Tricia De Souza’s North Adams podcast continues with an in-depth look at the life, history and future of the Hoosic River.
Listen to podcastThis place is a living ecosystem of people and places and ideas, and this broad category brings together their stories — you may find stories of healing, teaching, celebrating, taking care of people and the land, reaching out to many parts of the world and feeling the roots of this one, in the past, present and future.
Introducing Podcast Series ‘Back in the Berkshires’
North Adams may be small, but it is strong. Listen to this podcast to learn about its prominence in World War II and its ongoing evolution.
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Hot coffee and the swish of leaves — #Berkshireweekend
Where the Hoosic River and the Green River meet, the late maples are gold and sifting down along the bank. You can walk through them ankle deep and stir up the mild sweet mushroom scent.
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The Old Stone Mill turns waste into wellness
Printmaker Leni Fried and metalworker Michael Augspurger are growing the Old Stone Mill in Adams as a Zero Waste Maker Space.
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Time turns in the season of ghosts and pumpkins — #Berkshireweekend
The world is turning bare in the sunlight. A few days ago the temperature fell below freezing, and the hillsides changed shape overnight. Time is turning …
Read articleHalloween gleams in the Berkshires
What does trick-or-treating look like in the mountains? The night smells of fall, pumpkins, apples and chocolate …
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On Halloween candle makers light a flame in the dark
A small flame in a wide, dark night has magic in it. When the sun sets early and the wind blows down from Canada, we still light them. And in this season I’m wondering who the Berkshires still makes them.
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Magical mystery tours are waiting to take you away (#berkshireweekend)
A luna moth made out of firelight is glimmering in the leaves. Jack o-lanterns hang like lanterns, carved with petals and wings …
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Getting out into the warm days of fall color — #berkshireweekend
Walking across the grass, I looked for old friends gathering around the barn. They had a fire going in the fire pit and a pot of cider stat on the stones to keep hot.
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Hike to the Elder trees on the Mohican trail
In the sun, a warm huge being gives me a place to rest, and I’m leaning back against a giant’s ankle. How many years has a white pine lived to grow broader than I can span even halfway?
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