Crossroads of Rockland History
Crossroads of Rockland History, a podcast of the Historical Society of Rockland County. Host Clare Sheridan welcomes guests every month to to explore, celebrate and learn about the rich history of Rockland County and the Lower Hudson Valley, NY.
Crossroads of Rockland History
Rockland Lake Ice Industry + Knickerbocker Ice Festival with Tim Englert - Crossroads of Rockland History
The January episode of "Crossroads of Rockland History" started streaming on Monday, January 19, at 10 am, on all major podcast platforms and here on the HSRC website.
Host Clare Sheridan welcomed Timothy Englert, co-founder of Rockland County's Knickerbocker Ice Festival - he cofounded it with Rob Patalano (1964-2025). Tim shared the history of Rockland Lake's illustrious past as the ice box of New York City and how it became world famous a century before it became a state park.
With the Knickerbocker Ice Festival returning on January 24-25, Tim will share how he Robert Patalano created the ice festival that thrilled thousands from 2007 to 2013 with huge ice sculptures along the banks of the Rockland Lake.
To read more about the Rockland Lake Ice Industry, visit the HSRC archived issue of South of the Mountains: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hsrc/id/4926/rec/3
To listen to another podcast about Rockland Lake with Robert Maher of the Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain, click here: https://on.soundcloud.com/3GjntJD0P2ycEjJajs
About the presenter: Timothy Englert is the creator of the Knickerbocker Ice Festival at Rockland Lake, as well as The Knickerbocker Bench, a modern interpretation of the venerable log bench, which can be found along trails and in parks throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond. He was a development executive for the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) and a documentary filmmaker with a career spanning two decades. His favorite films are the many shorts he made about the PIPC's illustrious history.
Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, starts streaming new episodes on the third Monday of each month at 10am. From October 2010 to May 2025, the program aired after the morning show on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com.
Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms and at our website.
The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.