Halloween has a way of winning everyone over. From elementary school costume parades and over-the-top haunted neighborhoods to pumpkin carving, classic movies and that well-earned parent candy tax—it’s a holiday made for pure fun. In the Sullivan Catskills, Halloween still feels like home. We celebrate with porch lights glowing, neighbors laughing, and a friendly spirit […]

Hey adventurers! Fall in the Sullivan Catskills is like stepping into a storybook. The trees are painted in fiery colors, pumpkins glow at night and the smell of hot cider floats through the air. Whether you’re here with your family for a day or a whole weekend, there’s a ton of fun waiting for you. […]

There are plenty of beautiful old barns in the Sullivan Catskills, but only one of them has been hosting world class theatrical productions since 1947. As one of only a handful of small summer theaters left in the United States, both locals and visitors alike will tell you the Forestburgh Playhouse punches well above its […]

Let the maples guide your days. Let crisp air steady your breath. Let yourself fall into the rhythm of a place where autumn doesn’t just arrive—it reshapes everything it touches. In Sullivan County, fall is not just a season—it’s an atmosphere. Valleys glow in layers of scarlet, amber, and gold. River curves soften under morning […]

Let’s get right to it, there are nine craft breweries and two cideries in the Sullivan Catskills. There is also an astounding variety of unique dining options for a region of this size and scope. From coffee shops and cafés to food trucks and farm-to-table al fresco, there is something for everyone on the collective […]

Fall That Feels Like Home In the Sullivan Catskills, fall isn’t about sweater season or pumpkin spice. Branding a season is something that happens in places that need to work for it. Here, fall just works.  School is back in session. Schedules are juggled around sports practice, dance classes and craft clubs. Weekend plans are […]

There’s something special about a trail. The way they shortcut a corner, connect communties, lead to forts and hide-e-holes. Some have official names, associated maps, icons on kiosks. That sort of thing. Others are simply known as the “sneak route.”  Each represents an invitation to explore. To bring you someplace you want to go, but […]

Fifty-six years ago, the iconic Woodstock Music and Arts Fair opened on Max Yasgur’s sprawling dairy farm in Bethel Woods. When Brooklyn born Richie Havens took the stage at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 15, none of the nearly 500,000 people spread across the pasture knew they’d be writing history in Max’s yard.  Havens acoustic […]

Following Sullivan County’s Creative Pulse In Sullivan Catskills, creativity doesn’t live behind velvet ropes or under gallery lights—it flows in open-air markets, hums from old barns turned studios and drifts like fiddle notes across the Delaware River. Here, you don’t just shop for art; you step into the lives of the people who make it. […]

At 330 miles, the Delaware River starts in the Catskill Mountains and meanders unobstructed through Pennsylvania and New Jersey before joining with the Atlantic Ocean at Delaware Bay. Along the way are 116 tributaries with an estimated 14,057 streams and creeks, each filtering into a main flow that provides drinking water to 15 million people, […]

Some trips you plan down to the last mile. Others… well, they sort of happen to you. The Catskills have a way of turning a quick afternoon drive into an all-day wandering, especially when you let the curves of Sullivan County’s roads make the decisions. It’s the kind of place where the scenery convinces you […]

Scroll-stopping Beauty In Every Bite Admit it, a well framed Insta image of pints upon pints of fresh cherries, blueberries and grapes makes you slow your scroll. The same goes for an arc of fire-engine red tomatoes, especially when you can see a tear of fresh morning dew cascading toward the earthy linen it sits […]