catskill mountains

The harmony of Lily's life in the hill settlement of Stony Clove in 1851 is shattered when she learns her family has been working as conductors on the Underground Railroad and their services are needed to rescue a neighbor who has been captured by slave catchers.

Presents an oral history on the region and resorts of the Catskill Mountains. Focuses on Grossinger's Hotel and their prominent guests such as Frank Sinatra, Eddie Fisher, Nelson Rockefeller. Contains over a hundred of their memorable stories that span a century. Also contains unique black-and-white photographs.

A great horned owl's stirrings to mate carry him across a forest in January in the Catskill Mountains, where he observes the nocturnal activities of other animals.