Michelle’s guidebook

Michelle
Michelle’s guidebook

Food scene

Catskills food scene is great farm-to-table local yummies.
Awesome coffee and sandwiches+ offers prepared foods and some basic provisions like Clark’s milk, butter, cheese. A beautiful space! A definite must-visit.
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Watershed
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Awesome coffee and sandwiches+ offers prepared foods and some basic provisions like Clark’s milk, butter, cheese. A beautiful space! A definite must-visit.
Really great food and located in historic old mill. Lovely outdoor seating along east branch of Delaware River. Located in downtown Roxbury. Highly recommend the short ribs and skillet chicken!
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The Old Mill
2318 County Road 41
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Really great food and located in historic old mill. Lovely outdoor seating along east branch of Delaware River. Located in downtown Roxbury. Highly recommend the short ribs and skillet chicken!
Cute diner with solidly good food. Good for families and groups. Super convenient as it's only a 5 minute drive from our home.
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Chappie's
53535 NY-30
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Cute diner with solidly good food. Good for families and groups. Super convenient as it's only a 5 minute drive from our home.
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Roxbury Wine and Spirits
53484 NY-30
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Good prices and really yummy food served a warm and welcoming environment. Located about 30 minutes away. Worth the drive! Reservations a must!
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Brushland Eating House
1927 County Hwy 6
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Good prices and really yummy food served a warm and welcoming environment. Located about 30 minutes away. Worth the drive! Reservations a must!
Large portions of great food. A little more expensive than other local restaurants but good quality and great service. Fun outdoor fire pit for roasting marshmallows for dessert. Great for kids and families. Reservations recommended.
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Peekamoose
8373 NY-28
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Large portions of great food. A little more expensive than other local restaurants but good quality and great service. Fun outdoor fire pit for roasting marshmallows for dessert. Great for kids and families. Reservations recommended.
Great pizza spot. A favorite with the locals and visitors. Best pizza around!
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Oakley's Wood-Fired Pizza & Grill
44681 NY-28
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Great pizza spot. A favorite with the locals and visitors. Best pizza around!
Yummy maple syrup locally made along with other local goodies. If not open, they usually have a stand with a trust-jar out front. Also have beef and pork locally raised.
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Roxbury Mountain Maple
750 Roxbury Mountain Rd
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Yummy maple syrup locally made along with other local goodies. If not open, they usually have a stand with a trust-jar out front. Also have beef and pork locally raised.
Even accepts dogs!
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Wayside Cider
55 Redden Ln
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Even accepts dogs!
Owners came from James restaurant in Brooklyn. Haven't tried it but please do and let me know.
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Binnekill Tavern
746 Main St
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Owners came from James restaurant in Brooklyn. Haven't tried it but please do and let me know.
beer garden has live music on Thursday nights. 2 menus to choose from: one in beer garden and one in restaurant. Restaurant has a few tables outside on historic porch. Arrive early to get best seating.
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The Bull & Garland
760 Main St
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beer garden has live music on Thursday nights. 2 menus to choose from: one in beer garden and one in restaurant. Restaurant has a few tables outside on historic porch. Arrive early to get best seating.
Delicious cured meats with a more "Brooklyn" flare. Well worth the 20 min drive.
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Solinsky's
103 Main St
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Delicious cured meats with a more "Brooklyn" flare. Well worth the 20 min drive.
Highly acclaimed restaurant in the area. Not cheap.
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Deer Mountain Inn
790 Co Rd 25
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Highly acclaimed restaurant in the area. Not cheap.
Korean food- most delicious- in the Catskills. Hard to believe but I'm told by many native Koreans that this food compares to some of the best Korean in NYC. I've tried it and can vouch that it's yummy. Check their online ordering. They also have a produce stand.
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East Branch Farms
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Korean food- most delicious- in the Catskills. Hard to believe but I'm told by many native Koreans that this food compares to some of the best Korean in NYC. I've tried it and can vouch that it's yummy. Check their online ordering. They also have a produce stand.
Gets busy on weekends but wonderful beer brewed by my son's ski coach.
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West Kill Brewing
2173 Spruceton Rd
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Gets busy on weekends but wonderful beer brewed by my son's ski coach.
To die for pastries, sandwiches and coffee. Brooklyn transplants, of course.
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Café marguerite
746 Main St
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To die for pastries, sandwiches and coffee. Brooklyn transplants, of course.
Authentic Tibetan dumplings
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Catskill Momos
191 Main St
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Authentic Tibetan dumplings
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Catskills Regional Harvest
27905 New York 28
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Haven’t been but they make their own maple syrup and they’re open for breakfast every Saturday and Sunday 8-1. Looks delicious!
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Buck Hill Farm
185 Fuller Rd
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Haven’t been but they make their own maple syrup and they’re open for breakfast every Saturday and Sunday 8-1. Looks delicious!
Beautiful menu with great drinks and a lovely outdoor tent setting. Good service too. recommend!
Ate O Ate at Shephard Hills
562 Shepard Hill Rd
Beautiful menu with great drinks and a lovely outdoor tent setting. Good service too. recommend!
A bit more of a fancy dinner option. Atmosphere is more traditional country club.
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Shandaken Inn
1 Golf Course Rd E
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A bit more of a fancy dinner option. Atmosphere is more traditional country club.
Haven't been but discerning friends said it was delicious!
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Half Acre
60 Main Street
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Haven't been but discerning friends said it was delicious!
Came here on our way up. It's a 30 minute drive out of the way but if you've got time to linger it's well worth it. Book ahead as weekends get very busy!
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Urban Cowboy Lodge
37 Alpine Rd
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Came here on our way up. It's a 30 minute drive out of the way but if you've got time to linger it's well worth it. Book ahead as weekends get very busy!

