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Fall in the Catskills
CATSKILL REGION FARMERS MARKET
RSK Farm
Bob and Sandy Kiley run this side-of-the-road country farm stand. The Kileys have a selection of fall produce including sweet corn, pumpkins, and gourds. Try some of Bob’s magnificent heirloom fingerling potatoes as well. RSK farm is located at 13255 Route 23A between Prattsville and Lexington. The farm stand opens 10 AM during the fall season. Please call Sandy or Bob Kiley at 518 299 3198 for more information.
Story’s Farm
Like Bob and Sandy Kiley, proprietors Irene and Jim Story run their own side-of-the-road farm stand on Rte. 32 in Catskill. Apples, mums and pumpkins galore. Story Farm is located at 4640 Rte. 32, Catskill. Call Irene or Jim at 518-678-9716 for more information.
Catskill Region Farmers Market
Historic Catskill Point, foot of Main St., Catskills, NY, Saturdays, 10 AM to 2 PM,
Late June through October.Contact: Mick Bessire, Cornell Cooperative Extension, HCR #3, Box 906, Catskill, NY 12413, 518- 622-9820
East Durham Farmer’s Market
Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural Center, Rt 145, Sundays 10 AM - 3 PM, Late May - Early October.
Scenic Drives
Mountain Cloves Scenic Byway
State Routes 23A (Kaaterskill Clove) and 214 (Stony Clove) as well as Platte Clove Road, are designated NY State Scenic Roads. According to Town of Hunter Supervisor Dennis Lucas, “Our mountain cloves area unique, natural, cultural, recreational and historic resources. The cloves and the routes that connect them have been attractions for over a century.” One of the best times to travel these historic roads is during fall foliage season in the Catskill High Peaks.
Drive deep into the Catskills. The forests are typically oak and hickory laced with hemlock, beech, sugar and red maple.
It’s not the Himilaya’s, but the views are from the following points are breathtaking, and they ‘re easy to access:
- The site of the Catskill Mountain House—There’s almost no trace of what was once described as “America's Grandest Hotel.” What is left, however, is one of the best views of foliage in the Catskills. Just east of Haines Falls on State Road 23A, access is from the North and South Lakes Campground. The site can also be reached by hiking the Escarpment Trail. North and South Lakes are surrounded by spectacular fall foliage as well.
- You can reach the summit of Hunter Mountain by Sky Ride (fee involved) or a day-long hike to the top with extensive foliage vistas along the way. Don’t forget to visit the bluestone sculpture now being created at the top of the mountain.
- Point Lookout Mountain Inn on Rte. 23 in East Windham was once a stopping off point for early Native Americans who loved to hunt the High Peaks for fish and game, but loathed to stay overnight because of the hijinks of a malevolent mountain spirit known as the Manitou. This spot affords a panoramic view of five states, including the White Mountains in New Hampshire, 180 miles away.
Fall foliage attractions are very close to the main scenic drives in the area. State Road 23 from Cairo to Windham and State Road 23A from Palenville to Hunter, both climb into the Catskill High Peaks from the east.
State Road 296 from Brooksburg to Hunter, State Road 214 from Tannersville to Phoenicia, County Rote. 16 and Bloomer Road will bring you to Platte Clove, with another spectacular view of fall foliage. Rte. 23A from Tannersville to County Rte. 17 in Lexington, across to Rte. 23A east through Windham, returning to Hunter via Rte. 296, then east from 296 to 23A and back to Tannersville will also provide you with another scenic routes during fall foliage season.
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