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Welcome to Jeffersonville

I’m not sure how many of us have the time, or take the time, to “stop and smell the roses” these days. It’s the hardest thing for me to do, so I’d imagine others have trouble as well. But Jeffersonville is one of the best places to do it, if you’re so inclined. Because what you find in this place, on this land, and down these roads, is beauty and goodness, usually in the smallest of things and in the most unexpected places.

There is one moment of my day when I force myself to slow down, and that’s on the drive home from town. And that’s because once when I was rushing back to the city to catch my daughter’s basketball game in the Bronx, I accidentally ran over one of my neighbor’s chickens and its head came off.

Yes, it was as horrible as it sounds. Yes, I did swerve and scream and try to get out of its way, but I swear to you this chicken was hellbent on throwing herself under my wheel. (No judgment, I can completely

relate.) Also, where in the world does that saying come from, because this chicken’s head came off, but it very definitely was not up for a run.

Anyway, now I drive slowly. It takes a little longer but I use the time to breathe deeply and take things down a notch. I keep the radio off and I have no trouble enjoying seven minutes of silence.

On my route home, we are blessed with a couple of pretty ponds that bring small gaggles of geese and flocks of ducks on any given day. You can spend a minute watching them float on their serene little oasis in this big, big universe of ours and it might occur to you that being a duck might not be so bad. Then at the little bridge up ahead, there’s usually a kid or two fishing in Callicoon Creek, nodding and smiling and waving to the cars that go by like good neighborhood lads, triggering in you some serious nostalgia for childhood.

Right across that little bridge there’s an aging German Shepherd who runs along his fence barking and chasing cars as he fulfills his doggie duty of protecting his home. You have to admire his tenacity - he never, ever catches a car, but he always fully believes it is possible.

Past his yard, be on the lookout for the white waddling Peking ducks chillin’ in the middle of the road that you are going to have to find a way around because, no, they are not going to move out of your way, thank you very much. You might get a look from them, an acknowledgment, but you might not. I don’t know if they are deaf ducks, but I know they are completely unconcerned. And so very Zen. (Did I mention how nice it would be to be a duck?) They might, if they feel like it, get up and move to the grass but then again, maybe not. Rolling down your window to have a little chat is usually your best move and actually kind of fun.

On warm days, a sweet older couple sit in their porch chairs, admiring their beautiful garden, and watching

the cars go by. And no matter what the weather is like, up ahead as I round the curve, is my sweet burly neighbor out for a walk with his adorable chocolate lab. He always has a smile and a wave, no matter who drives by. Wave back, smile, and put a little prayer out there that this dog somehow finds a way to live forever.

Around this curve, the houses are set further back into the woods and further apart from each other so now it’s time to keep an eye out for deer, especially at dusk. In the 25 years that I’ve been driving these roads, I haven’t hit one, knock on wood, because I’m at peace with the idea of me dying, but I am not at peace with the idea of hitting a deer. So, I take no chances – none! I drive like my mother (I may as well be walking), and my eyes are peeled for any movements anywhere.

A little further down the road is the area where all of the outdoor cats congregate and cluster and sit in the sun on the warm pavement and hurry towards the large drain pipe when a car approaches. Drive carefully here and turn on your brights if you’re driving at night so that at least you’ll see their beautiful little cat eyes glowing in the darkness.

Dusk brings out the deer, the sun brings out the cats, and rain brings the frogs and toads into the road by the hundreds it seems. I work hard to avoid each one,

rooting for them to make it across the pavement and safely into the woods again before the next car comes by.

Every now and then a rabbit, a fox, a porcupine, a chipmunk, a squirrel, a family of wild turkey, or a snapping turtle emerges from the edge of the woods to peek out and think about saying hi. They are less frequent, but still, I delight in seeing wildlife that is something other than a pigeon.

And it’s not just the woodland creatures that I delight in. There’s also a little home along the way that was built when Lincoln was president and no matter how many times I drive past it I remain in awe that it is still standing, though I know it must be tired. Its owners have kept it in the family and loved it and taken such good care of it for so long. But it is a home of yesteryear and is not able to provide the comforts of today. I don’t know exactly what will become of it, but it’s a gentle reminder that, despite all of our best efforts, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

So we have to enjoy it while we can. All of it. And take care of it, all of it. We are so blessed with these country roads that take us home.

Lauren

~Vincent van Gogh

EDITOR Mark McLaren

ART DIRECTOR Cindy Monahan-Herbert

PHOTOGRAPHY Jerry Cohen, Stacy Cohen, Cindy Herbert

DISTRIBUTION Stacy Cohen, Tim Corcoran, Lauren Seikaly

PUBLISHED BY JEFFERSONVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE P.O. Box 463, Jeffersonville, NY 12748 ilovejeffny@gmail.com

Welcome to Jeffersonville 2

William Rau and Jeffersonville’s Influence on this Important Twentieth Century Artist 6

Weekend of Chamber Music 14

A Slice of the Adirondacks Right In the Heart of Jeffersonville! 22

Save Lake Jeff Update 23

Summer is Short!

Stop & Enjoy the Farm Stands 30

The Lake Jeff Hotel

Where Everyone Knew Your Name 40

Let’s TOAST to Community & Belonging 45 articles

Western Sullivan Public Library 15

Calendar of Event 16

Museums 32

Cultural Guide 43

Map of Jeffersonville 24

Business Directory 34

Helpful Information 47

Written by LESLIE LOEFFEL

William Rau and Jeffersonville's Influence on This Important Twentieth Century Artist

Jeffersonville has prided itself over the years as being a haven for artists and artistic endeavors. From Prof. J. Josef Stuehler, a well-regarded composer and musician who taught in Jeffersonville, to the photographer Eddie Adams and his namesake Eddie Adams Workshop which mentors young photographers, Jeffersonville has a history of harboring outstanding talent in both the performing and visual arts.

Among the substantial artists who have called Jeffersonville home is William Rau, a painter known for his landscapes in oil and mural painting. Rau’s early work was inspired by the farms and countryside around Jeffersonville, and his paintings recall scenes of Sullivan County from the turn of the 20th century.

Born on the East Side of Manhattan in 1874, Rau demonstrated early promise as an artist. His widowed mother (she also lost a son early in life) raised her two small children on limited resources.

And although the family had little money, William attended art school at the prestigious Cooper Union, a

private college founded by industrialist Peter Cooper. Cooper had established Cooper Union in 1859 based on the philosophy that higher education should be available to anyone who qualified, regardless of race, religion, sex, wealth, or social status.

Abraham Lincoln launched his presidential campaign in February of 1860 with his important and pivotal “Cooper Union Address” at Cooper Union just months after its founding. And twenty-nine years later, William Rau entered Cooper Union at fourteen years of age.

Rau went on to attend New York’s prestigious National Academy of Design, where he studied with Edgar M. Ward. But sketching directly from nature, which Rau came to love, was not taught at the National Academy.

And so, he became involved in the Country Sketch Club, serving as its Vice-President in 1905. This organization of artists had been formed by National Academy students who retreated from the city and formed an artists’ colony at Ridgefield, N.J., then a quiet rural area atop the region known as The Palisades.

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Ascension of Christ at St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church, Hoboken, NJ, image from stmatthewtrinity.org/worship

Top: Patio Theatre Proscenium Arch & Stage, image from cinematreasures.org

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Winter, Central Park, New York City, 1909, oil on canvas 18”x12”, image from artnet.com

In 1905, the group rented a cottage at Fort Lee, N.J., likely inspiring Rau to paint “The Climbers of the Palisades,” which was exhibited at the National Academy in 1906.

The same impulse that drew Rau to the Country Sketch Club may have led him to establish his studio in scenic Jeffersonville, N.Y.

As a young man, Will came to Sullivan County to spend his vacations at Andrew Abplanalp’s Shady Farm Cottage. When his brother Henry came down with tuberculosis around 1904, Rau, his brother, and his mother Elizabeth all moved from New York City to Jeffersonville.

During subsequent years, Will spent time between New York, where his paintings were often exhibited, and Jeffersonville, where he found inspiration in the scenes of country life.

Rau’s paintings captured the countryside in many kinds of light and in every season, reflected in the titles “Dawn on the Callicoon,” “Sunny Afternoon,” “Evening After the Rain,” “Mirror of Spring,” “Autumn’s Ending,” “The Fall of the Maple,” and “End of Winter.”

One theme that especially attracted Rau was haying, especially in the face of adverse weather. He covered this topic multiple times in works like “A Storm Coming” and “Getting in the Hay Before the Shower.”

He also loved drawing and painting horses at work, such as in “The Heavy Load” and “Ploughing at Sunset—Spring” which shows horses against an evening sky.

Rau again portrayed a romanticized vision of ploughing in a painting called “Morning, Turning the Furrow,” painted near his country home, a work which was reproduced in the arts section of the New York Herald.

Rau visited Europe to study and sketch, as was expected of serious artists at that time, and added paintings of European scenes to his repertoire. However, he continued to paint Sullivan County and received accolades for that work.

When “A Passing Day” was shown in the National Academy exhibit in 1907, The Brooklyn Times praised it, saying the painting “…represents the last ray of sunlight striking the edge of Callicoon creek. Lighting a tree upon the bank, it touches the other shore, and then is lost over the hills, finally glowing upon a distant hilltop.

“The canvas is very subtle in color. The concentration of light and the transparency of his shadows show this painter at his best.” “A Passing Day” was subsequently exhibited at Eagle Hall in Jeffersonville, no doubt to show off the talent of Jeffersonville’s local resident artist.

In 1908, Rau built himself a studio in Jeffersonville a few hundred feet from the home he shared with his mother and brother.

Tragically, just a year and a half later, the studio burned to the ground. Rau had gone to Kohler’s Mill to get some lumber for improvements he was making to the studio, leaving a fire burning in the wood stove.

By the time he returned, all was lost, including a dozen paintings worth hundreds of dollars, some scheduled for an upcoming exhibition. Despite the loss, Rau was not discouraged.

Although Rau now had a comfortable studio, he spent most of his time sketching and painting outdoors. Rau and Gus Neuberger sketched and photographed the Kenoza Lake dam break of May 1909. And one day he went with Charles S. Hick to admire one of the few remaining stands of giant hemlocks in the county.

Rau also admired the many local stone walls. He felt they gave a distinctiveness to the area, and he included them in many of his paintings. After sketching in the field, Rau often went into the studio to turn his nature studies into paintings.

Top: Rau’s Studio after the fire.

Bottom: Rau’s Bungalow Studio, called “Robin’s Nest," which he rebuilt.

Clipping from the Sullivan County Record, 28 July 1910.

When spring came, Rau immediately began constructing a new studio on a lot adjacent to his home. He built the bungalow with his own hands, creating a fireplace of cobble stones from the surrounding fields and making the furniture himself.

The studio was given the charming name “Robin’s Rest” because robins nested there as soon as the eave beams were laid. At the time, his studio looked out over bucolic fields, with the greenery of Swiss Hill rising across the valley where Lake Jeff would later be created.

In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt, various diplomats, and members of Congress attended the first American artists exhibition at Washington D.C.’s Corcoran Gallery. Chosen by a review panel, and amongst artists including Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and Mary Cassatt, William Rau’s painting “Winter Solitude” hung at this important celebration of American artists. The desire on the part of some artists of the time to break art expectations led to the formation of The Society of Independent Artists in 1917. Rau was an inaugural member. The organization, which held the principle, “no juries, no prizes,” embraced the concept that all artists should have equal opportunity to show their work – offering that opportunity for less wellknown artists and for those artists working in new styles. Rau exhibited two paintings, “Twilight” and “The Road,” in the first exhibition of this Society in 1917.

To avoid privileging certain artists by hanging their paintings more prominently, the Society hung paintings alphabetically, randomly choosing the letter “R” as the starting point.

Therefore, William Rau’s two paintings must have hung near the entrance to the show, perhaps making them more memorable among the exhibition’s 2,125 works of art!

Over 20,000 people attended. Constantin Brancusi, George Braque, and Pablo Picasso participated. So did up-andcoming artists like William Rau.

Rau’s work has shown nationally and internationally. He participated in exhibits at The Art Institute of Chicago, Cincinnati Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, of which he was a member. He showed watercolors, etchings, and oil paintings but was primarily an oil painter in this period.

Rau’s paintings were popular with both art collectors and his local neighbors. Many Sullivan County residents are said to have bought paintings from Rau. Oscar Schminke, a composer who summered and eventually lived full-time in Kenoza Lake, bought two paintings, including one called “The Old Cedar Wood Road.” Otto Meyer of Lake Huntington owned “Misty Morning on the Callicoon.” Both of these paintings were loaned to an exhibition of Rau’s work at the East Side Y.M.C.A. in New York in the winter of 1908.

A reviewer asserted that the best works in this exhibition were the scenes from around Jeffersonville, calling “The Old Cedar Wood Road” “a rich bit of color.”

Another critic said that “the artist has a more than usually refined color sense, delicate fancy and poetic feeling for nature, and secures delightful effects.”

In addition to producing paintings during his time in Jeffersonville, Rau began to paint large murals for public buildings.

One of his first assignments was the decoration for the gigantic Hotel Traymore in Atlantic City, N.J. in 1912.

He then painted a series of eight murals for the courthouse in Omaha, Nebraska, tracing the history of the area from Native American occupancy to the arrival of settlers to the establishment of the city of Omaha. And though completed far away from Sullivan County, the project had a Sullivan County connection. Rau, not finding inspiration in Nebraska for the mural entitled “Tilling the Soil,” used a team of oxen owned by a farmer in Sullivan County as his model.

In June 1913, Rau married Louise Sjauken of Hoboken and began spending less time in Jeffersonville.

The couple had a little girl, Ruth, who died at only three years of age in 1918. Rau had previously suffered the loss of his brother Henry whom he had cared for in Jeffersonville. Henry died at age 36 from tuberculosis.

Rau would face one more major loss. His wife Louise died tragically in 1919 at the birth of their daughter Marion.

Rau thus became a widower with a newborn, living in Queens with his 70-year-old mother.

Three years later, he married Edna Mungeer and went on to a long marriage and a son, William.

Rau continued to paint murals and became well-known for this specialty. His murals were massive undertakings that were installed in restaurants, libraries, churches, banks, and most notably in a series of theaters in the New York City area.

Their subject matter focused on nature, or history, or a theme specific to the location.

For the Moulin Rouge Restaurant, he painted “The Dancer.” His seven-panel mural in the lobby of the Hotel Wallick near Times Square showed the history of Broadway. Over the altar at St. Matthew’s Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoboken, he painted the Ascension of Christ.

Rau worked with architect R. Thomas Short throughout the 1920s to decorate numerous Century Circuit theaters which were just opening in Brooklyn, Westchester, and on Long Island. One of the most spectacular was for the Bliss Theatre in Sunnyside, N.Y. with décor featuring motifs from ancient Egyptian architecture.

Rau’s murals at the Bliss formed a frieze of “unconventional Egyptian figures in flat angular forms… running around the entire walls, while a painted decoration with an Egyptian chariot as the central motif embellished the wall space above the proscenium arch,” according to an admiring theater historian.

Unfortunately, when the theater was sold to a Jehovah’s Witnesses community, “the new owners removed everything of the Egyptian décor that showed nudity and/ or pagan symbolism,” as explained on the Bliss Theater website. Thus, Rau’s murals were destroyed.

Rau continued to work into his 70s, having made a living as an artist for his entire life.

In 1953, he paid a visit to Jeffersonville where he had lived as an aspiring young artist.

He had just finished an art project that included a representation of Lake Louise, demonstrating the influence that Sullivan County had had on his long career.

Rau remains a respected artist, recognized with a listing in Who Was Who in American Art.

But unfortunately, as buildings have been renovated or demolished, much of Rau’s mural art has been lost. We can only hope that his paintings remain in the homes of art patrons across the country.

In his Jeffersonville years, William Rau was an up-andcoming artist whose work was positively received as he exhibited alongside the respected and lauded painters of his day.

Rau, in a time of turmoil in the art world, was part of the movement to find a truly American identity in art. He should be remembered for his contributions to innovative organizations like the Country Sketch Club and important shows like that of The Society of Independent Artists in 1917.

Jeffersonville can be proud of its connection with this painter whose early work captured the beauty of the local countryside and the details of rural life.

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Weekend of Chamber Music’s

32nd Season

The Great Tradition

Julia Glenn

the Great Tradition!

Wow, that rings with all kinds of portent: a canon, a shared history, a legacy, the masterpieces of common practice. We’re interested in all of that, but even more in looking forward and to see that tradition extended, reheard, reimagined and remade. This summer’s program is anchored by the cornerstone presences of Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, and Schumann. The conversation broadens to include twentieth -century masters Chavez, Copland, Ellington, Ginastera and Tippett, each of whom looks

back to their forebears while anticipating the contemporary voices of Morris Rosenzweig, and this year’s composer in residence, Augusta Read Thomas. Running parallel to this is salon music both old and new, composed and improvised. It’s a multigenerational colloquy, a threehundred-year family reunion. We love tradition, especially ours of 32 years: hearing the old in the new, the new in the old, and the wondrous in everything.

Performing will be the WCM artist family: Nurit Pacht, violin; Caroline Stinson, cello;

and pianist Mimi Solomon; with guest artists Emma Frucht and Julia Glenn, violin; and Yuchen Lu, viola.

As always, we’ll deepen the experience through preconcert talks, open workshops, and discussions with the guest composer, during which audience members can observe festival artists at work and ask questions in real-time. For more info on the artists, the music, tickets, and the festival itself, visit the WCM website at wcmconcerts.org.

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CALENDAR

MusicTalks: An Evening with Augusta Read Thomas. Music and Conversation with this season’s Composer in Residence, 7:30 pm. Catskill Art Space, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, $25

Open Rehearsal

Rehearsal and discussion on works of Chavez, Copland, Ginastera, Haydn and Thomas, 7 pm. Arnold House, Shandelee Road, FREE

Traditions Intersecting Ginastera, String Quartet no. 2 Thomas, Klee Musings for piano trio Chavez, Preludes for piano Copland, Violin Sonata Haydn, String Quartet Op. 76 no. 6, 7:30 pm, PreConcert Chat at 6:30 pm, Catskill Art Space, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, $35

Music for Kids at CAS: Music for Piano, String Quartet, Improvisations and Up-Close Interaction with WCM Artists for kids of all ages! 11 am. Catskill Art Space, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, FREE

MusicTalks: The Living Room Tradition

Salon Music Old and New, Composed and Improvised, with Ellington, Schubert, Rosenzweig and More, 7:30 pm. Eddie Adams Barn, Je ersonville-North Branch Road, Je ersonville, $25

Open Rehearsal and Discussion

On works of Beethoven, Schumann, Thomas and Tippett, 7 pm. Catskill Art Space, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, FREE

Traditions Expanding

Schumann String Quartet no. 3 in A Major Thomas, Chi, for string quartet Thomas, Toft Serenade, for violin and piano Beethoven, Piano Sonata Op 109 in E Major Tippett, String Quartet no. 2 in f# minor, 7:30 pm. Pre-Concert Chat at 6:30 pm, Catskill Art Space, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, $35

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH

Jeffersonville’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade jeffersonvilleny.com

Maple Open House at Diehl Homestead Farm 93 Diehl Road, Callicoon @dhf1842

APRIL

Opening Day of Trout Season www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/fishing.html

Hortonville FD Chicken BBQ Takeout

Advance ticket sales - facebook/HortonvilleFD

MAY

Fremont’s Memorial Day Parade

Always on Memorial Day, 10am

Spring Makers Market thefarmhouseproject.market

Spring Garden & Craft Fair delawareyouthcenter.org, Callicoon, 10-4pm

JUNE

8 Callicoon Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast 7am-Noon.

Callicoon Center Band Concerts Every Wednesday in Summer, 8pm. Callicoon Center

8 Callicoon’s Antique Tractor Parade & Chicken BBQ, delawareyouthcenter.org

14 Trout Festival & Parade facebook.com/troutparade

20-22 Deep Water Literary Festival deepwaterfestival.com

20 Outdoor Movie Night in the “Backyard Park" Jeffersonville. Movie is free. Starts at dusk. Concessions available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No pets. facebook.com/JeffersonvilleJEMS

JULY

12 Poison Love Band in the “Backyard Park” Jeffersonville. Music starts at 7:30 p.m. $5.00 per person/12 and under free. Beverages available for purchase. Bring a lawn chair/blanket. No pets. facebook/JeffersonvilleJEMS

12 Founder’s Day Street Fair wurtsboro.org

18 Outdoor Movie Night in the “Backyard Park” Jeffersonville. Gates open 6:30pm. Movie starts at dusk and is free. Concessions available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No pets. facebook/JeffersonvilleJEMS

20 The River Run 5K/10K delawareyouthcenter.org

26 Callicoon Country Fair visitcallicoon.com

26 Kenoza Lake Fire Dept. Chicken BBQ Kenoza Lake Fire Department

26 Great Night of Music in the “Backyard Park” Jeffersonville. Music starts at 7:30 p.m. BJ Hendrickson and BonesKrew Trio. $5.00 per person/12 and under free.

