During the Winter of 2026, The DeBruce will be telling the story of the Heritage of our beloved home here in the Catskills. From the original locals, the Leni Lenapes, and into the early Dutch and German immigrant farmers who built the still standing field stone walls to start their farms.

Soon after, American Dry Fly Fishing was birthed (in written form at least) by George LaBranche at the intersection of the Willowemoc and Mongaup Creek just a ½ mile up from us. Then began the Silver Era when the first summer borders escaping the congestion and heat of New York City took rooms in the growing Boarding House business that was burgeoning. After a generation of attempting to tame the rocky ground and farm, those same immigrants started the path to hospitality.

As the number of summer and weekend escapees from New York City exploded it turned the Silver into the Golden Era. The area emerged into the legendary destination that much later captured a generation’s attention in the movie “Dirty Dancing”. Endless buffets, entertainers and comedians cutting their teeth, Simon Says by the pool and the birth of the All-Inclusive model of resorts. The Borsht Belt was a real thing, and the “Catskills” went from a provincial area in New York State to a globally recognized tourist destination. Almost overnight.

The way we like to tell stories at The DeBruce is through food and drink and an immersive dining experience. We love our heritage, and we love the challenge of expressing it to our guests when they sit down to dinner in our jewel box dining room looking out at the valley that helps inspire it all.For more info on our progressions, visit here.

Explore the Heritage menu here.