Potential RV Park In Fleischmanns Raises Concerns - Negotiations Paused, DOH Permit Application In Works

By Mary A. Crisafulli

FLEISCHMANNS - Mountain Jam Festival organizers have been advertising and selling tickets for guests to camp RVs at the Fleischmanns Village Park on Wagner Avenue for over a month, but have yet to obtain proper permits. The festival is scheduled for June 20-22 with campsites available for up to a four-day pass.

Trustee Miguel Martinez-Riddle reports having "received a barrage of local complaints from both residents of the village and people who use our park."  Martinez-Riddle is concerned the campsite is not permitted under local zoning laws. He points to several regulations which include site plan review, special use permits, and special rules for campsites in historic, flood, and residential districts.

"While I am not against accommodating such uses of Village property in the future, they should be planned out and set up properly in advance, and not in the park," Martinez-Riddle said, "I believe the people pushing this through, under the cover of darkness, with no community input and no enforcement of our zoning laws are short-sighted and do not value the gift that is the Fleischmanns park."

Martinez-Riddle believes the proposition "clashes with the original intent of the Fleischmanns family when they gifted this space to the village."

The park was donated to the village by Julius Fleischmann back in 1914. The original agreement included a clause that the area be used for a baseball park and athletic purposes only, be free to the public, and never be sold or sublet.

However, Mayor Samuel Gil said the agreement was adjusted in 1934. Gil said the park was used for a similar arrangement a few years back for the Kansas City BBQ Festival which was planned two years in a row. "We will be reviewing all the zoning laws and regulations and any special items that will prevent us from using the village park," he said.

Mountain Athletic Club Vintage Base Ball Manager Collin Miller says the park holds historic value in addition to not being permitted for sublet. Miller has played 19th-century baseball in Fleischmanns since 2007. With a 130-year baseball history, Miller said the park was recognized by the State and National Historic Places Registry in 2021.

"If there is an interest in using the land to generate revenue for the village, it is the mission of the Mountain Athletic Club Vintage Baseball Club to create opportunities for such events to occur, but obviously not if the field is unplayable due to improper use," said Miller, "It's a soccer and baseball field first."

If a permit is requested, Gil said the village will set several clauses in the contract including 24-hour security, a fence around the park to prohibit entry into the creak or surrounding properties, no campfires, no free-roaming pets, and quiet time from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. The Delaware County Sheriff's Department will be contacted to increase patrolling of the area during camping duration. Gil plans to require organizers to hire a local landscaping company to return the fields to their original or better state. In addition, he hopes to obtain a $7,000 rental fee for the park.

"Everything will be done properly and for the betterment of the Village, whether it happens OR not," Gil concluded.

Although Gil is preparing for a potential permit request by organizers, the village is not currently engaged in contract negotiations. Organizers must first obtain proper permits from the New York State Department of Health (DOH). DOH Public Information Officer Marissa Crary said no permit application has been submitted to DOH for the campground. "The Health Department is aware of the planning and has communicated requirements to the municipality and the event organizers."

More information regarding specific requirements can be found by visiting regs.health.ny.gov/content/subpart-7-3-campgrounds.

Ulster County has taken the role of lead agency regarding health and safety regulations for the festival.

A public informational regarding the festival is scheduled Monday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Shandaken Town Hall, 7209 NY-28.

 

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Bassett Healthcare Network Welcomed New Practitioners in March

COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network is pleased to have welcomed four new healthcare practitioners during the month of March. Read on to learn their care specialties, locations, and backgrounds.

High-quality photos of each of these new practitioners can be found attached to this email. Information on each of Bassett’s practitioners can be found using the “Find a Doctor” tool, located at https://www.bassett.org/providers.

Amulya Penmetsa, MD, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an Attending Physician with GI - Digestive Diseases at various locations across the network. Dr. Penmetsa provides care to patients, ages 18 years and above, specializing in colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, upper endoscopy, and enteroscopy. Learn more by calling (607) 547-3388.

