Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, New York


I have been writing about exotic places around the world: Hong Kong, Guangzhou, China, several places in South America, and England. Now is the time to tell you about a great place to visit in the Catskill Mountains in New York.

The Mohonk Mountain House is in New Paltz, New York, about 100 miles north of Manhattan with easy access from I-87. It is surrounded by thousands of acres of beautiful forest and lakes. The Mountain House is a seven-story castle. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark and is a great place for family recreation.

We were there in early March 2007 and found plenty of winter activity available to all: cross-country skiing, ice skating, hiking, indoor swimming pool and of course just curling up in front of a fire place and reading a book. I’m sure that the list of summer activities is endless.

When I sent my son the picture shown above, he thought it was a picture of one of the places we have visited in Europe. It is that beautiful.

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