I never remember seeing ducks or geese either when we were there. Can you imagine all of us coming back from the lake or pool into the bungalows if there were?...lol
I took that shot at the end of winter in 2006. I had not been to the colony in 30 years prior to that and thought what a beautiful place Makowsky's was in the winter time. Walking around the colony and seeing White Rock with the barren trees just made me think of how we all never really could appreciate the colony at that time of year.
I believe these fowl to be from the species 'Sno-Ducs' . Each year they migrate to an from Florida to Makowskys. We see them all the time here. "what could be bad" LOL
BTW- Is the white rock sinking or is it my eyes deceive me?
Ah; White Rock. Oh the bad things I did there! lol. Back then it seemed higher than it is now. Global warming or no pumpout for the pool water? Never saw ducks or geese. Just a few hawks and some crows with lots of dragonflies. At night it was a different story...
HighFalls/Accord/Alligerville/CloveValley weather: Sunny,windy and frigid today with a high of 5. Wind chill is -20. Bundle up! Tomorrow; chance of snow with a winter weather advisory in effect. Tonight, dark and continued dark until morning with a low of -5! Fire up those old Slattery stoves in the bungalows! (Milton, may he rest in peace, had apopleptic fits from all the propane we used when we used the stoves for heat!)
Can anyone say summer? Hello pool? Swimming hole? I've been saving my quarters for pinball and the jukebox all winter!
Even in the cold, it is still a great place to be and that is MAKOWSKY'S.
Hi everyone... I have been on a few times reading all the posts & enjoy reading stories that bring me back to my childhood. What A great time it was... With all the changes over the past few years it has become even more meaningful since it is my family as well as friends that are talked about. There are so many responses I want to make to make to so many posts that I would ramble on too much... With that said I'll just say this... Steve & Judy I wish Midge & Alex the best... I consider them as family. As far as my Dad, Who I miss Soooooo much, I am proud to say that I can Make the Tuna Fish! The Egg creams I still manage to screw up now & then but I made the tuna for my wife recently & she loved it! One more thing... We have a new addition to our family... We adopted our daughter Shelby Madison on Dec 28th... She was born X-Mas eve 6pds. 11oz. 19inches. I hope everyone is doing well & thank you so much for keeping the memories going. Mitch, Rob let me know how to add a picture to this blog please, Thanks again.
Well hello to all of you this is Robert BOFF Bofshever my wife is Susan. Gary and Harley are our sons I have been reading you blogs it appears my generation has not discover the site. TOOOOOO BAAAAD for them. things you talk about also happened in the 1940ds 1950- and yes that is when the red tractor was new. as one of the family Bofshever-Makowskys Sandy and I were talking just the other night how wonderful it is that so many people have been effected by Makowskys its great. as an author I am about to start a new novel.It will take place during one fictitious summer at Makowskys. it will be made up from stories that i hope to get from all of your memories It will take place during the early 1960ds I hope some of you who were kids will remember me. In 1974-75 I ran the luncheonette BOFFS place with Susan. remember staring my party's after Uncle Milton close the casino we started and stay open until George Harrison sang here comes the sun as it rose over Mohonk Mountain. nice to being hello again
Of course I remember you. You were also the "official/unofficial" photographer for the colony. Many of those camp pictures and such were taken by you.
I also remember Joel,(Big Boff) as he took me on my very first "Snipe Hunt." I guess I was ripe for the taking being a city slicker so to speak. Later on I believe Rona lived in Merrick where my family was for many years.
I think it is great that you are about to embark on a novel based on your childhood/adult expierences at the colony. You certainly have a plethora of material to draw on right here in the blogs' archives. Good luck to you and I'm sure it will be a terrific read. I'm hoping to secure a signed copy.
Hi Bob, Jodi here. Wow I've alway wanted to write a book about Makowksy's. I think you should set up a site where we could a "anonymously" talk of some of our experiences. Believe me I know some of the stories....great stuff.
