New York ski resort built by Chinese-American veteran joins state park
A 440-acre property in New York, formerly the Chinese American-owned Mt. Cathalia ski resort, is being incorporated into the Minnewaska State Park Preserve. The acquisition preserves land and honors the site's unique history as a refuge for minority visitors.
Why it matters
The project combines environmental conservation with the preservation of minority cultural history in the United States.
In the 1950s, Chinese American Army veteran Joseph Tso bought a 440-acre mountain property in Ellenville, New York, renamed it Mt Cathalia and developed a hotel and ski resort there. The property is now set to become part of Minnewaska State Park Preserve. According to Open Space Institute, the property was bought for $3.3 million and will connect two previously separated sections of the park.Mt Cathalia, also known as Mt Meenagha is the largest remaining undeveloped, privately owned parcel adjoining Minnewaska. According to Chonogram Magazine, OSI bought it from Morgan Barrington Financial Services and plans to transfer the land to New York State for inclusion in the park’s Sam’s Point Area.The property lies between Minnewaska’s North and South Gully areas, near the Ellenville Ice Caves and its addition will connect sections of protected land that were previously unlinked.
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