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All in Catskills for Kids
At IU Tripp in Oak Hill, antique shopping just got a little sweeter. The colorful shop now sells 10-cent classic candies, like Necco Wafers, Kits, B-B-Bats, and Squirrel Nut Zippers, plus hand-made barley sugar hard candy and spicy-sweet cinnamon cube pops.
Greenville Drive-In: A drive-in movie theater, a picture-perfect wedding venue, a destination-worthy hidden gem in the Catskills. Photo by Beth Schneck Photography.
The Catskills are calling. It's time to start planning your summer vacation, and we've got some fun happenings to get you started.
Our favorite storybooks come and go, but we never get tired of these beautiful non-fiction kids' books. Archer's top 5 animal books have amazing pictures to intrigue little kids and fascinating facts for animal lovers of all ages. They make the best gifts because they'll enchant a reader for years to come.
Wildflowers of the Catskills: Milk thistle, bushy aster, Queen Anne's Lace, and dame's rocket
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.
Gracie's in Leeds is now serving brunch, featuring the best hot chicken biscuit in the Hudson Valley.
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.
The Mill Rock Restaurant in Windham, NY serves up delicious Italian fare -- big plates of pasta and wood-oven-fired pizza for the whole family.
Archer befriends a large and surprisingly beautiful red-legged grasshopper.
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.
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.
Cairo's Hannaford is the perfect antidote to food shopping in Brooklyn.
Serious sweets, great coffee, and free Wifi at Higher Grounds Coffee Co. in Windham, NY