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Hike: Rips Retreat and Alligator Rock at North South Lake
June 1, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday, June 1
Meeting at 9:30 AM at the South Lake Beach parking area. Make the first right turn after checking in at the North-South Lake entrance gate (there is a day use fee of $10 per car).
Please register by emailing mthsdirector@mths.org or calling 518-589-6657.
Hike leader: Bob Gildersleeve
Difficulty: Easy (good for families with kids)
Description: Rip’s Retreat was a tourist location in the early 1950s at what is now the North Lake Beach picnic area. There were several small buildings featuring Dutch style crafts, playground rides, talking animals and Rip himself with his dog Wolf.
We will explore today’s picnic area for traces of the buildings, stand in front of the spot where, in 1950’s, puppets reenacted the story of Rip while we listen to the exact recording that visitors of that time heard.
While we are there, we will be able to walk past Alligator Rock and see the famous view from the Catskill Mountain House site and perhaps walk the path of the parks train ride.