Guest Book 2002

Name:
Marge
City:
Hilton Head Island
State:
South Carolina
Date:
09 Mar 2002
Time:
14:23:30

Comments

Hi Everyone. Hope the winter treated you well. Enjoy your new Guest Book. See you in May.

Name:
Kathy
City:
Savannah
State:
GA
Date:
09 Mar 2002
Time:
21:46:47

Comments

I always visited Copake when I was a child and loved it. Seeing this site brought back memories. Thanks

Name:
Bob David
City:
Copake
State:
NY
Date:
09 Mar 2002
Time:
22:23:11

Comments

Copake is a great little town,with the nicest people.

Name:
Charlie Fass
City:
Roseville
State:
California
Date:
20 Mar 2002
Time:
20:31:03

Comments

I grew up in Copake and have many happy memories there. My life has taken me all over the country, and we have settled for the last 14 years in the fastest growing town in California just outside of Sacramento. My wife Barb and I had two daughters (Wendy and Julie). Wendy is now a Psychologist, and Julie is an executive for Macy's department store in San Francisco. I work for the Roseville Telephone Company in sales, and I am also a professional magician part time. Barb works for a medical laboratory. Seeing this web page and the picures brought back many memories. I especially remember many hours at the Copake Falls Railroad station and riding the trains to Millerton or even into New York. I also remember the many hikes on Tom's Hill across the street from our house. Thanks again for the memories, and also for such a great web page!

Name:
Louie
City:
Brooklyn
State:
ny
Date:
28 Mar 2002
Time:
23:09:12

Comments

I own property in Copake and love it. It is such a nice town with the nicest people. Everytime I visit I feel at home. God Bless Copake & God Bless America.

Name:
Debra
City:
 
State:
NY
Date:
11 Apr 2002
Time:
17:47:26

Comments

Went to camp Rhoda in West Copake from 1960 to 1967. I have very fond memories of mu summers there.

Name:
Keith Digby
City:
Letchworth  
State:
Herts                  England
Date:
12 Apr 2002
Time:
15:24:00

Comments

Worked at Camp Pontiac summer 1988 & 1989 , does anyone remember Jerry Conway (formally town justice) or son Joey . Met Sian (nurse on camp 1989) now married with two children Josh 11 & megan 8 . Copake will always hold a very special place in our hearts . Keith & Sian .

Name:
Austin Puvogel
City:
Garden City
State:
Nassaue County, New York
Date:
18 Apr 2002
Time:
17:22:06

Comments

I first stayed in Copake in 1946, and I have gone back every summer since then. It is truly a heavenly place filled with friendly and lovable Americans. Thank you for the many wonderful summers.

Name:
brian thomas
City:
Metuchen, NJ
State:
 
Date:
01 May 2002
Time:
10:28:17

Comments

Looking forward to my annual Memorial weekend visit for the Copake auction and the great garage sales in your area.

Name:
Brenda Parket
City:
Hamlet
State:
North Carolina--USA
Date:
04 May 2002
Time:
15:03:54

Comments

I stayed in Copake from May-Sept.1970,and everyone there was so nice,loved going to the country looking stores,it was like walking into a western town,and the drug store,go in get an ice cream from the fountain,like years ago,and the country screen,loved walking for the cabin at the motel to town,it was beautiful,it had everything I would love to live around,except the cold weather,don't like the cold.If you'll reading this and never been to Copake go!It's worth it,haven't been back can't afford it,but one day maybe if the lord is willing.It's everything! I loved it.

Name:
Marcia Becker
City:
Copake
State:
 
Date:
26 May 2002
Time:
10:24:47

Comments

The site was easy to find. I sit on the Board of Clarion Concerts and the Roe Jan Historical Society. We should have our name and contact info. on the Community ORganizations page. Thanks.

Name:
Norma Grau Tassler
City:
Miami
State:
Florida
Date:
23 Jun 2002
Time:
18:25:01

Comments

What fun to find your Copake web page.

I spent every summer of my childhood in Copake. My famly and I started out in a tiny cottage at the ABC association near lower Rhoda Lake. Every beautiful memory I have of those years is treasured. In 1964,(then married to Bobby Tassler and mother to three children; Nina, Robin and Peter, we moved to West Copake. We opened Camp Oleana (located on the old Henry Astor estate, later Berkshire Pines Hotel). I still dream about the beauty of the Copake area. If I close my eyes I can still smell the sweetness of the pines and fallen leaves that would greet me crossing the train tracks at Copake Falls on the way to Bash Bish or the Ore Pit. I think I even remember the the smell of the lakes changing in August when the temperature cooled a bit and the stiff breezes warned us that soon another summer would come to an end.

