It provided the delightfulnovelty of seeing key characters in a different setting.
Maiselfeature characters based on real-life people; the setting in the Catskills is based on a real-life resort.
The Steiner Mountain Resort inThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselwas filmed at Scotts Family Resort.
Maisel, but one of a string of successful mountain resorts referred to asThe Borscht Belt(perBritannica).
This term, reportedly coined byVarietymagazine, referred to the successful destinations catering to the Jewish community.
These resorts werevery lucrative before air travel became easier.
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The Catskills was the getaway, Palladino says.
They were the cruise ships of their day.
viaVariety
The length of the Maisel familys stay at Steiner may seem unusual to modern audiences.
