Mount Greylock, Pt. 2

Mount Greylock, Pt. 2

Beloved by hikers and those who love the outdoors, Massachusetts’ Mount Greylock has inspired everyone from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Herman Melville. A beautiful and historic site, it was once just simply a mountaintop along the Taconic mountain range – until a handful...
Mount Greylock, Pt. 1: Bascom Lodge

Mount Greylock, Pt. 1: Bascom Lodge

Within the Commonwealth’s 450,000 acres of state and urban parks are a number of unused, historically significant buildings. Over time, these properties have fallen prey to the elements and vandalism. The Historic Curatorship Program was established in 1994 to...
Making It Here: Six Depot Coffee

Making It Here: Six Depot Coffee

Flavio Lichtenthal’s love of coffee began at 13 in the pool halls of Buenos Aires, his native city. Years later, coffee roasting became the natural outcome and he and his wife Lisa Landry started Six Depot Roastery and Café in the small Berkshire town of West...
Making It Here: Berkshire Bark

Making It Here: Berkshire Bark

In 1993, owners, David Renner and Kevin Schmitz began their mission to bring their extensive culinary backgrounds from French kitchens to Berkshire County and opened the Marketplace Kitchen. Since then they have been providing wholesome food that everyone can enjoy...
On the Road in Northern Connecticut: Tobacco History

On the Road in Northern Connecticut: Tobacco History

Early New England settlers found the Windsor, CT area’s sandy loam the perfect soil for growing tobacco and by the mid-19th century the “Tobacco Valley,” ran from Hadley, Massachusetts, to Hartford, Connecticut. In 1988, aware of the disappearing tobacco culture in...
Making it Here: Disc Golf

Making it Here: Disc Golf

Disc Golf was born due to the handy work of “Steady Ed” Headrick, father of the Wham-O Frisbee. Through his involvement in frisbees and all disc activities in the late 1960s, Frisbee Golf was born using “object” courses. It is played very...
Naumkeag

Naumkeag

Bequeathed in its entirety to the Trustees of Reservations in 1958, Naumkeag is a National Historic Landmark that provides a special link to Berkshires history. This architectural masterpiece is referred to as a 44-room “cottage” and served as a summer retreat for...
Chesterfield Gorge

Chesterfield Gorge

The Chesterfield Gorge is a natural formation of ancient rock that emerged from the seabed a half-billion years ago. This rock has been carved for thousands of years by glacial action and roaring melt water. Today, this stretch of the Westfield River attracts walkers...