Does anyone remember the square dances at the Grange as Pop Sweet raced to the end of the music before all his fiddle strings popped? How about Foster Hamm, Louie Sologub, Ruby and Hank Race, Dr. Bowerhan, the Holsapple House and the Hotel Copake? Long, long ago.

Name:
Alida Rojas
City:
New York City
State:
New York
Date:
26 Jun 2002
Time:
19:36:27

Comments

I loved my summers in Copake. My family had a home between long lake and lower Rhoda. What a great place for kids to spend their summer! Thanks for the Web site, this is a wonderful trip down memory lane.

Name:
Jacqueline (Hughes, maiden name) Lewis
City:
 
State:
 
Date:
12 Jul 2002
Time:
21:15:47

Comments

I was born in Copake Falls N.Y. Anyone heard of a Bradford Hughes? He was my father.....Would like to know of any other Hughes family from Copake Falls N.Y...(we may be related)

Name:
Jackie
City:
Hinsdale
State:
Ma
Date:
12 Jul 2002
Time:
21:26:16

Comments

In prior comments I wanted to add e-mail address to any Hughes's who may be living in Copake Falls N.Y gram28@webtv.net

Name:
Jackie
City:
Hinsdale
State:
Ma
Date:
12 Jul 2002
Time:
21:30:16

Comments

e-mail address is incorrect in prior comment..It is gram328@webtv.net

Name:
Susana Rosales Domínguez
City:
MEXICO CITY
State:
 
Date:
16 Jul 2002
Time:
12:17:39

Comments

I visited CVopake Falls in 1974, anad I was living for a month with Willis Family. Their address was P.O. Box 2, and I want to know if they still live there. I would be so happy to know about that lovily family that opened their house and heart to me. I have never forgotten them. Please help me to find them.

Name:
Bea Siebert
City:
Cambridge
State:
MA
Date:
18 Jul 2002
Time:
11:51:33

Comments

Does anyone know where I can obtain a copy of the book, Hell's Acres, a novel about life in the Copake/ Boston Corners area during the 1850's? Thanks.

Name:
Neal
City:
Durham
State:
NC
Date:
20 Jul 2002
Time:
23:40:34

Comments

Does anyone remember a Camp Natchez in West Copake?

Name:
niaz khan
City:
sheffield
State:
england
Date:
22 Jul 2002
Time:
05:45:19

Comments

worked at camp pontiac summer 1989. It was great! hello Keith Digby, how are you? I guess the camp has changed a little since 1989? Anyone else remember people at camp that year please let me know Best Wishes to everyone at camp pontiac

Name:
Louis
City:
Highland Park, Illinois USA
State:
 
Date:
31 Jul 2002
Time:
08:23:22

Comments

I remember: the years were 1949 or so. Camp Pontiac and the Berkshire Pines. I would love to have more information on the Berkshire Pines as I was a kid, around 1948, and have memories of the Berkshire Pines, almost like snapshots in my mind. White cottages, with a porches in the back. Green grass comforting the small little houses like an emerald carpet. Gentle rolling hills. I was a camper at Camp Pontiac, a "Pioneer".

Where was the Berkshire Pines, either hotel or maybe it was a bungalow colony.

Louis

Name:
Mike
City:
NY
State:
 
Date:
02 Aug 2002
Time:
03:33:45

Comments

Spent all my summers in Copake going camping. Does anyone know if Christine Denis still lives in the area?

Name:
Charles S. Drum
City:
Iowa City
State:
Iowa
Date:
12 Aug 2002
Time:
14:24:31

Comments

My grandfather, Anthony Drum, was a blacksmith in Copake. His wife, Dora Kopp, died in childbirth. My father, Charles A. Drum, lived there until he was a teenager, when he ran away from home, probably about 1910. My grandfather died in 1943 or so. My Dad had many tales about Copake, including an Uncle John, who lived "across the lake." I did visit a few years ago and found my Grandfather's house and blacksmith shop, now a lakeside cottage. I also found a couple of folks who remembered my Dad. I don't have much more information about my family on my father's side. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Name:
Charles S. Drum
City:
Iowa City
State:
IA
Date:
12 Aug 2002
Time:
15:26:53

Comments

My e-mail address is ciscodrum@earthlink.net

Name:
Daniel Hogan
City:
Hudson, Bradenton
State:
New York, Florida
Date:
14 Aug 2002
Time:
16:38:10

