Go in 2015,” noting, “The Catskills are being re-
shaped by a new generation of fresh-air-seeking ur-
banites.” In many ways, the beauty of the Catskills is the same
today as it’s always been. There’s a Thoreau-like satisfaction
to be taken in the fragrant pine forests, the slow-running
streams, the cascading waterfalls and miles of trails winding through
Our Community Relies On JFCS
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www.jfcsphilly.org The peak of Jewish life at the Catskills
probably came in the 1950s, when
millions were shelled out for new construction, and
guests spent $55 million in a single summer,
mountain meadows and farmland. Peace and quiet and an unam-
biguous remove from car horns and TV screens and all the pressures
of modern life.

At the same time, it’s not so lonely that
you’ll turn into Richard Proenneke: You
can emerge from a sun-streaked day of
fly-fishing or walking in the woods and
shower up at your boutique hotel for
dinner at a Vogue-approved Italian
restaurant or an eatery that features lo-
cally sourced ingredients. Breweries, wineries and vineyards abound.

(There’s a reason Condé Nast Traveler called the Catskills “New
York’s new culinary retreat.”)
There are plenty of things to do in summer, from daylong music
according to The Forward. But it was not to last.

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