Herbal Bear's Guide to the Northern Catskills

02/06/2014

Discounted "POWDER DAIZE" rates of $45 for all skiers and snowboarders for Thursday.

In the heart of the Western Catskills of New York, lies Plattekill Mountain Resort, featuring skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing winter fun for all ages!

12/18/2013

Now is a great time to bring the taste of summer inside. Most herbs will grow well in a bright window or under basic grow lights. This article will tell you what you need to know to get started: https://botanicalinterests.com/articles/view/27/Indoor-Herb-Gardening/

11/28/2013

Happy Thanksgiving - from all of us at the Herbal Bear.

09/19/2013

The Internet: It really is a series of tubes. Photo of data cable by Flickr user Arild Nybø; published under Creative Commons license.

06/14/2013

Willie Nelson, appearing this weekend at the Taste of Country Festival at Hunter Mountain, and a legend among dads and other persons of discerning taste.

05/03/2013

Tomorrow, May 4th... at historic Hanford Mills Museum, join in the fun at their annual Woodsmen Festival.
www.hanfordmills.org

04/30/2013

The monarch butterflies are migrating back to the northeast. If you want updates on their journey you can check in here:
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/News.html
This is the first know scientific illustration of a monarch by British Entomologist John Abbot (1751-1841) Abbot worked for years in the south cataloging all the butterfly speices he saw and his engravings are our best record of what butterflies were present @ 300 years ago.
(Most of Mr. Abbot work is now located at the University of South Carolina Library) .

04/15/2013

Fly fishing season has arrived and it's a beautiful afternoon! Check out the Orvis-Certified Fly Fishing School. http://www.huntermtn.com/huntermtn/summer-activities/fishing.aspx

Fly fishing season has arrived and it's a beautiful afternoon! Check out our Orvis-Certified Fly Fishing School. http://www.huntermtn.com/huntermtn/summer-activities/fishing.aspx

04/05/2013

We still have a ton of snow!! Come see and check it out for yourself. For a full condition report please visit http://www.belleayre.com/winter/conditions.htm

03/28/2013

Mountain Jam is thrilled to once again offer an affordable travel solution for our Jammers from NYC! Travel to and from Mountain Jam aboard a luxury coach bus

03/27/2013

Our Snowmaker, Bruce and Marketing Master, Gerry are loving the conditions today!

03/19/2013

The Catskill Center also offers the Platte Clove Artists-in-Residence program – the only one in the country situated in the historic area where the first American school of landscape was initiated