The Catskills Is Calling You. The New Catskills. Take off your shoes. Then your socks. Put your toes in the grass. Wiggle them a little. There. That’s better. Now, you are ready. Ready to get lost. But not too lost. Don’t worry. I will be your guide. Just to get you started. Then, the momentum, the lure of the Catskills, will take over and you will be off and running … maybe even without your shoes and socks. I have been coming to the Catskills since I was a kid. That said, a

A gentleman from Catskills goes out on a walk one day in an attempt to escape his wife’s incessant nagging (she, to be fair, was annoyed that her husband was not pulling his weight). He meets some of explorer Henry Hudson’s men in the forest, bowling in a natural amphitheater (which I would like to find!), plays a few rounds of ninepin and drinks with them (perhaps a bit too much), falls asleep and awakens 20 years later. Who other than Rip Van Winkle? Mr. Van Winkle awakes a