Innisfree not associated with NPS
We wish to thank John Hutzky of the National Park Service for making it clear in your columns that there is no connection or association between Innisfree's non-profit hostel in Milanville and the Park Service. We regret the ambiguity in our earlier letter which gave rise to this confusion. Innisfree is a private not-for-profit corporation. , Narrowsburg, NY, 10-10-1985
We are inclined to remind Mr. Hutzky that if the National Park Service is to succeed in its efforts in this valley, it will have to be on its own merits, in order to gain the support of the local communities.
Innisfree neither supports nor opposes the Park Service in these efforts in Wayne and Sullivan Counties; we simply acknowledge its existence. In no way do we wish to either align ourselves with its goals or imply our approval of its methods.
Sincerely yours,
INNISFREE CORPORATION
Bud and Tom Rue
President & Corporate Secretary
The River Reporter
What's going on here?
On 8/30/85 I attended a CAC meeting in Damascus at the NPS headquarters. At one point during the meeting a woman came forward with an article in a local newspaper regarding a place called INNISFREE. , Narrowsburg, NY, 10-10-1985
The article seemed to indicate some connection with the NPS. Park Supt. Hutsky [sic] immediately denied any connection and said he would find out where and who these people were and clarify the situation. Several other remarks were made and once again Mr. Hutsky [sic] volunteered that he would seek out these "unknown to him" people and send a letter to them stating they connection with his office. A few more comments were made and someone stated that Innisfree was situated on the river. Mr. Hutzky quickly responded declaring that Innisfree was not on the river, but was a few hundred feet up the hill. Does Park Supt. Hutsky [sic] or the NPS have any connection with Innisfree? Quite frankly, I find this very confusing. Is the NPS involved, or not?
RICHARD A. MATZ
Damascus
The River Reporter
Organized groups invited to Innisfree
We are writing to bring to your attention Innisfree's hostel facility at Skinner's Falls on the upper Delaware. Our non-profit hostel exists to provide low-cost lodging and meals for such staff-training, recreational, client-oriented weekends, or other groups as might be sponsored by your agency. Innisfree is located in rural Wayne County, Pennsylvania at a favorite rapids on the upper Delaware for canoers and tubers, as well as being an excellent swimming and fishing location. Innisfree is at the center of the Upper Delaware National Recreation Area, maintained by the National Park Service. It is a secluded setting, and especially beautiful when the autumn colors are at their peak. In the winter, the rural and pastoral nature of the facility offers the kind of isolation which is ideally conducive to group cohesiveness. , Narrowsburg, NY, 08-22-1985
We can accommodate groups ranging in number from 10 through 70 in our summer dormitory, from April 15th through October 15th. This building has hot showers, inside toilets and two- or three-person bunk rooms for use with sleeping bags. We can accommodate winter groups in sizes of 2 through 14 (6 in bunks with sleeping bags, and 8 in more comfortable accommodations -- linens and blankets provided), in our main lodge and recreation hall. Because we are a non-profit organization, we are able to set group rates as low as $35 for a weekend which includes five meals and two nights' lodging.
If you can envision any group within your organization which would be interested in using our services, please call us at (717) 729-xxxx, or after Labor Day at (609) 883-xxxx.
BUD and TOM RUE
Group Organizers
Milanville
P.S. - I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree.
William Butler Yeats
The River Reporter[NOTE: The above letter was written with the intent that it be mailed to directors of human service agencies in New Jersey. Newspapers were subsequently included on the mailing list. The managing editor of The River Reporter, at the time, explained that he published it as a "letter to the editor" because it came addressed to him, and it therefore became his property to print or not. The "P.S." was part of the letterhead, not a part of the letter.]
Poor taste
As a graduate of Trenton State College I still frequently find myself on campus and reading The Signal. While I have no strong feelings one way or the other as to the "point system" which is about to be instituted in campus eating facilities, I object to the numerous comparisons in leters-to-the-editor between conditions in TSC's cafeterias and those in Ethiopia. The letter concerning "Anexoria Hall" I also found in exceedingly poor taste. Literary hyperbole is one thing, but bourgois American college students betray only ignorance and insensitivity when they make such ludicrous statements. , Trenton, NJ, 03-05-1985
THOMAS S. RUE
Trenton
The Signal
03-24-1998