GOOD MORNING MAKOWSKYS....... The Boff here. I so glad that you remember me. I guess its strange since I was the adult but was excepted by the younger generations. THANKS. Susan still says Living with me is like living with Peter Pan ( I don't ever intend to be a grownup)_ Regarding my latest Novel; Please for now I need your names and e-mails address. I have a letter to send out to you, it will explain what I'm doing. my e-mail is robertcbofshever@yahoo.com
GOOD MORNING MAKOWSKYS....... The Boff here. I so glad that you remember me. I guess its strange since I was the adult but was excepted by the younger generations. THANKS. Susan still says Living with me is like living with Peter Pan ( I don't ever intend to be a grownup)_ Regarding my latest Novel; Please for now I need your names and e-mails address. I have a letter to send out to you, it will explain what I'm doing. my e-mail is robertcbofshever@yahoo.com
Hi, people of the past... This is Robert Axelrod here.. I attended Makowsky's with my brother Bruce from 1962-1964, and was probably the best second baseman in camp; haha.
As a grown up computer geek, I came across your blog during a google search and thought I would pop in and say hello... How could I resist magic names such as Jackie Silverman and Joanne Sylvan!.. I also loved the youtube videos of the reunion.. Best wishes to all...
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16 Comments:
At 2/09/2008 12:24 PM ,
Shari S said...
How beautiful, Mitch! Serenity is just the perfect title for this post.
I don't remember seeing ducks back in the day, do you?
At 2/09/2008 12:59 PM ,
Mitch said...
Shari...
I never remember seeing ducks or geese either when we were there. Can you imagine all of us coming back from the lake or pool into the bungalows if there were?...lol
I took that shot at the end of winter in 2006. I had not been to the colony in 30 years prior to that and thought what a beautiful place Makowsky's was in the winter time. Walking around the colony and seeing White Rock with the barren trees just made me think of how we all never really could appreciate the colony at that time of year.
At 2/09/2008 3:52 PM ,
Shari S said...
Hi Mitch,
I have a similar shot from 2006. It is just the most beautiful place on Earth in any season.
At 2/09/2008 9:54 PM ,
Rob said...
I believe these fowl to be from the species 'Sno-Ducs' . Each year they migrate to an from Florida to Makowskys. We see them all the time here. "what could be bad" LOL
BTW- Is the white rock sinking or is it my eyes deceive me?
At 2/11/2008 11:43 AM ,
Storch said...
Ah; White Rock. Oh the bad things I did there! lol. Back then it seemed higher than it is now. Global warming or no pumpout for the pool water? Never saw ducks or geese. Just a few hawks and some crows with lots of dragonflies. At night it was a different story...
HighFalls/Accord/Alligerville/CloveValley weather: Sunny,windy and frigid today with a high of 5. Wind chill is -20. Bundle up! Tomorrow; chance of snow with a winter weather advisory in effect. Tonight, dark and continued dark until morning with a low of -5! Fire up those old Slattery stoves in the bungalows! (Milton, may he rest in peace, had apopleptic fits from all the propane we used when we used the stoves for heat!)
Can anyone say summer? Hello pool? Swimming hole? I've been saving my quarters for pinball and the jukebox all winter!
Even in the cold, it is still a great place to be and that is MAKOWSKY'S.
At 2/12/2008 12:02 PM ,
Jodi said...
maybe the ducks found out what we have known for years. Makowskys is a great place to chill out.
Mitch, I remember that day. It was just the beginning of our summer of fun.
At 2/12/2008 12:24 PM ,
Storch said...
For a neat aerial view, copy and enter this link. Click on aerial view.
http://maps.live.com/?v=2&where1=Rock%20Hill%20Rd%2C%20High%20Falls%2C%20NY%2012440&encType=1
Talk about a birds eye view!!!
At 2/19/2008 11:01 PM ,
Ira L. said...
Hi everyone...
I have been on a few times reading all the posts & enjoy reading stories that bring me back to my childhood. What A great time it was... With all the changes over the past few years it has become even more meaningful since it is my family as well as friends that are talked about. There are so many responses I want to make to make to so many posts that I would ramble on too much... With that said I'll just say this...