Beverages available for purchase. Bring a lawn chair/ blanket. No pets. facebook/JeffersonvilleJEMS

27 Riverfest delawarevalleyartsalliance.org

AUGUST

1 Outdoor Movie Night in the “Backyard Park” Jeffersonville. Gates open 6:30pm. Movie starts at dusk and is free. Concessions available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No pets. facebook/JeffersonvilleJEMS

10 Bagel Festival thebagelfestival.org

15-17 Little World’s Fair grahamsvillefair.com

15 Outdoor Movie Night in the “Backyard Park” Jeffersonville. Gates open 6:30pm. Movie starts at dusk and is free. Concessions available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No pets. facebook/JeffersonvilleJEMS

23 Little Sparrow Band in the “Backyard Park” Jeffersonville. Performance is free. Concessions available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No pets. facebook.com/JeffersonvilleJEMS

SEPTEMBER

SUNDAYS Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods bethelwoodscenter.org

Rosehaven Alpaca Festival at Bethel Woods bethelwoodscenter.org

6 Shinrinyoku Concert & Market

At Momoglobal Flowers, 414 Swiss Hill Road, Jeffersonville, Sat 3-9pm. Rain date 9/7 Sun 3-9pm www.momoglobalflowers.com @momoglobalflowers

Narrowsburg Honey Bee Fest narrowsburgbeefest.com

13 Presbyterian Church Pancake Breakfast 7am-Noon, Jeffersonville

13 Jeffersonville’s Jeff Jamboree Tractor Parade & Duck Race

Carriage rides, lots of vendors, flea market, and much more! facebook.com/JeffersonvilleJEMS

Big Eddy Film Festival bigeddyfilmfestival.com

OCTOBER

SUNDAY Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods bethelwoodscenter.org

Peace, Love & Pumpkins bethelwoodscenter.org

Night Market at Peace, Love & Pumpkins bethelwoodscenter.org

4 Logging Days Festival Narrowsburg. welcometonarrowsburg.com

11 Callicoon Artwalk 12-6pm, visitcallicoon.com

11 Kenoza Lake Fire Dept. Roast Beef Dinner Kenoza Lake Fire Department

19 Small Town Country 4H 5K Race Hortonville. facebook.com/liveloveserve5k

25 Children’s Halloween Parade Parade at noon, Callicoon, games after at Delaware Youth Center, Callicoon. delawareyouthcenter.org

NOVEMBER

Hortonville FD Pancake Breakfast 7-Noon. Hortonville

28 J. Dworetsky Holiday Parade jeffersonvilleny.com

28 Peace, Love & Lights at Bethel Woods bethelwoodscenter.org

29 Santa Visits Jeffersonville jeffersonvilleny.com

29 Callicoon Holiday Tree Lighting 5pm, visitcallicoon.com

29 Holiday Craft Fair Delaware Youth Center, Callicoon. delawareyouthcenter.org

Holiday Market at Peace, Love & Lights at Bethel Woods bethelwoodscenter.org

DECEMBER

Art in Sixes delawareartsalliance.org

Peace, Love & Lights at Bethel Woods bethelwoodscenter.org

Holiday Market Pop-up at Peace, Love & Lights at Bethel Woods bethelwoodscenter.org

7 Children’s Holiday Craft Fair Delaware Youth Center, Callicoon. delawareyouthcenter.org

13 Callicoon’s Dickens on the Delaware visitcallicoon.com

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Did you know....

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A Slice of the ADIRONDACKS Right in the Heart of Jeffersonville!

The rustic “Adirondack” design has been part of New York State’s home-design landscape since the mid-1800s. I bet if you do not have a pair of Adirondack chairs around your fire pit, your neighbor does!

During the 1880s through the 1920s, the Adirondack Style was at its height of popularity. Adirondack Great Camps (expansive lodging compounds, referred to then as “Great Camps,” were designed to blend into their natural surroundings and offering rustic yet luxurious retreats for the Gilded Age elite), were being built embodying the natural environment by using the abundance of native materials. It has come a long way from the early days when furniture and buildings were first built for, singularly, utilitarian purposes.

The Adirondack Style spread quickly across the country and has remained a popular design to this day.

Michael Barber’s love of the Adirondack Style began when he and his family summered on Lake Champlain in the heart of the Adirondacks in the small town of Willsboro. When he decided to open his shop, The Rustic Cottage in 2005 (and the oldest retail store now in Jeffersonville), there weren’t any places in the area to purchase Adirondack Style rustic furnishings and decor.

At the same time, a developer had started to build beautiful Adirondack Style homes nearby, making his timing just perfect.

And since then, Michael has been selling furniture and decor all over Sullivan County and beyond–many to the most famous faces that have made their homes here in our area.

Soon after opening, Michael had an interest in building his own piece of rustic furniture. His first work is a coffee table using log materials that he has harvested from his home in Cochecton.

And after that first build, Michael was hooked! He would learn from an old-time Adirondack artist, Jerry Farrell, from Sidney, NY (a bold inspiration on Michael’s rustic-artist-journey), how to apply birch bark veneer and lay twigs to make Adirondack designs on tables.

He was a tremendous inspiration for Michael’s desire to become a rustic artist furniture maker.

Michael’s inventive and creative work has incorporated vintage inputs into his furniture pieces, such as boat oars for legs on his tables and applying cork bobbers as accents on apron work. When you visit The Rustic Cottage, you will also find unique rustic antique pieces: fishing, hunting and sporting items Michael has found through his prolific travels.

For lovers of either the Adirondack Style, or something a bit more contemporary-yet rustic, The Rustic Cottage might be just the place for you.

UPDATE...

Currently, the US Fish and Wildlife Administration and a nonprofit organization in the public interest called American

Rivers, intend to remove the Lake Jeff dam and restore the flow of the Callicoon Creek, at public expense, and the waterway must remain free-flowing in perpetuity. In other words, there must never be another dam built on the site. At a time when flooding is a persistent issue worldwide, but also locally here in the Northeast, what will dam removal mean for our homes and businesses downstream? We want to make sure we understand all the ramifications, so we are raising money for a study of our watershed. In our effort to raise $30K to conduct this study, we are raffling off a Segway UT6. Please buy a ticket, share this with your friends and neighbors, and help our local community! www.lakejeff.org • info@lakejeff.org

Do you remember....

Artist William Rau’s studio was across the road from the late Lake Jefferson Hotel.

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SSummer is sh t! Stop and

enjoy the farm stands

urely one of the most wonderful things about summer is the abundance of beautiful fresh fruits and vegetables. Roadside farm stands have long been an integral part of the American landscape. In addition to the seasonal produce, most farm stands also offer homemade jams and jellies, honey, tasty home baked goods, and locally grown flowers!

Whether you live full time in the Sullivan Catskills, have a weekend home, are visiting friends and family, or staying at one of our many fabulous air bnbs, if you’re driving around the countryside, and just happen upon that perfect little farm stand on the side of the road, slow down, hop out, and take a look at what they have to offer!

Here are some to get you started!

Diehl’s Farm Market 623 Gabel Rd, Callicoon

Diehl’s Homestead Farm 93 Diehl Rd, Callicoon @diehl_homestead_farm

Hermann Farms

Black Angus & Pork in individual cuts, halves or wholes. Grain fed, no hormones. 18 Hilltop Rd, Callicoon

Hilly Acres

97 Sander Rd, Jeffersonville @hilly.acresfarm

Libby’s Garden Market

4 Ryan Road (The stand is along Hust Road, near Callicoon Center) @libbysgardenmarket

Mt. Ash Farm

written & recipes by Allysa T ey

Whether you like to spend the whole afternoon puttering around the kitchen, just need a new seasonal go-to recipe for entertaining your weekend house guests, or are looking for a simple but delicious dessert to bring to a dinner party, here are a few summer recipes to get you cooking!

686 Co Rd 131, Callicoon @mountainashfarmny

Momoglobal Flowers offers a flower farm-stand: 414 Swiss Hill Rd, Jeffersonville @momoglobalflowers

Myers Century Farm 12 Earl Myers Rd, Jeffersonville @myers_century_farm

Smith Family Farmstand 4399 State Route 52, Jeffersonville @smithfamilyfarmllc845

Unbroken Acres

1118 Co Rd 114, Cochecton

Weismann’s Farm 1453 Gulf Rd, Roscoe

Wild Yarrow

Vegetable, flower and herb starts. keeps regular hours open to the public. 321 New Turnpike Rd, Cochecton @wildyarrowfarm

ingredients:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup yellow cornmeal

1/3 cup grated Romano cheese

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

3/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. chili powder

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1 large egg, at room temp.

1 large egg yolk, at room temp.

3 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels, blanched

3/4 cup chopped scallions

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tsp. unsalted butter

2 limes

1 1/2 cups mayonnaise

1 tbsp. jalapeño chile pepper

ingredients:

1 cup olive oil

4 tbsp. unsalted butter

1 cup finely chopped Vidalia onion

1/4 cup minced garlic

1 lb. pasta

4 cups coarsely chopped (1 inch chunks) vine-ripened tomatoes

2/3 lb. fresh mozzarella

1/2 tsp. coarse sea salt

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

3/4 cup grated Romano cheese

Corn Fritters with Chili-Lime Mayonnaise

step 1: In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, Romano cheese, baking powder, salt, and chili powder. In a small bowl, beat the buttermilk with the whole egg and egg yolk, add to dry ingredients, mixing until well combined. Stir in the 1 1/2 cups corn and scallions. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Spoon 3 tablespoons of batter for each fritter. Cook until golden -- about 3 minutes each side, adding additional oil and butter as needed for each batch. step 2: Make the Chili-Lime Mayonnaise. Zest and juice a lime. Stir the mayonnaise, 2 tbsp. lime juice, 2 tsp. lime zest, and minced jalapeño chili pepper (seeds and ribs removed) together in a small bowl until well blended. Slice the remaining lime into wedges. Serve the fritters warm with Chili-Lime Mayonnaise, and garnish with remaining corn kernels and lime wedges. note: Blanch corn, bring a medium saucepan with cold water to a boil, add corn, cook for 2-3 minutes, drain and rinse under cold water.

