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the Beaverkill Valley Inn , near Lew Beach, New York , is the only remaining fishing lodge on the upper Beaver Kill from the early days of dry-fly trout fishing in the Catskills ?
the pygmy hardwood forest on the summit of New York's Graham Mountain is unique in the Catskills ?
the Catskills ' Esopus Creek (pictured, near Shandaken ) is one of the most productive trout streams in the Northeast ?
the Catskill Escarpment is the only clearly defined boundary of the Catskill Mountains ?
the fire tower on Hunter Mountain in the Catskills is the highest in New York ?
unlike most other Jewish communities in the Catskills , the congregants of Ulster Heights Synagogue were farmers rather than resort operators?
the Red Hill fire tower was the last in the Catskills to be closed down?
some of the architectural elements of the Skene Memorial Library in Fleischmanns, New York , suggest contemporary train stations in the Catskill region?
one common route up New York 's Balsam Mountain follows the steepest section of trail in the Catskills ?
Greenville Presbyterian Church was the first non-Dutch church established in New York 's Catskill region?
Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue in Fleischmanns, New York , is unique among Catskill synagogues in having an exposed truss ceiling in its sanctuary ?
Balsam Lake Mountain (pictured) in the Catskills was the site of the first fire lookout tower in New York State?
Mountain Lake , one of only two natural lakes in Virginia , was the filming location for the fictional Kellerman's Resort in New York's Catskill Mountains for the 1987 feature film Dirty Dancing ?
Stony Clove Notch , a pass in the Catskill Mountains , was once so narrow that it could only be traversed by people walking in single file ?
even though Kaaterskill High Peak (pictured ) was the first Catskill High Peak to be climbed, there is no official trail to its summit?
artist and hotelier Emile Brunel's studio in Boiceville, New York , is an imitation of a European farmhouse, an unusual style in the Catskills ?
Oscar Wilde praised the location of a resort hotel at the foot, rather than the summit, of the Catskills ' Mount Tremper (pictured) because it provided better views?
More interesting facts on Catskill Mountains
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Question 1 : It has also been suggested that it refers to ________ , which Dutch visitors had seen the Iroquois natives play.
Question 2 : During the nineteenth century, the region became a destination for wealthy urbanites seeking vacation retreats from ________ .
Question 4 : What district number does Catskill Mountains represent?
Question 5 : What state is Catskill Mountains associated with?
Question 6 : Where does Catskill Mountains come from?
Question 7 : What region does Catskill Mountains belong to?
Question 8 : The Catskills are mentioned in ________ 's song "Time to Kill." The Band was also photographed there for their first album, Music from Big Pink The Band in the Catskills .
Question 9 : The Catskills are famous in American cultural history for being the site of the so-called ________ , a Jewish resort area where many young Jewish stand-up comics got their start.
Question 10 : According to one Belgian authority, kat occurs in many placed names throughout ________ and has nothing to do with cats and everything to do with fortifications.
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