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    Apr 18 2018
    Diane Cote
    Featured Events, Resources

    2021 HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOC. PADDLING TRIPS ON THE HOUSATONIC RIVER–In partnership with: THE HOUSATONIC HERITAGE AREA

    HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION’S–Free 2021 Guided Housatonic River Trips: Co-Sponsored by the Housatonic Heritage Area CALL 413-298-7024 TO REGISTER or EMAIL: PADDLE@HVATODAY.ORG All events are FREE!  Registration is required, as space is limited. Canoes and equipment provided, or registe...
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    The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Exists To Illuminate The Diverse, Rich Identity Of The Upper Housatonic River Valley Region & To Preserve & Promote Its Historical, Cultural & Natural Resources.

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      Mount Greylock State Reservation & Scenic Byway to Summit – Lanesborough,MA

      At 3,491 feet in elevation, Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts and southern New England. Mount Greylock State Reservation became Massachusetts’ first wilderness state park in 1898, to preserve its natural environment for public enjoyment. It is wild and rugged, yet accessible to visitors for hiking, camping, and overnight meals & lodging at […]
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      Goose Pond Reservation – Lee, Mass

      Goose Pond Reservation – 112 acres.  A Trustees of Reservations property located on Goose Pond. Boaters can launch from a state boat ramp on Cooper Creek Road.  Paddle across Lower Goose Pond, a mountain lake anchored by steep ridgelines that also support a remote section of the 2,179-mile Appalachian Trail. Goose Pond Reservation is managed […]
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      Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival – Becket, Mass

      Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, lauded worldwide as a “hub and mecca of dancing” (TIME Magazine) and “one of America’s most precious cultural assets” (Mikhail Baryshnikov), is home to America’s longest running international dance festival. The Pillow is a designated National Historic Landmark. National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of […]
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      Housatonic River Walk National Recreation Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

      The River Walk is a greenway trail along the Housatonic River in the downtown center of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where 2,200 citizen volunteers are working to reclaim the beauty of a “working river” abused by years of industrial waste and neglect. River Walk roughly follows the west bank of the Housatonic River between Cottage Street […]
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      African American Heritage Trail – Gt. Barrington, Mass

      The African American Heritage Trail encompasses 29 Massachusetts and Connecticut towns in the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, and celebrates African Americans in the region who played pivotal roles in key national and international events, as well as ordinary people of achievement. Among the key 48 sites along the trail: W.E.B. Du Bois boyhood […]
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      Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument – East Canaan, Conn

      The Beckley Blast Furnace was one of three blast furnaces in operation along Lower Road and the Blackberry River in East Canaan during the period 1832-1923. Knowledgeable guides — members of the Friends of Beckley Furnace — are onsite at the Furnace from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each Saturday in the summer.
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      Colonial Carriage and Driving Society – Orleton Farm – Lenox, Mass

      The Colonial Carriage and Driving Society welcomes everyone to join the club, whether you drive carriage horses or just have a interest in the history and traditions of carriage driving. Open meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm in Stockbridge, Mass. Some meetings feature an informational speaker as well […]
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      Sheffield Historical Society & Dan Raymond House Museum – Sheffield, Mass

      The Sheffield Historical Society maintains seven historic structures. The 1774 Dan Raymond House is both a period museum and houses the Society’s main office. Other buildings on the campus include: – the 1820 Parker Hall Law Office -a 19th century Carriage Barn that contains an exhibit of agricultural and related tools -an 1876 brick Education […]
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      Housatonic Valley Association – Cornwall Bridge, CT & Stockbridge, MA

      Protects The Housatonic River & Its Watershed Housatonic Valley Association P.O. Box 28 Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754 Phone: 860-672-6678 —AND— Housatonic Valley Association P.O. Box 496 14 Main Street Stockbridge, MA 01262 T: (413) 298-7024 www.hvatoday.org The Housatonic Valley Association, founded in 1941, works to conserve the natural character and environmental health of our communities […]
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