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www.mohawktrail.com The Mohawk Trail is the First Scenic Road in New England. It officially opened Table of Contents on October 22, 1914. Over The Trail cities & towns 100 years Ago...... 3-4 on the trail - The Highway traveling of History...... 5-7 west to east Tourist Information Williamstown...... 18 - across the State...... 8-10 North Adams...... 27 Adams...... 30 find a place to Florida...... 33 enjoy yourself Savoy...... 33 in the mohawk Rowe...... 33 trail region Annual Festivals The Arts & Culture...... 12 in the region....34 Places to Eat ...... 12-13 map of the Places to Stay...... 13 mohawk trail Places to Shop...... 14 region...... 36-37 Services...... 15 Find it in the How to Get Here...... 15 region!...... 38 Distances from . Charlemont...... 39 North Adams to ?...... 53 Colrain...... 42 Camping, State Parks & . Shelburne Falls...... 43

nko Outdoor Recreation...... 16 e Hollywood on Sights to See...... 17 the Deerfield River...... 46

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Eug Deerfield...... 50 South Deerfield...... 52 Turners Falls...... 53 The World in 1914...... 54 Bernardston...... 55 Northfield...... 55 www.mohawk trail.com Gill...... 56 Phillipston...... 56 This publication is funded, in part, by Westminster...... 56 The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. Fitchburg...... 56 © 2014 Mohawk Trail Association 2014-2015 Farmers’ Markets ...... 57 The 1st Auto over The Trail ...... 58 five driving tours in the mohawk trail region...... 60-70

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e are celebrating the joy of a road trip that takes you into the western wilderness of Mas- sachusetts.W It’s a trip on a highway that runs alongside the rocky Cold River, on roads chiselled out of narrow valleys above steep precipices. The road climbs up to the top of Whitcomb Summit surrounded by hilltops as far as the eye can see and then descends into the Hoosac Valley rimmed with soft-curved mountains. scheduled train trip between Charlemont Driving today is mostly a chore—doing and North Adams passing through the world errands, picking up the kids, getting famous Hoosac Tunnel. But the automobile to your job. Driving 100 years ago was was an invention that was becoming wildly for the adventure to follow the road popular. In 1900, there were only 8000 wherever it led. Motoring parties were privately-registered cars in the entire United out for excitement on a Sunday after- States, by 1920, there were 8 million. noon pleasure trip or a weekend lost in Cars were still evolving into the kind of tree-dense forests. vehicles we know today. Until 1912, their When The Mohawk Trail was dedicated bodies were made mostly of wood. The all- on October 14, 1914, it marked the comple- steel body became the standard 20 years tion of a highway between Charlemont and later. Most motorists traveled in open cars North Adams. It ran in the same direction as until the 1920s when they were enclosed to the path beaten down by the Native people protect passengers from cold, heat, wind and for thousands of years. The new road was rain. The average speed was about 10 miles engineered to a grade suitable to an auto- per hour. The climb up the mountain from mobile’s ability to scale the mountain that Charlemont to Florida frequently overheat- separates the Deerfield River valley from ed engines and there was often a need for the Hoosac River valley. The Native Ameri- water at the top to replenish the boiled-over cans—the Pocumtucks, the Mahicans and cooling systems. yes, the Mohawks, traveled a steeper route Through World War I and the Roaring along the hilltops. Twenties, The Mohawk Trail was paved In 1914, most people could easily take a with gravel and oil that required lots of 1914www.mohawktrail.com 3 maintenance. Too much rain caused ruts, wash outs and wash-boarding. Dry spells created clouds of dust. In the winter, the road was closed—unplowed and impass- able. Even though the road had its faults and limitations, it was during this time that The Trail was the most popular. City dwellers could venture out into the wilderness and fancy that they were pioneers The sweetest method to draw tourists in “Indian Country.” They were pioneers, but off the highway occurred in Shelburne Falls pioneers in automobile travel. The business- where Alice Brown fashioned heart-shaped es along the Mohawk Trail were pioneers in candies from Maple Sugar and named them tourism, building or supporting attractions Sweethearts. She posted a sign entreating that enticed people to visit. motorists to “Stop for your Sweetheart.” Thus was born the Sweetheart Tea Room which grew from serving more than 21,000 guests in 1920 to 65,000 guests in 1931. In 1923, the Automobile Club of America dubbed The Mohawk Trail a “honeymoon route” because more than 1000 newly mar- Whitcomb Summit House Gift Shop ried sweethearts registered in hotels along The Trail! Charles Canedy built the Whit- The popularity of the road demanded im- comb Summit house in the town of Florida provements. After two years of construction, at the highest point on The Trail then added a ceremony was held on September 28, 1929, tourist cabins and an observation tower to at the peak of foliage season, to celebrate maximize the scenic view and coin-operated the improved Mohawk Trail. The road was telescopes to magnify it. He also built a gift widened and paved with asphalt which shop and another tower at the Hairpin Turn. meant that it could be plowed and kept open He donated land in 1923, to the Massachu- in winter. setts Elks Association who erected The Elk as a memorial to its members who died in World War I. The North Adams Transcript said the dedication ceremonies were attend- ed by 10,000 people and 3,000 cars. Cecil Kennedy worked the lower part of The Trail in Charlemont and created Mo- hawk Park by donating land for the erection of the statue, “Hail to the Sunrise” in 1932. The Sweetheart Tea Room

4 www.mohawktrail.com laze the Highway of History and dis- Welcome cover the wonderful world of adventure t o t h e Bwaiting for you in the four season vaca- tion land along the Mohawk Trail, Route 2. Stretching from the Massachusetts-New York Mohawk line to Millers Falls on the Connecticut River is Trail the actual 63 mile East-West highway. Reminis- cent of early American life, the Mohawk Trail Region provides the traveler of today with well over 100 attractions; country inns, gift shops and public xxxxxxxx and private camping areas nestled amid the seasonal changing beauty of the Berkshire Hills and Connecticut Valley. Across the Deerfield River is a five arch con- crete span called the Bridge of Flowers. This deserted trolley bridge, presently displaying a profusion of flowers and shrubs, was a project sponsored by the Shelburne Falls Women’s Club in 1929. The Bridge of Flowers is the only one of its kind and a delight to the traveler’s eye. Just to the south of Greenfield is Old Deerfield with its Indian and Revolutionary monuments. Many of Old Deerfield’s pre-revolutionary houses are open to the public, along with its museum. Just downstream from the Bridge of Flowers is Salmon Falls. The river bottom has the largest collection of glacial potholes in the country. These ancient potholes, which can be viewed from an overlook, came into existence by attacking whirlpools of water and gyrating stones of the Glacial Age that eroded the granite. Swimming is not recommended there. There are other phenomena and places of beauty along the Trail. New England’s only Natural Bridge, in North Adams, has unusual geological formations like a marble 60 ft. falls, attesting to the thousands of years of erosion since the ice ages. The world famous Sterling & Francine Clark Art In- stitute and the Willliams College Museum of Art offer Timo t the enjoyment of fine arts in Williamstown, while North Zela hy Adams features MASS MoCA and the Western Gateway z Heritage State Park, located in the North Adams freight o yard district. Exhibits focus on the rich railroad and The Natural Bridge - North Adams

www.mohawktrail.com 5 industrial heritage of North Adams. Located in the Berkshires with portals at Rowe and North Adams is the Hoosac Railroad Tunnel, built in the 19th century at a cost of 200 lives and $15 million, which earned it the name of the “Bloody Pit.”The con- stant danger of tunneling through 5 miles of solid rock was completed with the help of a new explosive called nitroglycerin. The tunnel is believed to be haunted by the ghosts of those lost in its completion. The Mohawk Trail is an adventure and cultural experience for the lucky traveler who attends the Mohawk Trail Concerts, an informal gathering of outstanding artists from near and far, or the summer theaters in Williamstown or Turners Falls. Others can attend the many craft shows, street fairs or an Indian Pow- Wow, a weekend outing filled with traditional songs and dances within a program of exhibitions displaying the rich heritage of the Indian culture. Winter in the beautiful Berkshire Hills offers the best in The Mohawk Trail Concerts are downhill and cross country skiing, snow-mobiling and full facil- performed in this Church ity campgrounds and lodging anywhere in New England. In any season, the vacationing shopper can visit a host of country stores and unique gift shops. View the valley from Mount Greylock (May-Oct.) the highest mountain in Massachusetts, which dominates the landscape with an elevation of 3,491 feet above sea level. These are a few of the many attractions for the travelers who choose to follow the historic path of the Mohawk Trail. The Mohawk Trail: “The Indian Path” One of the oldest designated tourist and scenic routes in the country, the Mohawk Trail traces its roots to the post glacial age. While the peoples of the northeast had neither the wheel nor the horse, they created many footpath trade and travel routes throughout New England. One of the most heavily traveled ‑ and one of the most famous today ‑ was the path we call the Mohawk Trail. During historic times, the Mohawk Trail evolved with the mode of transportation, advancing from foot travel to the automobile. The early European settlers used the Indian Path to travel between the English settlements of Boston and Deerfield, and the Dutch settlements in New York. The white settlers and traders brought with them the horse and the wheel, which required the widening and slight relocation of the original path. Over the course of the centuries, the native population had reached agreements on territorial matters of hunting and fishing. The Pocumtuck Indians of the Massachusetts shared salmon fishing spots with the Mohawk Indians of New York on the Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers. The most notable of those fishing sites were Turners Falls on the Connecticut and Shelburne Falls on the Deerfield. When the population of the native peoples was considerably reduced by disease from early contact with European explorers, they were not able to effectively protect their homelands. With English intervention from their settlement in the lower Connecticut River Valley and the Dutch

