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Wildlife, design, food & drink, travel, real estate, country characters, adventures, waterfalls.
Wildlife, design, food & drink, travel, real estate, country characters, adventures, waterfalls.
It's cheap, it's clean, it's kid-friendly, and it's so much better than a fast food chain. Plus, it's the only place you can buy their incredible Secret Sauce to slather onto grilled chicken, burgers, and dogs all summer long.
Zoom Flume is a water park tucked away in the Catskill Mountains. Ever felt trapped or overwhelmed at Kalahari or Great Wolf Lodge? The open-air, colorful, and clean Zoom Flume might be the place for you.
When it comes to East Durham's Dollar General, are you spreading the love or spewing the hate? As family divided on the chain store, we were all little surprised by what we found there.
The Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, NY offers year-round nature trails and free tours of the 8th President's mansion in the spring, summer, and fall.
Crossroads Brewing Company's Catskill Taproom offers a new creek-side retreat from one of the area's long-loved brewers. Crossroads has operated its flagship brew pub out of Athens, NY since 2010, and their second location, opened in 2017, has a more modern and industrial feel.
The Cask and Rasher in Coxsackie has the home-away-from-home quality of a solid neighborhood sports bar, plus a really impressive beer selection and an pub food menu that beats our all favorite Brooklyn brew pubs, hands down.
What's the best bakery in the Catskills? Bonfiglio and Bread, in the quaint riverfront village of Athens, is definitely on our list.
Are these deer tracks in the snow? Bear tracks? Coyote tracks? Lynx tracks?! What types of animals walk around in the snow in the Catskills?
It's always helpful to have a few universally giftable items on hand, but items like sachets and candles can feel like phoned-in gifts... unless you're shopping at I.U. Tripp, the beloved Oak Hill antique store where old things become new again.
If you're trying to wrap up your holiday shopping this weekend, everything you need is at Mansion + Reed.
For the entertainers who have it all, or for the guy on your list who doesn't seem to want or need anything, the Reed Street Bottle Shop in Coxsackie is here to help you finish up your shopping list.
Wanna go lavish this holiday? How about pairing some cozy Icelandic House Socks with a fully customized trip to Iceland, complete with off-the-beaten-path locales and locals-only experiences?
For tea drinkers, knitters, chocolate lovers, and wintertime hikers, the homey shop at Heather Ridge Farm offers the gift of coziness. Treat yourself to brunch with their new chef, Robert Lugo, and wrap up your shopping while you're at it.
Sweet Rama and Auntie Ivy prove that even the simple gift of a bar of soap can be a gift from the heart. If you know someone suffering from eczema or poison ivy, these soaps may offer some much-needed relief.
Writing tools are not necessarily a go-to gift, but man, why not? They're extremely useful, and a well-designed writing implement can spark joy on a daily basis. Coxsackie's Pilothouse Paper seeks out pencils and pens that are gorgeous enough to be gift-worthy.
A sprinkle of high-quality sea salt makes everything taste better. It's a luxury item for serious home cooks, especially when it comes gorgeously packaged and infused with rhubarb, blueberry, licorice, or birch smoke.
Garden ornaments tend to be fussy, gaudy, and just plain strange, but we found the perfect gift for the design-conscious farmer or stylish windowsill gardener in your life.
During his tenure at Heather Ridge Farm, our favorite local chef, Rob Handel, created this delicious elixir. This "Patent" Root Beer Syrup is ready to mix with seltzer, stir into cocktails, spoon over ice cream, glaze roasted meat, or add depth to soups and stews.
For the seasoned camper who has it all — OR the person who likes the idea of camping more than, you know, hiking/getting dirty/roughing it — this aesthetically pleasing, campfire-ready espresso maker is the perfect gift.