Skiing/Hiking/mountain biking/Kayaking/Swimming holes/Adventure

Adventure!
Great family ski resort good in all seasons. Gondola runs on summer weekends as well. Beautiful views from the top.
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Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
181 Galli Curci Rd
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Great family ski resort good in all seasons. Gondola runs on summer weekends as well. Beautiful views from the top.
Locally-owned ski resort 15 minutes from our house. Great for snow tubing as well! Live music on Saturday nights. Check website for schedule.
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Plattekill Mountain
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Locally-owned ski resort 15 minutes from our house. Great for snow tubing as well! Live music on Saturday nights. Check website for schedule.
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Hunter Mountain
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Susan's Pleasant Pheasant Farm
1 Bragg Hollow Rd
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Beautiful views
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Vroman's Nose Hiking Trail
264 Mill Valley Rd
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Beautiful views
Not so secret swimming hole Head East on 23 after hardware store. Look for dirt parking lot on right side. Park in dirt lot next to road and walk down rocks. Not wheelchair accessible. Don't sit in falls, not safe despite what locals are doing.
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Prattsville
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Not so secret swimming hole Head East on 23 after hardware store. Look for dirt parking lot on right side. Park in dirt lot next to road and walk down rocks. Not wheelchair accessible. Don't sit in falls, not safe despite what locals are doing.
Lovely short, 1 hour total hike up to some good views.
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Pratt Rock
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Lovely short, 1 hour total hike up to some good views.
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Mountain Trails Cross Country
6198 Main St
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North/South Lake Campingplatz
874 N Lake Rd
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New York Zipline Adventures LLC
64 Klein Ave
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Great mountain biking. Hard. Need your own bike
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Elm Ridge Wild Forest
360001 Town Of Windham
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Great mountain biking. Hard. Need your own bike

Places along Route 28

Route 28 has some real gems interspersed in its strip mall feel. Here's a few.
Great place to stop along Route 28 and pick up some provisions.
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Cheese Louise
940 NY-28
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Great place to stop along Route 28 and pick up some provisions.
They have the best homemade bread, savory and sweet. Call ahead to place your order and it'll be ready for pick-up along the way.
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Bread Alone Bakery
3962 NY-28
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They have the best homemade bread, savory and sweet. Call ahead to place your order and it'll be ready for pick-up along the way.
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Phoenicia Diner
5681 NY-28
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Goatie Whites
46 Depot St
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Woodstock Brewing
5581 NY-28
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Amazing vintage shop transplanted from Bushwick Brooklyn. Owner really knows her stuff.
Worship Vintage
2440 NY-28
Amazing vintage shop transplanted from Bushwick Brooklyn. Owner really knows her stuff.

