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Book Gardiner and Lake Minnewaska

Download or read book Gardiner and Lake Minnewaska written by Carleton Mabee and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-05-27 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located halfway between New York City and Albany, the Gardiner and Minnewaska region is a bucolic mountain community, rich in dairy and fruit.Located halfway between New York City and Albany, the Gardiner and Minnewaska region is a bucolic mountain community, rich in dairy and fruit. The picturesque area also includes the Wallkill Valley lowlands, Lake Minnewaska, and the wonders of the surrounding mountains. Settled some 300 years ago by French Huguenots and Dutch immigrants, the region has supported itself with dairy and fruit farming in the valley, and with millstone cutting and berry picking in the mountains, since its inception. In stunning photographs, Gardiner and Lake Minnewaska portrays the history of this region: the Tuthilltown gristmill, in operation for more than 200 years; the Gardiner boarding houses and Minnewaska mountain hotels; the state park that offers a vast network of hiking trails; and the rise of rock climbing and skydiving in the area.

Book Gardiner and Lake Minnewaska

Download or read book Gardiner and Lake Minnewaska written by Carleton Mabee and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located halfway between New York City and Albany, the Gardiner and Minnewaska region includes not only the Wallkill Valley lowlands but also Lake Minnewaska, a mountain lake, and the wonders of the mountains around it. The region, settled some three hundred years ago by French Huguenots and Dutch, long featured dairy and fruit farming in the valley and millstone cutting and berry picking in the mountains. In stunning photographs, Gardiner and Lake Minnewaska portrays the history of this region: the Tuthilltown gristmill, in operation for more than two hundred years; the Gardiner boarding houses and Minnewaska mountain hotels, which for years attracted guests; the state park that developed as the hotels disappeared and that now offers a vast network of hiking trails; and the rise of two new daring sports: rock climbing and skydiving.

Book Lake Minnewaska

Download or read book Lake Minnewaska written by Lake Minnewaska Mountain Houses and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lake Minnewaska Mountain Houses

Download or read book Lake Minnewaska Mountain Houses written by Lake Minnewaska Mountain House and published by . This book was released on 1943* with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dalmaqua

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  • Author : Jared Barhite
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1911
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 72 pages

Download or read book Dalmaqua written by Jared Barhite and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Raid at Lake Minnewaska

Download or read book The Raid at Lake Minnewaska written by J. L. Larson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a warm June weekend in 1931 when five people met coincidentally at a lake town in Minnesota. Three of the five were outsiders. Two law school buddies, James Lawton and Charlie Davis were in town on a lark, but immediately began noticing some strange happenings at a nearby lake resort. The other, Lindy MacPherson, had more serious business. As an inexperienced investigator from the Minneapolis branch of the U.S. Attorneys office, her task was to explore a rumor about an alleged gambling operation in the vicinity of Lake Minnewaska. It was supposed to be a simple job neither lengthy nor precariousmore to give her investigative experience while under cover as a travel magazine writer. Shed been observing the same odd occurrences in the town. The other two, a local father and son, John and Adam Bailey, had been ignoring these unusual activities and antics of the peculiar assortment of guests at nearby Chippewa Lodge like everyone else in town. It had been best to do so for the good of the community. Glenwood was thriving during an otherwise very difficult economic time all around the country. MacPhersons orders had been strict. If she were to find any evidence relating to illegal gambling, she would leave Glenwood and promptly turn over her findings to the state patrol or the Bureau of Investigation and let them handle any potential arrests. MacPherson did not have an exemplary record of following strict orders --especially when prompt action was needed. Normally, taking on the mob would not be considered by anyone in their right mind. That weekend these five people made a decision. Circumstances required their immediate attention.

Book Lake Minnewaska

Download or read book Lake Minnewaska written by William E. Doughty and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history of the development of resorts at lakes in the Shawangunks, particularly Lake Minnewaska, by the Smiley brothers, members of the Society of Friends (Quakers).

