LIVINGSTON MANOR FLY FISHING CLUB — Restaurant in Town of Rockland

October 26, 2019 Livingston Manor Fly Fishing Club 636 Old Route. 17 Livingston Manor, NY 12758

Dear Mr. Roberts, RE: The New York Times, Oct.20.2019. W.Va. Regional History Library File: A & M #3520 Thomas E Goff. How delightful, the article brought back memories of my childhood. My father, Thomas E. Goff (b. 1910-d. 1985) was a fly fisherman and bow hunter killing the first “true Albino “deer in Holly River State Forest.

His need of connecting with nature came in many activities but he loved and was devoted to the craft of fly tying and fly fishing. His cast was beautiful yielding numerous delicious meals of rainbow trout and big mouth bass.

I learned my geography by visiting his workshop where feathers such as the hackles were secured in labeled old cigar boxes. He learned at the side of his family who lived in Cowan, West Virginia and fished the beautiful streams in that area, developed his fine skills later living in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Should you have writers in your club who wish to learn more about a West Virginian craftsmen and his interest in producing tied flies as well as his beautiful horsehair frogs , they could visit West Virginia University , West Virginia Regional History Center Library where many of his artifacts are in the archive: A&M #3520, T.E.Goff. There are numerous pictures of him, his catches and equipment included in the files also. Dr. John A. Cuthbert is the Director and Curator of the library.

Sincerely yours,

Carol-Faye Goff Janowitz P.S. The file includes items he crafted for archery (bows, arrows, etc.) as well as family history of his ancestors beginning with the progenitor William Goffe, 1608, - 1623...

We’ve stayed at the two other Audrey’s properties (and are obsessed) and knew we had to come to this one too when it opened!

We stayed in the upstairs unit and loved it - was perfect for two couples but also had an additional room with a twin bed for another guest. We worked here on Friday and the WiFi and rooms were perfect for us.

The property is large and has a stream running through it for fishing and a plunge! There’s also a bunch of seating along it and a wood fire hot tub!

The town of Livingston manor is also awesome- we had a raining weekend but had a wonderful time walking around and visiting the cute shops, restaurants,...

Loved staying here - 10/10! Not sure where to begin, so just going to ramble through each point. Tom & Anna are great and so are their team of staff. The property is beautiful and with the river access we barely left. The buildings and tents are all gorgeous and have everything you need. The combination of being a 5 minute walk to town but completely secluded was ideal for a weekend stay. Loved having the canoes and fishing equipment on hand. I mean what more can I say...I plan to come back soon as possible and would recommend staying at the LMFFC for anyone looking for a trip out...