Pasta with Garden Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella

step 1: Toss mozzarella (cut into 1 inch cubes) and salt together, and set aside. Fill a medium stockpot with water and bring to a boil. Heat the oil and butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is very tender — 8 to 10 minutes. step 2:Cook the pasta in the boiling water until al dente. Add the tomatoes to the cooked onions, and increase the heat to medium-high. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender — 3 to 5 minutes. step 3: Drain the pasta, and toss into the tomato-onion mixture to evenly coat. Remove from the heat and stir in the salted mozzarella and 1/4 cup Romano cheese. step 4: Transfer to a large platter and garnish with fresh basil leaves and remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Serve immediately. note:Thoroughly seed and remove excess liquid from tomatoes so it does not dilute the olive oil and change the consistency and taste of the sauce.

Bunny Love Flower Farm, but I don’t think she has a stand. She

crust:

1/2 cup (1 stick)

unsalted butter melted

1 1/2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs

1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans (see note)

filling:

Two 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

1/4 sour cream (do not use reduced-fat sour cream)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

topping:

2 1/2 cups thinly sliced fresh ripe apricots (5-8 apricots–apricots vary widely in size depending on the variety)

3 tablespoons apricot preserves reduced fat sour cream)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Apricot Cream Cheese Tart

with Gingersnap

Pecan Crust

to make the crust: In a medium-size bowl, combine the butter, with the gingersnap crumbs and pecans. Press firmly into a 10-inch tart pan with a removeable bottom. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 1 hour. to make the filling: In a large bowl, on the low speed of an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add the sour cream and vanilla continuing to beat at low speed until well combined. Remove the tart pan from the freezer and spread the filling evenly in the crust with a rubber spatula. Arrange the sliced apricots on top of the filling in a decorative manner. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm the apricot preserves, stirring often, for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and lightly brush the apricots with the warm preserves. Refrigerate the tart for at least 4 hours or overnight, to ensure the filling sets. note:To toast the pecans place on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven for 13 minutes, or until lightly browned and fragrant.

Explore

MUSEUMS & HISTORIC BRIDGES

Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum

1031 Old Route 17, Livingston Manor, NY

845-439-4810 • catskillflyfishing.org

Museum and education center on 53 acres bordering the Willowemoc River dedicated to preserving America’s fly fishing heritage; teaching its future generations of fly fishers; and protecting its fly fishing environment.

D&H Canal Museum at Lock 50 and Linear Park

16 Bova Road, Phillipsport, NY

845-807-0261 • O&W on community life, hunting, fishing, farming, tourism and local industries. Seasonal: May – October. Interpretive Center within the 45 acre linear park which includes approximately 3 1/2 miles of historic D&H Canal towpath trail. Remains of the original locks, drydock & waste weirs are visible from the towpath.

Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History

6615 State Route 97, Narrowsburg, NY 845-252-6660 May-Sept fortdelaware@thedelawarecompany.org thedelawarecompany.org

Costumed interpreters discuss and demonstrate the life styles of the first European settlers in the Upper Delaware River Valley during the Revolutionary War period and their place in local and Early American history. Seasonal.

Sullivan County Museum & Historical Society

265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY • 845- 434-8044 sullivancountyhistory.org. Home to the Sullivan County Historical Society, the Cook Society and the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, the museum offers permanent and changing historical exhibits and maintains archives, census records, and family histories.

1481 County Road 26, Narrowsburg, NY

845-252-2063 • tmrmuseum.org

Dedicated to preserving the history and artifacts of Ten Mile River Scout Camps, the largest Boy Scout Council camp in the U.S., through an extensive memorabilia display and video collection.

Liberty Museum & Arts Center

46 South Main Street, Liberty, NY

845-292-2394 • libertymuseum.com

A renovated historical building housing collections and presenting art and history exhibits. The museum also hosts classes, lectures, cultural events & children’s programs.

Museum at Bethel Woods

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY

1-866-781-2922 • bethelwoodscenter.org

An Interpretation of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Arts Fair. Located at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival, the museum explores the unique experience of Woodstock, its significance as a culminating event of a decade of radical cultural transformation and the legacies of the 60’s, through interactive exhibits, displays, and a collection of artifacts.

Time and the Valleys Museum

332 Main Street, Grahamsville, NY

845-985-7700 • timeandthevalleysmuseum.org

A living and interactive resource that preserves the past and educates the present and insures the uniqueness of the Rondout and Neversink watersheds.

Roscoe O&W Railway Museum

7 Railroad Avenue, Roscoe, NY

607-498-4346 • nyow.org/museum.html

Seasonal May-October • The museum contains O&W artifacts and memorabilia, other

“railroadiana,”and local history displays showing the impact of the O&W on community life, hunting, fishing, farming, tourism and local industries.

HISTORIC STONE ARCH BRIDGES

Hankins Stone Arch Bridge

County Road 94, Hankins, NY

Built in 1892, by Wallace LaValley, it connected Hankins and Long Eddy until Route 97 was built 1942.

Stone Arch Bridge Kenoza Lake

7352 State Route 52, Kenoza Lake, NY

Built in 1873, to cross Callicoon Creek. Picnic area and playground.

Tusten Stone Arch Bridge

Located within the Ten Mile Boy Scout Reservation, Narrowsburg, NY

Built in 1896, it crosses the Ten Mile River near the river’s junction with the Delaware River.

HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGES

Contact information for following bridges: 845-807-0287 • scparks@co.sullivan.ny.us

Bendo Covered Bridge

68 Conklin Hill Road, Livingston Manor, NY

Originally built in 1860, by John Davidson. Moved to its present location in 1913.

Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park

Covered Bridge Road, Livingston Manor, NY

Historic covered bridge built in 1860. Picnic tables, grills and picnic pavilion (fee). Open daily Mother’s Day - Columbus Day, 8am to dusk. Fishing available.

Beaverkill Covered Bridge

3 Ragin Road, Roscoe, NY • Rebuilt in 2017. Originally built in 1865, southwest of Lew Beach.

Ten Mile River Scout Museum

Fort Delaware Museum, Narrowsburg, NY/Jerry Cohen Photography

Do you remember....

Our longtime town veterinary, Dr. George Hahn, reminding us, of newborn fawns, that sometimes doing nothing but observing is much harder than trying to be helpful but is the best assistance you can give.

Buck Brook Alpaca Farm Store

The fleece of the alpaca is super soft, hypoallergenic and luxurious. Our products include yarn from our own animals, beautiful blankets, scarves, hats, gloves and mittens, felted bowls, dryer balls, socks and much more!! 12 Bestenheider Road Roscoe, NY 12776

Phone: (845) 807-3104

buckbrookalpacas@yahoo.com www.buckbrookalpacas.com

places to SHOP places to EAT

@buckbrookalpacas

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The Furniture Re-Store

Buying well made and pre-owned is a better choice for our planet. Antique and vintage art, lighting, rugs, furniture and more!

4917 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 therestore@NYHeartwood.com www.therestorejville.com @therestore_ny

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Gardner & Co. General Store

Historic general store built in1850. gifts, home goods, vintage, artisans, provisions, ice cream, cold drinks & more!

131 County Route 121 Hortonville, NY 12745

info@gardnerandcogeneralstore.com www.gardnerandcogeneralstore.com

@GardnerCoGeneralStore

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Jeffersonville Bake Shop

In our big pink bakery nestled in our tiny Catskill town, we bake homemade and handmade using fresh local eggs, milk and butter. And whether you are meeting up with friends, business associates, or looking for a quiet place to sit alone, our comfy chairs, warm fireplace, and blooming garden are among your options. In our marketplace and you’ll find our homemade to-go lunches, local and organic bottled beverages, beer, wine, and a growing number of locally made gifts and snacks. We look forward to meeting you!

4906 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: 845-482-6020

BakeShop@NYHeartwood.com www.jeffersonvillebakeshop.com

@jvillebakeshop

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52 & Vine Wine and Spirits

Fine wines and spirits, wide variety of international wines, craft whiskey, walk-in tastings. Let our wine expert suggest the perfect beverages for you and your guests.

4921 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-2455

@52andVine

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R52 Home

A vintage/modern home variety store. Located inside Sullivan Sundries in downtown Jeffersonville. ThursdaySaturday 10-6, Sunday, Monday 10-4

4890 St. Rt. 52 (Main Street) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 @r52home

The Vintage House

Vintage, Antique Furniture & Home Decor

4910 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 (845) 482-6001

VintageHouse@NYHeartwood.com www.vintagehousejville.com @vintagehousejville

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Sullivan Mercantile

BoLoon City

Chinese Food: Szechuan, Hunan, Mandarin and Cantonese

4908 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-3312/3359 www.boloon.city

Jeffersonville Bake Shop

Textile décor for the home, business, and hospitality. Carefully conceived, thoughtfully designed, and locally built with skill. We’re Sullivan Mercantile and we craft everyday elegance. In The Heartwood Building.

4917B-2 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-1032

sullivanmercantile@gmail.com www.sullivanmercantile.com @sullivanmercantile

In our big pink bakery, we create homemade Best-You’ve-Ever-Had baked goods made with local eggs. We use coffee beans from a variety of local roasters and create warm and delicious coffee and espresso drinks with milk from our local dairy farms. We also have a warm and inviting place to stay and enjoy them all. Our cafe fits your every mood. You can settle into one of our comfy armchairs with the newspaper, browse our bookshelves and read by the fire, share a pot of tea with your best friend, catch up with your gang in one of our large booths, or hang out at the counter and get to know our friendly baristas. We want to be your happy place.

4906 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: 845-482-6020

BakeShop@NYHeartwood.com www.jeffersonvillebakeshop.com @jvillebakeshop

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R52 Home

Jeffersonville Bake Shop

Toast

The Tasting Room at Seminary Hill

Serving a full menu from Executive Chef Jack Tippett that changes with the seasons. Dine under a cathedral-style ceiling that frames floor-to-ceiling windows or on the wraparound patio, where you’ll enjoy spectacular views of the orchard below and Delaware River Valley in the distance.

43 Wagner Lane

Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 887-4056

tastingroom@seminaryhill.co www.seminaryhill.co

FB@seminaryhill

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Tavern on Main

Classic American dishes with a creative flair! Craft beer, cocktails, wine, locally sourced ingredients, summer patio dining.