Dr. Penmetsa earned her medical degree from American University of Antigua in Coolidge, Antigua. She completed her residency at State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. Her fellowship in Gastroenterology took place at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Michelle Cecelia Jardine, MD, FACE, ECNU has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as an Attending Physician with Endocrinology – Virtual Health. Dr. Jardine provides care to patients virtually. Learn more by calling (607) 547-3273.

Dr. Jardine earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. She completed her residencies at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Department of Medicine in New York, NY. Her fellowships in Endocrinology & Medicine took place at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell University Medical College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (FACE) and has an Endocrine Certification in Neck/Thyroid Ultrasound (ECNU).

Katarina Campoli, NP, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a Nurse Practitioner with Anesthesiology – Pre-Admission Testing at FoxCare Center and other locations across the network.

Katarina earned her master’s degree as a Nurse Practitioner from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO. She is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Riyadh (Ryan) Ally, CRNA, has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with Anesthesiology at Bassett Medical Center (1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown).

Ryan earned his master’s degree as a CRNA from the Albany Medical College Nurse Anesthesiology Program in Albany, NY. He is certified by the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.

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Former Red Sox Star Visits Vintage Conference

By Collin Miller

The Vintage Base Ball Association (VBBA) - a national organization founded in 1996 to promote the sport of nineteenth century baseball - hosted their annual conference March 28-30 at the Otesaga Resort & Hotel in Cooperstown. 

A highlight of the weekend was an “all-comers” match held at the Clark Sports Center where players from seventeen different teams assembled to play an exhibition of 1864-rules baseball. 14 year major league veteran and Red Sox Hall of Famer, Bill “Spaceman” Lee traveled from his home in Northern Vermont through a snowstorm to meet up with the players and participate in the match. After seven full innings of play and Lee’s team down by a score of 14-11, the left-hander, now 78 and recovering from heart surgery, said he’d had enough. 

“I’m out of shape”, said Lee. “I think this bear hibernated too long this Winter!”

Later that evening, Lee would go on to deliver the keynote address to a crowd of 75 vintage baseball enthusiasts covering his entire professional and amateur careers and sharing some personal stories along the way. 

Tim Haney, a player for the Athletic Base Ball Club of Cooperstown and owner of Cooperstown Bat Company - a sponsor of the event, said he thoroughly enjoyed getting back into the nineteenth century game after a long hiatus since he’d been a part of the town ball games held occasionally at the Farmer’s Museum several years ago. 

“It’s a terrific organization (VBBA) to get involved with,” said Haney.

All local clubs affiliated with the VBBA in our region have released their schedules at www.delcovintagebaseball.org and look forward to kicking off their seasons with some open practices in April and games starting up full swing in May. Teams in Bovina, Hamden and Fleischmanns are always looking for players and umpires to join the fun. Interested parties should contact the organization through the contact form on the organization’s website. 

 

Collin Miller aka “Stumpy” from the Fleischmanns Mountain Athletic Club poses for a pre-game photo with Bill “Spaceman” Lee after donning him with a fresh M.A.C. t-shirt.

Bill “Spaceman” Lee tosses his famous “eephus” pitch to a player from the Whiskey Island Shamrocks  on March 29 in Cooperstown.

Seventeen teams from as far away as Colorado stepped back to the year 1864 to play an “all-comers” match on March 29 at the Vintage Base Ball Association annual meeting in Cooperstown. Red Sox Hall of Famer, Bill “Spaceman” Lee is pictured kneeling at center wearing the cap of his current team, the Savannah Bananas.

Bill Lee shares a laugh with the crowd during his keynote address at the Vintage Base Ball Association conference March 29 in Cooperstown. VBBA East Region Trustee, Collin Miller (right) conducted the live interview of Lee.

