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African-American Heritage Trail

Aug 06 2015

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Housatonic Heritage

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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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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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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Campbell Falls State Park – Norfolk, Conn

Campbell Falls State Park Reserve was a gift to the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the White Memorial Foundation of Litchfield Connecticut. The Whiting River, rising in Massachusetts, falls nearly 100 feet before entering Connecticut. The park was placed under protection of the two states in 1923 and special laws were […]
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Sharon Audubon Center & Miles Wildlife Sanctuary – Sharon, Conn

Audubon Sharon, consisting of the Sharon Audubon Center and Emily Winthrop Miles Wildlife Sanctuary, has been connecting people with nature for over forty years. Creating life-changing experiences that enable community members and their families to appreciate, understand and protect the natural world is at the very core of our mission. Artist Emily Winthrop Miles donated […]
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Hancock Shaker Village – Hancock, Mass

About The Museum—The Village today consists of 18 historic buildings set amongst farm, field, meadow and woodland, and a collection of 22,200 objects. The Hancock Shaker Village is a designated National Historic Landmark. National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality […]
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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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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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LAKES & PONDS – Free Public Boat Launches/Access

MASSACHUSETTS: Becket, Mass – BUCKLEY – DUTTON RESERVOIR – Yokum Pond Road Becket Center, Mass – CENTER POND (car top boat access only) – Route 8 Becket, Mass – SHAW POND – Route 8 Hinsdale, Mass – ASHMERE LAKES (car top boat access only) – Route 143 Lanesborough, Mass – CHESHIRE RESERVOIR – Route 8 […]

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