6 www.mohawktrail.com Famous people who made historic or literary trips over The Trail: Metacomet (also known as King Philip), Benedict Arnold, Nathanial Hawthorne and Henry David Thoreau. in the lower valley of the Hudson River in New York, political unrest was fomented between the agricultural Pocumtuck and the expansionist Mohawk. The Europeans wanted the Indian lands and pitted one tribe against the other to accomplish their goal. The English and Dutch arranged a “peace” conference between the two tribes. However, a Mo- hawk of high tribal standing was killed and the Pocumtucks were blamed. The furious Mohawk sent their warriors quickly over the Indian Trail and annihilated the Pocumtuck settlements. The English now had no resistance to their advancement up the Connecticut River. Moreover, the Dutch took the opportunity of the Mohawk’s diverted attention to pursue their interests farther up the Hudson River. With place names, then as now, the recognition goes to the victor. . . “The Mohawk Trail.” During the Colonial period many notable personages traveled “The Trail.” Metacomet, called King Philip by the English, traveled The Trail about 1676 in an unsuccessful effort to recruit the Mohawk. King Philip’s War also proved unsuccessful in stopping the European invasion. Nearly 100 years later, Benedict Arnold, still an American patriot, traveled the Mohawk Trail to Fort Ticonderoga, New York. Starting in Boston, he recruited additional troops in Deerfield and headed to the English held fort. He joined with Ethan Allen and defeated the British. With the Indian Wars over the white settlements concentrated on more trade with each other. North Adams became a booming industrial town and the old trade route between Boston and western Massachusetts became more vital. Widened and graded, the old trail became a road to better support the increasingly heavy traffic. In 1914, the road was improved again and in Oc- tober of that year, the Mohawk Trail was designated a scenic tourist route by the Massachusetts legislature. Since then the reputation of the Mohawk Trail as a scenic route has continued to grow over the years. The National Geographic Traveler selected the Mohawk Trail as one of 50 such scenic routes in the United States. The American Automobile Association also chose the Trail for scenic recognition, as has the Federal government in its scenic byway program. Part of the original footpath can be hiked today. The Mohawk Trail has gained a world wide reputation for its scenic beauty, both natural and man-made. It carries on its ancient trade route heritage via the many unique shops, inns and villages that line its path. The Mohawk Trail truly is a “highway of history.” ©2012 Laurene L. York

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1 Greater Boston  Cape Cod The 16 Regional Convention and Visitors Chamber of Commerce Bureau 5 Patti Page Way 2 Copley Place, Suite 105 Centerville, MA 02632 Tourism Councils Boston, MA 02116‑6501 508‑362‑3225 617‑536‑4100 888‑33‑CapeCod are a rich source 888‑SeeBoston FAX: 508‑862-0727 FAX: 617‑424‑7664 www.capecodchamber.org www.bostonusa.com  Martha’s Vineyard of information 2 North of Boston Chamber of Commerce Convention 24 Beach Road and Visitors Bureau PO Box 1698 about PO Box 5193 Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 I-95 Southbound, Exit 60 508‑693‑0085 Salisbury, MA 01952 FAX: 508‑693‑7589 what to see 978-465-6555 www.mvy.com 800‑742‑5306  Nantucket Island www.northofboston.org Chamber of Commerce what to do and  Greater Merrimack Zero Main St. 2nd Floor Valley Convention and Nantucket, MA 02554 Visitors Bureau 508‑228‑3643; 508-228-1700 where to stay. 40 French Street, 2nd Floor FAX 508‑325‑4925 Lowell, MA 01852 www.nantucketchamber.org 978-459‑6150  MetroWest 800‑443‑3332 Visitors Bureau They will be glad FAX. 978‑459‑4595 1671 Worcester Rd. www.merrimackvalley.org Framingham, MA 01701 to send you  Southeastern Massachu- 508-879-5600 setts Convention and FAX: 508‑875-9325 Visitors Bureau www.metrowestvisitors.org literature or 70 North 2nd St. PO Box 976  Johnny Appleseed Trail Association New Bedford, MA 02741 provide helpful 508‑997‑1250 860 South St. 800‑288‑6263 Fitchburg, MA 01420 FAX: 508‑997‑9090 978-353-7600 advice to plan www.southofboston.org FAX: 978-353-4896  Plymouth County www.appleseed.org Convention and  Central Massachusetts your trip. Visitors Bureau Convention and 134 Court Street 2nd floor Visitors Bureau Plymouth, MA 02360 91 Prescott St. 508‑747‑0100 Worcester, MA 01605 800‑231‑1620 508‑755‑7400 FAX: 508‑747-3118 866-755-7439 www.SeePlymouth.com FAX: 508‑754‑2703 www.centralmass.org

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 Greater Springfield  Franklin County Convention and Chamber of Commerce Visitors Bureau 395 Main St. PO Box 898 1441 Main St. Greenfield, MA 01302 Springfield, MA 01103 413‑773‑5463 413‑787‑1548 FAX: 413‑773‑7008 800‑723‑1548 www.franklincc.org FAX 413‑781‑4607  Berkshire www.valleyvisitor.com Visitors Bureau  Hampshire County 66 Allen Street Tourism and Pittsfield, MA 01201 Visitors Bureau 413‑743‑4500 Greater Northampton 800‑237‑5747 Chamber of Commerce FAX 413‑443‑1970 99 Pleasant St. www.berkshires.org Northampton, MA 01060  Mohawk Trail 413-584-1900 Association FAX 413 584-1934 Visitors Bureau Amherst Area PO Box 1044 Chamber of Commerce North Adams, MA 01247 28 Amity St. 413‑743‑8127 Amherst, MA 01002 866-743-8127 413-253-0700 FAX 413‑743‑8163 FAX 413-256-0771 www.mohawktrail.com www.visithampshirecounty.com

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www.mohawktrail.com 9 Massachusetts Regional Visitor Centers Boston Lancaster 01523 Salisbury Prudential Center, Boylston St. Johnny Appleseed Maria Miles Visitor Center (617) 536‑4100 Visitor Center I‑95 southbound Exit 60 (888) SEE BOSTON 1000 Rt. 2 Westbound (978) 465‑6555 Boston Common btw Exits 34 &35 Springfield Visitors Info Ctr. (978) 534‑2302 William C. Sullivan Tourism 147 Tremont St. Plymouth Information Center Boston, MA 02111 5 Long Pond Road 1000 West Columbus Avenue Greenfield Rt. 3, Exit 5; I-91S Exit 7 or I-91N Exit 6 18 Miner Street Plymouth, MA 02360 (413) 750-2980 Upper Pioneer Valley (508) 746‑1150 Visitor Center Rotary at I-91 and Rt. 2 FAX: (508) 746-1152 (413) 773-9393

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Adams Visitors Center Berkshire Shelburne Falls Visitor 413-743-8356 Chamber of Commerce Information Center 3 Hoosac Street 413-499-4000 75 Bridge St., Adams, MA 01220 66 Allen St. Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Franklin County Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-625-2544 Chamber of Commerce City of North Adams - Western Gateway 413-773-5463 Office of Tourism & Heritage State Park 395 Main St. Cultural Development 413-663-6312 Greenfield, MA 01301 413-664-6180 115 State St. Bldg. 4 Mohawk Trail Association 105 Main St. North Adams, MA Visitors Bureau North Adams, MA 01247 01247-3852 413-743-8127 www.exploreNorthAdams.com Williamstown Chamber

toll free 866-743-8127 info booth at Union St., Rt. 2. of Commerce P.O. Box 1044 North Adams, MA 01247 413-458-9077 No. Adams, MA 01247 (seasonal) 800-214-3799 Greater 7 Dennison Park Dr. Shelburne Falls Area P.O. Box 357 Business Association Williamstown, MA 01267 413-625-2526 www.williamstownchamber.com 75 Bridge St. info booth at 100 Spring St., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Williamstown, MA 01267

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Slow Roads Great adventures Surprises at every turn – Outdoor recreation. Breathtaking views. World-class art. American history. On seven scenic byways. Get StaRted at bywayswestmass.com The Arts & Culture Fine Arts Historical Historical Theatre PAGes with Museum Museum SiteS AND ConceRTS More info Williamstown Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute • • 19|25|60|62 Williams College Museum of Art • 21|22|60|62 Williamstown Theatre Festival • 19|25|60|52 North Adams Mass MoCA • • 28|29|60|62 Western Gateway Heritage State Park • • 30|61|62 Adams Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum • • 31|32|65 Quaker Meeting House • 32|30|65 Charlemont Mohawk Trail Concerts • 40|63 Deerfield Historic Deerfield • • 51|66 Memorial Hall Museum • • 51|66 Turners Falls Turners Falls River Culture • • • • 53|67 Places to Eat Legal page with Breakfast Lunch Dinner Beverages more info Williamstown The 1896 House Inn - The ’6 House Pub • • • 19 The Orchards Hotel - Gala Restaurant • • • • 20|21 Spice Root Modern Indian Cuisine • • • 21 Sushi Thai Garden • • • 21|26 The Williams Inn and Restaurant • • • • 24|71 North Adams The Freight Yard Pub • • • 27|28 The Richmond Grill @ Holiday Inn Berkshire • • • • 28 Adams The Firehouse Cafe • • • 32 Haflinger Haus Restaurant & Inn • • 32 Shelburne Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters • • 48 Smoky Bro’s BBQ • • 48 Greenfield McDonald’s (Mohawk Trail) • • • 50 Deerfield Champney’s Restaurant and Tavern • • • • 51 South Deerfield Yankee Candle Village - Chandler’s Restaurant • • • 52 Bernardston The FarmTable at Kringle Candle • • • 55

12 www.mohawktrail.com Gill The Wagon Wheel • • • • 56 Westminster The 1761 Old Mill Restaurant & Pub • • • • 56 Places to Stay Bed and Motel/ Restaurant Fitness Wi-Fi SWimmiNG Page with BReakfast Hotel on premises Center Available Available More info Williamstown Berkshire Hills Country Inn • • • 19|20 Cozy Corner Motel • • • 19|21 The 1896 House Inn & Country Lodgings • • • • 19 Howard Johnson Express Inn • • • 20|26 Maple Terrace Motel • • • 18|20 Northside Motel • • • 20 Orchards Hotel • • • • • 20|21 The Williams Inn & Restaurant • • • • 24|71 Williamstown Motel • • 24 The Willows • • • 22|26 North Adams Holiday Inn Berkshires • • • • • 28 The Porches Inn • • • • 28|29 Adams HaflingerH aus Inn • • • 32 Rowe Maple House B&B • • • 33 Charlemont Cavalier Cottage B & B • • 39|40 Giovanni’s Red Rose Motel • • • 40 Shelburne Falls & Buckland The Dancing Bear Guest House • • 44 Shelburne Kenburn Orchards • 47 Greenfield Brandt House • • 49 Days Inn Greenfield • • • 49 The House on the Hill • • 50 Poetry Ridge B&B • • 50 Deerfield Bela’s B&B • • 50 Deerfield Inn • • • 51 Bernardston The Inn at Crumpin-Fox • • 55 Northfield Centennial House • • 55

www.mohawktrail.com 13 Places to Shop crafts / Art Decorating/ Foods and Gifts and Page with AntiqueS cloth ing HousewareS BeverageS CollectibleS More info Williamstown Galerie Reynard • • 20 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute • 19|25 Williams College Museum of Art • 21|22 Where’d You Get That!? • • 21|26 North Adams MASS MoCA • • • • 28|29 River Hill Pottery • • • 29 Adams Experienced Attire • • • • 31|32 Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum • • 30|32 Pittsfield, MA Wohrle’s Wholesale • 32 Charlemont A.L. Avery & Son General Store • • • • • 39 Shelburne Falls Ann Brauer Quilt Studio • • • 43|44 The Baker Pharmacy • 44 Lamson & Goodnow Factory Outlet • • 45 Molly Cantor Pottery • • • 45 Native Views • • • • • 45 Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom • • • 43|45 Stillwater Porcelain • • • 45 Shelburne Mohawk Trading Post • • • • • 47|48 A Notion to Quilt • • 48 Outpost Specialties • • • 48 Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters • 48 Deerfield Old Deerfield Country Store • • • 52 Old Deerfield Craft Fairs • • • • • 50-52 South Deerfield Yankee Candle Village • • • • • 52 Turners Falls Turners Falls River Culture • • • • • 53 Bernardston Kringle Candle Company • • • • 55 Westminster The 1761 Old Mill Restaurant & Pub • • • • 56

