history

This land was part of the seasonal hunting territory for the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) and Mohicans. The earliest written accounts we have are from a Dutch family —the VanVulkenburghs— who built the farmhouse we live in now in the late 1700s. Since then the property has had many incarnations, from a farm to a B&B to The Schwarzenegger's Sunshine Valley House. Yup. That Schwarzenegger. Want the whole story? Well, you're gonna have to swing by the bar for that!

meet the innkeepers

Hey there, I’m Casey Scieszka, on the left. I’m a born and raised Brooklyn girl who turns out to have a soft spot for the country. Before moving to the Catskills in 2013, I lived around the world in places as far flung as Beijing, San Francisco, Fez, and quite literally Timbuktu (which I wrote a book about!). I run the show here.

You’ll probably see me around with a tall, bearded guy. That’s my husband, Steven Weinberg. He’s a full-time artist and kids' book writer/illustrator. (All the paintings in the rooms are his!) An avid skier and fly-fisherman, he's right at home here in the mountains.

We live on site in the white house with our two little kids.