Celebrating Justine Hommel!
Unveiling of the Justine L. Hommel Memorial Highway
Please join us in a champagne toast to a dear friend and a grand lady of the Mountain Top! (All are encouraged to wear Justine’s favorite color, red-- a flower, a scarf, a hat!)
Saturday June 2, 11:00 am at Mountain Top Historical Society (MTHS) Campus, Route 23A, Haines Falls, FREE
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Come join the MTHS in honoring Catskill Mountain icon Justine Hommel and celebrate the unveiling 
of the entrance to Kaaterskill Clove, Route 23A as the Justine L. Hommel Memorial Highway. With the sponsorship and great efforts of Assemblyman Peter Lopez and Senator George Amedore, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed bills that officially memorialize Justine’s contributions to New York State and Greene County history. This winter, Governor Cuomo signed those bills into law. The bill states in part:
Ms. Justine L. Hommel passed away on October 17, 2016, leaving a void within the Greene County community. A lifelong resident of Haines Falls, a hamlet located in the Town of Hunter, Greene County, Ms. Hommel dedicated her life to preserving the Catskill Mountain's natural beauty and championed its historical significance to American culture.
Ms. Hommel was responsible for ensuring the beauty of scenic roadways decades before anyone was noticing the significance of preserving this historic landscape. Her insistence on natural rather than man-made materials resulted in the stone retaining walls, rather than concrete, at the entrance to the Kaaterskill Clove on State Route 23A. Ms. Hommel's committed efforts ultimately led to part of State Route 23A being included as part of the Mountain Cloves Scenic Byway and it is only fitting that we designate this portion of roadway in her honor.
The "Justine L. Hommel Memorial Highway" will be a constant reminder of Ms. Hommel's remarkable contributions to the mountaintop region of Greene County and her life-long dedication to enhancing and preserving the natural splendor of the Catskill Mountains landscape. Here, State Senator George Almedore Jr. presents a copy of the official designation to Society President Cyndi LaPierre.
