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05 Quaboag Inside 1-32.1 Our Towns Belchertown Brimfield Brookfield East Brookfield Hardwick Holland Monson New Braintree North Brookfield Palmer Spencer Wales Ware Warren West Brookfield Inside! Upcoming Events Town by Town Outdoor Attractions Brimfield Show Guide Business Listings 2007 Brimfield Antique Shows May 8-13 • July 10-15 September 4-9 2008 Show Dates May 13-18 • July 8-13 • Sept 2-7 www.quaboag.com Rail Fan Hot Spot In Palmer! Photo by Pat Peterson In a state not well known as a rail fan destination, Palmer proves how wrong such an assumption can be. There is main line action here, in the form of CSX’s (ex-CR, ex-B&A) Boston to Albany route,Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited flows thru in mid-afternoon. Arriving Soon! The first book about Palmer’s Railroads! It’s not just about trains...it’s about Palmer too. Information available at Palmer Public Library. Welcome to the Quaboag Hills Region Visiting the Quaboag Hills is like going back in time. From our white steeples and country stores to our front porches and tree swings, we’re classic New England, and proud of it. We’re historic, through and through. First came the native Quaboags and Nipmucs, then the Puritan settlers, then King Philip’s War, Ben Franklin’s Post Road, the Colonial Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and even today’s high-tech revolution.Artifacts abound, especially at our antique shops and world famous Brimfield Antique Shows. The Quaboag Hills are perfect for a drive anytime. Curving roads. Stone walls. Majestic maples. Over every rise and around each bend comes a new discovery far from the beaten path.Wander our country roads. Kick back on our village greens. Get to know the Quaboag Hills, and get to know the real New England! Visit us at www.quaboag.com Stimulating economic development through tourism in the Quaboag Hills Region! Contents Welcome ........................................................................1 VISITOR RESOURCES Upcoming Events ......................................................2-3 Accommodations ........................................................26 Brochure Racks ............................................................4 Antiques ......................................................................27 Town by Town ..........................................................5-9 Food & Dining ............................................................27 Quaboag Plantation & King Philip’s War ......................7 Farm Stands, Garden Centers......................................28 Outdoor Attractions ..............................................12-13 Medical Care Facilities ................................................29 Bus tour Help List........................................................14 Recreation....................................................................29 Shopping......................................................................29 BRIMFIELD ANTIQUE SHOWS ..............15-18 Arts/Museums/Historical Sites ..................................30 Old Post Road ..............................................................21 Visitor Information......................................................31 Trout Fishing on the Quaboag ....................................22 Services........................................................................31 10 Ways to Experience MassOutdoors ........................23 Banks ..........................................................................32 Libraries and Town Halls ............................................24 Quabbin Reservoir ......................................................25 Produced by: Quaboag Valley Chamber of Commerce Designed by: Pelton Graphics Printed by: Turley Publications Special thanks to QVCC staff and volunteers who helped in producing the 2007 Visitor’s Guide. Cover image of fly fisherman courtesy of Al Lasota from Thorndike. www.qvcc.biz Quaboag Hills Region Vistor’s Guide • www.quaboag.com • 1 Upcoming Events SUMMER CONCERTS 119TH ANNUAL ON THE COMMON THE SPENCER FAIR Spring Fall Maple Days, Sturbridge-Brookfield JUNE – AUGUST 2007 • 7PM-9PM FREE AUG 31-SEPT 3, 2007 Belchertown Fair, Belchertown March 2008 September 24-26 (handicap accessible) June 27 Charlie Lask Tribute To Neil Diamon Family fun with Agriculture! July 3 The Premier Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show The largest agricultural fair in Central Mass! Daffodil Days, Brookfield Spring 2008 Drover’s Roast, Salem Cross Inn July 4 Rain Date For July 3- Skid Marks West Brookfield September 9th Sunday July 11 Bennie And The Jets Exhibit Hall • Junior Poultry Show June Glidden Easter Open House July 18 Flamingo’s (14 Piece All Girl Band) Cattle Barn • Pulling Contest March 15-16, 