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Michael P. Gadomski t Located less than 150 miles from Michael P. Gadomski is a native of skills the largest population center in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in North America, the Catskills is a the foothills of the Catskill Moun- catskills rural treasure. The area is cherished tains. In addition to working as a A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT by those who know it and readily Pennsylvania State Park ranger and bestows rewards on those just dis- naturalist for over 25 years, he has covering the region. been a free-lance photographer PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS and writer for nearly 40 years. His Rich in natural scenery, history, arts, written articles have appeared in A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT and a country lifestyle many can magazines such as the New York only dream about, the Catskills has State Conservationist, Ranger Rick, welcomed people seeking a better Highlights for Children and others. life for over two centuries. His photography has been pub- Through the photography and words lished worldwide in books, maga- of Michael P. Gadomski you will dis- zines, calendars, greeting cards, cover why this land is so special. You interpretive displays, and as fine will travel from New York’s highest art. He is also the photographer of fire tower atop Hunter Mountain two previously published books, PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

to the tidewater of the Hudson Wild Pennsylvania: A Celebration River. Along the way, you will ex- of Our State’s Natural Beauty and The Catskills, a land of celebrated natural plore sacred religious sites, crystal Philadelphia: Portrait of a City. He is beauty and innovative society, is a place clear lakes, sparkling waterfalls, presently working on another book for those who seek the fulfillment of the expansive mountain vistas, histori- celebrating the natural landscape of MICHAEL P. GADOMSKI human spirit. cal places, local celebrations, and Pennsylvania. To learn more about all that makes the Catskills unique. Michael visit www.mpgadomski.com. Whether you call the Catskills your home, seek its gifts as a visitor, or just experience it through the pages PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSof this book, you will find PUBLISHERS it is a place that will enhance the human spirit.

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Burroughs Memorial Road Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) A field of buttercups graces a moun- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consec- tain meadow in June along Burroughs tetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod Memorial Road in Roxbury, Delaware tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore County. The influential, locally-born magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim naturalist, John Burroughs, recalled in veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- his writings, “Those hills comfort me lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad as no other place in the world.” tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY4 OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 5 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Cannonsville Reservoir (opposite) Russ Gray Pond (top) West Branch Delaware River (bottom) The Cannonsville Reservoir in Dela- Beautiful Russ Gray Pond is located Because of their ease in maneuvering ware County is an impoundment on in the 7,186-acre Bear Spring Wildlife in rapids, McKenzie River Drift Boats the West Branch Delaware River. It is Management Area near Walton. It is are popular on the upper reaches one of four reservoirs in the Delaware an ideal location to catch a few fish, of the Delaware River as seen here River system that supplies water to have a picnic, or spot some of the at Hale Eddy on the West Branch New York City. At full capacity it holds local wildlife. Delaware River. Unlike most other row 95.7 billion gallons of water. boats, the rower sits facing the bow. PROPERTY6 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 7 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Woodchuck Lodge (top) John Burroughs Gravesite (bottom) Hamden Covered Bridge (top) South Kortright Barn (bottom) Located in Roxbury, Woodchuck Lodge The unassuming grave of John Listed on the National Register of A beautiful red dairy barn, sporting is the historic summertime home of the Burroughs is next to his “Boyhood Historic Places, the 128-foot Hamden metal ridge ventilators and a front prominent American naturalist John Rock” where he played as a child Covered Bridge was built by Robert entry porch, is surrounded by a Burroughs. In 1962 it was declared a near his home at Woodchuck Lodge. Murray in 1859 for $1,000 and restored summer cornfield inS outh Kortright. National Historic Landmark. Burroughs Burroughs was born on April 3, 1837 in 2000 for $558,000. Maintained by The entry porch is a structural design authored 27 books on nature and many and died on March 29, 1921. the county, it still carries traffic over believed to be imported directly influencial philosophical essays. the West Branch Delaware River. from England. PROPERTY8 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 9 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Russell Brook Waterfalls Russell Brook Falls Several small waterfalls are located Russell Brook Falls is approximately along Russell Brook within the 30 feet high and flows through a steep Delaware Wild Forest in Colchester. narrow gorge flanked by hemlock An “up and down” water powered trees. Ecologists classify this type of sawmill once operated along Russell environment as a “hemlock ravine Brook in the 19th century. forest.” Nearby are the remains of a bridge that once spanned the creek. PROPERTY10 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 11 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Historic Round Barn (top) Maple Shade Barn (bottom) Victorian Charm The Round Barn of Halcottsville has Built circa 1890, Maple Shade Barn in Many Victorian homes can be seen hosted the Pakatakan Farmers’ Market Delhi was once a working dairy farm. throughout the Catskills, like this since 1991. Also called the Kelly Round Today, it’s an “agritourism farm” that beautiful Queen Anne-style on Main Barn, it is approximately 90 feet in hosts educational field trips and other Street in Andes, part of the Andes diameter and was built in 1893. It is seasonal activities. Also available are Historic District. The Queen Anne- listed on the National Register of gift baskets featuring delicious jams, style was popular in American archi- Historic Places. baked goods, and hand-made trinkets. tecture from around 1880 to 1910. PROPERTY12 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 13 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Gideon Frisbee Homestead (top) Roxbury Nine (bottom) Historic Barns (top) One-Room Schoolhouse (bottom) The 1797 Federal-style Gideon Frisbee For more than a decade, the Roxbury The historic 19th-century Frisbee barn Built around 1870 in the town of Homestead, near Delhi, is now part Nine, a vintage baseball club, has and farm outbuildings, including a Kortright, this original one-room of the Delaware County Historical played bare-knuckle baseball in blacksmith shop and corncrib, are schoolhouse was an active school Association. Gideon Frisbee made authentic 1890’s uniforms under early preserved on the Gideon Frisbee until 1933. It is now preserved on the a living as a judge, tavern keeper, 20th-century rules. The members of Homestead at the Delaware County grounds of the Delaware County farmer, and entrepreneur. the team are local tradesmen, profes- Historical Association near Delhi. Historical Association in Delhi. sionals, farmers, and teachers. PROPERTY14 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 15 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Delaware & Ulster Railroad (top) Catskill Park (bottom) Big Pond The Delaware & Ulster Railroad Signs welcome visitors along the “Blue Big Pond, managed by the New York provides scenic round-trip rail rides Line” to the 700,000-acre Catskill Department of Environmental Con- between Arkville and Roxbury. The Park. Nearly half of the land is owned servation, is a popular recreation lake excursion travels 24 miles and takes by the state as part of the Catskill in the Delaware Wild Forest in Andes. about two hours to complete. It often Forest Preserve and protected in According to the Department, the uses a locomotive from the Delaware perpetuity by the Forever Wild Clause naturally-formed lake reaches a depth and Hudson Railroad. created by the state legislature in 1894. of sixty feet. PROPERTY16 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 17 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Clearing Storm Ancient Mountain Viewed from the summit of Mount Looking south from the summit of Utsayantha, a clearing storm casts Mount Utsayantha, the 350-million- sunrays on Stamford and the northern year-old Catskill Mountains can be Delaware County countryside. seen.