Shopping & Supplies

Lovely locally-run general store with new and used carefully curated vintage items. Also has some basic amenities.
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Roxbury General
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Lovely locally-run general store with new and used carefully curated vintage items. Also has some basic amenities.
Super cute store with discount brand-name items. Amazing Catskills find!
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Just Shop Boutique
43270 NY-28
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Super cute store with discount brand-name items. Amazing Catskills find!
Well-stocked home and kitchen store. Both lovely and useful. Also has frozen local trout and fresh bread on Thursdays!
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Home Goods of Margaretville
784 Main St
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Well-stocked home and kitchen store. Both lovely and useful. Also has frozen local trout and fresh bread on Thursdays!
Huge grocery store located 20 minutes away from our house and only a mile off route.
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Freshtown
36 Bridge St
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Huge grocery store located 20 minutes away from our house and only a mile off route.
Great for gas and basics like milk etc. Nothing fancy but open long hours
Roxbury Country Store
53639 NY-30
Great for gas and basics like milk etc. Nothing fancy but open long hours
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CVS
60 Bridge St
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Perfect place to pick up a missing kitchen item. PLUS she stocks some recently frozen trout from a 100 year old local trout farm. On Thursdays, she supplies fresh bread from a local favorite baker.
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Home Goods of Margaretville
784 Main St
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Perfect place to pick up a missing kitchen item. PLUS she stocks some recently frozen trout from a 100 year old local trout farm. On Thursdays, she supplies fresh bread from a local favorite baker.
Has mishmash of anything you might have forgotten for your trip: bathings suits, camping and fishing gear, maps, clothing, sports equipment, etc.
Catskill Seasons LTD
768 Main St
Has mishmash of anything you might have forgotten for your trip: bathings suits, camping and fishing gear, maps, clothing, sports equipment, etc.
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Foothills Shoe
785 Main St
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FARM STAND with Meat and Milk and Eggs. At the intersection of Cronk Road, W. Settlement Road and Andrew Gray Road, about 5 minutes from our house, there's a small shed that holds delicious local meats and milk and cream. Great to pick up some milk in a pinch. Carries Clark milk from nearby creamery. DIRECTIONS: Turn left our our driveway, pass the John Burroughs site. Turn left at the first intersection. Take your first right. Shed is right after you turn with a Open Flag flying. hours are long, usually 7 am to 7pm
West Settlement Road
West Settlement Road
FARM STAND with Meat and Milk and Eggs. At the intersection of Cronk Road, W. Settlement Road and Andrew Gray Road, about 5 minutes from our house, there's a small shed that holds delicious local meats and milk and cream. Great to pick up some milk in a pinch. Carries Clark milk from nearby creamery. DIRECTIONS: Turn left our our driveway, pass the John Burroughs site. Turn left at the first intersection. Take your first right. Shed is right after you turn with a Open Flag flying. hours are long, usually 7 am to 7pm
HUGE hardware store
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Wadler Bros. Inc
47293 NY-28
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HUGE hardware store
Produce and meats. Might also have dairy products. Call ahead to confirm hours and selection. Great stop if you're going to Hobart or Stamford
ALBANO FARM
31850 NY-23
Produce and meats. Might also have dairy products. Call ahead to confirm hours and selection. Great stop if you're going to Hobart or Stamford
Amazing selection of wines. Carries biodynamic and organic wine as well.
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Wild Common Wine
49 Main St
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Amazing selection of wines. Carries biodynamic and organic wine as well.
Great sandwiches, old fashioned feel and carries selection of fresh bread from renowned sourdough baker, Wilson Bread
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Russell's General Store
2009 County Hwy 6
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Great sandwiches, old fashioned feel and carries selection of fresh bread from renowned sourdough baker, Wilson Bread
Great local produce! 11-5 every day but Sunday, 11-4
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Hillhaven Farms
2 Hobart Rd
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Great local produce! 11-5 every day but Sunday, 11-4
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Kenco
1000 Hurley Mountain Rd
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Great little store with some live weekend events. Small but great vintage clothing too. About 20 min away, NW of our house so if you’re stopping by Hobart for books, add this to the lost. Stamford is the next little town over.
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Mindl's General Store
76 Main St
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Great little store with some live weekend events. Small but great vintage clothing too. About 20 min away, NW of our house so if you’re stopping by Hobart for books, add this to the lost. Stamford is the next little town over.
Stick up on local provisions. New July 2021. On Main Street Roxbury.
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The Fierce Grizzly
53530 NY-30
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Stick up on local provisions. New July 2021. On Main Street Roxbury.
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Catskills Regional Harvest
27905 New York 28
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Fantastic place to get just about everything you need for a weekend. Decent prices too.
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Fantastic place to get just about everything you need for a weekend. Decent prices too.

