NEW PALTZ – The Open Space Institute has launched the public phase of its campaign to support Minnewaska State Park’s four-season visitor center. The OSI campaign is matching state resources in the construction of a $6.1 million, 5,000 square foot visitor center at the park. To date, OSI has raised $2.65 million in gifts and grants toward its $3 million goal.
Included in OSI’s campaign is the creation of a state-of-the-art center with interactive exhibits highlighting the park’s unique geology, natural history, cultural significance, and conservation.
‘Minnewaska State Park is one of the most spectacular places in the Hudson Valley and the northeast United States, and one of my favorite destinations to hike, bike, cross-country ski and swim,” said State Senator Jennifer Metzger (D, Rosendale). “The new visitor’s center will attract more visitors to the park and to Ulster County, and educate them about the incredible natural bounty in the region, deepening appreciation of all we have to offer and bringing more tourism dollars into the local economy.”
Metzger said she is sponsoring a capital grant to help fund the construction of a lake overlook deck.