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Stamford Train Depot (top) Hanford Mills (bottom) Antique Trains The historic train depot in Stamford The 19th-century Hanford Mills in East A collection of antique trains can be now serves as an information center Meredith contains a vintage gristmill seen on display at the Delaware and and houses the Catskill Revitalization and sawmill. Now a museum, the Ulster Rail Yard in Arkville, including Corporation, which owns and historic foundry offers educational this historic light duty H. K. Porter manages the Catskill Scenic Trail. programs, workshops, and events. The 0-6-0 steam locomotive. site is listed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places. PROPERTY20 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 21 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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Calf Judging (above) After months of hard work and dedica- tion, the big moment arrives during the 4-H calf judging competition at the Delaware County Fair in Walton. Other 4-H animal judging competi- tions are held in horse, goat, dairy, rabbit, sheep, poultry, swine, and dog PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSobedience PUBLISHERS categories. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

Draft Horse Competition (left) Speed and precision are critical during the Old-Time Draft Horse Show and Competition at the Delaware County Fair in Walton, as teamsters navigate through complicated courses, performing intricate skills while trying to beat the other competitors’ time. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS County Fair (opposite top and bottom) The colorful Midway lights up the night at the Delaware County Fair in Walton. As summer draws to an end, the fun is just beginning as fairgoers dare to take the newest breathtaking ride. The fair attracts between 75,000 and 85,000 visitors each year, nearly doubling the population of the county. PROPERTY24 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 25 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Catskill Scenic Trail (top) Kirkside Park (bottom) Cool Green Paths (opposite) An old railroad mile marker, along Rich in natural beauty and history, the Several bridges along the Catskill Sce- the Catskill Scenic Trail near Grand restored 14-acre Kirkside Park graces nic Trail in northern Delaware County Gorge, is reminiscent of the days Roxbury’s Main Street Historic District. span streams where travelers can stop when trains provided the vital link Rustic bridges, winding paths, hand to fish or observe wildlife.T he western between Delaware County family laid stone retaining walls, and peren- section of the trail between Bloomville farms and the needs of a growing nial gardens make Kirkside Park the and Stamford runs along the West Manhattan population. pride of the hamlet. Branch Delaware River. PROPERTY26 DELAWARE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 27 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Haines Falls Catholic Church (opposite) Ukrainian Catholic Church (above) The beautiful Immaculate Conception St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church in Haines Falls was built in Catholic Church, located near Jewett, 1907 at a cost of $5,000 to serve the was built in 1962 in the traditional growing tourist and hotel trade in the blockwork style of the Ukrainian area. It is still very active today. Carpathian Mountain highlanders. Wooden pins, instead of nails, were used in its construction. PROPERTY28 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 29 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Coxsackie Library (top) Zadock Pratt Museum (bottom) Springtime in Coxsackie (opposite) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) The Historic Heermance Memorial The Zadock Pratt Museum in Pratts- Tulips, flowering dogwood, and native Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Library was chartered in 1908. It was ville exhibits the history and culture ferns grace the grounds of the historic tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod once the home of Eleanor Christina Hee- of the Northern Catskill Region from Heermance Memorial Library on Ely tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore mance, a life-long resident of Coxsackie. 17th century to present, with particular Street. The library is part of the Reed magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- Upon her death in 1907, she willed the interest in the hemlock-based leather Street National Historic District, which niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- building and funding for the library to tanning industry, which flourished in includes thirty-two buildings in the lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad the town and surrounding countryside. the early-to-mid 19th century. business section of Coxsackie. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY30 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSDELAWARE COUNTY 31 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Liberty Barn Greene County Courthouse Built in the 1830’s, the 13-sided The Greene County Courthouse, Liberty Barn at the Bronck Museum along Main Street in the hamlet of in Coxsackie has a diameter of 70 Catskill, was built in 1909 and is a feet and an open one-story interior. It Neoclassical-style Ohio sandstone is now the oldest multi-sided barn in building, highlighted by bas-relief New York. carved figures in the pediment. PROPERTY32 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 33 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Cedar Grove (top) Cedar Grove Porch (bottom) Bronck Homestead (top) Jan Van Loon House (bottom) Cedar Grove is the historic home of From the porch of Cedar Grove, Once home to generations of the The Jan Van Loon House in Athens Thomas Cole, the 19th-century artist Thomas Cole could look out to his Bronck family, the Bronck Museum still stands, although only one wall and founder of the Hudson River beloved Catskill Mountains, which now preserves the history of the Hud- remains from the original structure. School of landscape painting. It is gave him the inspiration for his son Valley. It contains what may be the The earliest known European settler located at the Thomas Cole National paintings. oldest surviving dwelling in upstate in Athens was Jan Van Loon, who, in Historic Site in the hamlet of Catskill. New York: a single-room stone struc- 1685, obtained title to the land. ture built by Pieter Bronck in 1663. PROPERTY34 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 35 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) The Bank of Greene County (opposite) Historic Main Street (top) Historic Reed Street (bottom) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Formerly the Bagley Insurance Build- Nineteenth-century architecture is Reed Street in Coxsackie is listed as a tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod ing, The Bank of Greene County, on very pronounced along Main Street National Historic District, containing tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore Main Street in the hamlet of Catskill, in the hamlet of Catskill. Formerly the 30 buildings from the mid-19th century magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- was built in 1930 in the Art Deco-style. Susquehanna Turnpike, the street was an with Italianate-style brick facades. niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- In 1999 the bank purchased the build- important business center that connect- There are also three late-Federal-style lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad ing and renovated it, leaving most of ed the Hudson River docks and the raw residences on Reed Street. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip the original design features intact. material resources from the mountains. PROPERTY36 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 37 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Tannersville (above) Balloon Festival (opposite) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) The hamlet of Tannersville has some of The Durham Balloon Festival is where Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- the most creatively decorated buildings the public can view the magnificent tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod in the Catskills. Under the vision of Catskills from the air. For those people tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore local artist, Elena Patterson, the town’s who like to keep both feet on the magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- Paint Program involves painting down- ground the festival has an event for all niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- town buildings in bright colors and, ages including kite flying, sack racing, lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad sometimes, cartoon images. and an egg toss. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY38 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 39 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Catskill Creek (top) Rip Van Winkle Bridge (bottom) Athens Lighthouse (opposite) Catskill Creek in the hamlet of The Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Catskill The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse and Catskill is a tributary of the Hudson spans the Hudson River between the Catskill Mountains in Greene River. It was the site of several Native Greene and Columbia County. It is County are seen from the hamlet of American villages and later a place named after the fictional character in Hudson in Columbia County, across for commerce during European Washington Irving’s 1819 short story the Hudson River. Built in 1874, the settlement. Today, it is prized for its who went into the mountains and fell lighthouse still serves navigation on recreational values. asleep for 20 years. the Hudson River. PROPERTY40 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 41 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Schoharie Creek Valley Mountain Top Arboretum (top) Mountain Blooms (top) From the top of Pratt’s Rock near Prat- Mountain Top Arboretum near Tan- Lupine and several other summer tsville, a hiker can find a beautiful view nersville is 2,500 feet above sea level wildflowers bloom next to the pond of the Schoharie Creek Valley. Many and has over 1,500 assorted trees and at the Mountain Top Arboretum near of the effects of the last ice age, which shrubs. The 156-acre arboretum offers Tannersville. A dedicated team of left the Catskills 12,000 years ago, can self-guided walking tours through local volunteers work alongside be seen with the trained eye from this meadows, wetlands, forests, gardens, botanists at the arboretum to maintain vantage point. and a pond. the gardens. PROPERTY42 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 43 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Rip Van Winkle Sculpture (top) Pratt’s Rock (bottom) George Pratt Carving (opposite) A life-sized sculpture of Rip Van Winkle Pratt’s Rock near Prattsville includes George Pratt, son of Zadock Pratt, sits at the top of Hunter Mountain. stone carvings depicting the life of was killed in the Civil War at Manassas The sculpture was the idea of David Zadock Pratt, a 19th-century tanner, and later memorialized by his father at Slutzky who assisted Lexington artist banker, soldier, and member of Congress. Pratt’s Rock, a monument to himself and Kevin Van Hentenryck. Carving of the Listed on the National Register of His- his family. eight-ton bluestone started in 1995 toric Places in 1992, Ripley’s Believe it or and was completed 14 years later. Not! called it “New York’s Mt. Rushmore.” PROPERTY44 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 45 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Kaaterskill Falls North-South Lake (top) Indian Head Wilderness (bottom) One of America’s early tourist attrac- Sunset Rock, reached by a brief hike From Huckleberry Point, hikers are tions, Kaaterskill Falls consists of two of a little over a mile, offers a spec- rewarded with an expansive view of waterfalls which total 260 feet, making it tacular view of North-South Lake and the mountains and deep cloves in one of the highest waterfalls in the state. South Mountain in the distance. For the northern Catskill’s Indian Head Starting with the Hudson River School, it nearly two centuries, this view has Wilderness. has inspired artists for years and was the inspired artists and those who just site of a 2002 mystery movie. seek the wonders of nature. PROPERTY46 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 47 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Rat Hole (above) Kaaterskill Creek (opposite) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Over thousands of years, the Summer foliage is reflected in the Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Kaaterskill Creek has carved and waters of Kaaterskill Creek. The red tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod polished smooth bowls and potholes coloration of the rock is a remnant of tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore in the sandstone at a location known an era millions of years ago when the magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- as the “Rat Hole” near Palenville. area was part of a great delta. Over niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- time, the sea level fell and the rock lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad bed reddened from oxidation. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY48 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 49 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS East Kill Meadow (top) South Lake Joe Pye weed blooms in a wetland Cumulus clouds form over South Lake meadow along East Kill with the Wind- at North-South Lake Public Campground ham Blackhead Range in the distance. near Haines Falls. With extraordinary scenic beauty, outdoor recreation, and historical sites, North-South Lake is the largest state campground in the Catskill Forest Preserve. PROPERTY50 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 51 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Deep Notch (opposite) Schoharie Creek (top) Kaaterskill Clove (bottom) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- A small waterfall cascades down moss- The Schoharie Creek flows through Kaaterskill Falls starts its 260-foot tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod covered rocks at the summit of Deep North Lexington and follows 93 miles drop into the deep Kaaterskill Clove tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore Notch near Lexington, offering a cool from the foot of Indian Head Mountain near the hamlet of Haines Falls. The magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- retreat in mid-summer. Deep Notch before joining Mohawk River. Besides word “clove” is used throughout the niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- is a high, narrow mountain pass lying being a famous sport-fishing stream, it Catskills and is said to come from the lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad at 1,900 feet in elevation between also provides New York City drinking Dutch word