Sometime in the early 1900s it became known as the Delaware View House until 1926 when the building became known as Salamovka, a resort for Russian emigres. Kately knows this history all too well, having explored the structure sills to rafters. He removed the battered sheetrock on one wall of the original house and revealed a spiral staircase tucked beside the original handpainted fireplace .Kately started his negotiations in 1987 and got a final lease in Dec. 1991. It took him till last year to open the General Store. You can buy candy, soda, film, toilet paper if you're camping, but it's certainly not the kind of business that going to bring in big bucks.
Weekdays are dead.
I don't know why the park is dead during the week. It's beautiful up here. And what's going to keep him here. There's lots more to do. The original rooms will be restored for visitor walk throughs.