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14 www.mohawktrail.com Services bankiNG iNSurance Media Pharmacy Real Estate More info North Adams CPD&C Insurance Agency • 27 Smith, Watson & Co., LLP - Certified Public Accountants 30 Adams Adams Community Bank • 31 Adams, Cheshire, Lee, Lanesboro, North Adams and Williamstown Adams Specialty & Printing Co. • 30 Aladco Linen Service 32 Shelburne Falls The Baker Pharmacy • 44 Coldwell Banker Upton-Massamont Realtors • 43|44 Greenfield Cooperative Bank • 44 Greenfield, Shelburne, Northfield and Sunderland Greenfield Savings Bank • 44 Greenfield, Turners Falls, Shelburne Falls and South Deerfield Wash ’n Wire - The Internet Laundromat - computers on site; do-it-yourself or drop off service 43|45 Shelburne Davenport’s Mobil Station, Mini Mart, beer & wine, bait & hunting supplies 47 Greenfield WHAI Radio 98.3FM • 50 Bear Country 95.3Fm • 50 hiTS 94.3FM • 50

HOw To get Here: BDL TO DCA … BY AIR … TWICE DAILY, Albany International Airport 518.242.2200 (ALB) - albanyairport.com Bradley International Airport HONEST 860.594.2530 (BDL) - bradleyairport.com … BY BUS … Peter Pan - 800.343.9999 peterpanbus.com Greyhound - 800.231.2222 greyhound.com Berkshire Regional Transit Authority ( BRTA) 413.499.2782 - 800.292.2782 berkshirerta.com Franklin Regional Transit Author‑ ity (FRTA) 413.774-2262 - frta.com … BY TRAIN … Amtrak - 800.872.7245 amtrak.com BRADLEYAIRPORT.COM

www.mohawktrail.com 15 State Parks & Recreation page for more info boating/canoeing camping fishing hiking x-c skiing golfing hunting mtn. biking picnicking snowmobiling swimming white water rafting Westminster Leominster State Forest • • • • • • • • • Princeton Wachusett Mt. Reservation • • • • • Gardner Dunn Pond State Park • • • • • • Winchendon Lake Dennison Rec. Area • • • • • • • • • Phillipston Lamb City Campground 56 • • • • Warwick Mt. Grace State Forest • • • • • • Orange North Quabbin Woods Area • • • • • • • • • • Wendell Wendell State Forest • • • • • • • • • Erving Erving State Forest • • • • • • • • • • Shelburne Goodnow’s Chip & Putt 47 • Goshen D.A.R. State Forest • • • • • • • • • Hawley Dubuque State Forest • • • • • • • • Charlemont Country Aire Campground 40 • • • Crab Apple Whitewater 39|40 • Mohawk Trail State Forest • • • • • • • • • Zoar Outdoor 40|41 • Monroe Monroe State Forest • • • • • Savoy Savoy Mt. State Forest • • • • • • • • • • Clarksburg Clarksburg State Park • • • • • • • Adams Mt. Greylock Reservation • • • • • • • Ashuwillticook Bike Trail • • • State Parks and Forest info: 413-442-8928 www.state.ma.us/dem e-mail: [email protected] camping reservations: 1-877-422-6762 or 1-877-I Camp MA www.ReserveAmerica.com

16 www.mohawktrail.com Sights to See Historic Historic Natural SCenic Attrac- PAGe with Site Structure Wonder viSTAS TioNS More info Williamstown Williams College • • • 18|60|62 North Adams New England Natural Bridge • • 5|29|60|65 Western Gateway Heritage Park • • 5|30|61|62|64 Western Summit and Hairpin Turn • 27|61|62 Adams Mt. Greylock Summit / Bascom Lodge • • 6|31|64 Quaker Meeting House • • 32|65 Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum • 31|32|65 Florida Elk Memorial • • 4|33|63 Hoosac Tunnel (Eastern Portal) • • • 63 Rowe Bear Swamp Project • • 33|63 Charlemont “Hail to the Sunrise” Monument • 39|63 Bissell Covered Bridge • • 39|63 Shelburne Falls Bridge of Flowers • • 5|43|63 Glacial Potholes • • 5|43|63 Salmon Falls • 5|43|63 Shelburne High Ledges Sanctuary (Audobon Society) • • 47 Greenfield Poet’s Seat Tower • • 49|63|58 Deerfield Historic Deerfield • • • 50|51|66 Memorial Hall Museum • • 50|51|66 Old Deerfield Craft Fairs • • 50|52 South Deerfield Bloody Brook Memorial • • 52 Mt. Sugarloaf Reservation • 52|66 Yankee Candle Village • 52|66 Turners Falls Our Lady of Cz˛estochowa Church • 53 Fish Hatchery and Salmon Ladder • 66 The Great Falls Discovery Center • • • • 53 Northfield NorthfieldM ountain Recreation Center • • • 55 Erving and Gill The French King Bridge • • 56|67 Orange North Quabbin Woods • • • 70

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illiamstown is a colonial town and home of Williams College, and endowed with natural beauty and offering many Wcultural attractions, “The Village Beautiful” has a proud and colorful history. Its first settlers were soldiers from nearby Fort Massachusetts which served as an outpost of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In July 1755, Colonel Ephraim Williams, Jr., enroute with his regiment to battle the French and Indians at Lake George, tarried long enough in Albany to write his will. He bequeathed his residuary estate for the founding and support of a free school, provided the township was named in his honor. Two months later, Col. Williams was killed in an ambush. The town was incorporated in 1765 and named Williamstown. By 1793 the Commonwealth Come see John Singer Sargent’s painting, Fumée d’ambre granted a charter to Williams College. gris (Smoke of Ambergris) at The Clark Art Institute.

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25. Mt. Grace State Forest, Warwick 26. Quabbin Reservoir 27. Millers River, Athol Regional Massachusetts 28. Petersham State Forest, i Petersham Visitor Information Centers 29. Aviation Toy Museum, Greenfield - Upper Pioneer Valley Visitor Center Winchendon Lancaster - Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center 30. Lake Dennison State Park Springfield - William C. Sullivan Visitor Center and Forest, Winchendon 31. Gardner Furniture Outlets, Gardner The Mohawk Trail 32. Dunn’s Park, Gardner Albany 95 33. Wachusett Mountain, Princeton 34. Willard Brook State Forest and MASSACHUSETTS 495 Boston Park, Ashby/Townsend 90 91 Worcester 87 90 95 35. Fitchburg Art Museum, Springfield Fitchburg NEW 84 495 36. Coggshall Park, Fitchburg YORK Providence Hartford RHODE 37. Sholan Farms, Leominster, CONNECTICUT ISLAND Johnny Appleseed’s Birthplace 87 84 91 95 38. National Plastics Center and Museum, Leominster 95 39. Davis Farmland & MegaMaze, NEW JERSEY Long Island Sterling New York 40. Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

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Please contact the following organizations for the most current information.

Adams Events North Adams Office of Tourism www.celebrateadams.com www.explorenorthadams.com 413-664-6180 413-743-8300 Northfield Mtn. Rec. Area Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute 800-859-2960 www.clarkart.edu North Quabbin Woods 225 South St., Williamstown, 413-458-2303 www.northquabbinwoods.org Colrain Artisans Studio Tour 1 East Main St., Orange, 978-544-3332 www.craftsofcolrain.com Shea Theater Historic Deerfield www.theshea.org www.historic-deerfield.org Greater Shelburne Falls Area Off Rtes. 5 & 10, Deerfield, 413-775-7214 Business Association Old Deerfield Craft Fair www.shelburnefalls.com www.deerfield-craft.org Info Center, 75 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls Franklin County 413-652-2526 Chamber of Commerce Turners Falls www.franklincc.org turnersfallsriverculture.org, 413-230-9910 393 Main St., Greenfield, 413-773-5463 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, 413-863-2281 Mass MoCA Williamstown Theatre Festival www.massmoca.org www.WTFestival.org 87 Marshall Street, North Adams Route 2, Williamstown, 413-597-3399 413-MoCA111 Williamstown Chamber of Commerce Memorial Hall Museum www.williamstownchamber.com www.deerfield-ma.org P.O. Box 357, Williamstown, Memorial Hall, Shelburne Falls 413-458-9077 51 Bridge Street Western Gateway Heritage State Park Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/western/wghp.htm 413-625-3052 Off Rte. 8, North Adams, 413-663-6312 www.shelburnefallsmemorialhall.org Williams College Museum of Art Mohawk Trail Concerts http://wcma.williams.edu www.mohawktrailconcerts.org Route 2, Williamstown, 413-597-2429 Federated Church, Route 2, Charlemont 413-625-9511

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harlemont e was first settled in 1749. n A watering trough marks the site of the e C first homestead. The Historical Society Eug Museum located in the Town Hall, houses a View from near the raft launch on the Deerfiled River wealth of memorabilia. In the summer, the Mohawk Trail Concerts are held in the old acous- « A.L. Avery & Son tically perfect Charlemont Federated Church. 127 Main St., Mohawk Trail Rte. 2, Pass over the Indian Bridge and get a full view Charlemont, 413-339-4915 of “Hail to the Sunrise.” Facing east a statue of On the Mohawk Trail. Visit one of the few a Mohawk looks across the Deerfield River with true general stores left in the East. Run by uplifted arms in supplication to the Great Spirit. the 5th generation of the Avery family, the In October 1932, the bronze casting was unveiled store has been serving the town since 1861. on a nine ton boulder. The arrowhead shaped Experience one-stop shopping for hardware, tablet on the base of the statue reads: “Hail to groceries, custom cut meat and clothing. It’s the Sunrise - In Memory of the Mohawk Indian.” the perfect blend of old and new. POINTS OF INTEREST •“Hail to the « Cavalier Cottage B&B Sunrise” Monument •Historical Soc. House 236 East Oxbow Road, Charlemont •LittleCA-13-02MohawkTrailAdFinal:CA-11-06AD Red Schoolhouse •Charlemont Federated 413-625-2262, 1/17/13 www.CavalierCottage.com 8:12 PM Page 1 Church •Bissell Covered Bridge Warmly welcoming pet & caregivers. Whitewater Adventures On the Mohawk Trail G Full and Half Day Raft Trips G Half Day Inflatable Kayak Trips G Mild or Wild Options G Family Owned Since 1983

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www.mohawktrail.com 39 Comfortable, bright studio apartment with « Mohawk Trail Concerts Inc. all amenities. Full kitchen & eating area. 175 Main St., Federated Church, Homemade English scones for breakfast. Rte.2, Charlemont, 413-625-9511, Beautiful quiet country road...great for dog www.MohawkTrailConcerts.org walks. Private entrance 45th Summer Festival of famed Chamber « Country Aire Campground Music programs June 27 to July 26, 2014 in 1753 Mohawk Trail Rte. 2, air conditioned superb acoustic venue Friday Charlemont, 413-625-2996 “Previews” 7:00 pm, Saturday concerts 7:30 www.CountryAireCampground.com pm. Celebrates noteworthy Anniversaries Full service campground on the Mohawk & “Storytelling” in music by renowned Trail. Tent sites to water/electric & sewer musicians. hookups, pull-thru & shaded sites; no limit « Zoar Outdoor/Deerfield on size of RV. Propane, RV parts & our Valley Canopy tours famous homemade pastries available in 7 Main St., Charlemont, 01339 store. Close to rafting companies; quiet 413-339-4010, 800-532-7483 family campground. www.ZoarOutdoor.com « Crab Apple Whitewater Whitewater rafting, zip line canopy tours, 2056 Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, kayak instruction and rock climbing adven- 413-625-2288, 1-800-553-7238 tures in the Deerfield River Valley. Package www.CrabAppleWhitewater.com discounts help you save on multi-sport New England’s largest rafting outfitter; getaways with on-site lodging and camping. family-owned since 1983. Full and half-day Friendly professional staff. trips on Deerfield River in rafts or inflatable kayaks. Ages 5 and up. Trip highlights include exciting action, breathtaking scenery and great food. 11 miles from I-91. « Giovanni’s Red Rose Motel 1701 Mohawk Trail, Rte. 2, Charlemont, 413-625-2666, www.RedRoseMotel.com Twelve comfortable rooms with private baths, Wi-Fi, A/C, TV, phones. Loft with 6 bedrooms, kitchenette, large common area. Enjoy the pool and picnic area with fireplace. Play volleyball & horseshoes. Close to rafting, kayaking, hiking, fishing, skiing and ziplines.

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olrain is a hill town with a proud past. Three forts protected the earliest settlers C from French and Indian agitation. In 1812 Yankee families on Catamount Hill objected to seizure of American ships by the British navy o

in a flag raising protest still celebrated today. nk Colrain’s farms, forests, and orchards produce hale c lumber, apples, milk, maple products, goat i M cheese, wool, and ciders in a continuing agricul- e n tural tradition. e During the second weekend in November, the Look for a lawn sign during The Studio Tour. It marks Eug craftspeople of Colrain have a tour and sale just where a craftsperson is selling their works. See their in time for your Holiday Season shopping. This studio and buy gifts you'll be proud to give. is so much better than the mall. We get to drive around autumn-colored Colrain searching for an POINTS OF INTEREST •Arthur A. Smith artist’s shop–they’re well-marked but get a map. Covered Bridge •Memorial to First Schoolhouse Once you’ve arrived, there is a great selection of Flag •W. Pitt House Historical Home •Griswold one-of-a-kind gifts. Memorial Library

Rich with natural beauty, talented artists, four season recreation and an atmosphere that will make you feel right at home.

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44 www.mohawktrail.com « Lamson & Goodnow fACTory Outlet 45 Conway St., Shelburne Falls, 413-625-0201, www.LamsonSharp.com The gourmet resource for cooks. Save 10%- 75% on American-made cutlery & kitchen tools, cookware, gadgets & more. Lamson & Goodnow cutlery seconds at factory-reduced prices. 15 mins. W of I-91 Open: Mon-Sat Shopping the galleries and studios for handmade crafts 10-5, Sun 12-5. and original art make Shelburne Falls worth the visit. « Molly Cantor Pottery glass of Josh Simpson. Housed in a hundred- 20 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls year-old post and beam building, the show- 413-625-2870, www.MollyPots.com room fills 3,400 sq. ft. of space with every- Pottery studio and gallery featuring dinner- thing from fine furniture to exquisite silver ware and serving pieces illustrated with ani- jewelry. Exhibits change every 2 months. mals, plants and scenes of New England Life. Clay classes for adults and children. Located « Greater Shelburne Falls in the beautiful village of Shelburne Falls. Area Business Association « Native views 75 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls, formerly Big Indian Shop 413-625-2526, www.ShelburneFalls.com 2217 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Falls, Visit the Shelburne Falls Area! Classic hill- 413-625-2333, www.ShelburneFalls.com town villages, galleries, shops, restaurants, Retro Mohawk Trail Native American shop recreation. Fall in love with the rural new featuring local maple syrup, honey and England setting. Much more information fudge, toys made in the Americas, jew- at the Village Information Center and at elry, western hats, knives, incense, Native www.ShelburneFalls.com American pottery, ornaments, books, music, « Stillwater Porcelain etc. ~ find us on facebook ~ 50 State St., Shelburne Falls, 413-625-8250, « Salmon Falls www.StillwaterPorcelain.com Artisans Showroom Stunning Realism... Unique Custom Tile, One Ashfield St. #9, Shelburne Falls Platters, Gifts and Wall Art. Relief of 413-625-9833, www.SalmonFallsGallery.com Seashells & New England Wildflowers in The gallery shows the finest in handmade fine porcelain. (Durable, washable) Through works of art by 100+ local artists and the art downtown Shelburne Falls, turn right at end of bridge, down one block. « Wash ’n Wire The Internet Laundromat 55 State St., Buckland, 413-625-3060, WashnWire.com “The Internet Laundromat” Wireless broad- band access. Self-help washers and dryers. Drop-off wash, dry and fold, dry cleaning and horse blankets. Attendant Hours: Mon-Sat 3 pm to 7 pm. Do It Yourself Hours: 6 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week.

www.mohawktrail.com 45 Hollywood on The Deerfield Lights, Camera, Location...Shelburne Falls Region! Over the past three years, the Also in 2013, greater Shelburne Falls region has Charlemont Studios been the setting for three movies: filmed Then There Labor Day (Paramount), The Judge Was. Filmed in nt (Warner Brothers), and Then There e Charlemont, it is an nd e p

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46 www.mohawktrail.com 01370 « Goodnow’s Chip & Putt D Shelburne xxxxxx golf Course 1211 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, 413-625-6107 helburne Falls was named after an English Lord who sided with the 18 hole short par 3 course. Clubs and golf balls furnished. Open daily from 9 a.m. to SAmericans during the Revolutionary War. He sent a church bell to the town as a gift dark. April thru November. Located just 3 but it was intercepted by the British army and miles west of Greenfield rotary, right on the has never been found. • This hilltown features Mohawk Trail. many fine aspects of old New England. Dotted « Kenburn Orchards throughout the community are working dairy Bed & Breakfast farms, orchards and sugarbush. A white spired 1394 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, church is a landmark in Shelburne Center. Right 413-625-6116 toll free: 1-877-KENBURN by the church is Little Mohawk Road which leads www.KenburnOrchards.com to the Patten District with its spectacular views. Enjoy the tranquility of our 1877 farm Naturalists and hikers find well-marked trails home, near Shelburne Falls, Deerfield. 3 and the varied terrain of the High Ledges, Mt. guestrooms, pvt baths, queen/king beds, Massaemettt and Wilcox Hollow. • The Village of robes, a/c. Savor a homemade candlelit Shelburne Falls, the Bridge of Flowers and Glacial breakfast; explore 150 peaceful acres - PYO Pot Holes are part of the town of Shelburne. berries, Xmas trees, wildlife, waterfall, views. http://townofshelburne.com Nonsmoking MC/VISA GPS: N 42° 36.668’ W 72° 39.314’ POINTS OF INTEREST •High Ledges « Mohawk Trading Post (Audubon Soc.) •Mt. Massaemett Fire Tower •Wilcox Hollow (New England Power) •Bardwells 874 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, 413-625-2412 Ferry Bridge www.mohawk-trading-post.com « Davenport’s Mobil Station www.facebook.com/mohawktradingpost 269 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, 4.5 miles west on Rt. 2 from exit 26, I-91 413-625-9544 Rotary. American Indian Arts & Crafts, Gas, diesel, L.P. gas, tires, automotive moccasins, Indian sterling silver jewelry. repairs, mini-mart with beer, wine, ice, Beadcraft supplies, T-shirts, maple products, snacks, etc. Full Lottery and Dairy. Hunting books, music. See our ad on the next page. and fishing supplies, fresh bait. Open 6 a.m. Open all year. Call or check our website or Mon-Sat, 8 a.m. Sun. Accepting all major Facebook (please “Like” us!) for current days credit cards. Plenty of parking. and hours. DavenpOrt’s Mobil station Mini Mart, Auto Repairs and Tires Fresh Bait, Hunting & Fishing Supplies Beer, Wine & Ice / Diesel, LP Gas accepting all Major Credit Cards O Rte 2. Shelburne, MA Open 7 Days 413-625-9544

www.mohawktrail.com 47 « A Notion To Quilt « Shelburne Falls 623 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Coffee Roasters 413-625-9644, www.ANotionToQuilt.com 1207 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, Easy access on the Mohawk Trail, our shop 413-625-0116, ibuycoffee.com offers over 2000 bolts of fabrics as well as Enjoy world-class fresh roasted coffees, a wide selection of books, patterns, and sumptuous pastries, savory soups and more notions. Our quilt room offers a variety of in a cozy country setting. Delicious snacks to quilts and quilted items. We are a full service light meals. Eat in or take out. Open all day, shop and serve as a Janome, Handi-Quilter every day. The perfect stop for the traveler! and Horn Cabinet Rep. « Smoky Bro’s BBQ « Outpost Specialties 874 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne 1385 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, 413-489-1515, www.SmokyBrosBBQ.com 413-625-9068 Roadside eatery serving authentic wood www.OutpostSeatCovers.com smoked BBQ and delicious homemade sides. 2½ miles west of the Greenfield I-91 Rotary Offering ribs, pulled pork, chicken, beef, and on the Mohawk Trail. This unique specialty more. Outdoor seating, take-out, and cater- shop features all kinds of products made ing. Open 12-7 Fri, Sat, Sun, and Holiday from luxurious sheepskin as well as warm Mondays. May thru October. deerskin and leather gloves.

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« The House On The Hill eerfield is the New England that visi- 330 Leyden Rd., Greenfield, tors hope to find. Settled in 1669,it was 413-774-2070, the most important town in Western www.TheHouseOnTheHillBnB.com D Massachusetts. It was a much larger town and A peaceful experience with many special included the present towns of Greenfield and touches. 3 guest rooms, with private bath. A Shelburne. Its history is notable for the bloody main floor room is available as a alternative confrontation of the settlers with the French to staying on the second floor. Beautiful and Native Americans on February 29, 1704. The living room and wrap around porch with a history of this early America town is faithfully lovely view of the valley. Wireless internet interpreted by the Memorial Hall Museum and and many other amenities. Situated on two Historic Deerfield. beautiful acres, come and relax with us! « Bela’s B&B « McDonald’s Restaurant 595B River Road, Deerfield, MA 2 Locations - 208 Mohawk Trail & 413-522-6394 www.BelaBandB.com 285 Federal St., Greenfield Two elegant rooms, queen/king beds, 413-774-5311 and 413-774-3618 a/c, private baths. Full-serve breakfast. “i’m lovin’ it” - Food for the whole family. Friendly and relaxed atmosphere. On “Happy Meals,” breakfast & taste-pleasing scenic bikeway. A serene & private setting favorites like “Chicken Selects” and “Salads!” in the heart of the Pioneer Valley. 10 min. Open Daily, 24 Hours. « Poetry Ridge Bed & Breakfast 55 Stone Ridge Lane, Greenfield, 413-773-5143, www.rkotours.com Turn of the century elegance midst the natural beauty of 11 wooded hilly acres with trails leading to Poet’s Seat Tower. Expansive views over the Conn. River Valley - 7 fireplaces, old world billiard room, spacious decks, private baths. Come put yourself in the Poet’s Seat. « WHAI 98.3 FM, Bear Country 95.3 and HITS 94-3 81 Woodard Rd., Greenfield, 413-774-4301 www.whai.com & www.bear953.com Franklin County’s top stations. The Valley’s Best Variety: Jay Fidanza mornings, mid- Christmas ’14 Fall ’14 days w/Bobby C, Nick Danjer afternoons Nov. 28, 29 & 30 Sept. 20 & 21 & Delilah evenings. Bear Country: Kevin Spring ’15 Collins mornings, Nick Danjer mid-days, March 7 & 8 Amanda Jo afternoons, & Whitney Allen. Hits 94-3 with Ashli.

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Visit Historic Deerfield, an authentic 18th-century New England village in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. Explore our historic houses and world-famous collection of early American furniture, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, and crafts. a warm, friendly, local gathering place with food and drink at the center of the experience It’s a celebration of New England heritage.

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www.mohawktrail.com 51 « Old Deerfield Country Store 01373 And Ice Cream Parlor D South Deerfield xxxxxx 480 Greenfield Rd., Rts. 5 & 10, Deerfield, 413-774-3045 www.OldDeerfieldCountryStore.com outh Deerfield has been historically Looking for a unique shopping experience? connected to Deerfield since the 1670s. Specializing in Polish Pottery, Kitchen SThe Battle of Bloody Brook occurred Gadgets and Linens, Baskets, Toys, Cast Iron here, where the Pocumtucks annihilated a small Figures, Byers’ Choice, Dept. 56, Jewelry and force of soldiers led by Captain Thomas Lathrop. Willow Tree Angels. Stop in to pick up every- It is farther south on Routes 5 & 10 which inter- day items or take home something special to sect the Mohawk Trail in Greenfield. Farming remember your travels. joins business in a delightful combination of « Old Deerfield Craft Fairs shops, farm stands, museums, restaurants and 8 Memorial St., Deerfield, attractions. A short ride up a windy road to the 413-774-7476, www.Deerfield-Craft.org top of Mt. Sugarloaf will reward you with a spec- The Old Deerfield Craft Fair is held on the tacular view of the Connecticut River. front lawn of Memorial Hall Museum in « Yankee Candle village September. Each fair features 200+ craft 25 Greenfield Rd., Routes 5 & 10 exhibitors from 18+ states with colorful South Deerfield, 413-665-8306, displays and craft demonstrations. www.YankeeCandle.com One of New England’s most popular destinations! Explore the Bavarian Christmas Village, Nutcracker Castle and Home Store. Fabulous candle, home decor and holiday shopping. See history come to life in our Candlemaking Museum. Come for the Candles, stay for the Fun!

The inscription on the monument reads...

On this Ground Capt. Thomas Lathrop and eighty four men under his command including eighteen teamsters from Deerfield, conveying stores from that town to Hadley, were ambuscaded by about 700 Indians, and the Captain and seventy six men slain, September 18th 1675 (old style) The soldiers who fell were described by a contemporary Historian, as

Eug “a choice Company of young men, the very

e flower of the County of Essex n

e e none of whom were ashamed to speak M

i with the enemy in the gate.” c hale “And Sanguinetto tells you

nk where the dead made the earth wet

o and turned the unwilling waters red.” An obelisk on No. Main Street in South Deerfield memorializes The Battle of Bloody Brook.

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urners Falls, on the Connecticut River, is a village in the Town of Montague developed as a planned industrial community in the Tlate 1800’s. The site is also significant in Native American history as it was one of the few places in the region where northern tribes, which relied on hunting and gathering, and southern agricultural people gathered to fish, trade, worship, socialize, and share their cultures. The Great Falls Discovery Center on the Connecticut Downtown Turners Falls is a registered River offers a spectacular encounter with this waterway. National Historic District featuring distinctive 19th century architecture. The village is home to a number of working artist studios, The Shea Theatre, The Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography and The Great Falls Discovery Center which interprets the Connecticut River Watershed’s rich natural, cultural and industrial history. Turners Falls also has great outdoor recreation opportunities with a waterfront bike path and easy access to Barton’s Cove, Northfield Mountain, and The Montague Plains. « Our Lady of CzĘstochowa The Distance Roman Catholic Church from North Adams To: 84 K St., Turners Falls 413-863-4748 The Gem of Franklin County. Hand-carved Boston, MA ...... 143 mi...... 230 km altars, imported stained glass windows, Providence, RI ...... 186 mi...... 299 km shrine-grotto to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Newport, RI...... 207 mi...... 333 km the Lily of the Mohawks. Open Tue-Fri 4 to Springfield, MA ...... 78 mi...... 125 km 6:30 p.m. Sat 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 7 to 11:30 a.m. Greenfield, MA ...... 36 mi...... 58 km « Turners Falls RiverCulture Cape Cod, MA ...... 231 mi...... 371 km One Avenue A, Turners Falls, 413-835-1390 www.TurnersFallsRiverCulture.org Albany, NY ...... 52 mi...... 83 km Celebrating Turners Falls and the Conn- Buffalo, NY ...... 318 mi...... 512 km ecticut River area as a destination for the arts, Montreal, Canada.. 368 mi...... 592 km outdoor recreation, culture and history. New York, NY...... 166 mi...... 267 km Events include open artist studios, craft fairs, historic tours, live music & theater, museum Philadelphia, PA...... 266 mi...... 428 km exhibits, Native American festivals, literary New Haven, CT..... 139 mi...... 223 km events & more. Hartford, CT...... 103 mi...... 165 km Portland, ME ...... 268 mi...... 431 km

www.mohawktrail.com 53 The World in 1914 One hundred years ago, the world was a dif- introduced the Assembly Line production of the ferent place but in that world there were events Model T. Before this innovation, only 7.5 cars that made a bang whose echo can still were made in one hour; after it, 146 be heard today. cars were made every hour. He then There were two iconic figures who more than doubled his employees’ began famous careers in this year: wages ($2.40/hour to $5.00) so that Babe Ruth and Charlie Chaplin. they could afford to buy the cars that “The Babe” played his first pro- they were producing. fessional game. He pitched for the Around this same year, new inven- Baltimore Orioles and later in the tions emerged to control and service year he was purchased by the Boston the automobile. The first traffic light Red Sox to be a pitcher. was installed at Euclid Ave. & E 105th Charlie Chaplin debuted his be- St. in Cleveland, Ohio. In Pittsburgh, loved character “The Tramp” in the Penn. the first drive-in gas station movie “Kid Auto Races at Venice.” opened. Later in the year he made the first Major institutions embraced the feature-length silent film comedy, new automotive technology. The “Tillie’s Punctured Romance.” United States Post Office started All the powerful European rulers using an automobile to collect and de- went to war after the assassination of liver mail. As World War I heated up, the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdi- The Canadian Automobile Machine nand. The war killed about 16 million Gun Brigade was created to be the people, triggered the Russian Revolu- first fully-mechanized unit used by tion and destroyed three monarchies. the British Army. In this year, Swed- America didn’t enter the war ish immigrant Carl Eric Wickman until three years later but suffered transported miners from Hibbing to economic trouble because of it. The Alice, Minn., for 15 cents a ride. From Stock Market experienced the larg- this was born The Greyhound Bus Co. est one-day percentage drop in the In 1914, the first auto drove over history of the Dow Jones Industrial The Mohawk Trail. Average—down 24.39%; larger than the 13% drop on “Black Thursday” that started The Great Depression in 1929. The automobile was the slowly awakening giant that would make the biggest bang of all. Henry Ford