kloof, meaning a ravine, tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Balsam and Halcott Mountains. water from the Schoharie Reservoir. gorge, or mountain valley. PROPERTY52 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 53 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Batavia Kill Hunter Mountain Fire Tower (top) Hunter Mountain Vista (bottom) The Batavia Kill near Ashland is an The fire tower on the 4,040-foot sum- Hunter Mountain affords breathtaking important Catskill trout stream. The mit of Hunter Mountain makes it the views of Ulster County. The Dutch word “kill” comes from the Middle highest fire tower in New York State. name Catskill was not popularized until Dutch word kille meaning riverbed The present 60-foot tower was built in the mid-19th century. Many preferred or watercourse. In modern Dutch kill 1953 and is listed on both the National “Blue Mountains” instead, to harmonize means creek. Historic Lookout Register and with Vermont’s Green Mountains and National Register of Historic Places. New Hampshire’s White Mountains. PROPERTY54 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 55 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Artist at North Lake (top) Celtic Festival (bottom) Catskill Mountain House An artist paints the landscape at North The Bagpipe Mass March is the On this site above North-South Lakes, Lake in the tradition of generations of grand finale to the Hunter Mountain overlooking the Hudson Valley, stood artists before her. North-South Lake International Celtic Festival. Hundreds what was once America’s most fash- was a favorite location for the Hudson of pipers and band members march ionable resort, the Catskill Mountain River School painters. down the mountain as one, playing for House. The grand hotel served guests the enthusiast spectators waiting at the from 1824 until 1941, including three bottom and along the mountain slope. U.S. presidents. PROPERTY56 GREENE COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSGREENE COUNTY 57 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Saugerties Lighthouse (opposite) Rondout Lighthouse (top) Esopus Meadows Lighthouse (bottom) The Hudson River may once have had The first Rondout Lighthouse at Nicknamed “Maid of the Meadows,” as many lighthouses as some coastal Kingston was built in 1837. The present Esopus Meadows Lighthouse was built states. The 1869 Saugerties Lighthouse, lighthouse was commissioned in 1915 in 1871. It was manned by a resident at the mouth of the Esopus Creek, to guide heavy shipping traffic along keeper until 1965 and later automated. It exhibits Federal and simple Italianate– the Hudson and D&H Canal. In 2002, is the only remaining wood-frame light- style architecture. Today, the restored it was turned over to the city and the house on the Hudson, and is listed on working lighthouse is a popular B&B. Hudson River Maritime Museum. the National Register of Historic Places. PROPERTY58 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 59 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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Peace Park (above) Peace Park, in the historic district of Kingston, was formerly the site of the Jacobus S. Bruyn House. Bruyn was PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTScaptured PUBLISHERS by the British during the PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Revolutionary War in 1777 and held Dr. Luke Kiersted House (top) Fred J. Johnston House (bottom) prisoner until the end of the war. The Dr. Luke Kiersted House is the The Fred J. Johnston House in only pre-1800 clapboard house in the Kingston was built in 1812 and now Victorian House (left) Kingston Historic District. Dr. Kiersted serves as a museum for 18th- and Many beautiful and colorful Victorian practiced medicine in the Kingston early 19th-century furnishings and homes are preserved throughout area from 1767 to 1820. Today it is a art. Johnston was an antiques dealer the Catskill region, as seen here in private residence. and spent 60 years collecting elegant Phoenica. furnishings for the eight room house. PROPERTY60 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 61 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Emerson Country Store (top) Kaleidostore (bottom) Emerson Resort & Spa (opposite) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Unique gifts, creations by local artists, The gift shop, at the “World’s Largest The resort stands on what was once Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- antiques, and food are a few of the Kaleidoscope” at Emerson Resort and an 1840’s dairy farm. A favorite feature tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod items to be found at the Emerson Spa in Mount Tremper, sells creative, for visitors is the 64-foot high barn tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore Country Store in Mt. Tremper. Shown one of a kind kaleidoscopes. silo that was turned into the “World’s magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- here is one of the many specialty Largest Kaleidoscope.” The impressive niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- rooms shoppers can browse. resort includes guest rooms, restau- lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad rants, spa, and conference space. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY62 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 63 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Historic Stockade District (top) Historic Hoffman House (bottom) Henry Sleight House (top) Woodstock Artist Association (bottom) Originally settled by Dutch in 1652, the Originally built circa 1679, the Hoffman The Sleight House was the home of Founded in 1919, The Woodstock Artist Stockade District was chosen for its House Tavern in Kingston was restored Judge Lucas Elmendorf III, a three- Association and Museum in Wood- strategic location and reinforced with in 1977. Anthony Hoffman, a signer of the term Congressman from 1797-1803 and stock exhibits works by local artists stockade barriers. Distinctive stone, Articles of Confederation, lived here in an associate of Thomas Jefferson. The and supports the tradition of Wood- clapboard, brick, and stucco struc- the mid-1770s. Musket holes indicate the home has been the headquarters of stock as the “Colony of the Arts.” The tures date back to the late 18th and house was used as a defensive position the Daughters of the American Revo- WAAM also provides educational 19th century in the eight-block area. during the Revolutionary War. lution, Wiltwyck Chapter, since 1909. opportunities for the general public. PROPERTY64 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 65 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Crispell Memorial French Church (top) Ezekiel Elting House (bottom) Tibetan Buddhist Monastery (top) Shrine Entrance (bottom) The French Church, on historic Hu- The 1799 Ezekiel Elting House is Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, a Tibet- Modeled after the Tsurphu Monastery guenot Street in New Paltz, is a recon- located along historic Huguenot an Buddhist monastery in Woodstock, in Tibet, the entrance and interior of struction of the original stone church Street in New Paltz. Built in the early features traditional Tibetan architec- the shrine were hand painted by a built in 1717. The original church was Georgian or Anglo-Dutch-style of ture. The shrine building was built Tibetan artist-in-residence in the style used for both worship and as a school. architecture, it served as both a home by lamas, staff, and volunteers and of an authentic Tibetan monastery. The congregation now worships