The Three Arrows Co-op, located in the picturesque Hudson Valley, was established in 1936 by a group of young, New York socialists looking to build a summer ‘paradise’ away from the hub-bub of urban life. They pooled resources to begin an intentional community, and purchased 125 acres on Piano Mountain in Putnam Valley: the farm house provided lodging, the barn, a place for social activity, and Barger Pond, a lake for swimming, boating and socializing.