54 www.mohawktrail.com 01337 01360 D Bernardston xxxxxx D Northfield xxxxxx

ernardston is an agricultural town orthfield is the place for a wide vari- with an increasing business and tourism ety of outdoor recreational activities: Bpresence that includes shops featuring Naccess to the Connecticut River at the home décor, antiques, gourmet foods and a Pachaug Boat Ramp and the Bennett Meadow wide range of dining establishments. Its his- Conservation area for birding and hiking. tory stretches back to 1676 when Anglo settlers Northfield Mountain Recreation Center’s narrated river cruise provides visitors with a warred with native Indian tribes. Incorporated in wonderful introduction to the history and geol- 1762, it was named after the Colonial governor, ogy of the Connecticut River valley. Operated Francis Bernard. Interstate 91 and Route 5 are at for the public by the utility company, the either end of the town which is the last Interstate nature center offers recreation and environ- stop before the Vermont border. mental programs year-round. The Stearns « The Inn at Crumpin-Fox family of carpenters built thirty houses here 71 Northfield Rd., Bernardston 413-648-9131 between 1805 and 1860, giving Northfield www.CrumpinFoxInn.com its distinctive architectural style. Northfield With 29 spacious & newly renovated rooms, is the birthplace of 19th century evangelist, the Inn occupies a 23 acre site just off I-91. D. L. Moody, who founded nearby Northfield Room rates include breakfast, free Wi-Fi and Mt. Hermon School. Charming antique shops, long distance, and all-day coffee/tea service. farm and flower stands and art galleries dot the landscape. Crumpin-Fox Club, Northfield Mt. Hermon School, and the towns of Greenfield, MA and centennial House Brattleboro, VT are nearby. Bed & breakfast « Kringle Candle Company 94 Main St. Northfield, 413-498-5921 www.TheCentennialHouse.com 220 South Street Rt. 5, Bernardston Rambling 1811 estate with 6 lovely rooms 413-648-3077, www.KringleCandle.com and suites, priv baths, Jaz, A/C, fp’s, TV, More than 100 intense fragrances, all in Wi-Fi. 3-course breakfasts, lush scenery, decor-friendly white wax. Our Christmas knowledgeable hosts. Off Rte. 2 and I-91, Barn and Chocolate Cottage are open year- central to Greenfield, SF, Brattleboro, Keene. round, and the award-winning Farm Table Near river, shops, galleries, hiking, golf, Restaurant offers organic, gluten free schools. Ideal stop btw Cape Cod & Vermont. and locally-sourced foods in an elegantly- MC/Visa, specials. restored 1800 farmhouse. CENTENNIAL HOUSE Bed & Breakfast and CONFERENCE CENTER Six Guest Rooms with Private Baths Luxury Suite, Great Breakfasts Weddings and Special Events Located just off I-91 and Route 2 Also serving Deerfield, Greenfield, Shelburne Falls, and Other Western Massachusetts Destinations 94 Main Street, Route 63 Northfield, MA. 01360 413-498-5921 Candle shopping in the Mohawk Trail Region is the best. www.thecentennialhouse.com

www.mohawktrail.com 55 01354 01473 D Gill xxxxxx D Westminster xxxxxx

ill is bordered to the east and south by estminster, situated on Route 2A the Connecticut River. The Mohawk Trail between Fitchburg and Gardner at the Gcrosses the river at this point over the easternmost point of the Mohawk Trail. French King Bridge. The name honors a legend WIt is in the midst of Johnny Appleseed country. that a nearby rock was claimed for the king of Westminster Crackers originated here in 1828 France during the French and Indian War. but their production was discontinued in the late Wagon Wheel Restaurant 1970s. The brand has since been resurrected by a Vermont baker. Visitors to Westminster enjoy 39 French King Highway, Rt. 2, Gill, 413-863-8210, www.WagonWheelofGill.com an atmosphere of rural tranquility, with views Conveniently located across from Barton of beautiful lakes, and majestic Mount Cove with indoor and outdoor seating. Wachusett. Freshly made food including grilled burg- The 1761 Old Mill ers, fresh fish, falafel, soups, hand-cut fries, Restaurant & Pub baked goods and homemade ice cream. 69 State Rd. East., Rte. 2A East, Westminster, Open all day. 3 min off I-91 exit 27, east on 978-874-5941, www.1761OldMill.com Rt 2/Mohawk Trail. Just off Rt. 2, exit 25, take 2A East 1⁄2 mile. Built in 1761 as a sawmill on a country pond, ers’ Market rail Region run by the Foster family for over 60 years. Farm s in The Mohawk T 01331 Serving delicious Yankee food in a rural set- D Phillipston xxxxx ting. Come feed our ducks and visit our Village Store. Function rooms for all your needs.

hillipston is rural and remote, marked by forests and winding roads. It is the P northern entrance to the Quabbin D 01420 Reservoir. Its historic village center is a town Fitchburg xxxxxx common ringed by town buildings, a school and 19th century homes. Several miles away from the center, Route 2 bisects the town and a small number of businesses are located along busy itchburg is situated on the Nashua River Route 2A. and the original Fitchburg Railroad which Lamb City Campground F ran parallel with The Mohawk Trail to 85 Royalston Rd., Phillipston the Hoosac Tunnel. The tunnel was built using 978-249-2049, www.LambCity.com the Burleigh Rock Drill, designed and built in Best little city in New England ½ mile off Rte. Fitchburg. 2. 235 sites pull thrus full hookups, water & Fitchburg Art Museum houses a collection of electric fully stocked variety store, RV cen- American and European art as well as Greek, ter, liquor, propane, 3 pools, fishing pond, Roman, Asian and pre-Columbian antiquities. canoes, basketball & volleyball ct., weekly activities and much more. 800-292-LAMB

56 www.mohawktrail.com Farmers’ Markets in the Mohawk Trail Region www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/map.htm

Athol Farmers’ Market Saturdays 9:00 am - Noon 1551 Main Street-Athol Uptown Common, Athol, MA 01331 - May to October Ashfield Farmers’ Market Saturdays 9:00 am - 12:30pm 457 Main St. - Town Common Ashfield, MA 01330 - May to October Bernardston Farmers’ Market Saturdays 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 58 Church St. Bernardston United Church parking lot Bernardston, MA 01337 May to October Conway Farmers’ Market Thursdays 4:00pm - 7:00pm 1 Elm St. at Field Memorial Library, the intersection of 116 & Elm Street Conway, MA 01341 - June to September Greenfield Farmers’ Market Saturdays 8:00am - 12:30pm 14 Court Sqaure Next to Town Common & Town Hall Greenfield, MA April to November Northfield Farmers’ Market Thursdays 4:00pm - 7:00pm Northfield Coffee and Books - 105 Main Street Northfield, MA 01360 May to October North Adams Farmers’ Market Saturdays 9:00am - 1:00pm 413-664-6180 - St. Anthony Municipal Parking Lot - Corner of Marshall & Center Street North Adams, MA 01247 - June to October Orange Farmers’ Market Thursdays 3:00pm - 6:00pm Butterfield Park - 83 East River Street Orange, MA - 978-544-7834 May to October Shelburne Falls Farmers’ Market Fridays 2:00pm - 6:00 pm 53 Main Street - Baptist Corner lot Shelburne, MA 01370 - May to October Turners Falls Farmers’ Market Wednesdays 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm 2nd Street & Avenue A. - Next to Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, MA 01376 - May to October Williamstown Farmers’ Market Saturdays 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Spring St & Walden St. Spring Street Parking Lot Williamstown, MA 01267 May to October

www.mohawktrail.com 57 Transcript Men Make Rather Exciting Journey The First Auto Magnificent Highway General Pubic Has No Conception of Beauties of Route or Through Trail Magnitude of Undertaking This is the account published in The North Adams Transcript of the newspaper’s writer and photographer making the first automobile trip over The Trail before it was completed. Published June 6, 1914. In the first automobile to go through the incline and into the midst of the pioneer gang Mohawk Trail to the end, Charles R. Canedy, from Camp 3 in Charlemont, with a steam boiler The Transcript photographer, accompanied perched on a precipice and a narrow shelf that by James A. Hardman, made the trip to Char- looked like a mule track representing the road lemont yesterday making photographs for the which the gang was blasting out of the solid forthcoming pageant book. rock. There was no turning back. The problem The car was Mr. Canedy’s Oakland, and it immediately enlisted the interest of the men came through the ordeal with flying colors. For on the job, and after a conference with the boss the journey was an ordeal for any motor driven a gang was apt to work rolling boulders out of vehicle. While long stretches of the road on the the way, shoring up the edges of the roadway eastern slope are practically finished (and a with logs and making ready for rather perilous beautiful road it is) there are con- undertaking. necting links in the heart of the ... a 75 foot slide down By degrees the car wilderness along Cold River that was worked along and are as yet mere narrow ledges along the river bank and finally landed safe at the mountain side, with a sheer fording of the stream the lower end of the drop of a hundred feet to the bed cut amid the cheers of the river below on one side, and itself being the only and wishes of good an equally sheer rise on the other: luck for the rest of the while the bridge across the river it- means of getting across journey. Then came a self is not more than half finished, magnificent stretch a 75 foot slide down the river bank and fording of highway--one that will surprise motorists of the stream itself being the only means of get- who have as yet no conception of the big under- ting across. taking the road has been, the character of the The Transcript men were told on this side of road itself, and beauties of the route. the mountain that they could not get through, But at the bottom lay the river. And it had to but when the turn on the Eastern Summit was be crossed. The drop down the bank was like the reached the road looked so tempting that it was proverbial “side of the house” with a sharp turn decided to go as far as possible, anyway. For per- and big stump at the bottom. With all brakes set haps three miles nothing better could have been the car started, and brought up at the bottom asked, but almost without warning, on making without accident. Then it was full speed ahead a sudden turn, the car ran down a steep narrow across the broad part of the stream through

58 www.mohawktrail.com The location on the unfinished trail where workers were using a steam boiler to blast out the rock. a foot of rushing water and over the stones of August, but there will have to be a lot of hustling the riverbed, with the bridge gang above waving to do it and it would not be advisable for any mo- hats and yelling encouragement and the camera torist to attempt it for some weeks yet. held high overhead to avoid the bumps and fly- Charles Canedy used his photography to pro- ing spray. mote The Mohawk Trail but he also developed From the bridge down was easy going and the the Whitcomb Summit and the Hairpin Turn trip begun at 10 o’clock in the morning ended in into tourist attractions. James Hardman served Charlemont at 7 o’clock in the evening. as editor of The North Adams Transcript for The road may be finished by the middle of many years.

