Zen Hike with Forest Bathing

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United States

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 […]

History On Your Plate

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United States

The American Dream on the Mountain Top Join the Mountain Top Historical Society for our annual History On Your Plate dinner, an evening where local flavor meets living history. This […]

The Old Stage Road Hike

Hike along the classic stage coach approach to the Catskill Mountain House during the late eighteen hundreds.  Hike will start in Palenville and continue up past the site of the […]

Children’s Geology Walk

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United States

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 […]

14th Annual Postcard Show

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United States

Presented with John Duda at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station. The MTHS will also be selling ephemera from its attic in a special sale. Vendors contact John […]

Plein Air Painting Group

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United States

The group will meet on the MTHS campus, presented with Thomas Cole National Historic Site.

Kaaterskill Junction Hike

4282 Rte 214 4282 Rte 214, Hunter, NY, United States

Hike along the old, mostly level railroad bed, about 4 miles long, exploring the area around Kaaterskill Junction on State Route 214.  You will be stepping back in time to the […]

7th Annual Reading of Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United States

Join us for the 6th Annual Community Reading of Washington Irving’s timeless classic, Rip Van Winkle, at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station on the MTHS campus. Calling […]

Spruce Woods & Its Folklore

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, New York, United States

A presentation by Ricky & Patti Brooks at the 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station. Presentation of antique maps, deeds, survey instruments and chains used to spur settlement of the […]

The Spruce Woods Hike

An interactive hike to the Spruce Woods around Colgate Lake.  The program will focus on Doris West Brooks’, Ricky’s mom, acclaimed book “The Old Eagle Nester” on the settlement history […]