in a and a store. completed in 1992. The grounds are Free guided tours are available. newer brick church built in 1839. decorated with Tibetan prayer flags. PROPERTY66 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 67 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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Mid-Hudson Bridge (above) The Mid-Hudson Bridge connects Highland in Ulster County and Pough- Fourth of July Parade (above) keepsie in Duchess County and pro- Local and national pride is exhibited at vides a major artery into the Catskills the Saugerties Fourth of July Parade. from the east. Here, the Saugerties Volunteer Fire PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSDepartment proudly PUBLISHERS displays their PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Walkway Over the Hudson (right) well- preserved, antique fire-fighting equipment. A former railroad bridge, the Walkway Over the Hudson allows walkers, jog- gers, bicyclists, and those with disabili- History Re-enacted (left) ties to travel the 1.28 miles across the American Revolutionary War Hudson and offers spectacular views re-enactors demonstrate the firing of of the river, 212 feet below. Opened in their guns at the 18th-Century Market 2009, it is the longest elevated pedes- Days and Militia Muster in Kingston. trian bridge in the world. PROPERTY68 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 69 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS The Half Moon (opposite) The Windjammer Mystic Whaler (top) Ukrainian Folk Dancers (bottom) The Half Moon, a full scale replica of The windjammer, Mystic Whaler is a Male Ukrainian folk dancers seem to the original Dutch ship sailed by Henry reproduction of a late 19th-century defy the laws of gravity as they dance Hudson when he explored the Hudson coastal cargo schooner. In port at the the Hopak, sometimes called “Cossack River area in 1609, is seen here docked Rondout Waterfront in Kingston, the Dance,” at the Soyuzivka Ukrainian at the Hudson River Maritime Museum schooner is used for passenger trade Festival, held annually in Kerhonkson. in Kingston. and offers day, overnight, and dinner It is reported to be the largest Ukrai- cruises. nian festival in the United States. PROPERTY70 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 71 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Shawangunk Ridge (top) The Trapps (bottom) Sky Top Pronounced Shon-gum or just the The Trapps, on the Shawangunk Sky Top, sitting at 1,542 feet, and the “Gunks,” Shawangunk Ridge is a Ridge, are viewed from Sky Top at the Albert K. Smiley Memorial Tower on folded mountain and is part of the Mohonk Mountain House. The Nature Eagle Cliff are popular hiking destina- Appalachian Range. The main Catskill Conservancy has recognized the Sha- tions from the Mohonk Mountain Mountains are a dissected plateau and wangunk Ridge as one of Earth’s “Last House. A spectacular 360-degree part of the Allegheny Highlands. Both Great Places.” view can be seen after climbing the are part of the greater Catskill region. 100 steps to the top of the tower. PROPERTY72 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 73 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Lake Mohonk Mohonk Mountain House (top) Mountain House Gardens (bottom) Non-motorized boating and fishing The Mohonk Mountain House, a castle The 25-acre formal gardens at the are popular among the cliffs on the built on Lake Mohonk atop Shawan- Mohonk Mountain House have won 60-foot-deep Lake Mohonk at the Mo- gunk Mountain in Ulster County, first several awards for their beauty. Flow- honk Mountain House. Lake Mohonk opened in 1869. It is one of the last ering annuals, perennials, a fern trail, lies at 1,245 feet above sea level. Some grand hotels in the Catskill region. and more are all set against magnifi- believe that “Mohonk” means “lake in The grounds have 125 rustic gazebos cent views. the sky” in the native Lenape language. known locally as summerhouses. PROPERTY74 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 75 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Maritime Cup Regatta (top) Ring-billed Gulls (bottom) Hang Glider Launch (top) Over The Rondout Valley (bottom) The Maritime Cup Regatta on the A flock of ring-billed gulls enjoy a Due to the local geology, Ellenville A hang glider soars over the Rondout Hudson River is hosted by the Kings- restful moment on the Kingston Point is one of the best hang gliding and Valley near Ellenville. The Catskill ton Sailing Club and has become an Beach along the Hudson River. Often paragliding sites in the eastern United Mountains can be seen in the distance. annual event. This two day event takes called “seagulls,” ring-billed gulls are States. Here, a hang glider is launch- When the conditions are right, several place every spring. common freshwater inland gulls, many ing off the edge of the Shawangunk dozen hang gliders can be seen at one never setting eyes on the sea. Ridge after waiting for the correct time. winds or updraft to occur. PROPERTY76 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 77 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Cragsmoor Stone Church Slabsides (top and bottom) The Episcopal Stone Church at Slabsides is a modest log cabin built Slabsides is located near West Park Cragsmoor, situated nearly 2,000 in 1895 by naturalist John Burroughs. and can be accessed via a half-mile feet on top of Shawangunk Mountain, He used his rustic cabin as a writing walk from Burroughs Drive. The public was constructed in 1897 in the Gothic retreat during the last 20 years of his can visit the cabin anytime, however stone and wood architecture style life and had visits from notables such the interior is only open twice a year. from local stone collected on the as Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, mountain. Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford. PROPERTY78 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 79 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Senate House Museum (top) Early American Collections (bottom) Senate House The Senate House Museum in Kings- Some of the nation’s finest collec- The historic Senate House in Kingston ton displays 18th- and 19th-century tions of early American items can be was the headquarters for the New furnishings and tells the story of New seen on display in the Senate House York State government during the York’s early government. Museum, including a large collection Revolutionary War. Destroyed by the of Civil War artifacts. British, it was later rebuilt and today is a museum that houses the largest collection of John Vanderlyn paintings. PROPERTY80 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 81 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) The Peekamoose Blue Hole (opposite) Ice Cave (top) Wallkill Valley Apple Orchard (bottom) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- The Blue Hole, on Rondout Creek in Ice Cave Mountain Trail, in Sam’s Point The Wallkill Valley is an important tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod Peekamoose Gorge, is a popular swim- Preserve on the Shawangunk Moun- apple-growing region. The Shawan- tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore ming hole, despite its frigid waters. tain, has some narrow passageways. gunk Mountain or Ridge, which is magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- The name “Blue Hole” comes from the Ice can be found inside the tectonic geologically distinct from the Catskill niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- greenish tone of the deep water. ice caves even in summer months. Mountains, is