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Whittling Away with Dick Brooks - Food

The evening news today had an article about school lunches and how they are being made healthier, less fat, less sodium, fruits, fresh veggies.  It sounds like the stuff they keep trying to get senior citizens to eat.  Hope they have more luck with the kids that they do with the seniors.  Senior Centers, Meals on Wheels, Nursing Homes have all been trying for years to encourage healthy eating.  It’s a good thing, I suppose, a lot of seniors are diabetic, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and are constipated.  A healthy diet would help in all these conditions the only problem is you have to get the seniors to eat these healthy foods and only these healthy foods.  Seniors get to be seniors by being around for a long time, during which time they learn useful things like places to hide things.  You could take the average grandmother, confiscate  her purse, strip search her, run her through one of those metal detector machines they have at the airport, sit her on a plain wooden bench in the middle of a gymnasium, send in a grandkid and the kid will walk away with a cookie or a piece of chocolate.  Peek into the average senior lady’s purse and I bet you the slightly over ripe banana sitting on my kitchen counter that you’ll find little packets of sugar or artificial sweetener purloined from a local eatery.  Other treasures from aforementioned eateries that might be found are packets of crackers, after dinner mints from the dish near the cash register, packets of ketchup, duck sauce, salt and pepper and mayonnaise.

I go to visit senior friends in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and I’m offered illicit goodies from stashes hidden in drawers, from under mattresses and in one memorable case in a bed pan.  All these goodies being shared were in the possession of folks on restricted diets.  They were not supposed to have them.  They were supposed to be on strict diets consisting mostly of healthy good-for-you items.  Drug dealers and smugglers could learn a lot from some of these seniors.  They might be in a hospital, no access to any form of transportation, no cash on hand, no clothes other than a hospital gown, and you can bet that in most cases they have a goody stash somewhere in the room and a supply system in place to replenish it as needed.  Why do they do it?  It’s a game they can still play and they play it well.  A lot of them grew up during The Great Depression which wasn’t really so great.  Their mantra was “Waste Not, Want Not”.  They are opportunists and don’t leave good stuff just lying around where it could be thrown out.  You can still play “Stash the Goodies” long after your football or tennis playing days are over.  It’s a way to be naughty without really hurting anybody.  They’ll eat the healthy food because they know they should but they’ll continue to stash the good stuff because it’s fun and it tastes good. 

Give an average school child a tray with a veggie burger, raw carrots and celery sticks, low fat milk and an apple then offer to swap him a Happy Meal or a package of Twinkies for his or her tray and see what happens.  We shouldn’t be discouraged, remember the students of today are training to be the seniors of tomorrow. 

Thought for the week—When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.   –Thomas Jefferson

Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

whittle12124@yahoo.com       

 

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THE CATSKILL GEOLOGISTS BY PROFESSORS ROBERT AND JOHANNA TITUS - When the Mediterranean Dried Up

When the what whatted?! Here we go again with one of our goofy titles. How can we be serious about this sort of thing? You know we are just trying to get your attention. Right? Well, it worked, didn’t it? (And it’s about time you started reading these columns!) But there is a real story here and a good one. It all started back in the early 1970’s. Geologists on the Glomar Challenger, a deep-sea research vessel, had been drilling in the Mediterranean and they made some very surprising discoveries. Pretty much everywhere they drilled, they encountered salt deposits - thick salt deposits. They interpreted those salts as having been formed during successive moments when the Mediterranean Sea had dried up or at least almost dried up. Yep, that’s quite the claim, isn’t it? Once again, we have some explaining to do.

The story begins during the last ten or so million years. Africa had been drifting to the north and a collision with Europe was resulting. This was a bit of a bumpy ride. When Africa made enough of an advance the Strait of Gibraltar was likely to close. If Africa backed up, then the strait was likely to open. During any of those closures the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from any access with the North Atlantic. In fact, it was isolated from all other bodies of water. Well, you might think “so what” how could the Mediterranean actually dry up? Much of it is more than three miles deep. That’s a lot of water. That just doesn’t seem possible, or even plausible, and certainly not intuitive. But it is, in fact, quite possible; this is a pretty dry region. The Sahara Dessert is just to the south and the arid Mid East is just to the east. It has been calculated that all that water would evaporate in only about a thousand years.

                              

This awful time has a name; it is called the “Messinian Salinity Crisis.” As we said, this was a bumpy ride. The Strait of Gibraltar opened and closed several times. The first was about six million years ago, that’s the time called the Messinian. Imagine flying a plane west to east across the Mediterranean back then. Down below there would have been gigantic salt flats, gleaming white in the subtropical sun. Here and there you would see relatively small basins of hyper-salty waters, each a lot like today’s Dead Sea.

Watching an ocean dry up would not have been very exciting. But when the Strait opened up again it must have gotten real interesting Think about it and, in your mind’s eye, imagine the waters of the North Atlantic pouring through the Gibraltar Strait and refilling the Mediterranean with those three miles of sea water! We wish that Frederic Church had been there to paint that waterfall!

Neither one of us spends much time reading science fiction. Can you guess why?

Contact the authors at randjtitus@prodigy.net. Join their facebook page “The Catskill Geologist.; Read their blog at “thecatskillgeologist.’

 

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A Conversation about ...the return of Springtime

Bluebulbs

Geese

Okay. It's finally here. Spring started officially by the calendar on March 20. But it's not official at my house until the following happens:

I see or, more likely, hear a red winged blackbird; 

the peepers in the woods make a racket at bedtime;   

the bluebird family starts house hunting; 

and at least one crocus has smiled at me. 

It's here. The morning isn't yet as noisy with bird conversations as I'd like, but there are mixed flocks of starlings and cowbirds and finches and assorted others. I know starlings and cowbirds are “bad guys”, but they do have their charms, regardless. And we'll never get rid of them, anyway.

It's here. The geese are flying north. And south, and east and west. Most of the migrators have arrived, and the over-winterers are welcoming them. Hence the flying in every direction. I am surrounded by water sources, and the geese are preparing their nests. Soon they'll be making the golfers cranky as they graze on all those lovely greens. Their counterparts at grazing in flocks on golf courses, the turkeys, will soon enough be bringing the babies to forage various roughs and holes.

Among the big birds, the hawks have been courting, and probably nest building, for weeks.            Their call is a lonely one, but it really indicates that they have already paired up and the nagging has begun. The other morning I had the typical Catskill experience of observing the new snow on the nearby mountaintop while admiring the first flight of the season by a blue heron. While sometimes the herons linger over a mild winter, they are more often migrants due to their dependence on open water, and I just love the way they soar on those huge wings, their long stilt legs trailing behind.

We had a seventy degree day this week. The “minor” bulbs exploded into bloom. By the way, I resent that the bulb industry calls them “minor.” They're just smart enough to open when there's less competition from the big, gaudy bulbs, like tulips and daffodils.

Indoors I have an insurgency, too. Even though they have plenty of artificial light, the house plants and the “houseguest plants” are all craning for a view outside. I need to turn the pots twice as often to try to keep the stems vertical. The Amaryllis in particular keep stretching and bending their flower stems toward any available window. Anything with a tendency to make a vine is sending out sly little stems. The “houseguest plants” are most boisterous. They know they belong outdoors but can't read a thermometer. It has become time to start cuttings. Geraniums, begonias and fuchsia are my targets. There is no such thing in my world as too much of any of these. There is such a thing as too little space in my house.

Other reliable affirmations of spring are provided by my neighbors. Matty is fly fishing. Ted is walking daily again. Don is zipping past on his bike. The golf course has posted the help wanted sign. Yup, it's official.

 

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History Set Straight for Lexington Mapmaker Joan Charysyn

New York Transit Museum recently hosted an exhibit on the “Vignelli Map,” a masterpiece - and professional misnomer -  for Joan Charysyn (right) who recently visited the archives center with her daughter Katrina, grandson Ethan and son-in-law Rob (snapping the photo). Katrina is pointing to a color photo of her mother, back in the day, wearing her favorite 1960’s, blue cloud t-shirt.

The original design comp (comprehensive) created in 1970 at the onset of the subway system map project. Joan Charysyn, a resident of the town of Lexington, has only recently been given due recognition for designing what became known as the “Vignelli Map.” Joan has also won awards for her graphic design work on the Greene County Travel Guide, working with her husband Taris Charysyn.

By Michael Ryan

LEXINGTON - There is a Matryoshka Doll story within a story within a story about a visit by Joan Charysyn to the New York Transit Museum.

Charysyn, for the past 45 years, has lived along usually un-busy Route 42 between the hamlets of Lexington and West Kill, a long way from where she made a professional name for herself that was pilfered. Almost.

In an earlier stage of her life, she worked as a graphic artist in busy New York City for Unimark International, co-founded by Massimo Vignelli.

Remember that name, Vignelli, because you will also be asked to forget it, or at least put it in its proper Matryoshka Doll place.

The trip Charysyn made to the Transit Museum, in mid-March, was her first in many years to the Big Apple, the borough of Brooklyn to be exact.

An exhibit had been set up that included a unique New York City subway system map made in the 1970’s by Vignelli…oops, wait a darn minute.

Vignelli was in charge of Unimark International’s New York office, but it was Charysyn who actually created the map “from start to finish,” in her words, although what’s-his-name got the credit - or took it.

Either way, that has been a common, albeit unjust, scenario with artists and businesses, perhaps most prominently with Walt Disney.

Setting the record straight, Charysyn, then in her early 20’s, was, “working on elements of the basic scheme and artwork, and overseeing the printing of the map, despite receiving little credit for it until recently.”

Those aren’t Charysyn’s words. They are from a website at Geographics, sellers of rare and antique maps who say Charysyn, “worked with Italian designer Massimo Vignelli and the American firm he co-founded.

“Though Vignelli’s name has become synonymous with the New York City Subway map his firm produced in 1972, the work was in fact the result of the collaboration of several individuals including Bob Noorda, Raleigh D’Adamo and Charysyn,” Geographics states.

“Though Charysyn’s contributions to Vignelli’s maps have historically been obscured, she has received some recognition, and was the subject of a tribute at the New York City Transit museum in 2024,” Geographics states.

“Although disparaged by some for its aesthetics, the “Vignelli map” was a masterpiece of graphic design and infographics, akin to Harry Beck’s 1933 map of the London Underground which similarly prioritized simplicity and usability over comprehensiveness  or aesthetics,” Geographics states. 

“Both iconic maps understood the basic principle that the vast majority of users simply needed to know how to get from one station to another and where to transfer, if necessary,” Geographics states.

“Thus, Vignelli’s (or perhaps, rather Charysyn’s) map retains an influence on todays New York City Subway map, although as with Beck’s map, later mapmakers have been unable to refuse the urge to add more detail and geographic accuracy,” Geographics states. 

“Charysyn also designed a similar but less well-known representation of the New York City commuter rail network,” the Geographics website states.

As for Noorda and D’Amado, they were enjoined to the company but not a hands-on part of the 3-year project culminating in the Charysyn map, a moniker with a nice ring to it for the finally, duly acknowledged mother.

Vignelli, over the years, extended mea culpas for the shading, which had light initially shed upon it in a book by Peter Lloyd, ultimately unveiling Charysyn’s Matryoshka Doll hidden truth to the world.

“I have such mixed emotions about it all,” says Charysyn who later had a career in customer service for a health care firm, prior to retiring.

Her journey to the Transit Museum was prompted by a 50th Anniversary exhibit of the publication of the 4’ by 5’ map, printed in 1972.

While aware of the exhibit, “I wasn’t sure I wanted to go,” says Charysyn, finally convinced to do so by her daughter, Katrina.

“Katrina was proud of what I had accomplished, so I went,” says Charysyn who, despite the bittersweetness, found it “heart-warming.”

As it turned out, the 50th Anniversary exhibit had been removed, a personal disappointment that became delight when Charysyn discovered the map is now included in the Museum’s permanent collection.

The Museum, on its website, states it is dedicated to telling and preserving the stories of mass transportation, “the extraordinary engineering feats, workers who labored in the tunnels over 100 years ago, communities that were drastically transformed, and the ever-evolving technology, design, and ridership of a system that runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year.”

A copy of Charysyn’s map also resides in the Museum of Modern Art whose website states, “when New York’s independently managed subway lines came under centralized governmental control in 1953, it became clear that the perplexing experience of navigating the vast network needed to be addressed. 

“This subway map was an attempt to simplify an earlier three-color
version that was geographically accurate but visually confusing,” MoMa states.

“It emerged from a more general, system-wide graphic identity that the city’s Transit Authority had invited Vignelli and his team…to create…on the recommendation of MoMA curator Mildred Constantine,” MoMA states. 

