired similar events across the country, and by 1894 more than half the states were observing a “workingmen’s holiday” on one day or another. Later that year, with Congress passing legislation and President Grover Cleveland signing the bill on June 29, the first Monday in September was designated “Labor Day.” This national holiday is a creation of the labor movement in the late 19th century — and pays tribute to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb13-ff20.html