2008 Yuletide at the Stone House Museum July 25 Eddie Forman Orchestra Demolition Derby Art Show at Monson House of Art April Belchertown November August 1 Jimmy Mazz For more Information: Handcraft & Collectibles Show August 8 Union Jack - British Invasion Revue 508-867-6877 or www.spencerfair.org Cow Chip On the Common, Brookfield Spencer Agricultural Association • P.O. Box 46, Spencer, MA 01562 June 19th • 10am to 4pm Salem Cross Inn, West Brookfield August 15 Donna Lee Tribute To Patsy Kline November 4th 10am-3pm With Crooked Edge Country Band Strawberry Festival, New Braintree Mid June For More Information Call Sue Labarge (413) 967-3681 Arts Council Craft Fair, Monson TH Sponsored by Friends of the Bandstand • West Brookfield 245 ANNUAL HARDWICK New England Pioneer Valley Art Exhibit Thanksgiving Weekend Brimfield Town Hall, May 12-13, 2007 COMMUNITY FAIR Holiday Traditions, Spencer BRIMFIELD’S Asparagus & Flower Heritage Festival Thanksgiving Weekend AUGUST 17 & 18, 2007 West Brookfield Town Common May 19th OPEN STUDIO TOUR The oldest fair in the United States, originated in 1762. Drover’s Roast, Salem Cross Inn Fair supper, exhibitions, art show, lumberjack contest, DECEMBER 8-9 West Brookfield June 17th Winter Visit unique specialty arts and crafts in local studios! hay rides, road race, sheep show, barbecue, Artworks • Photography • Weavers • Clay Art • Pottery horse show, blacksmith, stone cutting. Christmas Stroll , Spencer Saturday, December 2nd Sturbridge, Brimfield, Holland, Wales, Monson, Palmer For more information call Hardwick Farmers Coop (413) 477-6429 Summer (413) 245-0947 (Map available) Christmas Tree Lighting, Warren St. Mary’s Carnival, Ware Common Sunday, December 3rd 2nd Week of June, ends on Saturday TH Christmas at Elm Hill, Brookfield 29 ANNUAL Town Tag Sale, Ware, June 23rd 9am-3pm BACK ROADS Saturday, December 10th APPLE COUNTRY FAIR Benefit restoration for Ware Meeting House Railroad Hobby Show, West Springfield, STUDIO TOUR BROOKFIELD Living History @ the Stone House Museum Big E, January 26-27-2008 SEPT. 29 & 30, 2007 • 10AM-5PM OCTOBER 6, 2007 • 10AM TO 4PM Belchertown • July 7-8 Visit local artists in their home studios while Bring the Kids! Hay rides, children’s games, Concerts on the Common, Belchertown driving the Quaboag Hills country roads! face painting and more! Take in the aroma of Thursdays in July and August On Going Studios in Ware, North Brookfield, Gilbertville, popcorn, mulled cider and apple pies! A True New England Event! Rain or Shine Concerts on the Common, Brookfield Murder Mystery Dinner Series, Salem Barre, Hardwick, Petersham and Phillipston. For more information call (508) 867-1955 or Sunday evenings in July (6,13,20 and 27th) Cross Inn West Brookfield Monthly For more information call (413) 477-8819 or visit email: [email protected] Independence Day, E. Brookfield Farmers Market, Greenwich Park, Ware us at www.backroadsstudiotour.com Sponsored by the Brookfield Community Club (509) 795-4617 25 Saturdays, May 2 until October 27 Tag Sale On The Common, Brookfield Keep Homestead Monthly Events, CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE WHITE CHRISTMAS July 10, 8am Monson 1st Sundays,April - December DECEMBER 1-2 2007 DECEMBER 2ND, 2007 Monson Summerfest July 4th weekend Quaboag Valley Railroad HO & E. Antique Tractor Show, Belchertown July Brookfield Historical Museum Holiday Decorated Cookies Noon to 8 p.m. Horsedrawn Hayrides, Crafts, 2nd Saturday each month (July TBD) great for hostess gifts, Shops Open House, Tree Lighting and Concert. Old Home Days, Wales 2nd Weekend in August Friends of Library Book Sale, party favors and stocking stuffers West Brookfield Common Belchertown Oct. & April at the Clapp Library For more information call June Glidden Shops open at noon. FREE Concerts on the Common, Belchertown Thursdays mid July - mid August 7-9 free Farmers Market, Belchertown (413) 477-6962 or (508) 867-0099 For more information call (508) 867-4201 May 31st though October 18th 135 Pierce Road, New Braintree 2 • Quaboag Hills Region Vistor’s Guide • www.quaboag.com Quaboag Hills Region Vistor’s Guide • www.quaboag.com • 3 Brimfield Looking for More Town by Town On Route 20 in Brimfield at the town common, On the east end you’ll find the Italianate Hitchcock Free Academy Information? As the communities of the Quaboag Hills (c. 1855), which schooled Brimfielders until 1955. Head west to gained prosperity during the 19th- the Congregational Meeting House, an 1847 Greek Revival prominent at the center of the common. Brimfield Brochure racks are located century Industrial Revolution, the area’s Town Hall (c.1878) is the striking,pink building designed by throughout Quaboag Hills Area architectural beauty blossomed. Farm Eugene Clarence Gardner. 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