Author Archives: Louise Smith
New Year 1887
Hello Halfway Brook Friends, I hope your year is off to a good start. It’s been awhile since I have posted because of busy times here in November and December; and a glitch in this website’s email notification system. Hopefully, … Continue reading
Sunset Rock and Inn, Early 1900s
1902 Home of Rip Van Winkle
You may remember Washington Irving’s short story of Rip Van Winkle, first published in 1819. Rip Van Winkle was a Dutch-American villager who had a habit of avoiding work. He lived in a village at the foot of the Catskill Mountains in … Continue reading






