Excerpts of writings related to the Catskill Mountains.
Poetry:
"Summer On the Catskills
" - BY REGALIA REYNA. A humorous look at a summer vacation at the Catskill
Mountain House from the August 27, 1870 issue of Punchinello.
"The Wild
" - Thomas Cole's most famous poem describes sunrise from Pine Orchard.
From Famous Novels:
James Fenimore Cooper - Natty Bumpo's description of
Pine Orchard and Kaaterskill Falls from
The Pioneers
Washington Irving - The Kaatskill Mountains
from Rip Van Winkle
Herman Melville - The Catskill Eagle from
Moby Dick
