Vintage Catskills Postcards

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Vintage postcard depicting The Wildmere, a former resort hotel that was located on the cliffs of Lake Minnewaska on the Shawangunk Mountain ridge.

Lake Minnewaska, The Wildmere

The Wildmere at Lake Minnewaska opened for business in 1887. After an enlargement in 1911 the resort hotel could accommodate 350 guests. The Wildmere operated until 1979 and ultimately burned down in 1986. The land around the former resort was eventually sold to New York State and incorporated into the Minnewaska State Park Preserve.