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How a New Catskills Mountain Retreat, Born From a 'Serious Challenge,' Became a Timeless Family Home Rooted in the Landscape

This 11,000-square-foot mountain home was designed as a 'new home for an old soul' – and the architect says that was the hardest part

Homes & Gardens

This Luxury 'Cabin Hotel' in the Catskills' Has Brought Design Furniture to Its Nature-First Ethos With a New Collab — And It's All Shoppable, too

A private three-bedroom residence and refreshed cabins make the Catskills retreat a worthy escape for design- and nature-enthusiasts alike

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A garden at the edge of everything – how Alan Calpe and Christopher Crawford grew a Catskills mountainside sanctuary where wilderness and cultivation happily coexist

Garden Diaries: In 2016, the founders of Gardenheir purchased a home in Windham, New York, where they have since been working collaboratively with the land, building a garden that sings in tune with the surrounding Catskills landscape

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The Hidden-Gem Guide to New York’s Northern Catskills

Map out the region's most rewarding summer detours before everyone else does.

Marie Claire

Cinema’s latest trend? The frustrated descendants of the American western

INSIDE FILM: New drama ‘Good One’ follows a father and daughter on a fraught hiking trip in New York’s Catskills. Xan Brooks looks at an emerging sub-genre of films – and the death of a long-held American tradition

The Independent UK

2 hikers struck by falling ice at popular Catskills waterfall

The falls are largely frozen at this time of year, presenting hikers with hidden dangers

Advnture

Bison Vs Raptor Vs Trailhunter: The Ultimate Off-Road Truck Showdown

The American West can credibly stake its claim as the most beautiful part of the country. At least most of the year. But for a few short weeks each fall, the Northeast is spectacular, an overhead explosion of red, orange, and yellow attracts the masses to the Adirondacks, Appalachian, Poconos,…

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How the Catskills became the long weekend summer getaway for New Yorkers

Just over two hours out of the city, Alex Hannaford finds a playground for outdoor enthusiasts – as well as restaurants, wineries and shopping to satisfy even the most discerning Manhattanite

The Independent UK

Rees Jones-renovated Monster Golf Club reopens in Catskill Mountains of New York

The new Monster Golf Club routing takes land from two previous courses at Resorts World Catskills in New York.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'History of the World, Part II' review: The school of Mel is in session

If you don't count the years when he worked as a drummer, a "tummler" and a teenage comic in the Catskills, Mel Brooks began his show business career in television, writing for Sid Caesar at the dawn of the medium. He returned in the mid-1960s to co-create "Get Smart," and…

Los Angeles Times

Borscht Belt comedian Freddie Roman dies at age 85

Comedian Freddie Roman, the former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Catskills comedy scene, has died

The Independent UK

Appreciation: Why New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl was the last of a breed

Peter Schjeldahl, the eminent and widely read New York art critic, died Friday at his country home in the tiny upstate town of Bovina, near the Catskills, where he and his wife, former actor Brooke Alderson, lived. He was 80.

Los Angeles Times

A huge blaze engulfs Grossinger's Hotel, the location that inspired 'Dirty Dancing'

Grossinger's Hotel was a legendary vacationing spot in the New York Catskill Mountains. It was also the site that inspired the setting of the 1987 hit movie.

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My worst moment: When anxiety strikes, it’s no joke. ‘Dirty Dancing’ star Jennifer Grey tells the story

Jennifer Grey became a household name in 1987 with the release of “Dirty Dancing,” playing a character named Baby who does some important growing up during a summer vacation to the Catskills. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” is the famous line from the movie, so it’s fitting that the…

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Visit the Catskills This Fall

The region is a destination for relaxation, featuring a wave of new culinary talent, stunning hotel openings, and untouched nature.

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