THE TRUTH ABOUT: Catskills - Caught on Camera

Mark Ruffalo’s Mountainous Living Room Is a Triumph of 'Anti-Trend' Limewashed Neutrals and Calming Earth Tones

In Mark's upstate retreat, limewashed plaster, raw brick, and timber combine – proving natural textures make the ultimate sanctuary

Homes & Gardens · Aug 13

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 · Feb 24

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

Livingetc · Nov 22, 2025

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,…

Motor1 · Oct 28, 2024

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 · May 17, 2024

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 · Sep 12, 2023

'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 · Mar 7, 2023

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 · Nov 27, 2022

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 · Oct 24, 2022

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.

WEKU · Aug 19, 2022