Book Northwest Magazine

Download or read book Northwest Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bulletin

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  • Author : New York State Museum
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1926
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 158 pages

Download or read book Bulletin written by New York State Museum and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Palisades

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  • Author : Robert O. Binnewies
  • Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
  • Release : 2021-05-04
  • ISBN : 0823293726
  • Pages : 424 pages

Download or read book Palisades written by Robert O. Binnewies and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the famous and not-so-famous like-minded citizens all gave their time, expertise, and money to build a park legacy of incomparable benefit The Palisades park and historic site system in New York and New Jersey is a significant anchor-point for the spread of national and state parks across the nation. The challenge to protect these treasures began with a brutal blast of dynamite in the late nineteenth century and continues to this day. Palisades: The People’s Park presents the story of getting from zero protected acres to the rich tapestry that is today’s Palisades park system, located in the nation’s most densely populated metropolitan region. This is an account of huge determination, moments of crisis, caustic resistance to the very idea of conservation, glorious philanthropy, a steep learning curve, and responsibilities for guardianship passed with care from one generation to the next. Despite the involvement of men of great wealth and fame from its earliest beginnings, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission faced an early and ongoing struggle to arrange financial support from both the New York and New Jersey state governments for a park that would cross state lines. The conflicts between developers and conservationists, industrialists and wilderness enthusiasts, with their opposing views regarding the uses of natural resources required the commissioners of the PIPC to become skilled negotiators, assiduous fundraisers, and savvy participants in the political process. The efforts to create Palisades Interstate Park was prodigious, requiring more than 1,000 real estate transactions to establish Sterling Forest, to save Storm King Mountain, to preserve Lake Minnewaska, to protect Stony Point Battlefield and Washington’s headquarters, to open Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks, and to add the other sixteen parks to the Palisades Interstate Park System. Beginning with the efforts of Elizabeth Vermilye of the New Jersey Federation of Women’s Clubs, who enlisted President Theodore Roosevelt’s support to stop the blasting and quarrying of Palisades rock, author Robert Binnewies traces the story of the famous, including J. P. Morgan, the Rockefellers, and the Harrimans, as well as the not-so-famous men and women whose donations of time and money led to the preservation of New York and New Jersey’s most scenic and historic lands. The park experiment, begun in 1900, still stands as a dynamic model among the nation’s major environmental achievements.

Book St  Croix River Dispute

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  • Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1965
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book St Croix River Dispute written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers controversy surrounding proposed construction by Northern States Power Company of an electric power plant at Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, on the St. Croix River. Hearings were held in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Book The National Geographic Magazine

Download or read book The National Geographic Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indexes kept up to date with supplements.

Book LAKE MINNEWASKA MOUNTAIN HOUSE

Download or read book LAKE MINNEWASKA MOUNTAIN HOUSE written by Anonymous and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Minnewaska   Frozen Waters

Download or read book Minnewaska Frozen Waters written by Nan L. Knickerbocker and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hiking the Catskills

Download or read book Hiking the Catskills written by Randi Minetor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hiking the Catskills provides everything hikers need to plan day hikes in the Catskill region of New York State: a five-county area west of the Hudson River that includes parts of Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Sullivan and Ulster counties. This guide selects 40 hikes from the best among the Catskills’ famous peaks above 3,500 feet, as well as more moderate trails to backcountry waterfalls, easier trails to some of the area’s most spectacular viewpoints, and rail trails that provide access to fragrant woodlands and unusual geological wonders. This book provides a separate, full-color, detailed map for each hike—making it different from books by the Appalachian and Adirondack Mountain Clubs—and waypoint-by-waypoint directions to guide readers along trails with confidence. Color photos and descriptions of the history, natural wonders, and special features of each hike help readers choose the best hikes for their personal interests and skill levels. In a region largely abandoned by tourists and just now seeing renewed interest from visitors, Hiking the Catskills provides the guidance readers need to plan exciting trips into the mountains. This book leads them to the ridges, notches, and cloves that inspired a uniquely American landscape painting style, the vistas that drew thousands of vacationers here throughout the twentieth century, and the peaks that challenge the most rugged explorers. It’s time to rediscover the Catskills, one of New York’s most fascinating natural areas.

Book Lake Minnewaska

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  • Author :
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  • Release : 1931
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 29 pages

Download or read book Lake Minnewaska written by and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: