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 podcastMany miles of trails including the Appalachian Trail climb the highest peak and the oldest state park in Massachusetts.
It’s all about soul (October 21 newsletter)
I was looking for a trail head on Bee Hill Road when I stumbled on the overlook above Williamstown Rural Lands, and the hillside was bright in the sun.
Read articleHemlock trees warm the winter woods with evergreen color
Here in New England, we know it by the name eastern hemlock or hemlock spruce. It is evergreen, but not a Christmas Tree — it will be a happier tree outside than inside, as its needles fall easily when they dry out. It is a common tree in cool woods with […]
Read articleBerkshire ghosts walk in the hills
In the Berkshires, ghosts mourn lost family, and ghosts walk the dark places where they died. Some say a ghost rescued a child from the ice on Windsor Lake and brought her to shore warm and dry.
Read articleHiking the Hopper Trail up Mount Greylock — BTW column
I’ve been wanting to Hike the Hopper since the first weekend I lived here in summer. In June 1999, after my junior year, I shared a roomy apartment with college friends on the first floor of a big yellow house on Park Street. I wanted to pick strawberries, and someone […]
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