4919 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-2380

Tavern@NYHeartwood.com

www.tavernonmainny.com

@TavernOnMainNY

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Toast

Celebrating Good Food and One Another! Toast is a welcoming wine bar and brunch spot dedicated to celebrating food, community, and sustainability, with a focus on local partnerships and environmentally friendly practices.

4893 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: 845-482-2570

Hello@toastjeffersonville.com www.toastjeffersonville.com

@toastjeffersonville

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Winkelried Biergarten

Food, beer, games and good times. Behind Tavern on Main.

4919 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-2380

FB@WinkelriedNY

places to STAY

18 Terrace Avenue House

A charming 1900s village Victorian with original woodwork and stained glass windows. 9 bedrooms, 2 baths and two comfy and cozy living rooms. Walk to restaurants and shops.

18 Terrace Avenue Jeffersonville, NY 12748

www.airbnb.com/h/18terrace

The Loft at Buck Brook

Peaceful accommodations located on the beautiful grounds of an alpaca farm.

12 Bestenheider Road

Roscoe, NY 12776

Phone: (845) 807-3104

www.buckbrookalpacas.com

buckbrookalpacas@yahoo.com @buckbrookalpacas

The Boarding House at Seminary Hill

Features unique apartment-style accommodations designed following the elegant simplicity of the Shakers. Located in the historic hamlet of Callicoon.

8 Hospital Road

Callicoon, New York 12723

Phone: (845) 887-4056

accommodations@seminaryhill.co www.seminaryhill.co

FB@seminaryhill

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Maple Hill Group Vacation Rentals

Discover Affordable Luxury in the Heart of the Catskills! Stunning getaways in two prime locations, Jeffersonville and Livingston Manor, both a short walk from the town center, offering a home away from home. With over 30 years of expertise in the hospitality industry, we pride ourselves on proving a serene and relaxing stay. Open from May through November, we invite you to experience the best of every season with us. Book your escape today!

Jeffersonville NY 1248

Phone: (917) 837-9498

linktr.ee/maplehillgroup maplehillgroupcorp@gmail.com

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Modern Gem in the Heart of Callicoon

Stay for a week, a weekend, or longer. Enjoy walks along the Delaware River, take in a movie at the historic 1949 Callicoon Theater, visit the Sunday Farmers Market, enjoy the many restaurants... all within walking distance. A short drive to Bethel Woods. 2 bedrooms, 3 beds and 1 bath.

Callicoon, New York 12723

Book on airbnb.com

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@ModernGem57

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The Boarding House at Seminary Hill

Modern Gem in the Heart of Callicoon

FARM & GARDEN

Brey’s Egg Farm

Poultry farm, farm fresh eggs, compost and top soil.

607 Swiss Hill Road

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-5464

breyseggs@gmail.com

www.breyseggfarm.com

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Buck Brook Alpacas

Award-winning alpaca herd, breeding, boarding, fiber sales, farm store, farm tours/walks, gem mining & more!

12 Bestenheider Road

Roscoe, NY 12776

Phone: (845) 807-3104

buckbrookalpacas@yahoo.com

www.buckbrookalpacas.com

@buckbrookalpacas

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Diehl Homestead Farm

Certified raw milk sales, maple syrup & maple products, raw honey, chicken & duck eggs, grass fed beef, jams & jellies, handcrafted soap, seasonal vegetables, garlic, Christmas trees. Open everyday 8am-8pm.

93 Diehl Road

Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 482-5047

diehlsmaplesyrup@yahoo.com

www.diehlsmaplesyrup.com

FB@diehlssyrup

IG@diehlsmaplesyrup

momoglobal flowers

Biodynamic seasonal flower arrangements and more, weekly flowers, events/weddings. Art of Ikebana workshop, annual Shinrinyoku (forest bathing) outdoor concert and market held after Labor Day weekend on Saturday, farm stand, local artisan workshop and more.

414 Swiss Hill Road

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone:845-701-5370

momoglobalflowersfarm@gmail.com www.momoglobalflowers.com

@momoglobalflowers

FB@momoglobalflowers

Oak Ridge Farm

Horse Boarding

222 Hessinger-Lare Road

Youngsville, NY 12791

Phone: (845) 482-4686

Cell: 914-953-2506

welshp4@gmail.com

@oakridgefarmny

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Rosehaven Alpacas

Breeding and sales. Shop online 24/7. Summer & fall farm tours by appointment only.

540 County Route 164

Callicoon, NY 12723

Cell: 914-953-2506

info@rosehavenalpacas.com www.rosehavenalpacas.com

@RosehavenAlpacas

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Seminary Hill Cidery

Tours & Tastings. Our weekly tours and tastings at Seminary Hill allow you to discover over 60 apple and pear varieties at our holistic orchard. Visit the world’s first Passive House certified cidery, and enjoy a guided tasting of Seminary Hill cider.

43 Wagner Lane

Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 887-4056

stuart@seminaryhill.co www.seminaryhill.co

FB@seminaryhill

@seminaryhillny

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Tonjes Dairy & Cheese Farm

Dairy farm and cheeses. Mozzarella, cultured buttermilk, ricotta, fromage blanc and yogurt.

88 Tonjes Road

Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 482-5971

tonjesfarmdairy@gmail.com

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Petey at Buck Brook Alpacas

Flower stand at Momoglobal Flowers

Contractors

John Diehl Masonry

Poured concrete foundations, sidewalks, floors, patios as well as stamped concrete.

Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 796-8614

jdiehlmasonry@yahoo.com

Just in Time Contracting

New home construction, remodeling restoration, municipal construction, agricultural construction, all phases of construction.

PO Box 343, Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 887-JUST

jitcont@yahoo.com

Superior Plumbing & Heating

Plumbing, heating system installation, burner service/repair, A/C and mini-splits.

Narrowsburg, NY 12791

Phone: (845) 798-0032

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Design Services

Victoria Lesser Design Statements

For nearly two decades Victoria Lesser Interior Design Consultant knows the demands that must be met without excuse when transforming a house into a home. Having restored the North Branch Inn and after running it for seven years, “I have come to learn all the details that bring style and comfort to any space, regardless of its size”….

Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 798-1262 victorialesser@gmail.com www.vldesignstatements.com @victorialesserdesigns

Glass

Keller Glass Specialty, Inc.

Glass specialist for home, auto, table tops, mirrors, plexiglass, thermopane/tempered, sandblast art and design.

5036 State Route 52

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-5792

kellerglassinc@gmail.com

www.kellerglassspecialty.com

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Home IMPROVEMENT

Hardware/Lumber/ Home Improvement

Kohler Lumber

Lumber & building material, pressure treated & cedar products, paints, mason, plumbing, electrical, varnishes, Owens Corning & BP

Roofing, carpet, cabinetry, Owens Corning blown-in insulation, floorcovering.

5023 & 5117 State Route 52

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-5290

FB/Kohler Lumber Incorporated

Home Improvement

Catskill Modern Home Builders, LLC

Generations of experience bringing you old fashion quality builds. Homes with desirable aesthetics, made for modern living.

Matt Costa: (845) 797-2656

Beth Bernitt: (845) 807-6947

catskillmodernhome@gmail.com

@catskillmodernhomebuilders

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Lawn & Garden Equipment Rental

Mullally’s Sales & Rentals

A full-service John Deere consumer & commercial and light industrial equipment dealer. Honda, Stihl & Scag equipment. Long-term and short-term rentals.

4510 State Route 52

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-5222

mullallytractor@gmail.com

www.mullallytractorsales.com

@MullallyTractor

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Storage

Jeff Self Storage

5352 State Route 52

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 798-1280

jeffstorage@yahoo.com

North Branch Self Storage

Get as much space as you need, for as long as you need it with 24-hour access, and drive-up units in a variety of sizes.

60 North Branch–Callicoon Center Road

North Branch NY 12766

Phone: 845-482-2450

info@northbranchselfstorage.com www.northbranchselfstorage.com

Sanitation

Jeff Sanitation, Inc.

Residential garbage service, rubbish removal, dumpsters, recycling, 10, 15, 20, 30 yard rolloffs available.

5239 State Route 52

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-0926

dhughson8@gmail.com

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Swimming Pools & Spas

Clear-Rite Pools & Spas, Inc.

Installation and service, residential and commercial pools, custom designed & lap pools, weekly maintenance.

214 Hemmer Road

Youngsville, NY 12791

Phone: (845) 482-4646

Fax: (845) 482-9051

crpsny@gmail.com

www.crpsny.com

FB@clearritepoolsandspas

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Clear-Rite Pools and Spas, Inc.

Professional SERVICES

Attorneys

Annabel Bazante Law, PLLC

Estate planning, trusts, powers of attorney, wills, elder law. Medicaid eligibility, probate, LGBTQ+, special needs, pets, asset protection. Serving NYC, Long Island and Sullivan County.

Phone: (516) 216-1787

www.annabelbazante.com

abazante@annabelbazante.com

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Kenneth C. Klein

4880 Main Street (State Route 52) P.O. Box 600

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-5000

Phone: (845) 482-5002

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Law Offices of

William H. Chellis, P.C. P.O. Box 624

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-3405

Fax: (845) 482-4106

william@chellislaw.com www.chellislaw.com

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Artists, Music & Performing Arts

Weekend of Chamber Music, Inc.

Music Festival and Educator

330 Haven Avenue, 2N New York, NY 10033

Phone: (646) 861-0378

weekendofchambermusic@gmail.com

www.WCMConcerts.org

FB@WCMconcerts

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Automotives

Dick’s Auto Sales, Inc.

23-1/2 hour towing, used car & truck sales, full repair & service, NYS Inspection Station.

5065 State Route 52 Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-4460

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Bank

Jeff Bank

Jeff Bank is a community bank with 10 branches in Sullivan County, NY and 1 branch in Orange County, NY. Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender.

4866 State Route 52

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-4000

information@jeff.bank

www.jeff.bank

FB@jeffersonvillebank

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Health

The Art & Design of Conscious Living

The Art and Design of Conscious Living is a depth life coaching practice where we weave together the timeless wisdom of Jungian psychology, with practical tools for personal transformation. Here we don’t just talk about change – we actively co-create it, blending insight, creativity and awareness into every aspect of your life. So let's talk.

Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 798-1262

victorialesser@gmail.com

www.theartanddesignofconsciousliving.com @jungiandepthcoaching

Western Sullivan Wellness

Massage Therapy and Reflexology

5310 State Route 52

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-5031

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Insurance Companies

Callicoon Cooperative Insurance Company

15 Chapel Street

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-5522

info@callicooncoop.com

www.callicooncoop.com

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The Briggs & Sipple Agency, Inc.

5013 State Route 52

Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-3100

info@briggsandsippleagency.com

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Mike Preis, Inc.

4898 Main Street (State Route 52) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-5510

insure@mikepreis.com

www.mikepreis.com

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Newspapers

Sullivan County Democrat

Newspaper and Printer

5 Lower Main Street, Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 887-5200

publisher@sc-democrat.com

www.scdemocratonline.com

FB@scdemocrat

IG@sullcodemocrat

TW@SullCoDemocrat

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Office Space

Jeff Works Office Solutions

Work office spaces available for rent by the day, week, month, or year. Single hot desks in common area. Large and small conference rooms, kitchen, pet friendly. Free Wi-Fi, Herman Miller Aeron Chairs.

4917A State Route 52 (Main Street) (2nd Floor) Jeffersonville, NY 12748 jeffworks@nyheartwood.com jeffworksjville.com

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Photo Journalism

Eddie Adams Workshop

Photo Journalist Workshop

Jeff-North Branch Road PO Box 488, Jeffersonville, NY 12748 eddieadamsworkshop.org @eddieadamsworkshop

See ad page 26

Real Estate

Century 21 Geba Realty

Elizabeth Bernitt, GRI “Beth” Associate Broker. Serving Sullivan County, with a special emphasis on the Western part of the County for 18 years.

386 Route 97, Sparrowbush, NY 12780

Cell: 845-807-6947 • Office: (845) 856-6629

bethbrealtor@yahoo.com

See ad page 19

Diane C. Butler Real Estate

Licensed Real Estate Broker serving NY and PA NY 10351209241, PA SBR 002251

Diane Butler, Broker

4861 State Route 52, Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Office: (845) 482-2523 • Cell: 845-701-5753 dbutler444@hotmail.com • www.dianebutlerrealestate.com @dianecbutlerrealestate

See ad page 28

Wedding Vendors

Flowers, Catering, Barn Rentals, Event Space

The Barn on Hubbard

A wedding and event venue, a beautifully restored 19th century dairy barn with over 4,000 sq. ft. Located in Callicoon, a picturesque countryside of green grass, lush hills, orchards and farmland in the western Catskill Mountains.

28 Hubbard Road, Callicoon, NY 12723 info@thebarnonhubbard.com www.thebarnonhubbard.com • @TheBarnOnHubbard

Lulu’s Social Club

Lulu’s Social Club, the bake shop’s second floor event space, is now available for bookings. Additionally, we will happily accommodate small gatherings in various locations on the cafe level.

4906 Main Street (State Route 52), Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-6020 • Lulus@NYHeartwood.com www.jeffersonvillebakeshop.com • @jvillebakeshop

See ad page 21

Seminary Hill

Unparalleled 360-degree views featuring rolling pastoral acres, the winding Delaware River, and verdant Catskill Mountain foothills are breathtaking settings to exchange vows and capture photos you’ll cherish forever.

43 Wagner Lane, Callicoon, NY 12723

Phone: (845) 701-5031 • weddings@seminaryhill.co www.seminaryhill.co

FB@seminaryhill • IG@seminaryhillny

See ad page 19

Upholstery

Sullivan Mercantile

Textile décor for the home, business, and hospitality. Carefully conceived, thoughtfully designed, and locally built with skill. We’re Sullivan Mercantile and we craft everyday elegance. In The Heartwood Building. 4917B-2 Main Street (State Route 52), Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: (845) 482-103 • sullivanmercantile@gmail.com www.sullivanmercantile.com • @sullivanmercantile

Veterinarians/Animal Hospitals

Youngsville Veterinary Clinic

Dr. Joseph Nebzydoski, V.M.D.

4130 State Route 52, Youngsville, NY 12791

Phone: (845) 482-3330 • youngsvillevet.vetstreet.com

See ad page 27

Did you know....

The Jeffersonville Journal Publication and the Weekend of Chamber Music both began 32 years ago!

Article by Cindy Herbert

The Lake Jefferson Hotel Where Everyone Knew Your Name

Lake Jefferson was born in 1891, as a stock company was formed to build a new dam on the site of the old Clark tannery dam. The goal was to provide electricity generation to area homes and amusement for tourists and residents to enjoy. It would take 38 years to complete, and with it came the historic Lake Jefferson Hotel.

In 1927, the stock company sold 600 feet of the lake, with boating privileges to Thomas Emr and his brother-in-law, Jerry Remus, who were previous proprietors of the Mountain View House in Bethel, NY. They had Monticello architect, Emil Motl, draw up the plans for the 80'x100' hotel and dance hall costing nearly $40,000.

The Lake Jefferson Hotel had its first formal social function with the American Legion Post holding a public New Year’s Eve dance in 1929. And over the decades several proprietors would follow the Emrs, including Charles Mergel, the Hoerings and, finally, the Grupps.

It was 1970, when Ludwig (Lou) and Frieda Grupp purchased the Lake Jefferson Hotel from Helena Hoering, who was selling at the passing of her husband, Otto. In

January of 1971, they would move their family from Queens, NY to begin their new life on the lake.

Lou, Frieda and their three children (Paul, Lori and Luanne) stayed in room 11 for several weeks while the new owners learned “the ropes” from Mrs. Hoering. Luanne, age 5 at the time, recalls their room being a bit tight for the five of them and they were all happy when they were able to move in to the owner’s apartment.

For the first several weeks, Luanne remembers her family and the Hoerings having breakfast together, followed by

the Grupp kids and Kenny Hoering, waiting for the bus to attend JYCS (Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central School, now the Sullivan West Central School).

Luanne would celebrate her sixth birthday at the hotel (does another little 6-year-old girl living in a bit larger hotel come to mind here?) and enjoy her first huge snowstorm, spending hours digging tunnels through the high snowbanks.

The Lake Jefferson Hotel was much more than a hotel; it was a bar, a catering hall, private apartments, and host

to year-round activities. There were 13 rooms numbered 1-12 and 14, skipping the unlucky #13.

The barroom housed the beautiful wooden bar with brass foot rails, the back cabinets with glass doors, and large mirrors reflecting back to the patrons. This historic item was secured from the Schaefer Pavilion of the 1939 World’s Fair in Queens, NY.

Sunday morning was the day Lou and the kids cleaned and polished that bar to maintain its beauty!

The hotel was quite large, and driving past the spot where it once stood, it’s hard to believe that it ever could have fit there. The ground level of the hotel had seven apartments, and three JYCS high school teachers lived there.

These included music teacher, Glenn Woodell; the typing teacher, Bob Kramer; and algebra teacher, Ken Drake. Mr. Woodell lived at the hotel full-time for many years, while the others lived at the hotel during the week, returning home to Pennsylvania for weekends and summers.

Luanne’s favorite tenant was Katherine Schadt, who bartended at the hotel. She was the sweetest, most loving person, according to Luanne, like a grandmother. Luanne was known to hang around behind the bar as a child when it wasn’t busy and always wanted to “help.”

Katherine taught her how to draw a beer with a perfect head! Farmers would come to the bar straight from the barn, and the hometown gathering spot was full of the local blue-collar workers and self-employed tradesmen, and others, all meeting for a shot and a (short) beer a.k.a. a boilermaker.

Back then, rooms rented for $5.00 a night, and included a private bathroom. Throughout the years, the hotel saw many guests and bar patrons. One distinguished guest, author Dr. Oliver Sacks, would rent a room to work on his books, and he eventually kept an apartment on the ground level. He was a frequent visitor and would be seen sitting on the beach working on his transcripts.

His famous “The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat,” was written entirely at Lake Jeff.

Luanne, Paul and Lori all had various jobs and duties throughout the years at the hotel, including bartending, waitressing, cleaning hotel rooms and running the beach, boathouse and concessions during the summertime.

The boathouse is where visitors would be charged admission to enjoy the beach and rent boats. Lou built the raft that was the focal point of the beach, and Luanne’s best memories came from her time at the beach and on that raft with friends and guests.

Paul

Admission to the beach was free to hotel guests and cost 25¢ for others. Sullivan County residents could buy a family season pass for only $10.00. Boat rentals cost

Six year-old Luanne Grupp sitting in front of an advertisement for the hotel that stood across from the post office in Jeffersonville.

and Lou Grupp bartending at the Lake Jefferson Hotel.

$1.00 an hour and fishing was available from the shore as well as boats. Luanne loved collecting worms and fishing for sunnies and perch along the shoreline.

At the boathouse, soda, chips, candy, ice cream and the all-time favorite, the frozen Milky Way, were available. The soda came in glass bottles, from the Jeffersonville Bottling Company owned by Dick Fitch. The Grupps would collect the glass bottles in wooden cases and bring them back to the bottling works on “The Island” in Jeffersonville, to be washed and reused. One of the favorite sodas at the time was Squirt, a grapefruit-flavored drink. Lou was the night and weekend bartender during the early years and Katherine Schadt was the day bartender. Throughout the years, many people bartended, most notably, Mike Spafford, who worked weekends and Barbara Spafford, who worked days for many years.

Frieda Grupp did all the cooking for the bar and the catering hall. An excellent cook, Frieda was well known for her delicious roast beef (particularly popular for catered events) and cheeseburgers.

The hotel was a popular wedding spot and the front lobby walls were adorned with wedding photographs, including those of Luanne and Lori. The hotel was also the place for class reunions, Lions Club and Farm Bureau meetings, or a Happy Footer square dance gathering.

As a child, Luanne enjoyed all the excitement that the Lake Jeff Hotel fostered.

There was always something exciting going on, if not in the “big dining room,” then in the bar. Lou threw epic New Year’s Eve parties, even rigging a balloon drop from the ceiling for the countdown to midnight.

On Sundays, the hotel hosted televised sporting days as Frieda cooked a hot buffet featuring her chicken wings, which she called Wing Dings. Frieda wrote up sing-along sheets with lyrics to jukebox songs, so everybody could sing along at the top of their lungs when certain songs came on.

The bar was open 365 days a year for more than a decade and was open all holidays. The only lights that were on in the bar Christmas Eve were Christmas lights, producing a warm and welcoming glow.

