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Scheinfeld, who expertly documented the region's economic ruins, likes what's rising in the Catskills. While she said visiting a casino is not for her, she appreciates that the investment of millions has helped to drive interest in the region.
"You see a new revitalization, for example, in Hurleyville," she said. "They have a movie theater and an arts center and really great farm-to-table restaurants and there's all these little towns that are kind of just springing up."
— lohud. part of the usa today network, May 24, 2019
MILK TRAIN RAIL TRAIL
The Open Space Institute recently announced a pair of big land acquisitions in Sullivan County: A 165-acre farm that will be used to teach farm skills to autistic children, and a 9.2-mile stretch of rail bed from the route of the former O&W railroad that will soon be developed into a public rail trail between Liberty and downtown South Fallsburg.
The rail bed runs through fields, forests and wetlands, and through the hamlets of Ferndale and Hurleyville. The Institute bought the 9.2-mile rail bed from O&W Associates, a company owned by the local Ingber family, said OSI spokesperson Jeff Simms.
The OSI's long-term plan is for the new trail to connect with a growing network of rail trails throughout the Catskills and Hudson Valley that stretches to the Walkway Over The Hudson and beyond to Dutchess County. The trail will be developed in collaboration with the nearby Center for Discovery, an educational center based in Harris that runs day and residential programs for children and young adults with autism.
The trail is part of the Center for Discovery's ongoing efforts to help revitalize Hurleyville, said Center director Patrick Dollard in a statement: "The idea of partnering with OSI to develop something that everyone in the community will benefit from and will spur economic activity for the entire community is incredibly important to us,” Dollard said. “We want to be sure that our surrounding communities offer opportunities that the individuals in our programs can utilize but also provide resources for our staff to take advantage of as well as our friends and neighbors. It’s critical to our business model to be a good neighbor and enhance our community.”
— WATERSHED POST, March 5, 2014
HURLEYVILLE
The National Parks Conservation Association has singled out the hamlet of Hurleyville for its recent rebirth in a report prepared for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.
The praise, contained in a report prepared this fall, comes despite the fact that Hurleyville is “outside the river corridor.” Hurleyville was the only community not in the river corridor included in the 18-page report.
The report cites the Milk Train Trail, the Hurleyville Maker’s Lab (since renamed the Technology Hub and Incubator), The Hurleyville Sentinel, and especially The Center for Discovery as important factors in the revitalization of the hamlet, which the report says “is emerging as a model for inclusive and sustainable living”
— THE HURLEYVILLE SENTINEL, jANUARY, 2019
PICKLED OWL
“After snaking our way North through a sunset, we arrived to the Catskills. There could have been no greater greeting than our meal at the @PickledOwl: vintage charm, outstanding food & small town hospitality. Check out my Instagram story to keep up with the adventure! 🚗🍴🍗🔥 Pro Tip: Smother your fried chicken in Mac n cheese.
— @thegrubfather, August 22, 2017
HURLEYVILLE ARTS CENTRE
Working at SUNY Sullivan in Loch Sheldrake helped tip off professor Art Riegal to what he calls a “jewel” of the county. About three miles south of the college, tucked away on Route 104 in the hamlet of Hurleyville, is the Hurleyville Arts Centre, one of just two movie theaters in Sullivan County.
Last Saturday, Riegal came to the evening showing of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” the latest film in the Jurassic Park series. Riegal, of Livingston Manor, said the center makes seeing movies very convenient. The county’s only other movie theater is in Callicoon. But the center has more than just movies. In addition to the 130-seat theater, there is a ballroom and studios for art workshops, dance classes, yoga and other fitness classes. The ballroom and theater can also be used for concerts and other performances.
“I like the fact that it has a variety of offerings,” Riegal said. “It’s not just a movie theater.”He added that Hurleyville is becoming like a college town for SUNY Sullivan.