HAINES FALLS, New York -- The Catskill Mountains were a big inspiration for Washington Irving, the author of the legendary short story "Rip Van Winkle." Nowadays, locals celebrate an annual tradition ...

Since the Mountain Top Historical Society is hosting the sixth annual Rip Van Winkle reading this Sunday, Oct. 12, at the train station, I decided to delve into a few more stories about Rip. I’ll ...

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CATSKILL — The legend of Rip Van Winkle has spawned hundreds of eponymously named businesses in the Hudson Valley since it was penned by Washington Irving in 1819. In the story, Van Winkle falls ...

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A tour of America’s past through 26 works that captured the country’s character and contradictions.