September 17, 2026
A New Painting of ‘The Beast’
A painting entitled "The Beast of State Line Lookout" now adorns the cafe there. The pastel by Laura Sullivan was…

My buddy Jerry Barrack was the first photographer to make The Celery Farm Nature Preserve his home base — back in the days of the 20th Century when 35mm cameras were king.
He lives in Florida now but paid a visit to the Celery Farm on a recent visit north. Here’s a sampling of his photos from his latest visit. The photos are of a cedar waxwing, a double-crested cormorant with breakfast, phoebes and a rough-winged swallow.


