Guided Tours

Set Sail on the Hudson River with Catskill Public Sails – Thursday, July 10!

Join us for a traditional medicine presentation with Mohican herbalist Misty Cook, followed by a guided walk through the woods and meadows to explore Mohican medicinal plants in their natural environment.

Join guide Beth Rennig for a 90-minute Forest Bathing experience that gently invites you into deeper presence and connection with the natural world. Awaken your senses and discover the quiet magic and sense of wholeness that nature offers.

Climb aboard for a free narrated ferry cruise around the historic Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, sponsored by the Athens Community Foundation.

Join us for a field trip to Wild Hudson Valley in Cairo, NY, where owners Anna Plattner and Justin Wexler will guide us through their forest farm, featuring mushroom cultivation, ginseng plantings, and a variety of wild edible and medicinal plants. Learn about sustainable forest farming practices while exploring the woods and meadows of their Catskills-based Eco Camp.

Come learn about the diverse practices of forest farming as we tour Wild Hudson Valley’s mushroom laying yard, woods-grown botanicals, and wild-simulated ginseng demonstration. Along the way, we’ll identify wild edible plants and mushrooms carefully stewarded by owners Anna and Justin.

This August, the MTHS Train Station will feature an exhibit honoring Nathan Dolinsky (1890–1980), a prolific artist, educator, and founder of Camp Schoharie whose work spanned portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes. The exhibit, curated by Carol Slutzky-Tenerowicz, includes original pieces, prints, and a diorama of his beloved “Dream Garden,” open weekends from 10–3.

Join Thomas Cole curators for a guided tour of Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses.