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Dartbrook Lodge in Keene Valley, NY

By |2021-05-07T16:02:52+00:00January 7th, 2018||

Located in the "Home of the High Peaks," Dartbrook is surrounded by the natural beauty of Adirondack Park. Cabins are decorated with furniture and fixtures of local artisans and are appointed in the Great Camp tradition. Hole up with a whiskey by the fire and pretend you're in a Nick Adams tale. 

Last Minute Escaping with One Night

By |2021-01-15T17:16:39+00:00December 12th, 2017||

You're in need of an impromptu escape from the city. You heard it's going to snow upstate today, and you're dying to ski. You've just arrived at your Airbnb upstate and it's horrible. You're a freelancer in need of a change of scenery. Or maybe you just need to get the hell out ...

Grizzly Bear in the Catskills

By |2021-01-06T15:25:20+00:00November 9th, 2017||

In August 2017, Grizzly Bear took the stage for the second (and third) time in five years in Kingston, NY. Two nights in a row, the band played new material from their recent album, Painted Ruins, along with the old. Though the band formed in Brooklyn some 15 years ago, like many of ...

Attention Craft Beer Lovers: Spend a Weekend in Cooperstown, NY

By |2021-01-07T18:52:01+00:00November 8th, 2017||

If you've heard of Cooperstown, New York, it's probably baseball related. Thanks to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown has been drawing in fans by the droves since the 1940s—especially during summer. What many don't realize, though, is that there's much more to Cooperstown than baseball... i.e., a killer craft beer ...

A Weekend at the Livingston Manor Fly Fishing Club

By |2021-05-05T22:01:40+00:00October 16th, 2017||

  In September 2017, Escape Brooklyn paired up with the Livingston Manor Fly Fishing Club to bring a group of strangers together for a weekend in the woods. We came, we drank, we ate and made new friends; we fished, sauna-ed, swam, and canoed. Thanks to all those who came! Keep ...

Sullivan County’s Craft Beverage Trail

By |2021-01-08T16:31:53+00:00September 27th, 2017||

Pale ales, summer sours, black lagers, dry whites, full-bodied reds, vodka, gin and bourbon: Sullivan Catskills has it all. With eight breweries, distilleries, and wineries in six towns, SullCo's burgeoning artisanal beverage trail is only growing, with a handful of breweries and distilleries hoping to open in 2018. The largest concentration is in the Roscoe/Livingston Manor/Callicoon area, where ...

Try These 5 Upstate Farm-to-Table Restaurants

By |2021-01-08T16:36:15+00:00September 14th, 2017||

In spite of its proximity to one of the world's largest urban centers, the landscapes of Sullivan Catskills are ripe for farming. And it's got the restaurants to prove it. Following the explosion of the farm-to-table movement, chefs across the country (Brooklyn, anyone?) are opting "local." Though the reasons are numerous—i.e., it tastes ...

Stone Wave Yoga in Gardiner, NY

By |2021-05-05T22:09:00+00:00September 11th, 2017||

"Like stone, people seek strength and stability—but like a breaking wave, we remain agile and flexible, allowing for deeper growth and openness to change." That's the philosophy behind Stone Wave Yoga, a retreat 85 miles north of New York City. The beautiful facility offers two yoga studios, an art studio, and plentiful mountain air. Its ...

You Need This Catskills-designed S.U.T.

By |2021-01-08T16:39:10+00:00August 7th, 2017||

In 2014, Bollinger Motors was created in Hobart, NY. It was here in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains that creator Robert Bollinger designed the B1: the world’s first all-electric, on-and-off-road sport utility truck (S.U.T.) And it's perfect. Originally from Pittsburgh, Bollinger worked in the design/marketing industry in NYC for twenty years. In 1999, he ...

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