Support the Sugar Loaf Historical Society Dear Community Members, since its founding in 2007 by the New York State Education Department, the Sugar Loaf Historical... Letters to the Editor 26 Nov 2024 | 01:43
A rendering of the mountain witch legend. ( Photo provided) Sugar Loaf Historical Society wins fourth ‘Legends & Lore’ roadside marker The Sugar Loaf Historical Society this week announced a new grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation for a new Legends... Local News 18 Jun 2024 | 12:39
Jay Westerveld at Cat Rocks. Sugar Loaf Historical Society receives Legends & Lore marker for ‘Cat Rocks Treasure’ story The Sugar Loaf Historical Society this week announced a new grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation for a new Legends... Local News 04 Jun 2024 | 02:16
Sugar Loaf: A struggle for the land and soul of the historic hamlet The legitimate Sugar Loaf Historical Society, which has never requested nor used taxpayer funds for anything, was shocked... Letters to the Editor 13 Feb 2024 | 06:33
’Sugar Loaf, Mountain of Mystery, Hamlet of History’ event postponed The Sugar Loaf Historical Society’s scheduled Jan. 12 presentation, “Sugar Loaf, Mountain of Mystery, Hamlet of History”... Entertainment 09 Jan 2024 | 10:52
Watch out for the hoop snake! Sugar Loaf: mountain of mystery, hamlet of history When most New Yorkers think of Sugar loaf, they think of crafts shops nestled on a tiny Main Street. A rapidly dwindling... Entertainment 19 Dec 2023 | 10:30
The Hambletonian marker prior to any restoration work. ( Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society) Sugar Loaf Historical Society restores Hambletonian NYS marker If you drive down Sugar Loaf’s Hambletonian Road, just 1/4 mile east of the Warwick border, you may notice that something... Local News 02 Oct 2023 | 04:42
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has awarded a grant to the Sugar Loaf Historical Society to recognize Sugar Loaf’s own “Hoop Snake Hill,” named for a colonial (and possibly Indigenous peoples’) legend about an enormous snake that would fashion its body into a giant hoop by holding its tail in its mouth at dusk and would then roll down the rock escarpment toward its terrified victims. Illustration provided by the Sugar Loaf Historical Society. Sugar Loaf. The hamlet is a part of American Folklore history The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has selected the Sugar Loaf Historical Society for its “Legends and Lore” Historical marker... Local News 08 Aug 2023 | 06:48