“For the map, Vignelli, with Charysyn as lead designer, eliminated winding train lines and topographical references in favor of a rectilinear format with forty-five- and ninety-degree angles,” MoMA states.

“Each stop on the brightly colored lines is indicated by a simple dot, with pale, neutral colors and white showing waterways and landmasses in the background,” MoMA states.

“Initially panned by New Yorkers,” MoMA states, “it was replaced in 1979 by a more familiar topographic approach. Today the map is widely admired.”

 

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Windham Man Arraigned for Third-Degree Rape

WINDHAM - An arraignment of Michael Wood, 37, Windham, took place in town of Windham court, earlier this week, on allegations of third-degree rape, initially reported in September, 2024, police say.

Wood, accompanied by an attorney, was advised of the charges against him and the case will be sent to Greene County court.

A formal plea to the Class E felony, allegedly involving a person who is incapable of consent by reason of some other factor than being less than seventeen years old, could not be made in the local courts.

Wood was released on his own recognizance pending further court action. The investigation was conducted by the Greene County Sheriff’s and Greene County District Attorney’s offices.

 

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Local History by Dede Terns Thorpe - 1936 Official Directory

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF THE TOWN OF HUNTER WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS. 1936

Hopefully, names from this 89-year-old directory are connected to some town’s residents.

Supervisor Harry Gordon-Hunter

Town Clerk Robert W. Lohman-Tannersville

Justices of the Peace George Griffin-Hunter, Claude Holcomb-Tannersville,

Henry Myer-Haines Falls, Milton Peck-Tannersville

Collector William J. Hylan-Hunter

Superintendent of Highways James Walsh-Elka Park

Assessors John Yager-Tannersville, Frank Barkley-Hunter, Charles Poleschner-Haines Falls

School Directors Fred Penrose-Tannersville, George Powell-Tannersville

Constables John Worth, Jr. -Tannersville, John Glennon-Haines Falls, Everett Haines-Tannersville, Robert McNaught-Hunter, Vallie Baldwin-Hunter

VILLAGE OF HUNTER

Mayor  Fred Quick-Main Street

Trustees G. Richard Ham-Railroad Avenue, Herman Mitchell-Main Street

Clerk  M. Paul Traphagen-Lexington Road

VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE

Mayor Edward Dougherty, Main Street

Trustees Ernest Haines- South Main Street, Morris S. Schapiro- Main Street

COLLECTOR-TREASURER Morton R. Francis-Main Street

CLERK Ernest G. Cole-Railroad Avenue

BOARD OF EDUCATION

President Frank Lackey-Tannersville

TRUSTEES Charles Layman-Haines Falls, Benjamin Merwin-East Jewett

Egbert Dibbell-Elka Park, Robert Tuttle-Westkill

CLERK Edward Dougherty-Tannersville

TREASURER Herbert Wilcox-Hunter

SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL Floyd B. Rasback-Tannersville

It spoke of the modern school system with the three new schools: Hunter, Tannersville, and Lexington. The schools, the churches, theatres, stores, and markets, all go to make up a community more than blessed by a generous Nature.

The population of the Town of Hunter was approximately 2,299. It comprised the incorporated Villages of Hunter, with 614 residents, and the Village of Tannersville, with 656 residents (The combined total was approximately 1300, with today’s around 900.)  The town continues to include Haines Falls, Lanesville, Edgewood, Stony Clove, and Platt Clove. It spoke of the residential communities on the Mountain Top and that they remain today.

It told how Hunter’s original name was GREENLAND. On January 27, 1813, Windham was divided into three towns, the one known as Greenland becoming Hunter the following year. Hunter was named after John Hunter, an early settler from New Rochelle.

The Town of Hunter grew from a tannery town (1817 until the 1850s about 40), followed by cooperage, lumbering, and furniture factories.

It pointed to the places of interest and numerous other picturesque areas.

The Town of Hunter was proud and continues to be, of its township and all it had (and has) to offer.

Thanks for reading. Dede Terns-Thorpe/Hunter Historian

I apologize, but the Hunter Mt. Ski Slope article had an error; it began in 1959, not 1969. My apologies.

Stay safe, and have a good day.

 

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