Tamarack Lodge

Tamarack Lodge History

The Tamarack Lodge had a humble beginning as a six-room boarding house way back in 1903. Its name was derived from a Native American term for the black larch trees found in the area. Beginning in 1927, the lodge began expanding to become a fully-fledged Catskill resort. Successively owned by generations of the Levinson family, the Tudor-style resort eventually comprised of 300 rooms on 400 acres of land. The "Playtorium" theater featured live performances by bands such as Cream, The Who, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lewis. Guests could also take up horseback riding, golf, or swimming in Tamrack's indoor or outdoor pools.

Like many resorts in the Borscht Belt, the Tamarack struggled at times. The resort was eventually shuttered in 2000 but did not languish for long. A massive fire in April of 2012 leveled most of the buildings on site.