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- The 45-minute documentary celebrates the history of the Catskill Water System with rare archival film footage and historic photographs. Deep Water tells the story of the building of the Ashokan Reservoir, Shandaken Tunnel, Schoharie Reservoir, and the Catskill Aqueduct. Narrated by Robb Webb (the voice of "60 Minutes II"), Deep Water documents how several Catskill Mountain towns were destroyed and flooded, how immigrant workers built the dams and tunnels, and how brilliant engineering and political maneuvering allowed the system to be built. Historians Bob Steuding and Diane Galusha are featured along with aqueduct expert David Nightingale, NY DEP Commissioner Joel A. Miele, Sr., and watershed residents Eleanor Arold and Bud Eckert. The documentary features original music by Abby Newton, Al Petteway and Amy White, Cindy Cashdollar, Zoe Zak, Artie Traum, Bill Keith, Robbie Dupree, and legendary folk artist John Herald interpreting reservoir work-songs. Deep Water was produced in part by funding from The Woodstock Chimes Fund and The Catskill Watershed Corporation along with individual supporters.
- The Catskill Mountain House and The World Around is the story of America's first great mountain house, a unique combination of 'civilization and savagery.' It documents the Northern Catskills as America's 19th century vacation land and its 'first wilderness.' Hudson River School Painters, and American writers celebrated the Mountain House and its surroundings like Kaaterskill Falls, North Mountain and landmarks like Alligator Rock. The film tells of the 'Chicken War' and spite hotel, the great steamboat and railroad competition that fed hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Northern Catskills. It also tells how the Catskills moved by the mid 20th century from the mountains to the Borscht Belt to the south. Features vintage film, photographs, art, plus 19th and early 20th century music.
- Tells the story of railroads in the northern and southern Catskill Mountains of New York State.