MOUNTAINDALE – In 2004, Barbara & Ken Schmitt commissioned Ann Krajewski to create a painting honoring the NY O&W Railroad that used to pass through the hamlet of Mountaindale.

The mural itself measured 12’ wide x 8’ high and was located near the site of the original train station. Unfortunately time and weather took its toll, and it was placed in storage. Butch Resnick decided to have it restored. Charlie Sanborn, Micheline Gingras, Raymon Elozua, Andy Mead and his crew, Travis & Victor all contributed their efforts and skills to its restoration. 

What else is new?

In the village, the summer is promising with a new soft ice cream parlor called, ‘Lucky Dip,’ a new deli, ‘Julia’s Market’ and her special empanadas, ‘Basbousa Restaurant’ with Lebanese-Southern cuisine, ‘The Dale’ with sour dough pizza,’ the cozy ‘Creek Bar’ and its fried chicken wraps, 2 vintage clothing stores ‘Bad Gramma’ and ‘Good Eye Finds,’ plus the ‘Elozua Gallery,’ and last, a studio at 60 Main Street, which will be participating in ‘Upstate Open Studios, during the weekend of July 19-20, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information visit https://www.upstateopenstudios.org/map.