This Week on Upstater: Revisiting Ellenville (and environs)

  |  February 1, 2016
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Canal Street, Ellenville

We may have judged Ellenville too harshly in the past. It’s not that we don’t appreciate the former thriving Borscht-belt resort town situated in a truly sweet spot on the Shawangunk Ridge. More accurately, we found ourselves swept away by other locations while Ellenville quietly languished in the background. Well, no more!

Truth is, Ellenville shows a lot of promise and has quite a bit going for it these days, including the area’s only professional theater company, great restaurants, and a gorgeous Catskill Mountain setting. Furthermore, the larger town of Ellenville is the home of one of our favorite mountaintop communities in the Catskills, the historic hamlet of Cragsmoor. Check out the area profile we featured last week from Upstate House to get the low-down on all that’s happening these days in and around the village.

Ellenville is a great option if you’re looking for an affordable home. Mid-century Modern houses abound on the Ellenville market, as well as fixer-uppers by the score. So, this week, we’ll be giving Ellenville and environs their well-earned props and exploring the best of the best the market has to offer. Stay tuned…

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Kandy is a writer and musician/music teacher living in Saugerties, NY.

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