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Interesting piece, Michael! My kids remember going to Chris' demonstrations when they were at the Croton Schools. They were intrigued at seeing him eat raw anchovies that had caught!

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Great story! I think Chris’s intimate relationship with fish has many dimensions.

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Wonderful article for an amazing person!

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Thank you! It was such a privilege getting to know Chris and his wife Nancy.

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Great story. I love Chris Letz. He is such a Hudson River icon. We moved here in 1991.

It was great seeing him on my early morning walks at Croton Point Park. He would be wearing shorts and long socks in the dead of winter and point out wonderful things. We used to have more monarchs as I believe he planted milkweed or seeing nesting killdeer.

He would do his Funny Fish at our annual Earth Day celebration in Croton. I still drag down the table for it

What a great guy

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And let’s not forget that you were the first profile subject that the chronicle ever published! https://open.substack.com/pub/thecrotonchronicle/p/chronicle-profile-crotons-bird-commissioner

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I remember going on field trips to Croton Point where Chris Letts would teach us about the Hudson River ecosystem. I was amazed to see him eat a raw anchovy from the river! To this day, I still remember everything he taught us about the Hudson River, indigenous peoples, native species and plants. I wish my children would also receive this education.

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Wow! This sounds amazing. I wish my girls would receive this in our schools. I have not seen them doing anything remotely like this. We should bring this back. It’s so important.

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Yes, Chris is right here. No reason why our local schools should not be taking advantage of his educational skills.

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What a wonderful profile of a truly interesting man!

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Thanks so much. This has been a key concept of the Chronicle from the beginning: To feature the lives of Croton people whom we may or may not know, but should know more about.

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What a great great stoy in every way!!

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I remember meeting him while walking at Croton Point park in winter. He always wore shorts.

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Also I learned about shad at the shad fests at Croton Point Park What a joy.

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