Was it the Thompson House? They have a section or area called evergreen I believe. Here is a tripadvisor page for it. As far as I know the hotel is still going strong. I don't believe they have AC in every room, but I think that is more of a cheap thing then an environmentally friendly thing. The hotel is busiest in the winter and the temps rarely get too much over 80 in the summer in the Catskills, so AC is rarely needed.
Definitely do the Canadian side if you can. Sometimes there are really cheap Groupons for packages that include a hotel room overlooking the falls, plus various dining and entertainment credits. Here's a decent looking one
I'd recommend hitting the Finger Lakes region on the way there. There are hundreds of wineries and it's a beautiful area.
If you like classic diner food, Scotty's Diner just north of Saratoga Springs is pretty good.
900 bags for $14, even comes with a little dispenser to clip on you leash...i get the biodegradable ones and just chuck em into the bushes behind the house, might as well recycle that poop into nutrients.
EDIT: It was one man who he hit, who had a family of 6 he was unable to take care of because of the wreck
Someone set up a indiegogo for donations for a vacation for her:
http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein?c=home
From the indiegogo:
Above is a video of a 68-year-old bus monitor named Karen Klein being verbally harassed by a group of middle schoolers on their way home from Athena Middle School in Greece, New York. Throughout the ten minute video, you can hear the kids verbally berate the woman, calling her a bitch, fatass, poor, ugly, and various other words of the like. At one point in the video, you can hear one of the kids yell, “You’re so fuckin poor you fat ass,” in which Karen responds, “I try to live by some of these words, I try and it’s really hard,” referring to the words on her purse. Now, I don’t know about you, but that broke my fucking heart. There’s even a point in the video where one of the kids touches Karen’s arm in an attempt to make fun of her. I’m not sure why these kids would want to bully a senior citizen to tears, but I feel we should do something, or at least try.
She doesn't earn nearly enough ($15,506) to deal with some of the trash she is surrounded by. Lets give her something she will never forget, a vacation of a lifetime!