Parts of the first auto trip passed on completed road. This is how The Trail appeared when it first opened.

www.mohawktrail.com 59 Driving Tour No.1 Mohawk Trail & Savoy State Forest ‘62 Center for Theater and Dance Williams college Campus . Williamstown Approximately 55 miles

Williamstown, the home of Williams College, is the starting place for a tour which can cover most of the outstanding features of the northern section of Berkshire County. Located on the Williams College Campus is the Chapin Library of Rare Books in Stetson Hall. On permanent display at the Chapin Li- brary are original copies of the Four Founding Documents of the United States. Across Main Street from the Chapin Library, is Williams College Museum of Art the , noted for its permanent collection and changing exhibitions that emphasize American art, modern and contemporary art, and non-western art. The Thompson Memorial Chapel college’s , a Gothic structure built Clark Art Institute in 1904, is on the north side of Main Street in Williamstown. A Williamstown series of stained glass windows merit particular attention, espe- cially when viewed from within the chapel. Continuing west on Main Street is the picturesque First Congregational Church. Further along Main Street is the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance, which is the summer home of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, professional theatre under the direction of Nicholas Martin (July through August on the Main Stage, Nikos Stage, staged readings, and a Free The- ater). Going west on Main Street, the road leads into Field Park, where a faithful reproduction of a 1753 house was built in 1953 for the town’s bicentennial. At Museum of Contemporary Art 1095 Main Street in the Milne Memorial Library is the William- north Adams stown House of Local History, which includes a collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.On the west side of South Street is the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, known for its Impression- ist collection, old masters, English silver, prints, and drawings. Proceeding east on Route 2, one comes to a vast historic mill complex in downtown North Adams. It is the site of MASS MoCA which presents art exhibitions, music, dance, theater, and multimedia events. North Adams is also home to the Fall Foliage Festival and Parade. Natural Bridge State Park is located east of North Adams off Route 2 and 8. This natural bridge of white marble was created by the waters of Hudson Brook. A dam on the brook is Marble Dam at Natural Bridge made from the white marbled quarried on that site. north Adams

60 www.mohawktrail.com Route 2 east from North Adams leads to the Mohawk Trail, one of the most famous scenic drives in the Berkshires. The road follows the old trail Native Americans of the Five Na- tions used to pass between the Connecticut and Hudson Valleys. First point of interest on the trail is the Hairpin Turn, where the trail rises sharply to the Western Summit (called Spirit Mountain by Native Americans). There is an Historic colorized postcard of the Hairpin Turn observation point from which excellent views North Adams of mountainous portions of southern Vermont and northwestern Massachusetts can be seen including Mount Greylock, Mount Prospect and Mount Williams. Continuing up the trail, the next stop is Whitcomb Summit, the top of the trail. From this elevation, 2,173 feet, one can see far into southern Vermont and New Hampshire. Further along, the trail crosses a bridge and turns sharply to the left. Another road leads to the right. Here the visitor has a choice of three routes; 1. To continue along the trail to Charlemont, Shelburne Falls, and Greenfield; 2. To retrace the route back to North Adams; 3. To turn right away into Savoy Mountain State Forest for a visit to Tannery Falls. The road out of the Tannery Falls area on the return leg of this Circle Tour leads just northwest of Savoy Center and onto East Road in the town of Adams. East Road paralleling Route 8 to the North leads back to North Adams, and gives a commanding view of Greylock Mountain, towering over Adams, a charming Victorian town with an elegantly restored Main Street. A must-see is the Western Gateway Heritage State Park, located on Route 8 in the center of North Adams. The freight yard district of North Adams has been restored and now houses a variety of contemporary and historical attractions, including an 7 excellent exhibit on the building of the Hoosac Tunnel. To complete the tour, turn left on Route 2 and return to Williamstown. Tannery Falls Savoy

Williams College Williamstown Theatre Festival Natural Williamstown Bridge Clarksburg Mass MoCA Hairpin Turn 2 Western Summit North Adams Whitcomb Summit Heritage State Park MCLA Florida Whitcomb Hill Rd. Hoosac Tunnel Riv 8 er Rd. Savoy Mt. 2 7 i State Forest Adams Tannery Falls

www.mohawktrail.com 61 Driving Tour No.2 Northern Berkshire & Mohawk Trail Approximately 53 miles West College on the Williams College Campus Williamstown

This scenic tour brings you north on Route 7 to The Mohawk Trail. Starting in Pitts- field, take Route 7 to Lanesboro, the birth place of humorist, Josh Billings, who is buried in the village cemetery. Continue north on Route 7 to South Williamstown, HISTORIC FIVE CORNERS. Here several walking tours to historic houses are available. Follow- ing Route 7 to Williamstown you are now on Route 2, The Mohawk Trail, between Wil- liamstown and Greenfield. Starting in Williamstown, which is the home of Williams College, Williamstown Theatre festival, Sterling and francine Clark Art Insti- tute, and Williams College Museum of Art, this “village beautiful” deserves a tour of its own. Enjoy its many fine shops, craft galleries, and eateries. Continue on Route 2, east to the City of North Adams, where you can visit the Western Gateway Heritage State Park, Natural Bridge State park, MASS MoCA, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and the North Adams Fall Foliage Festival. Ascend the Hoosac Mountain Range to the Hairpin Turn with its vistas of Mt. Greylock, the Green Mountains and the Hoosac Valley. The trail then rises sharply to the Western Summit (called Spirit Mountain by Native Americans).

Williams College Williamstown Theatre Festival Natural Bridge Williamstown Mass 8 2 North MoCA Hairpin Turn Bear Swamp Adams Western Summit Visitor's Ctr. Clark Art Whitcomb Summit Institute Heritage MCLA Florida Whitcomb Hill Rd. State Park Mt. Greylock Hoosac Tunnel 8A 8 Riv elev. 3491 ft. er Rd. Covered Bridge Colrain % Mohawk Trail Concerts s 112 wer 7 Highest Peak 2 f Flo in Massachusetts Adams Charlemont ge o Brid Falls 91 Hail to the Sunrise on les New i Salm tho ial Po Ashford Shelburne Falls Glac Greylock 8A i Poet’s Visitors Ctr. 116 Seat Buckland Tower Savoy Shelburne Greenfield Cheshire 8A 112 8 Deerfield Lanesborough

62 www.mohawktrail.com Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts The Elk Memorial north Adams Florida

Travel through the scenic town of Florida to the Whitcomb Summit, home of the Elk Memorial on the highest point of the Mohawk Trail at 2,200 feet. One quarter mile past the summit, Whitcomb Hill Road leads to the eastern portal of the Hoosac Tunnel. Fol- low this road back down to the Deerfield River. Take a left on River Road until it crosses the railroad tracks. Look here for the eastern portal of the Hoosac Tunnel engineered and completed in the 1873 by blasting through five miles of sheer granite. Continue left on River Road to Bear Swamp Project and Visitor’s Center which has picnic facilities. Retrace River Road and cross the iron bridge over the Deerfield River until the junc- tion of Route 2 at the Indian Bridge. Take a right and after a short distance view the famous “Hail to the Sunrise” Statue, a memorial to the Mohawk Native Americans, sponsored by The Improved Order of the Redman. Continue easterly on Route 2 to Charlemont. Mohawk Trail Concerts are held weekends in July at the acoustically perfect Charlemont Federated Church. Route 8A North hosts the 160 foot long Bissell Covered Bridge just 600 feet off Route 2. Continue easterly to Shelburne Falls, home of the Bridge of Flowers, an old arched trol- Williams College ley bridge transformed into a garden of flow- Williamstown Theatre Festivalestival Natural ers from spring to fall. Follow signs to Salmon BridgeBridge Falls and view the Glacial Potholes located Williamstown Mass 88 2 North MoCA Hairpin TuTurnrn Bear Swamp below Salmon Falls and carved out of rock Adams Westernstern SummiSummitt Visitor's Ctr.. during the Ice Age. Visit the museum located ClarkClark ArtArt Whitcomb Summitt in the Arms Acad- InstituteInstitute Heritage MCLAA Florida Whitcomb Hill Rd.. emy Building. Rejoin StateState PParkark Route 2 and proceed to Hoosac Tunnel Mt. Greylock 88A Greenfield, incorporat- 88 RiRivv elev.. 34913491 ftft.. erer Rd.Rd. Covered Bridge Colrain ed in 1753. At the time, % Mohawk Trailrail ConcertsConcerts ss Greenfield was consid- 111122 weerr 7 Highest Peakeak 2 ff Flolo ered the northernmost inin MassachusettsMassachusetts Adams Charlemont gee oo Brridid Faallslls 91 frontier before the Ca- Hail to the Sunrise oon leless New ii Saalmlm ththoo nadian border. Visit the iaiall Po Poet’s Seat Tower Ashford Shelburne Falls Glalacc , off Greylock 88A i Poetet’s’s High Street on Green- Visitors Ctr.. 116 Seat field Mountain. Watch Buckland Towerr for signs. There is a su- Savoy Shelburne Greenfield perb view of the Green- Cheshire 88A 111122 field Valley from here. Return to Main Street. 88 Deerfield Lanesborough Poet’s Seat Tower Greenfield

www.mohawktrail.com 63 Driving Tour No.3 Mount Greylock & Savoy State Forest Approximately 33 miles

This scenic tour of northern Berkshire County is on the western edge of the Mohawk Trail and starts in the city of North Adams at City Hall, Route 8 and Marshall Street. First visit the vast mill complex on Marshall Street, MASS MoCA. MASS MoCA is a major center for the arts and multicultural disciplines featuring performances, educational resources and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art contemporary art exhibits. Just south of City Hall on north adams Route 8 and Furnace Street is the Western Gateway Heritage State park. This park is located in the old freight yard district. It is part of a statewide system of urban parks. Nineteenth century structures have been renovated to house exhibits, shops, and restaurants. The Visitors Center highlights the rich railroad and industrial heritage of North Adams and the building of the Hoosac Tunnel. Exit from Western Gateway Heritage State Park onto Route 2 and taking a left, travel west to Notch Road. A sign shows the entrance to Mt. greylock State Reservation. The reservation is open May through October. Summit of Mt. Greylock It is the highest peak in the Commonwealth Adams of Massachusetts at 3,491 feet. The road was closed for repairs in 2007-09 but is now open. Along the many switchbacks are lookout points that allow the traveler excellent views of Berkshire vistas. At the summit, there is the 90 foot high granite Veterans Memo- rial Tower, a commemoration to all Massa- chusetts’ war dead. On a clear day from the tower’s observation platform, you can see Mt. Monadnock, New Hampshire, the Green Mountains in Vermont, the Adirondacks and Catskills in New York, and Mt. Everett in the southern Berkshires. Bascom Lodge, at the summit, has food and lodging. Guided hikes, walks, and nature tours are available. Take a Western Portal of the Hoosace Tunnel southerly route, descending into the town of NORTH Adams