Hunting season was always booked with hunters and Lou would be up at 4 AM to cook breakfast and serve them before they left for the day. Luanne would get up with her father to serve them breakfast, trying to grab a bit more sleep before leaving for school.

The hotel’s annual clambake was held Memorial Day weekend, and Labor Day weekend saw the annual steak bake; both were at the beach. These were highly anticipated events, enjoyed by guests and Jeffersonville for years.

In the winter people would ice skate and snowmobile on the lake. The Rod and Gun Club hosted ice fishing contests.

And who could forget the Dunk the Lion contest? A large wooden lion stood on the ice and tickets were sold, guessing the day the lion would fall through the spring melt. All proceeds went to the Lions Club.

The Lake Jeff Hotel always engendered a strong sense of family and camaraderie. The locals had their “spots” at the bar. Luanne has such vivid memories of all the local men sitting at the bar and the atmosphere of the bar lights. Luanne grew up at The Lake Jefferson Hotel and says she wouldn’t change a thing.

Those were fantastic days, but nothing is as certain as change.

Lou passed away in 1993 at the age of 61 and Frieda passed away in 1998 at 64. Luanne and her siblings sold the hotel in 2000.

Two years later, the hotel was lost to fire on February 9, 2002, Luanne’s birthday. Luanne had been away on vacation and that night she was violently ill. She thought it must have been something she ate even though her husband and daughter had eaten the same things and were fine.

Only upon returning home did Luanne learn that the hotel mysteriously burned to the ground that night.

Luckily, the historic Schaefer Pavilion bar from the 1939 World's Fair had previously been removed and was installed at The Catskill Distillery in Bethel, NY.

Luanne and Paul visiting the Schaefer bar after it was placed in its new home at the Catskill Distillery.

A bit of history on the Schaefer Bar....

The Schaefer pavilion was the largest open-air bar at 160 feet in length at the 1939 World’s Fair. Beer sold for 10 cents a glass and it was said to have sold 60,452 glasses on opening day of the fair. The Schaefer brewery was founded in 1842 and was said to be the oldest brewery in the city.

A special thank you to my old neighbor, John Geiger, who seems to always have the answers to all my local history questions.

Galleries, Theaters Performing Arts, Classes, Retreats

Delaware Arts Center Alliance

Gallery & Loft Gallery

37 Main Street Narrowsburg, NY 845-252-7576 delawarevalleyartsalliance.org

Arts Council that provides information and services for artists and the general public. Year-round exhibitions of works by contemporary professional artists in all media; artists talks; demonstrations; and special events. Located in the historic Arlington Hotel with two galleries, a recital hall and gift shop.

GALLERIES

Bethel Council of the Arts

3575 State Route 52, Kauneonga Lake, NY 917-579-7080 • bethelart.org

Catskill Art Space

48 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY 845-436-4227 • catskillartspace.org

Claryville Arts Center

1471 Denning Road, Claryville, NY 845-985-0247 • bluehillcatskills.com

The Galleries at The Narrowsburg Union

7 Erie Avenue, Narrowsburg, NY 845-252-3100 narrowsburgunion.com/events

Gallery 52

4849 State Rt 52, Jeffersonville, NY treyspeegle.com

The Left Bank

59 North Main Street, Liberty, NY 845-857-8208 theleftbankartgallery.com

Wurtsboro Art Alliance Gallery

73 Sullivan Street, Wurtsboro, NY 845-888-4440 • waagallery.org

Weekend of Chamber Music Composer in Residence Augusta Read Thomas

Zane Grey Plein Air

75 Main Street, Narrowsburg, NY zanegreypleinair.com

THEATRES &

PERFORMING ARTS

Organizations that produce Music, Theatre & Opera Classes & Training.

Big Sky Productions 80 M. Gilles Road, Grahamsville, NY 845-985-7783

Callicoon Theater

30 Upper Main Street, Callicoon, NY 845-887-4460 • thecallicoontheater.com

Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre

219 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 866-811-4111 • hpacny.org

Janice Center

5286 State Route 52, Jeffersonville, NY 845-482-3324 • janicecenter.com

THEATER & PERFORMING ARTS VENUES

Visit their websites for up to date performances & shows

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts bethelwoodscenter.org

Callicoon Center Band facebook.com/CallicoonCenterBand

Delaware Valley Opera delawarevalleyopera.org

Farm Arts Collective farmartscollective.org

Forestburg Playhouse fbplayhouse.org

NACL Theater nacl.org

Nesin Cultural Arts nesinculturalarts.org

River Rep Arts Center riverrep.org

Rivoli Theater

Performances by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop, scdw.net

Seelig Theatre at Sullivan County Community College sullivan.suny.edu

Shandelee Music Festival shandelee.org

Sullivan County Community Chorus scchorus.org, facebook.com/SullivanCountyCommunityChorus

Sullivan County Dramatic Stardust Dance Productions stardustdance.com

Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop scdw.net

Tusten Theatre artsalliancesite.org

Weekend of Chamber Music wcmconcerts.org

Photograph by Explorer Dr. Frederick A. Cook during his time on the ship Belgica, Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899)

HISTORICAL Societies/Groups

Basket Historical Society

Rt. 97, Long Eddy, NY • 845-887-6703

Cochecton Preservation Society 377 New Turnpike Road, Cochecton, NY • 845-932-8487

Frederick A. Cook Society 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY • 845-434-8044

Sullivan County Historical Society 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY • 845-434-8044 • scnyhistory.org

DELI CAT

4887 State Route 52 @cuppiecakedesserts

4890 State Route 52 @delicat.ny

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SLUG

4890 State Route 52 @slugwines cuppie

baking sourdough loaves and products with love! You’ll also find unique kitchenwares. a bakery that specializes in weddings, birthdays, dessert bars, and “Just Because” treats!

4886 State Route 52 @doubled_sourdough_

By Michael Gallagher

Let’s TOAST to Community & Belonging

Opening a restaurant is not for the faint of heartespecially if it’s your first time. For me, there were a lot of mistakes, but I had two things going for mea willingness to laugh at myself and a heck of a lot of support from my community – and thank goodness for that!

For those who haven’t stopped by yet, we’re the new brunch spot and wine bar on Main Street in the mahogany and black building (color expertly chosen after three failed attempts by yours truly).

Toast was inspired by two friends, Lauren Seikaly and Michael Huber, when they encouraged us to get involved in the community. My husband and I had purchased a farm a few years prior and the two of us city-slickers (a former lawyer and a psychotherapist) were already in over our heads trying to farm. But our “dear friends” thought we needed more to do! Actually, they knew we were looking to be a part of something and when they told us about Jeffersonville, we knew it was an area we wanted to be a part of.

Jeffersonville is a place of community of all types and so it was only logical that when we began thinking about Toast, we started with a vision for community and our community table to bring people together. We envisioned it as a place for strangers to share a meal, feel welcomed as they are and celebrate good food and one another.

What we didn’t expect was how quickly those strangers would become friends, how much we would learn from the community and how much fun we would have in the process (even with many events worse than our paint debacle).

When we opened last fall, I watched as Eleanor Wright, just in from her farm with fresh strawberries, sat down beside Dave Miller, who had stopped in for his morning eggs. Within minutes, they’d discovered they both had grandmothers from the same tiny town in Vermont. By the time their meals were finished, they’d planned a date at The Jeff Bake Shop.

Then there’s our now-famous “Wine Down Workday,” which began as a simple tasting event but has evolved into what some locals are calling “Jeffersonville’s most civilized debate club.” Something about sharing a good Cabernet makes even those with different perspectives find com-

mon ground. “I never thought I’d spend two hours talking water conservation with someone I’ve disagreed with at every town meeting for a decade,” Barry Phillips told me last week, “but here we are, planning a rain barrel workshop together.”

Perhaps the most surprising community builder has been our “Leave It At The Bar” journal—a bound book that sits at the end of our bar with a simple instruction: “Write down the secret you’ve always wanted to tell or something you want to get off your chest! Leave your burden at the bar.” It started as an idea after a particularly wineheavy tasting session at Terra and I honestly thought the journal would collect dust. Instead, it has become Jeffersonville’s unofficial confessional. People write in it, read it, and sometimes respond to each other’s anonymous entries. We’ve had everything from “I’m the one who accidentally let Mrs. Peterson’s chickens loose in `98" to “I’ve been in love with my best buddy for 20 years and never said a word.” Sometimes people leave advice or words of encouragement for previous entries. “It’s like therapy, but with better drinks,” one regular told me.

The journal has even sparked what we call “Revelation Nights,” where someone will read an entry aloud (anonymously, of course), and the entire restaurant will erupt in either supportive cheers or collective gasps, followed by passionate discussion. Just recently, someone confessed to being the person who’s been secretly planting wildflowers in neglected corners of town, sparking a two-hour debate about guerrilla gardening and public spaces that ended with a community beautification committee being formed right there at our bar.

Photo by Melissa Kawecki

Excitedly for a pancake fiend like myself, Toast’s brunch has become the unofficial spot of visitors and locals alike and groups like the Thursday “Moms of Teenagers” impress me with their sanity on more than one occasion (as well as their impressive ability to consume many cups of caffeine and glasses of wine!).

Even our wine list has become a community project. We now have a “Neighbor’s Choice” section featuring bottles recommended by Jeffersonville residents, each with a little story about why it’s meaningful to them. Mr. Henderson, who rarely left his house before we opened, now stops by weekly to suggest additions based on his fifty years of collecting.

The paint color saga that led to our distinctive burnt-orange exterior has turned into a town-wide inside joke. Whenever a new retail shop opens, the joke is to call us for “color consultation services.” We now have a “Paint Chip Sample Board” in our restroom hallway showing all the colors we considered, and guests add sticky notes with entertaining comments. My favorite so far: “The blue one looks like my first boyfriend’s car. He’s in prison now. Good call skipping this one.”

In all seriousness though – perhaps the one thing I am most proud of is the “Community Meal” / pay-it-forward program we offer to anyone who is food insecure. Sadly, Jeffersonville and Sullivan County have a very high rate of food insecure individuals. Toast offers a program where customers buy gift cards of any amount and we hang those gift cards on the bathroom wall so that anyone who is food insecure may discreetly take and use one. When the gift card is presented, Toast marks its food down to cost so we too participate in the program and the person gets the full value of the gift card. We are so fortunate to have provided many meals to those who surely most deserve it. (If you are inclined to support this program you can reach out to Toast on our website or call us.)

