The Catskill Mountain House and The World Around: A film by Tobe Carey
The Catskill Mountain House and The World Around is the fascinating story of America's first great mountain top hotel, romantic tourism, and cut-throat competition in New York's Northern Catskills. For 140 years, from 1823 to 1963, The Catskill Mountain House stood atop the Catskill High Peaks as a symbol of the Gilded Age.
The rise and fall of the Catskill Mountain House is a compelling tale of steamboat and railroad empires, bitter rivalries, exclusive private preserves, fabulous art and picturesque landmarks that celebrated the Catskills as part of the American "Grand Tour” and as America's "First Wilderness."