Comments

I lived in Hudson for half my life. Great places in up-state New York

Name:
 
City:
Brooklyn,NY
State:
 
Date:
14 Aug 2002
Time:
17:30:55

Comments

This is such a great site! I was a camp counselor at Camp Copake (Copake Country Club) from 1949 to 1955. It was on an island on Copake Lake. Spent all those happy summers there. Used to hitch (ooooh,if only my parents had known) to the Elm Tree Inn and the Flamingo for the best pizza in the world. I heard that part of the camp had burned down. Wonder if the private bungalows are still in use. Would appreciate ANY information about the place.

Name:
Fern Friedman Kahn
City:
Brooklyn,NY
State:
 
Date:
14 Aug 2002
Time:
17:33:28

Comments

STILL MISS COPAKE!!!!!

Name:
Franklin J. Goldberg
City:
Drexel Hill, PA
State:
 
Date:
22 Aug 2002
Time:
16:30:05

Comments

I was a camper at Camp Pontiac for three summers: 1955-1957. Not only did I love camp, but as a kid from New York City with an eye allergy, it was great to escape the city air pollution and be free of symptoms for eight weeks each year.

I'd love to hear from any of my friends from that era.

Name:
Jim and Phyllis
City:
Mamaroneck, NY
State:
 
Date:
23 Aug 2002
Time:
12:22:14

Comments

We have a place on Mt.View that we retreat to almost every week-end. It's like our little peace of HEAVEN. Copake is such a great little town, where the people are so friendly. We never lack for something to do,be it an auction, tag sale, pot luck supper and just simply enjoying the fresh air.We have been coming to the area for over 22 years and have made many friends there. I think Copake and the surrounding area is New York State's "best kept secrets".

Name:
Josette Portee
City:
Elk Grove, California
State:
 
Date:
31 Aug 2002
Time:
21:49:30

Comments

The website was absolutely informative. Copake is full of history. I have left New York when I was 21 years old and I have never been to Copake. On my next visit I will make a point to visit. I was going through my grandmother's things and I came across an old creamer with Copake NY written on it so I check out the web. By looking at the pictures I get a sense of peace.

 

Name:
Jill Isreeli
City:
Augusta
State:
GA
Date:
07 Sep 2002
Time:
01:20:18

Comments

My grandparents,Doc and Aunt Tess Raabe, were one of the originators of Camp Ferosdel. I was there from the 40s through the 50s. Love to hear from anyone who remembers us.

Name:
Jill Isreeli
City:
Augusta
State:
GA
Date:
07 Sep 2002
Time:
20:12:35

Comments

Did not realize the email address would not show in the guest book. If anyone wishes Camp Ferosdel contact, I'm jillt33@comcast.net

Name:
Janet Singerman
City:
Charlotte
State:
NC
Date:
12 Sep 2002
Time:
03:00:50

Comments

Was wonderful to find this website! I had just done a google search for Camp Oleana and up came Norma Tassler's entry. For a few brief moments I was back at Camp Oleana in my mind, where my siblings, cousins and friends spent several summers that are etched into the family history. What a rare and wonderful camp it was in the mid to late sixties at a very unique time in our country's history. I still have a list of the folk songs we sang at meals and the "salty dog rag" folk dance is part of our family's celebrations. I would love to receive Norma Tassler's email and learn what became of the camp. I know that at some point it was sold and became a family camp ground.

Name:

Cappy
City:
 
State:
 
Date:
15 Sep 2002
Time:
00:24:58

Comments

Neal,

I was a Camp Councilor at Camp Natchez in West Copake in the Mid 1980's.

Name:
patricia DiGrigoli
City:
Niverville
State:
NY
Date:
18 Sep 2002
Time:
10:21:40

Comments

I attended a girl's soccer game on september 18th--While your facilities(and your athletes) were impressive as a grandmother of an Ichabod Crane Player and also a former board member at Ichabod Crane I was surprised at some of the language on posters which were hanging on the booth and elsewhere.

Name:
Peter Crary Richter
City:
Garrison
State:
NY
Date:
18 Sep 2002
Time:
21:24:37

Comments

Thanks for the insight into one of my ancestor's, Peter Crary, and Copake.

