Nevele Hotel Damaged in Fire; Borscht Belt Museum Working to Recover Historic Items

A fire swept through one of the buildings on the former Nevele Resort property last week.On March 19, The Winter Lodge building at the Nevele Grand Hotel in Ulster County caught ablaze. Local officials continue to seek the cause of the fire.Thanks to firefighters from Ulster, Orange and Sullivan Counties, flames did not spread to the main high-rise building on the 463-acre property, but The Winter Lodge was destroyedTracing its origins back to the Borscht Belt era, the Nevele first opened its doors in 1901 and closed in 2009.This fire has interrupted conservation efforts by the Borscht Belt Museum. The museum has been actively working to recover and salvage items from the hotel for preservation and display. Andrew Jacobs, the co-founder of the Borscht Belt Museum, spoke to Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill.