Winter in Northampton, Massachusetts | Photos
Some of our favorite outtakes from Yankee’s winter 2018 travel feature on the vibrant town of Northampton, Massachusetts.
By Heather Marcus|Feb 08 2018|
Northampton, Massachusetts | Best Winter Town in Every New England State
Credit: Mark FlemingIn the middle of winter, you don’t have to look far to find some much welcome warmth in Northampton, Massachusetts. At East Heaven Hot Tubs, eight bubbling cauldrons offer a steamy respite; in the heart of the Smith College campus is a Victorian conservatory filled with tropical plants of every stripe.
Credit: Mark Fleming
Even just walking around this vibrant Western Massachusetts town — home to Smith College, a member of the famed Five College Consortium — you’ll find plenty of enticements to come in from the cold. Hungry Ghost Bread turns out some of the best baked goods around, while casual-dining hot spot the Roost serves everything from breakfast sandwiches to milkshakes to wine and beer. And you can spend hours in the cozy confines of Raven Used Books, a subterranean haven for local academics and bibliophiles.
And should you be tempted to linger overnight (or longer), right in the center of town you’ll find the elegant Hotel Northampton. A member of Historic Hotels of America, it not only offers comfy digs but also, at its on-site Wiggins Tavern, the chance to dig into an incomparably warming Indian pudding.
The following are some of our favorite images by Yankee senior photographer Mark Fleming for the “Could You Live Here?” feature on Northampton, Massachusetts, that appears in the January/February 2018 issue of Yankee.
WINTER IN NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Credit: Mark Fleming
Credit: Mark Fleming
Credit: Mark Fleming
Credit: Mark Fleming
Credit: Mark Fleming
Credit: Mark Fleming
Credit: Mark Fleming
Credit: Mark Fleming
Credit: Mark Fleming
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well what a surprise to see State Street Fruit Store. we lived directly across from it in the fifties(50 State Street) what a memory!
Been a while since I’ve visited Northampton. Nice article. A couple of other places worth mentioning – Bluebonnet Diner, Miss Florence Diner, and Herrell’s (or Steve’s) Ice Cream. I went to UMass when Steve’s had the contest to name what they would call the stuff that customers could have added and mixed in with their ice cream – Smoosh-Ins!