A toot of the horn for Mohonk resort
We enjoyed the article “N.Y., Now in Season” [Oct. 17] on New York’s wonderful Hudson Valley. But it didn’t mention a unique resort, which has an amazing Southern California connection.
Mohonk Mountain House in the Hudson Valley was founded in 1869. This legendary place of charm and grace remains, to this day, a secluded, unspoiled resort nestled in pristine wilderness and honored as a national historic landmark.
Envisioned and developed by the Smiley twins, Alfred and Albert, beginning in 1869, the resort continues to be run by the fifth generation of the Smiley family. Until the 1930s the resort was closed during winter when the founders spent their time developing Redlands, Calif.
A visitor to the Mohonk Mountain House would be amazed to see the many photographs of Redlands covering the walls of one of the major parlors -- and a visitor to Redlands would be amazed at the pictures throughout the community of the Mohonk Mountain House.
Charlotte and
Larry Burgess
Redlands
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