Sightseeing

Highly recommend a walk down our road to this historic site. Even if not open, you can peek inside. Further down the road is a little path where John Burroughs is buried leading to a beautiful big rock with gorgeous views.
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John Burroughs Woodchuck Lodge
Burroughs Memorial Road
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Highly recommend a walk down our road to this historic site. Even if not open, you can peek inside. Further down the road is a little path where John Burroughs is buried leading to a beautiful big rock with gorgeous views.
Beautiful old church with STUNNING Tiffany windows. Often open. We walked in and got a nice tour by the maintenance.
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Roxbury
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Beautiful old church with STUNNING Tiffany windows. Often open. We walked in and got a nice tour by the maintenance.
Adorable town filled with many independent bookstores. About 20 minutes over the mountain from our house
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Hobart
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Adorable town filled with many independent bookstores. About 20 minutes over the mountain from our house
Lovely local art gallery right in downtown Roxbury
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Roxbury Arts Group Community Center
5025 Vega Mountain Rd
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Lovely local art gallery right in downtown Roxbury
Lovely historic park in downtown Roxbury. Has playground and stream to walk along. Church has beautiful Tiffany windows well worth a peek inside.
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Kirkside Park
Kirkside Driveway
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Lovely historic park in downtown Roxbury. Has playground and stream to walk along. Church has beautiful Tiffany windows well worth a peek inside.
Say no more. 1 hour away and a beautiful drive
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National Baseball Hall of Fame und Museum
25 Main St
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Say no more. 1 hour away and a beautiful drive
Lovely short hikes, some marked better than others. Beautiful waterfall. PLUS olympic size pool
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Mine Kill State Park
161 Mine Kill Rd
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Lovely short hikes, some marked better than others. Beautiful waterfall. PLUS olympic size pool
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Blue Sky Farm and Winery
779 Charcoal Rd
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Howes Cave
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Great history. Good for kids. Check listing for live demonstrations of farming back in the day
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The Farmers' Museum
5775 NY-80
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Great history. Good for kids. Check listing for live demonstrations of farming back in the day

Fun places to visit when need an indoors option

Great if you want a gym for exercise or if the weather is bad and kids need a pool. Shallow, lake-entrace pool with area for kids and separate area for lap swimming. Even has water polo goal for kids to play with.
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Catskill Recreation Center
651 County Highway 38
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Great if you want a gym for exercise or if the weather is bad and kids need a pool. Shallow, lake-entrace pool with area for kids and separate area for lap swimming. Even has water polo goal for kids to play with.
Good bowling. Not sure they have their liquor license yet so maybe byob
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The Ark Bowl & BBQ
42366 NY-28
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Good bowling. Not sure they have their liquor license yet so maybe byob
Lovely bookstore with used and new selection. Owner Barbera is very thoughtful. Located in Hobart, about 20 min away.
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Blenheim Hill Books
698 Main St
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Lovely bookstore with used and new selection. Owner Barbera is very thoughtful. Located in Hobart, about 20 min away.
Lovely selection of antiques, art, furniture and pottery located in Stamford, about 20 min. away. $$$$
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TANDEM ANTIQUES & DESIGN
119 Main St
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Lovely selection of antiques, art, furniture and pottery located in Stamford, about 20 min. away. $$$$
Huge selection of antiques at variety of prices. Just south of Roxbury on Route 30 about 10 minutes from our house. $-$$
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Antiques at Rick's Barn
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Huge selection of antiques at variety of prices. Just south of Roxbury on Route 30 about 10 minutes from our house. $-$$
Great if you don't mind driving. It's about an hour away. Good to combine with visit to Baseball Hall of Fame
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Fenimore Art Museum
5798 NY-80
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Great if you don't mind driving. It's about an hour away. Good to combine with visit to Baseball Hall of Fame
Just on the edge of Roxbury and lovely spot for yoga
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Peace Love and Yoga
221 Hillcrest Dr
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Just on the edge of Roxbury and lovely spot for yoga
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Peace Love and Yoga
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Golf and Mini-Golf

9 hole historic golf course started by the Gould Family (on par with the Rockefeller's in their day). Cheaper than Hanna and less crowded.
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Shephard Hills Golf Course
185 Golf Course Rd
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9 hole historic golf course started by the Gould Family (on par with the Rockefeller's in their day). Cheaper than Hanna and less crowded.
Well manicured golf course with discount for kids. Pricier than Shephard Hills but 18 holes and more well kept greens.
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Hanah Mountain Resort & Country Club
576 W Hubbell Hill Rd
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Well manicured golf course with discount for kids. Pricier than Shephard Hills but 18 holes and more well kept greens.
Used by guests in June 2021 and comes highly recommended: "a quirky mini golf course about 25 min away. The hosts were super nice and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11-3, they have lunch catered by the chef at a nearby Inn. There are picnic tables and you can eat by a little babbling brook. The food was near-gourmet quality and certainly better than anything I have eaten in weeks! The course itself was super fun and in a picturesque setting. The owners pride themselves on being 'conveniently located in the middle of nowhere.'"
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Putt Putt Van Winkle
New Road
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Used by guests in June 2021 and comes highly recommended: "a quirky mini golf course about 25 min away. The hosts were super nice and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11-3, they have lunch catered by the chef at a nearby Inn. There are picnic tables and you can eat by a little babbling brook. The food was near-gourmet quality and certainly better than anything I have eaten in weeks! The course itself was super fun and in a picturesque setting. The owners pride themselves on being 'conveniently located in the middle of nowhere.'"