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 […]
Please join us at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station for a live recording of Inside the Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast. MTHS Board Members Cyndi LaPierre, Dede Terns Thorpe (Emeritus), and Bob Gildersleeve (Chief Archivist), along with The Catskill Geologist Robert Titus, and Paul LaPierre from the Empire State Railway Museum will […]
Join the Mountain Top Historical Society and the Catskill Mountain Foundation for a special screening of Deep Water: Building the Catskill Water System as part of the Lexington Film Festival! The screening will take place at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station, 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, NY 12436. This fascinating 45-minute documentary, […]
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 […]
A handful of fascinating creatures once inhabited the Catskill Mountain Region, but have disappeared over the last three centuries. Learn about these animals, their impact on local ecosystems, and their role in indigenous folklore and land use, Presented by Wild Hudson Valley in collaboration the with Mountain Top Library. This program is part of a […]
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 […]
GET READY TO UNCORK HISTORY! PLEASE RSVP BY AUGUST 15, 2025EMAIL MTHSDIRECTOR@MTHS.ORG OR CALL 518-589-6657. A unique wine tasting with Historical Horticulturalist J. Stephen Casscles. Discover Hudson Valley wines crafted from 19th century grapes bred in the Valley. A culinary pairing! Inspired by the food that sustained the farmers who nourished their communities. Dinner will […]
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 […]
The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County presents the 13th Annual Postcard Show with John Duda, Saturday, September 20, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the MTHS’s Ulster & Delaware Train Station, 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, NY. The MTHS will also be selling ephemera from its attic in a special sale. Vendors contact […]
We will start at the Winter Clove Inn in Round Top, NY. This hike will take us to Rip’s Rock, a stunning lookout of the Hudson Valley and the site where legendary Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years. Along the way we will pass the Bareback Brook, Daisy Field, pristine forest and Indian Lookout […]