Even our “Community Chalkboard” has become Jeffersonville’s message board. It’s supposed to list our daily specials, but it has evolved into something closer to a public forum. Yes, we write the soup and Walter’s famous special of the day, but beneath it you’ll find announcements about lost pets, and congratulations for local achievements in groups like The HIVE which is hosted at Toast and is Jeffersonville’s low-cost after-school program supported by Jeffersonville Stone Arch "a local non-profit.)

There are also occasional philosophical questions that spark conversations all day long or Jokes of the Day to bring everyone a laugh. Last week’s “What’s your favorite memory of Jeffersonville after spending a day at a brewery?” had people stopping on the sidewalk to chat with complete strangers and share some rather comical stories – many unfit for our Journal!

So yes, we serve food and pour wine at Toast, but what we’re really serving is connection. Co-owner Ryan Fuller and Co-owner and Chef Walter Rumaldo and I may have

brought Toast to Jeffersonville, but Jeffersonville brought community to us. Every day I watch people come together over meals, share stories over coffee, solve problems over dessert, and find common ground despite differences – it’s the magic of Jeffersonville and why we are so lucky to be here. So after all this, I guess our friends were right after all – we did need this. (Just don’t tell them we admit it.) Indeed, I raised my coffee mug this morning to a simple truth: Toast isn’t really ours—it’s Jeffersonville’s. We just have the pleasure of keeping the coffee hot, the food yummy and the wine chilled while the real magic happens between neighbors and in our little village of Jeffersonville – where country roads take you home.

So come see us at Toast. Try the maple-apple French toast, write in the journal if you’ve got something saucy to share, and join our accidental and delightful community experiment. We’re serving up “belonging.”

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mystic shoppe

an array of metaphysical one of a kind items created in shoppe and from local artisans.

newest main street businesses!

Helpful

n Children/Youth Organizations

CYO (Catholic Youth Organization)

Girl Scouts

Boy Scouts

4-H Club

Junior JEMS

Presbyterian Church Youth Group.

Jeffersonville Lion’s - Leo Club

n Church & Synagogue Information

Kenoza Lake Assembly of God Church

Church on the Rock (Pentecostal)

Congregation Ahavath Sholom Synagogue

PO Box 183, Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Grace Lutheran Church, North Branch

Presbyterian Church of Jeffersonville

St. Francis Roman Catholic Church Youngsville

St. George’s Roman Catholic Church Jeffersonville

Information

.845-482-4186

.845-887-5394

.845-482-5136

.845-482-5729

.845-701-1020

.845-482-5047

.845-482-4591

Administrative Office Numbers:

Elementary - Jeffersonville Campus .

High School - Lake Huntington Campus . .

n Emergency Numbers

Emergency Fire/Ambulance:

All fire and ambulance calls . .

Emergency Police:

Local Police, call Sheriff’s Department

New York State Police (Liberty)

.845-482-9856

.845-482-5870

.845-482-5218

.845-482-5549

.845-482-4640

.845-482-4640

St.Paul’s Mission United Reformed ChurchYoungsville ....845-482-5760

United Reformed Church, Youngsville

United Methodist Church, Jeffersonville

United Methodist Church, Kenoza Lake

Word of Life Church, Youngsville

n Communications

• NEWSPAPERS:

River Reporter

Sullivan County Democrat

Times Herald Record

• RADIO:

WJFF-FM, 90.5

WDNB 102.1 FM Thunder

WJUX-FM 99.7

WPDH-FM, 101.5

WSUL-FM, 98.3

WVOS-AM, 1240; WVOS-FM, 95.9

WZAD FM 97.3

n Education

.845-482-4553

.845-482-5561

.845-482-5561

.845-482-3338

Garnet Health Medical Center

Harris

Callicoon

Urgent Care Facility, Monticello .

Crystal Run Urgent Care Rockhill

Other:

Animal Shelter (S.C. S.P.C.A) .

Domestic Violence Hotline

Safe Passage (Domestic Violence Program)

Poison Control Center

Suicide Crisis Counseling

n Municipal Offices

.845-252-7414

.845-887-5200

.800-295-2181

482-4141 • www.wjffradio.org

.845-292-7535

.888-861-6100

.845-471-1500

.845-794-9898

.845-794-9898

845-471-1500

Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Administration

Adult Education

Alternate Education .

. .845-482-4610

. .845-932-8401

.911

.845-794-7100

845-292-6600

.845-794-3300

.845-887-5530

845-333-6500

.845-796-5444

.845-796-3120

.800-942-6906

.845-292-5700

.800-222-1222

.845-647-2443

.845-292-0082

845-791-4070

Town of Bethel

Town of Cochecton

Town of Fremont

Recycling Coordinator

Sullivan County Government Center

• Village of Jeffersonville

.845-583-4350

.845-932-8360

.845-887-6605

.845-794-4466

.845-794-3000

17 Center Street (P.O. Box 555) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: 845-482-4275 • Fax: 845-482-5298 www.villageofjeffersonvilleny.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8-Noon & 1-4 p.m.

Village Board Meeting - 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:00 p.m

Mayor, William Chellis

Village Clerk/Treasurer/Fiscal Officer Colleen Freitas

Village Code Enforcement Officer Charles Nystrom

Village Historian, William Cutler

845-482-4275

.845-482-4275

845-482-4275

.845-482-4275

..845-482-4760 Vocational (VOTEC)

Sullivan County Community College

Sullivan West Central School District:

.845-295-4152

.845-434-5750

• Town of Callicoon

19 Legion Street (P.O. Box 687) Jeffersonville, NY 12748

Phone: 845-482-5390 • Fax: 845-482-5030

www.townofcallicoon.org

Town Clerk, Kim Klein .

Sole Assessor, Jacqueline Pilny

.845-482-5390

.845-482-5390

Building/Multiple Res. Inspector & Code Enforcement Officer

Kevin Zieres

Planning Board Chairman Fred Fries . .

.845-482-5390

845-482-4299 (after 7 p.m.)

Zoning Board of Appeals, Kris Rasmussen .

.845-482-9066

Town Board Meeting - 2nd Monday monthly, 7:30 p.m.

Town Planning Board - 2nd Thursday monthly, 7:30 p.m.

Zoning Board Appeals- 3rd Thursday monthly, 8:00 p.m.

Justice Court - Tuesday evenings, 7:00 p.m.

Nutrition Site - Every Wednesday & Friday Lunch

$2.00 per person over 60.

• Town of Delaware

104 Main Street (P.O. Box 129) Hortonville, NY 12745

Phone: 845-887-5250 • Fax: 845-887-5228 www.townofdelaware-ny.us

All meetings held in the Town Hall Town Board - 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:00 p.m.

Planning Board - 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.

Zoning Board - 4th Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m.

Justice Court - Monday Evenings, 7:30 p.m.

n Solid Waste/Recycling Centers

Sullivan County Division of Solid Waste: 845-807-0290

Transfer Stations:

Ferndale

Rockland

Western Sullivan

Transfer Stations (Town Residents only): Bethel

n Thrift Shops

.845-292-3670

.845-439-3654

845-932-8845

845-292-4505

IOU Main Street Thrift Shop Mon., Wed., Fri., 10-3 p.m. (Bag Day on Wednesdays) Thurs., 11-2p.m.; Fri., 10-4p.m. Lower Main Street, Callicoon, NY 12723

The Ark Thrift Shop Wed. 9:30-1:30p.m.; Thurs.,12-2p.m.; Sat. 9:301:30p.m. 4907 Main Street (St. Rt. 52), Jeffersonville, NY 12748

St. Paul’s Mission Thrift Shop Wed. & Sat. 10-2p.m. 4042 St. Rt. 52, Youngsville, NY 12791

Saving Grace Thrift Shop Wed. 10-1p.m. & Sat. 10-2p.m. North Branch, NY 12766 • 845-482-3032

n Organizations

Community Garden Club, President

n U.S. Post Offices and Zip Codes

Bethel 12720 .

Callicoon 12723

Callicoon Center 12724

Cochecton 12726

Fremont Center 12736

Hankins 12741

Hortonville 12745

Jeffersonville 12748

Kenoza Lake 12750

Lake Huntington 12752

Livingston Manor 12758

Long Eddy 12760

North Branch 12766

Obernburg 12767

Roscoe 12776

Youngsville 12791

n Public Transportation

• Air:

Stewart International Airport

Sullivan County International Airport

• Bus:

Coach USA/Shortline Bus 30 Sturgis Road, Monticello, NY 845-794-5500 • shortlinebus.com

• Train: AMTRAK

Metro-North Commuter Railroad

n Senior Citizen Events:

.845-583-5005

.845-887-4470

.845-482-4287

.845-932-8319

.845-887-5808

.845-887-4411

.845-887-5329

.800-275-8777

..845-482-5234

.845-932-8318

.800-275-8777

.845-887-5260

.845-482-3910

.845-482-5599

.607-498-5279

.845-482-4295

845-838-8200

.845-807-0273

.800-872-7245

.800-638-7646

Jeffersonville - 2nd Thursday each month, 12 noon. Town Hall, Legion Ave., Jeffersonville, 845-482-9953.

Senior Citizens meet 1st, 3rd & 4th Tuesday at 12 noon. Delaware Community Center, 570-224-6381.

n Utilities (Phone, Electric, TV, Internet)

Verizon Telephone:

New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG): Customer Service .

Spectrum

n Western Sullivan Public Libraries

Delaware Free Library

Jeffersonville Library

.845-866-4953

Tusten-Cochecton Library

.800-621-9900

..800-572-1131

.866-874-2389

845-887-4040

845-482-4350

845-252-3360

. For programs and events for each branch visit the library website at www.WSPLonline.org

845-482-3330

3rd Tuesday of each month - New members welcome Jeffersonville Area Chamber of Commerce....ilovejeffny@gmail.com JEMS (Jeffersonville Enhances More of Sullivan) 845-701-1020 Lion’s Club, President

Emergency care when you need it most.

The emergency departments at Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills in Harris and Callicoon have always been appreciated for their advanced medical expertise and compassionate care. But it’s reassuring to know that our emergency department in Callicoon has been recognized with two awards for excellence from Press Ganey, and Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills has received quality and safety awards from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Plus, our Harris location is recognized as a New York State Department of Health Designated Stroke Center.

Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills

68 Harris Bushville Road

Harris, NY 12742

(845) 794-3300

Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills

Grover M. Hermann Hospital

8881 NYS Route 97

Callicoon, NY 12723 (845) 333-6800

garnethealth.org