seen in the distance. lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad The caves have been designated as a tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip National Natural Landmark. PROPERTY82 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 83 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Contorted Gary Birch Trees Lichens Gray birch trees, Betula populifolia, Various species of lichens cling to at Sam’s Point Preserve, become a balsam fir on the summit of Slide twisted and contorted by the harsh Mountain. Lichens are non-flowering, wind and ice storms on the Shawan- dual-organism plants composed of a gunk Mountains. fungus and an alga growing together to benefit each other. Scientists call this symbiosis. PROPERTY84 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 85 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Upper Sheldon Falls (top) Peters Kill Creek (bottom) Round Pond Falls (opposite) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Upper Sheldon Falls on Peters Kill In late June, the Peters Kill Creek Round Pond Falls, a two-tiered, 20-foot Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Creek plunges 15 feet to the main falls. flows through a forest of flowering high waterfall, can be easily viewed tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod From 1924 until the late 1960s the falls mountain laurel in Minnewaska State next to Route 47 in Frost Valley, before tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore provided hydro- electricity for two Park Preserve. An evergreen shrub, it flows into the West Branch of the magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- hotels at Lake Minnewaska. The falls native mountain laurel thrives in acidic Neversink Creek. niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- and lake are now protected as part of soil, on rocky slopes, and in mountain- lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad Minnewaska State Park Preserve. ous forest areas. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY86 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 87 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Millbrook Bridge (top) Carriage Road (bottom) Church of the Holy Transfiguration Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Millbrook Bridge, or Grant Mill Cov- This is one of many carriage roads that of Christ on the Mount (opposite) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- ered Bridge, in Hardenburgh, was built hikers, horseback riders, cross-country Services are still held at this single- tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod in 1902 and closed in 1964 when the skiers, and bikers use at the Mohonk room church built near Woodstock in tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore road was re-routed. Restored in 1990, Preserve, Mohonk Mountain House, 1891. It is listed on the National Register magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- it is listed on the National Register of and Minnewaska State Park. There of Historic Places. During the 1960s, niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- Historic Places. are over 70 miles of trails and carriage beloved “hippie priest,” Father Francis, lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad roads on the Shawangunk Ridge. welcomed “hippies” who came to the area. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY88 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 89 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Perrine’s Covered Bridge D&H Canal Perrine’s Covered Bridge in Rifton is Ruins of the Delaware and Hudson the second oldest bridge in New York Canal locks can be seen along the 5 State. The 154-foot long structure was Locks Walk in High Falls. The canal ran built around 1844 and spans the Wallkill 108 miles from Honesdale, PA to Kingston, River. It has been restored several NY and had 108 locks. From 1828 to 1899 times, and in 1973 it was listed on the it was the major route for shipping coal National Register of Historic Places. from Pennsylvania to New York City. PROPERTY90 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 91 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Hurley (opposite) Pitch Pine-Heath Barrens (above) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- On the fertile plains along the lower The 329-mile “Long Path” trail runs tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod Esopus Creek in Hurley, rows of flow- from the George Washington Bridge tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore ers and vegetables grow at Gill Farms. in New Jersey to John Boyd Thatcher magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- The farm is also known for its 1,300 State Park near Albany. It crosses niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- acres of sweet corn that is grown through a section of rare pitch pine-heath lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad here annually. barrens on the edge of the Shawangunk tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Mountains in Sam’s Point Preserve. PROPERTY92 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 93 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Big Indian (opposite) Wallkill Valley (top) Rondout Valley (bottom) Erected in 1996, a hand carved totem A red barn in a Wallkill Valley hay field Near Ellenville, evening mist settles in pole greets visitors to Big Indian Park near Gardiner, with the Shawangunk the Rondout Valley that lies between in the hamlet of Big Indian. Located in Mountains in the distance. The Wallkill the Shawangunk Mountains and the Shandaken, this hamlet was named after Valley Land Trust has been working to main Catskill Mountains. a very tall Munsee Native American. preserve open space and agricultural lands in the valley, while encouraging environmentally sensible growth. PROPERTY94 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 95 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Kripplebush Schoolhouse (top) Bevier House Museum (bottom) Opus 40 (top) Quarryman’s Tools (bottom) The Kripplebush Schoolhouse was Work began in the 1680s on the Bevier Sculptor and quarryman Harvey Fite Opus 40 and the Quarryman’s a one room school. Built in 1857, it House, located near Kingston. It now worked alone, using his hands and Museum displays many of the tradi- functioned as a school until 1951 and serves as the headquarters for the quarryman’s tools, for more than 36 tional tools used in bluestone quarries. now serves as a museum in the Ulster County Historical Society and years to build Opus 40 near Saugerties. Sculptures by Harvey Fite and the Rondout Valley. contains a large collection of early Architectural Digest called Opus 40 history of the building of Opus 40 American memorabilia. “one of the largest and most beguiling are also on display. works of art on the entire continent.” PROPERTY96 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 97 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Lake Minnewaska (opposite) Slide Mountain (top) Frost Valley (bottom) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Until 1986, two grand hotels stood on At the summit of Slide Mountain is a In 1958, the Frostman Estate donated tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod the massive white rock cliffs surround- plaque honoring the famous Catskill the “castle” and 2,000 acres in Den- tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore ing Lake Minnewaska. Among the cliffs naturalist John Burroughs. Slide ning to the YMCA. Now known as magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- are “old growth” pitch pine trees that Mountain is the highest peak in the Frost Valley, it is a leader in wellness niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- grow to only a few feet in height. The Catskills rising to 4,180 feet above sea training, teambuilding, and environ- lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad entire area is protected in the 21,106- level, and Burroughs climbed it several mental education. