A NYS Nonprofit Corporation
Overlook Mountain, May its human neighbors in this time of crisis, rally to its defenses
- Alf Evers
Let the Landscape Speak for Itself
- Doug Harris
Environment - Culture - Community
Program Schedule
See scheduled programs below.
You can also schedule a guided hike with the Overlook Mountain Center, or have us create a custom program for you or your group.
We can accommodate special needs. All OMC outdoor guides are licensed by the NYS Department of Conservation (DEC).
Contact us: 845 417 8384 or cliffrover@aol.com
Outdoor Education
Look for info on upcoming and past hikes posted here
Presentations & Workshops
Look for info on upcoming and past talks and workshops posted here
Lark in the Park – Manitou Hossennech (spirit stones) Tour (Columbus Day Alternative)
October 14 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm As an alternative to Columbus Day join us to celebrate and honor the first people to inhabit the Catskills by visiting several Manitou Hassennech (spirit stones) sites, consisting of dry stacked stone cairns, stone rows, effigies and...
read moreOMC Fall Equinox Hike to Huckleberry Point
Sun. Sept 22nd 3 pm - 6 pm, join Overlook Mountain Center DEC guides Glenn Kreisberg and Dave Holden on a Fall Equinox Sunset Hike to Huckleberry Point, along the Wall of the Manitou. Encounter Manitou Achsinal (spirit stones) along the way in the form of hundreds of...
read moreOMC Mid-Summer Lewis Hollow Hike
On Sun. Aug. 18th from 10 am - 1 pm, join Overlook Mountain Center DEC guides Dave Holden and Glenn Kreisberg for a hike exploring the stone constructions found in upper Lewis Hollow, some recently identified as "Manitou Hossennech" (spirit stones), by Doug Harris, of...
read moreMysteries of Mink Hollow Hike 7/21
Sunday July 21st from 10am to 1 pm, join OMC guides Glenn Kreisberg and Dave Holden to explore the mysterious stone constructions found in Mink Hollow, including mega walls, cairn fields, possible effigies and alignments. Who built them, when and why? Wear appropriate...
read moreOMC Celebrate Summer Solstice Lewis Hollow Hike and More
On Sun. June 23rd from 10 am - 1 pm, join Overlook Mountain Center DEC guides Dave Holden and Glenn Kreisberg for a hike exploring the stone constructions found in upper Lewis Hollow, some recently identified as "Manitou Hassunnash" (spirit stones), by Doug Harris, of...
read more5/12/19 Lewis Hollow Spring Hike
On Sun. May 12th from 10 am - 1 pm, join Overlook Mountain Center guides Dave Holden and Bruce Edwards for a hike exploring the stone constructions found in upper Lewis Hollow, some recently identified as "Manitou Hoseneche" (spirit stones), by Doug Harris, of the...
read moreLark in the Park Archaeoastronomy & Landscape Archaeology Workshop and Walk
October 6 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Register here http://catskillslark.org/park_events/archaeoastronomy-and-landscape-archaeology-workshop/ Let the Landscape Speak – Archaeoastronomy and Landscape Archaeology workshop and hike. Discover how ancient people constructed...
read moreIdentifying and Protecting Indigenous Ceremonial & Cultural Stone Landscapes
Funded through a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities Sat March 16th, 5 PM - Join Overlook Mountain Center & the Historical Society of Woodstock, at the Woodstock Community Center, for a workshop titled "Let the Landscape Speak", on identifying and...
read morePresentations and Workshops
Half-day and full day workshops explore landscape archaeology and archaeoastronomy in our region. Through presentations and site visits, we examine quarries, stone walls, stone mounds, property boundaries, survey markers, standing...
read moreContact OMC: 845-417-8384 | P.O. Box 1278, Woodstock, NY 12498
Administrator: Glenn Kreisberg
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