Rosendale: An easy weekend trip, under 2 hours from NYC, promising coconut cake, magic potions, thrift shops, and more.
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Rosendale: An easy weekend trip, under 2 hours from NYC, promising coconut cake, magic potions, thrift shops, and more.
Crisp blue skies, tree shadows spilling over snow, and the serenity of nature. The most peaceful time of the year to visit the Catskill Mountains.
Ever dream of moving to the Catskills and starting a new business and a new life? The gorgeous Margaretville Bowl could be calling your name.
Reed Street Bottle Shop in Coxsackie sells wine, spirits, and ciders—including some rare and hard-to-find bottles—but you don't have to be a connoisseur to fall in love with this place.
Upstate Stock is many things: a sun-drenched coffee-shop, an urban-rustic menswear purveyor, an importer of design-conscious products from the Catskills. If you're shopping for the man in your life who can build a campfire and also choose the perfect modern bungalow on Airbnb, look no further.
Though Rob Handel may not realize it, his cooking is the magnet that brings country folks and city folks together. His thoughtful and generous presence may be the glue.
Visit Plan Bee Farm Brewery in Poughkeepsie: If you're looking for a small detour between NYC and that Catskills, and you have a love for unique sour beers and farmhouse ales, be sure to plan a stop at at Plan Bee Farm Brewery.
Looking for things to do with kids in the Catskill Mountains? We think the Catskills are the easiest and most fun place to bring the kids for a weekend trip. Here are our ten favorite spots for the perfect fall getaway.
Lawyer's General Store in East Durham sells deli sandwiches, camping supplies, gifts, groceries, Irish imports, and more.
It's decorative gourd season at Story Farms in Catskill, NY. Pumpkin picking, apples, cider, farm-fresh vegetables, and more. 4640 NY-32, Catskill, NY; (518) 678-9716.
At Windham's 5-state lookout, you can see New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire all from one spot.
If the snug, industrial Other Half tap room had an eccentric Italian uncle in the Catskills, it might look something like the tasting shed at Honey Hollow Brewing Co.
The Bailiwick Ranch & Discovery Zoo, located up the same winding back road as the old Catskill Game Farm, gives kids a chance to get up close and personal with all kinds of creatures. Our kids loved it, but as a parents and animal-lover, I had some concerns.
Guaranteed Irish in East Durham covers all your imported-from-Ireland shopping needs. They've got claddagh rings, Celtic china, Irish music, Irish candy and a whole bunch of feckin' t-shirts, too.