When it came time to choose where to give back as part of the 1% for the Planet program, supporting the Catskill Center was the only way to go.
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You’ve probably heard of the Catskill Mountain House, the grand hotel which opened in 1824 and overlooked the Hudson River, but have you had a Catskill Mountain House roll? Take a taste of history with this vintage bread recipe.
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If you read a piece of fiction about a man named Toombs who owned a tombstone company, you’d probably think it was a little too obvious. But sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
With autumn here and Halloween just around the corner, maybe you’re finding yourself in the mood for some spooky books. Or, if you’re like me, you’re a year-round horror reader. Either way, I’ve got recommendations that will keep your creepy reads Catskills-centric.
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You probably know about the vital role milkweed plays in the life cycle of the monarch butterfly: it is the only food monarch caterpillars can eat. Preserving milkweed helps save the threatened population of the butterflies. But milkweed was once used to save people, too. During World War II, milkweed was used to make life preservers and flotation devices.
