A folk tale about the origins of the Catskills and why digging a hole in your spring garden can perhaps more accurately be called excavating. Excerpted from Doris West Brooks’s Short […]
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Christmas and the Catskills
According to The New York Historical Society, the now famous Christmas tree displays in New York City began as early as 1851. A New York Times article published that year […]
Draperies of Ice
A benefit of the deep freezes of winter are the wonderful “draperies of ice” that form along creeks and waterfalls. Below are three stereographs from the New York Public Library […]
Then ⏮ & Now ⏩ : All Souls Church
By Alexandra Prince All Souls Church in Tannersville was originally built in 1894. The church is a favorite landmark in the area notable for its stone construction in the Gothic […]