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip acre Minnewaska State Park Preserve. times during his life. PROPERTY98 ULSTER COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSULSTER COUNTY 99 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Waneta Lake (opposite) Skinners Falls (top) Willowemoc Creek (bottom) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- While cold-water trout fishing is Skinners Falls, along the Upper Dela- The famous Willowemoc Creek, flow- tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod legendary in Sullivan County, Waneta ware River in Cochecton, has Class II ing through northern Sullivan County, tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore Lake in Rockland provides fishing rapids and is a popular spot for canoe- is one of the most important trout magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- opportunities for warm-water species ists, tubers, fishermen, and sun bathers. streams in the United States. Trout are niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- such as largemouth bass, chain pick- very sensitive and will only tolerate lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad erel, yellow perch, and pumpkinseeds. cool water that is pollution free. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY100 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 101 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Saint Volodymyr Ukrainian Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Catholic Church (above) Orthodox Church (opposite) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- The interior of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Traditional gold-domed steeples tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod Catholic Church in Glen Spey contains adorn the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore many hand-carved pieces and is typi- located just steps from the Ukrainian magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- cal of the churches found in western Catholic Church. Both have lived and niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- Ukraine and the Carpathian Mountains worked together in cooperation in the lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad of Europe. Catskills for years. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY102 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 103 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Beaverkill Covered Bridge (opposite, top) O&W Railroad Museum (opposite, bottom) Beaverkill Valley (above) Beaverkill Covered Bridge near Roscoe The Ontario & Western Railway His- Springtime is welcomed along the was erected in 1865 and is listed on the torical Society operates the museum Beaverkill in Rockland. The bare National Register of Historic Places. in the hamlet of Roscoe, on the site of winter trees begin to develop their This location was a favorite of legendary the former train station, which closed individual summer color palettes fly fisherman Theodore Gordon who in 1957. The museum exhibits the im- while songbirds seek the best nesting created the “Quill Gordon,” one of the pact of the railroad on the local com- locations. first truly American dry flies. munity and tourism in the Catskills. PROPERTY104 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 105 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Junction Pool Fly Fishing on the Willowemoc Creek Legendary Junction Pool in Roscoe is It is said that fly fishing had its birth in famous in angling literature. Roscoe North America along the streams in received the title, “Ultimate Fishing Sullivan County. Legendary fly fishing Town,” through a competition spon- names such as Theodare Gordon, sored by the World Fishing Network Rube Gross, A. E. Hendrickson and in which 300 towns across the United others are closely associated with States competed. the area. PROPERTY106 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 107 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Neversink River (top) Sandburg Creek (bottom) Mullet Falls (opposite) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) The Neversink River flows over There are several small waterfalls and The graceful 25-foot high Mullet Falls, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Denton Falls in the Neversink River cascades along Sandburg Creek in along Mullet Creek in the Neversink tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod Unique Area in Forestburgh. The Fallsburgh. The Sandburg Creek is an River Unique Area in Forestburgh, can tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore Nature Conservancy recognized the important high-quality trout stream. be reached via a moderate hike. The trail magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- importance of the Neversink River It contains self-sustaining wild brown passes under a dense canopy of native niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- because of its superior water quality and brook trout and is stocked annu- rhododendron which display beautiful lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad and rare, pollution-sensitive species. ally with over 1,000 brown trout. pinkish-white blooms in late June. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY108 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 109 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Basher Kill The 103-foot long Livingston Manor Under state protection and manage- Covered Bridge was originally known ment, Basher Kill, or Bashakill, near as Mott Flats Bridge. Built by John Wurtsboro, is a valuable wetland for Davidson in 1860, the bridge was many species of wildlife, including bald restored in 1984 and still carries eagles. It has been designated an Impor- vehicle traffic over the Willowemoc tant Bird Area, meaning it provides es- Creek. sential habitat for one or more species. PROPERTY110 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 111 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Livingston Manor Trout Parade (top) Callicoon Tractor Parade (bottom) Catskill Harvest Market (opposite) The famous Hungry March Band, New Hundreds of tractors, old and new, Catskill Harvest Market in Liberty is York City’s legendary street brass large and small, parade down Cal- a garden center, farm market, and march band, performs in the Livingston licoon’s Main Street during the annual gourmet grocery featuring fresh Manor Trout Parade. The annual Trout Tractor Parade. Thousands of specta- produce, meats, cheeses, and gourmet Parade is the Catskills’ own version of tors are attracted each year to this foods of all kinds. The market prides Mardi-Gras. popular Catskill event. itself on using over 100 local Catskill producers. PROPERTY112 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 113 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Callicoon Canoe Regatta (top) Rio Reservoir (bottom) Roebling Bridge (opposite) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) Photo Title (above) This annual regatta is the largest Although the Rio Reservoir in Lumber- The historic Roebling Bridge at Minisink Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consecte- canoe race on the Upper Delaware land is