64 www.mohawktrail.com Lanesborough on Route 7. Turn east on Summer Street in Lanesborough and continue to the village of Berkshire on Route 8. Then take Route 8 north along Cheshire Lake with its scenic overlook. Arriving in Adams, a Victorian textile mill town, visit the historic Quaker Meeting house, taking a left from Route 8 onto Maple Street to the cemetery. The Meeting Quaker Meeting House Adams House is open for Susan B. Anthony Birthplace tours on Sunday af- Adams ternoons 1 to 4 p.m. July 7 to Oct. 13. Returning to Route 8 see the plaque on Park Street on the Grey- lock Credit Union Building which honors Susan B. Anthony, who was born in Adams in 1820. A side trip to 67 East Road is the recently opened Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum. Continue north to North Adams, follow signs on Route 8 to Natural Bridge State Park. This white marble formation is over 500 million years old. A 30 foot marble bridge spans a 60 foot deep chasm. Unusual flora and fauna are found in this park which is open June to November. Retrace your steps into the city of North Adams. The Fall Foli- age Festival is held the last weekend in September through the first weekend in October. North Adams celebrates the 4th of July with a Fireworks Extravaganza at 9:30pm Natural at Noel Field Rt. 8, North Adams. Down- Williamstown Mass Bridge town North Adams has a unique Main North MoCA Street and its three side streets: Marshall, 2 Adams Holden and Eagle streets, Explore the 2 small shops, art galleries and eateries. Heritage Clustered on the eastern end of Main MCLA State Park Street are five churches all topped with Mt. Greylock 7 8 tall steeples which give North Adams its elev. 3491 ft. moniker, “The Spire City.” Also uniquely Quaker Mohawk Theater Mar- Meeting i preserved is the ✪ House quee, a delightful art deco, 1930s light New Highest Peak Adams show. Ashford in Massachusetts Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Greylock Visitors Ctr. 116

Cheshire Cheshire Lake 8 Lanesborough

Berkshire Mohawk Theatre Marquee NORTH Adams

www.mohawktrail.com 65 Driving Tour No.4 Mohawk Trail & The Pioneer Valley Approximately 55 miles

This tour at the eastern part of the Mohawk Trail begins in Greenfield. Watch an early sunrise from the Poet’s Seat Tower by driving east on Main Street to High Street, then follow the signs to the Tower. Re- turn to Main Street, Route 2A, go west and turn left on Route 5 which takes you through the meadowlands of Historic Deerfield the Deerfield and Connecticut Rivers, site of the 1704 deerfield Deerfield Massacre. Visit Historic deerfield, a museum village complex of 13 historic houses devoted to the study of the history of Deerfield, the culture of the Connecticut River Valley and the arts in early American life. There are guided tours of the historic houses and the 300 year old village street (admission fee for museum houses). Stop at Memorial Hall Museum on Routes 5 and 10 where memorabilia of the 1600’s to 1800’s from both settlers and Native Ameri- cans is exhibited. Follow Route 5 to South Deerfield and you can’t miss the Yankee Candle Village. Visit Santa year round, see live demonstration of colonial candlemaking and an authentic Bavarian Christmas Village.Continue south and turn left on Route 116 and follow the signs for Mt. Sugarloaf State Reservation. It is the shortest ride to one of the most spectacular views. The observation tower gives an excellent view of the Connecticut River Valley. Return to Route 116, go east to Route 47. This is farmland and along the way Yankee Candle you’ll find farm stands and places to pick your own south deerfield fruit and vegetables. Reaching Route 63, go north to the Fish Hatchery and Salmon Lad- der near Montague. Continue north to Northfield Mt. Recreation & En- vironmental Center. Enjoy a 1½ hour interpretive riverboat cruise on the Connecticut River or hike along the twenty-five mile trail system, tour the mountain top reservoir and the under- ground power station. Picnic areas are available at the Center, along the river across from the Visitors Center, and at Unity Park near Turners Falls Dam View from Mt. Sugarloaf south deerfield and seasonal fishladder. Return on Route 63 to Route 2, the Mohawk Trail;

66 www.mohawktrail.com make a right turn going west. Stop at scenic French King Bridge which is 750 feet long, 140 feet above the waters of the Connecticut River. It was built by the same firm that erected the George Washington and Golden Gate Bridges. There is an excellent view of French King Rock, allegedly the site that a French officer claimed for the King of France. Con- tinue west on Route 2 to Turners Falls, home gg

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i Driving Tour No.5

North Quabbin Approximately 36 miles

Starting in Athol a beautiful revital- right is the Winterwood at Petersham ized mill town, just off Rt. 2. Millers River www.winterwoodinn.net. An elegant 1842 Environmental Center www.atholbird- Greek Revival home in the center of beau- club.org at 100 South Main Street. A perfect tiful Petersham. Six lovely guest rooms, gateway to the tour. Stop here for informa- each with private bath, five with working tion on local wildlife and conservation pro- fireplaces. Full breakfast with hot entrée in- grams, a beautiful display of birds, mammals, rocks and minerals. Drive south on 32 (Peter- sham Road) through scenic countryside to Harvard forest’s fisher Museum locat- Petersham Commons ed on the east side of the road Petersham www.harvardforest.fas.harvard. edu/fisher-museum cluded. Other meals by arrangement. The museum displays 23 world- Just past here is the classic gem of Pe- renowned dioramas—miniature, three- tersham Common. The town of Peter- dimensional, incredibly lifelike models of sham was originally called Nichewaug forest scenes. Some of the models depict after the native Americans who lived in one location’s changes over 300 years of his- the area. On the common is a traditional tory, from pre-settlement to farm clearing New England style church with with a tall, to the return of the forest. Short thematic central clocktower steeple. Petersham films are changed monthly and long estab- Country Store was a longtime business lished trails lead to a fire tower that offers a on the common but breathtaking view of the area – great during has closed. fall colors. Visit the Swift Past there on your right is Colonial Hill River Reservation Alpaca farm www.colonialhillalpaca- of the Trustees of farm.com. Stop here to browse the shop for Reservations www. locally grown and spun wool clothing and thetrustees.org just gifts and visit with the Alpacas. off the commons off Continue south to the Petersham Rt 122. A short hike Crafts Center and gallery on your right. here takes you to an Look for a special gift made by local ar- overlook of the East tisans and view the juried art exhibit that branch of the Swift changes regularly. River. Most of this Swift River Reservation Petersham Continuing south on 32, soon on your spectacular view is

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32 protected62 watershed lands with memen- 122 tos of the lost towns. It is also a birder’s Quabbin Barre paradise: Eagles were returned to the Quabbin in the 1980s, and today they and Pelham Reservoir 32A a myriad of other birds live or stop by the reservoir and adjacent lands. Stop along 122 at the numerous pullouts for birding and views of waterways, bogs and glacial of conserved land. Along the trail look for geology of the area. For canoe, kayak or bent trees and other remnant signs of the fishing access contact the Quabbin Visi- devastating hurricane of ’38. tors Center in Belchertown, 413-323-7221. Take a side trip out of Petersham down Continuing North on Rt. 122, on Rt 32A to Gate 40 of the Quabbin Reser- your left, right before the intersection of voir. Walk down to Dana Common, the 122 and 202 is Gate 30 of the Quabbin remnants of a once thriving town that was www.northquabbinwoods.org/en- displaced in the 30’s in order to establish tries/205 . The trail from the gate cross- the Quabbin Reservoir. Considered by es the lovely, stone-arched Keystone some the best historical hike in the Quab- Bridge, built by hand in 1866 to span the bin—and certainly one of the most mov- Middle Branch of the Swift River. From the ing—is the 1½-mile road to Dana Com- bridge a fisherman’s trail leads east along mon that begins at Gate 40. Woodland and the river to the Quabbin Reservoir. open fields lead to the common, dotted At the intersection of Rt.122 and Rt. with stone walls, cellar holes, and brooks. 202 (Daniel Shays highway, named after The common itself is beautiful and eerily the famous Shays Rebellion), go south on peaceful, with schoolhouse and homesite Rt. 202 for fall apple picking at Hamilton cellar holes and cemetery fence posts con- Orchards www.hamiltonorchards.com juring images of long ago. on your right. Many apple varieties, rasp- Return on 32A to Rt.122 North, enter berries and a country store is available for the spectacular drive through the north an enjoyable family outing. The view from end of the Quabbin Reservoir. It is a pre- the orchard is not to be missed. mier wildlife habitat and human visitor On the way back north on Rt. 202 take haven—as one author called it, “the acci- a right on North Main Street into New dental wilderness,” 25,000 acres of water Salem Common. Enjoy the picturesque surrounded by 81,000 acres of beautiful, landscape and farms or relax to music or

www.mohawktrail.com 69 cultural event at the 1794 Meeting House festival that stinks,” celebrates community www.1794meetinghouse.org. The 1794 spirit, agriculture, food, arts, crafts, mu- Meetinghouse is both a sic—and, of course, garlic. This Festival in beautiful Greek Revival Orange happens September 27 & 28, 2014. building and an institu- Go back down Chestnut Hill Road and tion offering outstand- continue on Holtshire Road north back ing musical and cultural to Rt. 2A. Take a right onto Rt. 2A fol- programs of wide ap- lowing the Millers River and on into the peal during the sum- Town of Orange. At the light in Orange mer. Monies raised by where 2A crosses 122, take a right and stop 1794 Meeting House new Salem programs and donations at the town green directly on your left to go toward preservation appreciate the Peace Statue. Dedicated of the historic structure, built in 1794 as a in memory of the veterans of WWI, it is church and public gathering place. the official Peace Statue of the Common- Continuing on north on Rt. 202 look wealth of Massachusetts and is believed to for a turnout to an amazing overlook of be the first of its kind in the country. the Quabbin Reservoir. Drive or walk back north on Rt.122 and Still going north past here, look for a take a right onto Rt. 2A and stop by North quick turn on your left that is Elm Street Quabbin woods www.northquabbin- (before passing the turn on your right onto woods.org on the corner to browse a selec- Rt. 122). Go a short distance down Elm tion of local woodworkers’ crafts and fine Street to The Swift River Historical Soci- furniture. Pick up information here about ety Museum www.foquabbin.org/srvhs. the trails, activities and events in the North html on your right to explore materials Quabbin region. about Prescott, Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, Orange has a number of antique shops and parts of New Salem that now lie be- including North quabbin Antiques a neath the Quabbin few doors down from the North Quabbin Reservoir. Preserv- Woods store. ing the memory of A great spot for local eating is John- these towns and the son’s Farm and Sugarhouse up Wheeler lives lived there, Avenue on your left off of Rt. 2A. Continue and celebrating the on Wheeler Avenue to go the “back road quiet valley is the Swift River Historical Society to Athol” or return to Rt. 2A and continue mission of the mu- new Salem east to finish the tour. seum. Artifacts and memorabilia displayed in several historic buildings kindle the imagination. Paint- ings and photographs of forever-gone scenes line the walls. They are open Sun- days and Wednesdays 1-4 in the summer, Sundays only in the fall. Continue on Elm Street to Holtshire Road north past Lake Mattawa, a handi- capped accessible fishing area, and take a left onto Chestnut Hill Road. ⅓ of a mile up the road on your left is the Trail Head to the North pond Ridge Trail. This road is also the site for The North Quab- bin Garlic and Arts Festival www.gar licandarts.org. This annual fall event, “the

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