Steve & Judy I wish Midge & Alex the best... I consider them as family. As far as my Dad, Who I miss Soooooo much, I am proud to say that I can Make the Tuna Fish!
The Egg creams I still manage to screw up now & then but I made the tuna for my wife recently & she loved it! One more thing... We have a new addition to our family... We adopted our daughter Shelby Madison on Dec 28th... She was born X-Mas eve 6pds. 11oz. 19inches. I hope everyone is doing well & thank you so much for keeping the memories going. Mitch, Rob let me know how to add a picture to this blog please, Thanks again.
At 2/22/2008 8:24 PM ,
nona said...
Ira,
Congratulations on the new addition to your family, how wonderful and really love the name!
At 2/24/2008 7:06 AM ,
Ira L. said...
Thanks Nona
At 2/28/2008 12:02 PM ,
BOFF said...
Well hello to all of you this is Robert BOFF Bofshever my wife is Susan. Gary and Harley are our sons I have been reading you blogs it appears my generation has not discover the site. TOOOOOO BAAAAD for them. things you talk about also happened in the 1940ds 1950- and yes that is when the red tractor was new. as one of the family Bofshever-Makowskys Sandy and I were talking just the other night how wonderful it is that so many people have been effected by Makowskys its great. as an author I am about to start a new novel.It will take place during one fictitious summer at Makowskys. it will be made up from stories that i hope to get from all of your memories It will take place during the early 1960ds
I hope some of you who were kids will remember me. In 1974-75 I ran the luncheonette BOFFS place with Susan. remember staring my party's after Uncle Milton close the casino we started and stay open until George Harrison sang here comes the sun as it rose over Mohonk Mountain. nice to being hello again
At 2/29/2008 7:41 AM ,
Mitch said...
Hello Boff.
Of course I remember you. You were also the "official/unofficial" photographer for the colony. Many of those camp pictures and such were taken by you.
I also remember Joel,(Big Boff) as he took me on my very first "Snipe Hunt." I guess I was ripe for the taking being a city slicker so to speak. Later on I believe Rona lived in Merrick where my family was for many years.
I think it is great that you are about to embark on a novel based on your childhood/adult expierences at the colony. You certainly have a plethora of material to draw on right here in the blogs' archives. Good luck to you and I'm sure it will be a terrific read. I'm hoping to secure a signed copy.
At 3/01/2008 9:08 AM ,
Jodi said...
Hi Bob, Jodi here. Wow I've alway wanted to write a book about Makowksy's. I think you should set up a site where we could a "anonymously" talk of some of our experiences. Believe me I know some of the stories....great stuff.
Please send love to all, especially mom.
At 3/03/2008 10:50 AM ,
BOFF said...
GOOD MORNING MAKOWSKYS....... The Boff here. I so glad that you remember me. I guess its strange since I was the adult but was excepted by the younger generations. THANKS.
Susan still says Living with me is like living with Peter Pan
( I don't ever intend to be a grownup)_
Regarding my latest Novel; Please for now I need your names and e-mails address. I have a letter to send out to you, it will explain what I'm doing. my e-mail is
robertcbofshever@yahoo.com
At 3/03/2008 10:50 AM ,
BOFF said...
GOOD MORNING MAKOWSKYS....... The Boff here. I so glad that you remember me. I guess its strange since I was the adult but was excepted by the younger generations. THANKS.
Susan still says Living with me is like living with Peter Pan
( I don't ever intend to be a grownup)_
Regarding my latest Novel; Please for now I need your names and e-mails address. I have a letter to send out to you, it will explain what I'm doing. my e-mail is
robertcbofshever@yahoo.com
At 2/18/2009 9:32 PM ,
robert a. said...
Hi, people of the past... This is Robert Axelrod here.. I attended Makowsky's with my brother Bruce from 1962-1964, and was probably the best second baseman in camp; haha.
As a grown up computer geek, I came across your blog during a google search and thought I would pop in and say hello... How could I resist magic names such as Jackie Silverman and Joanne Sylvan!.. I also loved the youtube videos of the reunion.. Best wishes to all...
Robert
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