Gardiner and Lake MinnewaskaLocated 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Neighborhoods | 29 |
Schools | 67 |
Anniversary and Park Dedication | 83 |
Minnewaska Activities | 97 |
Climbing and Diving | 113 |
Acknowledgments | 126 |
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Annie Felshin O'Neill became Bob Fisher building built Carleton Mabee Carol Majestic Lohrman Carol Sternberg Catskill Aqueduct Cliff House climbers Courtesy of Annie Courtesy of Carol Courtesy of Haviland-Heidgard courtesy of Minnewaska Courtesy of William Daryl Delaware Aqueduct Deyo Eddie Bell farm Frank Majestic Gardiner Fire Gardiner hamlet Gardiner Hotel Gardiner Library Gardiner School Gardiner Town Gardiner's George Majestic guests Haviland-Heidgard Historical Collection Huguenot Herald Hurley Ireland Corners Jenkinstown Jon Margolis Lake Awosting Lake Minnewaska LeFevre Leuven Libertyville located McKinstry mill Minnewaska hotels Minnewaska resort Minnewaska State Park Minnewaska Trail Modena Mohonk Preserve operated Paltz Park Preserve Phillips Photograph by Bob Photograph by Carleton Photograph by Eddie photograph was taken Plattekill Plattekill Town postcard Poughkeepsie Richard Tuman rock climbing Route Shawangunk Mountains Shawangunk Ridge Shirley Anson shown Smiley summerhouse town of Gardiner town of Shawangunk Trapps Mountain VirTis Wallkill River Wallkill Valley Railroad Wildmere House William and Carol