civilized ku # 1005-008 ~ more from Andes, NY
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 09:43AM 
Signs ~ Andes, NY • click to embiggen
Ice Cream ~ Andes, NY • click to embiggen
Delaware ~ Andes, NY • click to embiggen
Rooms for rent ~ Andes, NY • click to embiggenThe wife has indicated that, from her POV, there is no issue preventing me from spending a week roaming around the NYS region north of the Catskills / south of the Mohawk River Valley. So, in response to Don's (no working link provided) comment ...
Mark I see another book in the making, Andes, NY. I think if there is more like this you have a story book.
there just might be a book in the works.
Although, I am hoping the book will not be a POD photo book. There is a regional book publisher which publishes regional interest books, many of them books of pictures of the region. My immediate intention is to make a POD photo book with some existing pictures of the region and submit it with a book proposal to the publisher. My proposal for the book would include not just the architectural beauty and interest to be found in the region's villages, towns and surrounding farmlands but also the industrial ruins (present and to come) - see the following civilized ku # 1004 entry - dotting the region as well.
If I can get a commitment to publish such a book, it will be off to the races and the better part of the Summer spent in the region may be more like it.
PS thanks to Mike M (no link provided) for his suggestion to visit Sharon Springs while I am in the area. I have been through Sharon Springs (12+ years ago) on a hellbent-for-leather dash to another place and did not have the time to make pictures of the abandoned spas / resort facilities I passed along my hustling way. That said, I recently suggested the place as a location for The Cinemascapist to visit while he is in nearby Cooperstown (attending the opening of his exhibit) but I could not remember the name of the place. Thanks to Mike M, now I know it.
Reader Comments (3)
Glad to hear it should be a great project.
Hey, no problem. I know Sharon Springs fairly well because I stayed at the American Hotel in there a few times when bicycling around there. Pretty much the only place to eat for miles, and much better food than you'll find in Cooperstown. Not too pricey, but, not cheap, either.
How do people see Andes, that is the question?
Is there a more beautiful place on earth with wildflowers and clear waterways lining winding roads through some of the most breathtaking scenery on the planet? Nope, noplace is quite like Andes.Andes is beautiful, quirky, untouched, unspoiled and a national treasure.
The village of Andes, all spruced up with garden tour plantings in front of original Victorian homes, is as charming as Old Deerfield, Massachusetts, or Williamsburg, Virginia, and it's pretty much all original with very few modernizations as the centuries have passed. People from around the world live here, and most of 'em are kind, intelligent and always ready to welcome visitors. Nobody is ever alone in Andes.
An easy picturesque drive from Manhattan, Andes feels to many of us, the way Woodstock and Provincetown must've been before fame and glory set in.
Andes is till in the discovery stage.
Andes is the unknown treasure of the Eastern region of our nation. It is unspoiled, protected for its pristine countryside, wildlife, fishing, pure water and small local husinesses run by people who care the future of the planet.
In Andes, people care about art and small galleries hold surprises to excite the vision and imagination of art lovers.
Visitors can expect the unexpected--and unlike Umbria and Tuscany and the back country of England, there are no airports to tackle, no parking problems and no international fears with which to deal.
Andes is American in the sense American has always been since our beginnings.
Visitors are always welcome.
Come Climb the Mountain.Yes, the roads are good.
If you need more inspiration, please call us at our gallery where we have a world class exhibition--Original John Lennon Photographs from 1972, plus great paintings, prints and books of the 19th and 20th centuries and country furniture.
We are Andes Art and Antiques--173 Main Street, Andes NY (845) 676-3420. PopperArtsy2@aol.com. And take a look at our almost ready website Andesartandantiques.com.
Have a great vacation in Andes and there are others like us in Andes.
Bring your hiking boots, fishing gear, sketch pads, paint boxes, bicycles, and prepare for an experience over which you may never get.
See you soon
Merna Popper