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Summer in Ashfield, Massachusetts | Photos

Photographer Julie Bidwell captured the heart of Ashfield, Massachusetts in the height of summer. Our ongoing series, “Could You Live Here”, explores towns throughout New England.  Towns with a small population, but plenty to offer in terms of a simpler way of life.  Towns that might just entice you to uproot and take your own […]

By Yankee Magazine|Mar 15 2015|

White wooden barn with steeple-like structures on the roof, surrounded by grass and trees, under a clear sky.

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Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan
Photographer Julie Bidwell captured the heart of Ashfield, Massachusetts in the height of summer. Our ongoing series, “Could You Live Here”, explores towns throughout New England.  Towns with a small population, but plenty to offer in terms of a simpler way of life.  Towns that might just entice you to uproot and take your own place in the community.  Please enjoy this slideshow of some of our favorites from this sleepy western Massachusetts town.
Elmer's anchors the center of town.
Elmer’s anchors the center of town.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Local favorite Elmer's bustles with activity.
Local favorite Elmer’s bustles with activity.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Farmland abounds just outside of town.
Farmland abounds just outside of town.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Ashfield Farmer's Market.
Ashfield Farmer’s Market.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
The lush green grass of farmland winds along the backroads.
The lush green grass of farmland winds along the backroads.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Steady Lane Farm's classic white barn.
Steady Lane Farm’s classic white barn.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Cattle graze on the lush grasses at Steady Lane Farm.
Cattle graze on the lush grasses at Steady Lane Farm.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Steady Lane Farm owner Janet Clark has been raising beef cattle using sustainable practices for over a decade.
Steady Lane Farm owner Janet Clark has been raising beef cattle using sustainable practices for over a decade.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
The iconic landscape of Steady Lane Farm bathed in early morning sunlight.
The iconic landscape of Steady Lane Farm bathed in early morning sunlight.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
The dock at the town beach beckons a young resident to the cool waters.
The dock at the town beach beckons a young resident to the cool waters.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
 

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  1. So pleased to see Ashfield highlighted in Yankee. This quaint, western MA town was what uprooted us from city life. Never looked back. A beautiful area to live and enjoy nature.

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  2. I grew up in Ashfield and still consider it home even though I no longer live there. It was a wonderful place to grow up, though I didn’t appreciate that until I lived other places. The Fall Festival, Country Pie, Elmer’s the Lake House, and the sense of community are just some of the things that make it so special. A gem in the hills of Western Mass.

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  3. Come on young people, move here and get into farming. Children grow strong, honest and smart in this town because everyone cares about them. They also learn to be creative, entrepreneurial, and quite happy people.

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  4. If it wasn’t in taxachusetts, we would do it in a heartbeat. Grew up in Western Mass, love to visit and do regularly. We have many friends still in several towns in several states in New England. Couldn’t live there even though it is our favorite place in all the contiguous 48 states. Ashfield, Goshen, Shelburne Falls, Charlemont, all the hill towns in fact were our stomping grounds and home in our younger days.

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  5. Experienced a Memorial Day celebration in Ashfield. It was right out of a Norman Rockwell painting. I was very moved by the patriotism and truly happy to be a part of such an event.

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