part of the Alliance Energy’s Ford is the oldest existing wire-suspension tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod River. Starting in Callicoon, the course Mongaup Reservoir system for electric bridge in the United States. Serving as an tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore continues downriver, ending near the generation, it has become an impor- aqueduct to carry canal boats over the magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim ve- Interstate Bridge at Skinners Falls. tant habitat for bald eagles. Delaware River, it was built by John A. niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- niam, quis nostrud exercitation ul- Hundreds of canoeists and kayakers Roebling in 1847 to alleviate the conflict lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad lamco laboris nisi ut aliquip Ut enim ad compete each year in the 7.5-mile race. between canal traffic and timber rafting. tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip tion ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip PROPERTY114 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 115 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Minisink Battleground Park (opposite) Battle of Minisink (top) Evergreen Forest (bottom) The Battle of Minisink was fought on Each year on the anniversary of the The upper reaches of the Willowe- this site on July 22, 1779, during the Battle of Minisink, re-enactors at moc Creek flow through a beautiful Revolutionary War. British forces, led Mininisink Battleground Park have an evergreen forest of eastern hemlock, by Joseph Brant, a Mohawk chief, encampment and demonstrate the balsam fir, white pine, and red spruce. scored a decisive victory, killing 48 events of the bloody skirmish between Evergreen, or conifer trees, such as hastily-assembled, ill-equipped and colonial militiamen and British Tories. these, generally prefer to grow in cool, inexperienced colonial militiamen. moist locations. PROPERTY116 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 117 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Fort Delaware Colonial Pioneer Life Fort Delaware in Narrowsburg is Period-dressed interpreters portray the an authentic reconstructed block- living history of the 18th-century settlers’ house and stockade of the Delaware lifestyles and craft-making at Fort Company Pioneers who settled in the Delaware. Demonstrations are held in Upper Delaware Valley in 1754. blacksmithing, spinning, weaving, candle making, cooking, and the firing of a half- pound British swivel cannon. PROPERTY118 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 119 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Museum at Bethel Woods Woodstock Music and Art Fair (top) Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (bottom) The award-winning museum and A commemorative monument over- The Bethel Woods Center for the interpretive center at Bethel Woods is looks the 1969 original Woodstock Arts offers a variety of performances. built on the original site of the famous Music and Art Fair site, commonly Located on the site of the famous 1969 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair. referred to as “Woodstock.” Held at festival, it has a 15,000-capacity outdoor It opened in June 2008 and consists Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm near performing center. Each fall the center of displays, artifacts, and memorabilia the hamlet of White Lake, 32 acts per- hosts the Harvest Festival featuring from the festival and the 1960s. formed for over a half-million people. local produce, products, and artists. PROPERTY120 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 121 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Barn Quilts of Neversink (top) Gothic Revival (bottom) Lew Beach Barn In 2006, as part of the Neversink Built in 1836 by Dr. Watkins, the “Keller This very attractive historic barn in Renaissance, residents of the com- House” remained in the same family Lew Beach, along the Beaverkill, munity painted 75 colorful quilt panels until it was given to the town of Liberty shows a wooded cupola on the roof- and placed them on historic barns, in 1976. The mid-19th century, Downing- ridge, which provides for ventilation. outbuildings, and businesses through- inspired Gothic Revival is on North Several barns of this design can be out the Town of Neversink. Main Street and is used as the town found throughout the region. government center. PROPERTY122 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 123 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Mongaup Falls Reservoir Stone Arch Bridge Mongaup Falls Reservoir in Lumber- Stone Arch Bridge is located in a county land reflects a summer forest in its park at Kenoza Lake, near Jefferson- calm waters. A wildlife observation ville. It spans the East Branch Callicoon blind and interpretive displays have Creek and was built in 1873 by German been erected next to the road to as- and Swiss stonemasons. No longer used sist those trying to spot bald eagles. for traffic, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. PROPERTY124 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 125 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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Boothroyd House (above) The historic Boothroyd House was built in 1850 and used as a residence for the prosperous owner of the canal boatyard. It is now a visitors’ center at the Delaware & Hudson Canal Linear Park, near Wurtsboro. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSThe Legend PUBLISHERS of the Two Headed PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Trout (left) Legend claims a trout called “The Cochecton Erie Railroad Station Beamoc Trout” swam up the Beaverkill Built in 1850 by the Erie Railroad in the River to Junction Pool. Undecided Greek Revival-style of architecture, which direction to go, the trout re- the station was mainly used for freight mained in one spot for so long that it and is the oldest surviving station in grew an additional head. The tale lives New York. Restored and moved from on and people swear they have seen its original site in 1993, it now serves as the legendary fish. a historical site and museum. PROPERTY126 SULLIVAN COUNTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSSULLIVAN COUNTY 127 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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Michael P. Gadomski Michael P. Gadomski is a native of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in the PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSfoothills of the Catskill Mountains. PROPERTY In OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS addition to working as a Pennsylvania State Park ranger and naturalist for over 25 years, he has been a free- lance photographer and writer for nearly 40 years. His written articles have appeared in magazines such as the New York State Conservationist, Ranger Rick, Highlights for Children and others. His photography has been published worldwide in books, magazines, calendars, greeting cards, interpretive displays, and as fine art. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSHe is also the photographer of two PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS previously published books, Wild Pennsylvania: A Celebration of Our State’s Natural Beauty and Philadelphia: Portrait of a City. He is presently working on another book celebrating the natural landscape of Pennsylvania. To learn more about Michael visit www. mpgadomski.com. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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