A NYS Nonprofit Corporation
Researching Archaeoastronomy &
Landscape Archaeology in
our Region and Beyond
Seeking to
Identify and protect Native American ceremonial stone landscapes (CSL)
as resources of cultural significance
"Let the Landscape Speak"
- Doug Harris
Former Narragansett Dep. THPO
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 overlookmountaincenter@gmail.com
Outdoor Education
Look for info on upcoming and past hikes and programs posted here
Presentations & Workshops
Look for info on upcoming and past talks and workshops posted here
Danskammer Point talk for the New Paltz Climate Action Coalition - Stop the Plant!
Thurs. April 22nd 6PM – 7:30PM – Join a Zoom presentation discussing the history of Danskammer Point as well as other potential Native American sacred and ceremonial sites in the Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley. Learn what you can do to help stop a new power plant from being developed at Danskammer Point, the Devil’s Dance Chamber.
Look for the Zoom link to be post here once available.
OMC Halcott Mtn./Spruceton Valley Tour
Sun. April 25th, Join OMC and NYS DEC guides to explore the Manitou Hassanash (spirit stones), effigies (serpents and turtles) and other features found on public lands in “Deep Clove” and Spruceton Valley.
Safe Covid-19 protocols will be followed (masks and 6′ social distancing).
We’ll meet at 9AM, in the parking lot of the Catskill Visitors Center on Rt. 28 in Mt. Tremper, before heading up to the Halcott Mountain site, and then on to Spruceton after. Total hiking is less than 2 miles on mixed terrain, though much is off trail on wet, uneven ground. Wear sturdy footwear, and dress for the forecast and an early spring walk in the woods. Bring water, lunch or snack. Event lasts from 9am to 3pm. Since on state lands, group size is limited. Please call 845 417 8384 to register. Ask about a possible camp-out option for Sunday night . Visit www.overlookmountain.org for more info.
Event is free, but donations are welcome.
Overlook Mountain Center is a NYS 501(c)3 educational non-profit.
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...
OMC 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...
OMC 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...
Mysteries 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...
OMC 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...
5/12/19 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...
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...
OMC 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...
OMC 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...
Mysteries 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...
OMC 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...
5/12/19 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...
Lark 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...
Identifying 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...
Presentations 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...
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...
OMC 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...
OMC 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...
Mysteries 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...
OMC 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...
5/12/19 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...
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...
OMC 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...
OMC 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...
Mysteries 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...
OMC 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...
5/12/19 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...
Lark 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...
Identifying 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...
Presentations 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...
Contact OMC: 845-417-8384 | P.O. Box 1278, Woodstock, NY 12498
Administrator: Glenn Kreisberg
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