Name:
Terri Curtis-Weideman
City:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
State:
 
Date:
26 Sep 2002
Time:
17:25:42

Comments

Loved looking at your website. Wondering if anyone knows who to talk to regarding genealogy of that area. I have Curtis', Langdons, and Sabins from that area. Wondering if there is anyone still around connected to those names. My great-great grandfather was born there in 1839. Any information would be appreciated. My address is tjweidem@rockwellcollins.com

Name:
Mike Bruns
City:
Ocala
State:
Florida
Date:
30 Sep 2002
Time:
19:42:08

Comments

I am from Copake. I don't really remember it too much, I was only four years old when my parents, sister and I moved to Florida. My parents are Marlene and Harold Bruns. My dad used to work at the auction in Copake. If anyone remembers me and my parents please feel free to send me a Email.

Name:
Mike Bruns
City:
Ocala
State:
Florida
Date:
30 Sep 2002
Time:
19:43:46

Comments

I am from Copake. I don't really remember it too much, I was only four years old when my parents, sister and I moved to Florida. My parents are Marlene and Harold Bruns. My dad used to work at the auction in Copake. If anyone remembers me and my parents please feel free to send me a Email.My address is Mikemelony@aol.com.

 

Name:

Linda Goonan Fisher
City:
Vincentown, New Jersey U.S.A.
State:
 
Date:
17 Oct 2002
Time:
16:43:26

Comments

Had family in Copake. Spent the summer of 1971 there. I love Copake. My family's name is Harrington's. Walt& Lucy. Rhea,Risa Mike and Jimi. My Aunt had a beauty salon in Copake. We use to go to the carasel and the movie house. Also had a great ice cream palor near the clock. Fond memories of Copake

Name:
BARBARA
City:
YONKERS
State:
 
Date:
17 Oct 2002
Time:
17:17:25

Comments

I SPEND ABOUT 9 OR 10 MONTHS OF THE YEAR IN COPAKE, MY FAMILY AND I LOVE IT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL, THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT, THERE'S NO TRAFFIC, NO NOISE IT'S HEAVENLY.

Name:
Jackie
City:
Not for public consumption
State:
Ma
Date:
24 Oct 2002
Time:
13:49:10

Comments

Looking for any Burdicks from Copake N.Y Please respond to gram328@webtv.net

Name:
Sharon Yusba Steinberg
City:
Bloomfield, CT
State:
 
Date:
26 Oct 2002
Time:
16:53:27

Comments

Hello to everyone who remembers Camp Oleana -- Norma, it was wonderful to see your entry. I was a counselor, Unit Leader, and pottery specialist at Oleana from its inception in 1964 until its last summer, 1969. I, too, remember the wonderful, committed, and song-filled people, the laughter, the folk dancing -- hi, Ellie! -- and the incredible sense of grandly extended family. We loved, we laughed, we cried, we danced, we sang, we shared, and got through the 60s. A beautiful, magical place -- I welcome hearing from campers, counselors, staff, and the Tassler family -- cd000910@mindspring.com Sharon

Name:
Crystal Conway
City:
Little Falls
State:
NY
Date:
13 Nov 2002
Time:
12:52:05

Comments

My parents lived in copake back in the 70s. I have heard it is a lovely place, and am looking forward visiting. They used to own windy Acres on weedmine road. Does anyone remeber them?

Name:
Crystal Conway
City:
Little Falls
State:
NY
Date:
13 Nov 2002
Time:
13:38:01

Comments

My parents lived in copake in the early 70s, they owned "Windy Acres" on weedmine road. Does anyone remmber them, or do I have the worng town?

Name:
ed haberman
City:
johnstown,
State:
pa
Date:
02 Dec 2002
Time:
15:04:44

Comments

I had a dream about Camp Ferosdel so I did internet search- went there from 1953-1964- from camper to counselor- I visisted it a number of years later and it became a weight watchers camp! does anyone have history of camp or might remember me- please contact at edh32@hotmail.com

Name:
Cappy
City:
 
State:
 
Date:
05 Dec 2002
Time:
03:18:26

Comments

CAMP NATCHEZ NOW HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE! www.campnatchez.com

Name:

Marrit Koevoets-Scheffer
City:
Halsteren,Bergen op Zoom
State:
The Netherlands
Date:
27 Dec 2002
Time:
14:44:19

Comments

In the summer of 1992 I was a counsellor at Camp Natchez.I am also wondering what happened ; it seems to have disappeared! I spend a great summer there and would likke to know if Natchez still exists.The camp directors name was Marc Schafler and his brother Rick used to be head of the kitchen. If you have information please send to;edwin.marrit@concepts.nl Hope to hear from you soon!