Shawangunk Communities
Official and unofficial community websites. Narrowly focused historical sites are included her as well. We have omitted generic town search sites.
- Accord
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- Accord-Kerhonkson On-Line Unofficial town site.
- Ellenville
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- The Village of Ellenville Unofficial town site.
- The Ellenville, NY, Web Site Unoffical town history with old photos.
- Kerhonkson
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- Accord-Kerhonkson On-Line Unofficial town site.
- Kingston
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- Welcome to Kingston, NY Official city site
- Discover 300 Years of New York History…Kingston National Register of Historic Places
- Mamakating
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- Town of Mamakating Official town site.
- Marbletown
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- Marbletown, New York Official town site.
- Marbletown Business Association
- Napanoch
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- Napanoch, NY, Web Site Town history with old photos.
- Newburgh
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- City of Newburgh, NY Official town site.
- New Paltz
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- Welcome to the Town of New Paltz, NY Official town site.
- Village of New Paltz Official village site.
- Experience New Paltz Unofficial town site.
- Chamber of Commerce
- Pine Bush
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- The Phenomenon Indescribable
- Port Jervis
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- Welcome to Port Jervis Official city site.
- Minisink Valley Historical Society
- Rochester
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- Town of Rochester, NY Official town site.
- Rosendale
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- Welcome to Rosendale Official town site.
- Welcome to Rosendale! Chamber of Commerce
- Williams Lake Walter Williams reminisces.
- Walden
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- Village of Walden, NY Official village site.
- Walkill
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- Town of Wallkill Official town site.
- Wawarsing
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- Welcome to Classic Wawarsing Net Odd local magazine in PDF, with “news” and local history
Shawangunk Counties
- Ulster
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- Ulster County Official county site
- Sullivan
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- Sullivan County Official county site
- Sullivan County Catskills Visitors Association
- Sullivan County Historical Society
- Sullivan County Publisher of historical CD-ROMs.
- Orange
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- Orange County, NY Official county site.
Region
- Hudson Valley
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- Hudson Valley Voyager Commercial site.
- Welcome to New York’s Hudson Valley Commercial site.
Parks and Public Preserves
- Statewide Organizations
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- NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Official state site.
- NY Parks and Conservation Association Greenways and rail trails.
- NY State Parks and Trails Private organization.
- Specific Parks and Preserves
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- Minnewaska State Park
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- Minnewaska State Park Preserve Official state site.
- Palisades Interstate Park Commission
- Friends of the Palisades
- Mohonk Preserve
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- Mohonk Preserve Official Preserve site.
- Sam’s Point Preserve
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- Sam’s Point Preserve Nature Conservancy site.
- High Point State Park, NJ
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- High Point State Park Official park site.
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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- Delaware Water Gap National Park Service site.
Shawangunk Private Preserves
- Mohonk Mountain House Official site.
- Bulleted List Items Description?
- Lake Minnewaska Mountain Houses Historical site.
- Soyuzivka Heritage Foundation Official site.
Shawangunk Ridge Sites
- Shawangunk Mountain Home Page Private site.
- Rock Hill Ridge (Accord) Private site.
Shawangunk Public Institutions: Libraries
- Cragsmoor Free Library
- Ellenville Public Library and Museum
- Elting Library (New Paltz)
- Stone Ridge Library
Shawangunk Public Institutions: Colleges
Maps and Mapping
- UNH Dimond Library Historic USCG maps of New York and New England
- Town of New Paltz New Paltz maps
Area History
(See historical sites under individual towns above, including Ellenville, Kingston, Napanoch, Port Jervis, Rosendale and Wawarsing.)
- Ulster County Historical Association
- Huguenot Historical Society
- Century House Historical Society Rosendale
- Ulster County Poorhouse Project Forgotten children.
- New York, Ontario and Western Railway
Physical Environment
- Habitat Overviews
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- NY Natural Heritage Program Inventories and database
- Significant Habitats Flora and fauna.
- Botany
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- Sam’s Point Preserve Trees.
- Zoology
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- Cornell Lab of Ornithology Excellent general birding site.
- Sullivan County Audubon Society
- Meteorology
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- Sam’s Point Clear Sky Clock Will it be cloudy or clear?
Local Environmental and Advocacy Groups
- Open Space Institute
- Scenic Hudson
- Sierra Club Mid-Hudson Chapter
- NY Planning Federation
- Regional Plan Association
- Shawangunk Ridge Coalition
- Save the Ridge
- Shawangunk Biodiversity Partnership
- Basha Kill Area Association
- Stewart Park and Reserve Coalition
- Yankee Lake Preservation Association
Land Trusts
- Orange County Land Trust
- Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy
- Walkill Valley Land Trust
- Land Trust Alliance National organization home
State Government
Shawangunk Reporting
- Daily Newspapers
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- Daily Freeman Kingston
- Times Herald-Record Middletown
- Poughkeepsie Journal
- Sulllivan County Democrat Callicoon
- Weekly Newspapers
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- New Paltz Times/Woodstock Times
- The River Reporter Narrowsburg
- Radio
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- WJFF (90.5 FM) Sullivan County NPR affiliate.
Recreation
- Hiking
- Rock Climbing
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- Gunks.com
- Gunks Climbers’ Coalition
- Rock & Snow New Paltz climbing shop.
- Bicycling
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- The Bicycle Rack New Paltz shop.
- The Bicycle Depot New Paltz shop.
- Table Rock Tours & Bicycling Rosendale shop.
- Skiing and Snowboarding
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- Skiing at Minnewaska Private site.
- Swimming
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- Minnewaska Distance Swimmers Association Volunteer group.
- Hang Gliding
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- Mountain Wings Ellenville hang gliding shop.
Odds and Ends
- Photographs
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- Patty Lee Parmalee FOS board member
- Mohonk Images G. Steve Jordan
- Hardie Truesdale
- Scenic New York State A nice amateur album.