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 ...
The Washington Post: Speaking of weird, Rip Van Winkle has been on my mind a lot lately
One of the weirdest paintings in the National Gallery of Art — and one of my favorites — is John Quidor’s 1849 “The Return of Rip Van Winkle,” which shows Washington Irving’s title character ...
This haunting early American tale from Washington Irving follows the likeable but lazy Rip Van Winkle into the mysterious Catskill mountains where he meets a band of odd fellows playing a game of ...
HUNTER —Join the Mountain Top Historical Society for the sixth annual community reading of Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m., at the historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware ...
Speaking of weird, Rip Van Winkle has been on my mind a lot lately
The Daily Gazette: Town of Hunter Tidbits: All about Rip Van Winkle
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 ...
The Daily Gazette: Mountain Top Historical Society to host 'Rip Van Winkle' reading
The Daily Gazette: Town of Hunter Tidbits: A reading of Rip Van Winkle
Last Sunday, we spent an hour at the Wayside Inn Park in Haines Falls; it was a beautiful, warm, fall Sunday, and we were there for a reading of Washington Irving‘s 200-year-old story of Rip Van ...