I left my umbrella at home on purpose. It was a cold, dreary, late autumn afternoon and I thought that act of omission might clear the skies for my stay at the Deerfield Inn and my tour of Historic Deerfield’s antique homes in Deerfield, Massachusetts. My ploy did not work. Upon arrival, Deerfield was drizzly […]
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Mayflower II | Local Treasure
The ship that carried the Pilgrims has been long lost to history, but its recreation — the Mayflower II — continues to keep alive the story of the 1620 voyage and its undaunted passengers.
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Kitchen Window
Looking out over the back pasture from the kitchen of an abandoned farmhouse in Sandisfield, Mass. The property is now part of a state managed open space preserve called Spectacle Pond Farm.
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bissell bridge
Bissell Bridge is a historic bridge on Heath Road, MA 8A over Mill Brook in Charlemont, Massachusetts. The bridge was added to the National Historic Register in 2004
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Marble Dam
At Natural Bridge State Park.
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The Berkshires | Return to October Mountain
On the untamed side of the Berkshires, back roads and byways take visitors deep into autumn beauty and unexpected discoveries.
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Lower Level of the Barn
This old barn was part of a family farm dating back to the mid-19th century. Narrowly rescued from development, the property, including two farmhouses, barns, and waterfront cottages, is now part of a 900 acre open space preserve, managed by the Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) as part of the Otis State Forest. […]
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Electric Autumn
A view from the trail to Steadman Pond, in Monterey, Mass.
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Deerfield MA
Streets in Deerfield, Massachusetts
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A Day At Davis Family Farm
On a recent pristine autumn day I visited Davis Family Farm in Sterling, Massachusetts, with my two-year-old son. My wife was in California on a much needed and long planned vacation, visiting friends and attending a wedding. I was back home, playing single parent and trying to fill up the calendar so that my son […]
It’s admittedly counterintuitive, calling the sensation of wearing almost no clothing in 20° to 30° air and 38° ocean water “warm and fuzzy,” but that’s precisely how Nantucket Islanders describe the feeling on Children’s Beach on Thanksgiving morning. Nantucket’s “Cold Turkey Plunge” pulls some 500 big and little dippers out of bed and away from […]
Every competitor at the Head of the Charles Rowing Regatta comes with a story. But none is quite like the story of the 1980 American women Olympians, whose chance to make history ended forever when the Olympic Games were boycotted in Moscow.