The Historical Society has gathered a vast amount of material on the Hotel Kaaterskill in the past several years that really bring the Hotel to light. An 1883 survey of the of the building apparently created for insurance purposes allows us pinpoint everything from the elevator shafts to the location of the ice house, bowling […]
Birdwatching at the MTHS pond for all experience levels. There will be 2 opportunities to join this event. The first group will meet at 8:30 AM and the second group will meet at 4:30 PM. Birds are active in both the early morning and the late afternoon. Come for one or for both sessions each […]
The Mountain Top Historical Society will display several quilts from the Justine L. Hommel Archives at the Zadock Pratt Museum. You can view the display on weekends from May 24 to June 29. Greene, Delaware, and Schoharie Counties are welcomed to show their Grandma's quilts. Please send information as to approximately when it was made, […]
We will break this hike into a morning and an afternoon section. Bring a lunch we will stop at the Catskill Mountain House site for lunch before we continue with the afternoon portion. Based on a photo album discovered on-line by Scott Koster, we will follow some of the places visited by these adventuresome young […]
From a mountain vista, enjoy the sun set and then turn around and watch the full moon rise. Hike to Sunset Rock (for the sunset) and then Lookout Rock or Artist’s Rock (for the moonrise). The sun will set at 8:32 PM and the moon will rise at 9:31 PM. The hike will begin in […]
Inside the Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast will feature MTHS Board Members Cyndi LaPierre, Dede Terns Thorpe (Emeritus), and Bob Gildersleeve (Chief Archivist), The Catskill Geologist Robert Titus, and Paul LaPierre from the Empire State Railway Museum will join podcast host Stash and co-host Tad to discuss the history of the railroad system of the […]
This year’s lecture will honor the legacies of Shirley Wiltse Dunn, Leah Showers Wiltse, and Doris West Brooks. The presentation will focus primarily on the research and writings of Shirley Wiltse Dunn and her long-term research on the Mohicans and early Dutch settlers, plus recognition of the two other Mountain Top writers/historians. This event will […]
Sunday, August 3 at 2 pm, the MTHS’s Train Station (5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, NY) will house an exhibit of the works of Nathan Dolinsky (1890 – 1980), an artist, instructor, and founder of Camp Schoharie. Nathan Dolinsky was a long-time resident of Hunter, where he painted a variety of subjects in his studio […]
Improve your connection with nature. Forest Bathing is a Japanese practice. It’s a process of relaxation; known in Japan as shinrin yoku. The simple method of being calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing nature around you whilst breathing deeply can help both adults and children de-stress and boost health and wellbeing in a natural […]
Join us at the MTHS barn (5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, NY) to celebrate the history of the mountaintop and its legacy of hospitality and community. This is a ticketed event. More details coming soon!
Book selection: The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic “A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend.” Honor the 100th anniversary of the epic 1925 Serum Run by which Alaskan sled dogs and their drivers brought diphtheria antitoxin serum to Nome, AK, to suppress […]
A quick intro to the science of geology and then as we wander round the MTHS campus, Robert Titus will describe how the glaciers rose out of Kaaterskill Clove and overran the site. “We would imagine the ice rising out of the clove and then look at the kame and kettle moraine at the Haines […]
