Washington Irving Inn

03/23/2016

Adventure In The Catskills is an entertaining and informative internet tourism show, coming soon!
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12/24/2014

I took this on December 14 driving to Hunter. The morning light through the clouds created a dream like feeling.

08/19/2014

So you blinked and summer was suddenly gone. Don’t despair. There’s plenty of outdoor fun to be had in New York. Just a couple of hours north, the Hudson Valley is much more than home to apple picking and leaf peeping — though there’s plenty of that.

08/13/2014

The Celtic Festival is one of the most exciting summer festivals in the world. Featuring fantastic entertainment from world class Irish and American bands and

06/12/2014

An easy drive from Hartford, the Catskills region of New York State attracts history buffs, art enthusiasts, outdoors fans and folks who just want to relax and explore an area not far from home. Ulster and Greene counties, both of which border the Hudson River ,offer unique attractions that keep vis…

05/21/2014

SUMMER IS SPECIAL AT THE BRONCK MUSEUM

The arrival of summer marks the beginning of a season spanning calendar of special events at Bronck Museum.

Perhaps the most unique of this season’s events will be the popular Bronck Family at Home series which begins on Sunday, June 22nd. This season’s tours will take place in the 1685 wing of the Bronck house. The whole 1685 wing has been undergoing much needed restoration and stabilization and has not been open for public viewing for some time. The attic of the 1685 wing has not been open for decades. As the restoration winds down we will begin the installation of a new furnishing plan which, when complete, will involve the first floor rooms of both the 1663 stone house and its 1685 wing with the goal of creating more appropriate interiors for these rooms. On one Sunday afternoon each month from June to September the public is invited to join a costumed guide on a journey through both time and space. Discover how Dutch family life accommodated cultural change over time. Take advantage of a rare opportunity to watch work in progress as the rooms are transformed into the sort of living space that would have been appropriate during the life time of Pieter Bronck’s son and grandson in the English Colony of New York. The Bronck Family at Home programs will be offered at 1, 2 and 3pm on Sunday, June 22nd, July 13th, August 17th, and September 14th.

Of course there are other special events scheduled for 2014 at the Bronck Museum. Make plans to join us for an enchanted evening under the “silvery” August moon. Come again in the fall when the Bronck houses surrounded by the rich colors of the fall foliage provide a particularly striking setting for early October’s Heritage Craft Fair, a Dutch funeral follows in late October, and the “Chilly W***y Winter’s Eve” festivities in mid-November.

03/28/2014

10 ° this morning at MTA. This heron probably doesn't migrate from the mangrove swamp in Sarasota, but there are herons in the West Meadow pond by mid summer. Ice should be gone by then.

12/20/2013

Beautiful conditions at Hunter Mountain this week. Book now at Washington Irving to take advantage of the great snow!

Beautiful conditions on the mountain! This has been one of our best early season openings in 50 years!! Watch the video to find out what's new on the mountai...

12/06/2013

UPDATE: National Weather Service forecast calls for 2-6" of snow with the highest amounts of up to 8" across the highest terrain of the Catskills!!

11/28/2013

07/25/2013

Presenting the 1st Annual Hunter Mountain Summer Classic in Hunter, NY on Saturday, July 27, 2013. From the organizers of America's Queen of the Classics, the Tour of the Battenkill, the Hunter Mountain Spring Classic is the 5th stop on the Stan's Notubes Great American Cycling Series of events fo...