Better than the Beach

Ed Bronstein

When I was a youngster the place to go was the Catskills. My family rented a bungalow in South Fallsberg for two months. I was all of 11 or 12, my brother was 7 or 8 and my sister was three years old. We enjoyed the complete change from the Bronx. We picked blueberries, played cowboys and Indians in the woods and in the evenings listened to the bands in the casino.

In the mornings we would go outside and play on the swings and seesaws, etc. When my father came up on the weekends he would take us to visit historic sights which the Catskills were full of. Later in life, the organization I belonged to had conventions in all the Catskills hotels. The best comics in the world entertained me and I could even dance to the music when the bland played. I always enjoyed the Catskills better than the beach in Atlantic City or anyplace else. We had talent nights, bingo and card games, etc. It was quite an experience.