Explorer's Guide Berkshire Hills & Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts (Third Edition)

Explorer's Guide Berkshire Hills & Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts (Third Edition)
Author: Christina Tree
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2011-06-27
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581578687

This revised and updated guide provides the best lodging, dining, and activity suggestions for New England's most inviting region for lovers of the arts. Seasoned travel writers Christina Tree and William Davis tell you everything you need to know about this naturally beautiful and culturally rich region. As they lead you across the Mohawk Trail and along scenic drives, you’ll visit must-see performing arts festivals, museums, wineries, antiques shops, nature preserves, and the best places to stay and to eat, from 4-star restaurants to classic diners.

Berkshire Hills and Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts

Berkshire Hills and Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts
Author: Christina Tree
Publisher:
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2004-04-26
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780881505900

Culture in the Country, a popular slogan for Berkshire County, applies to this entire area according to seasoned travel writers Christina Tree and William Davis. Describing the famous summer music, theater, and dance festivals in Berkshire County, they also focus on the exceptional art museums scattered through this entire region. This hilly, least-populated part of Massachusetts possesses the lion's share of its state parks and forests as well as many stunning properties maintained by the Trustees of Reservations and other conservation groups. Laced with rivers, it's well known to anglers and offers skiing and white-water rafting as well as some of the best bicycling in the Northeast. The authors provide detailed descriptions of individual towns, from Lenox and Williamstown through to Northampton and Amherst, and villages from Tryingham to Shelburne Falls; personal recommendations for inns and B&Bs, including numerous family-friendly establishments and those that accept pets; dining suggestions from classic diners to four-star restaurants; crafts studios, antique shops, and more. Packed with tips and intriguing commentary, this is an indispensable guide for travelers who want to step beyond the tourist trail and into the heart of New England.

Explorer's Guide The Berkshire Hills And Pioneer Valley 3rd Edtn

Explorer's Guide The Berkshire Hills And Pioneer Valley 3rd Edtn
Author: Christina Tree
Publisher: Countryman Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-06-14
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780881509526

This revised and updated guide provides the best lodging, dining, and activity suggestions for New England's most inviting region for lovers of the arts. Seasoned travel writers Christina Tree and William Davis tell you everything you need to know about this naturally beautiful and culturally rich region. As they lead you across the Mohawk Trail and along scenic drives, you’ll visit must-see performing arts festivals, museums, wineries, antiques shops, nature preserves, and the best places to stay and to eat, from 4-star restaurants to classic diners.

Fodor's The Berkshires & Pioneer Valley

Fodor's The Berkshires & Pioneer Valley
Author: Fodor's
Publisher: Fodor's
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2005-05
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1400014670

Visit a Shaker village, peruse antiques stores, ski through the woods along an abandoned railway, leaf peep your way through the hills, watch ballet dancers twirl under the stars, or take in the views from Massachusetts' highest peak—Fodor's The Berkshires & Pioneer Valley, 1st Editionoffers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the area to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing. The San Francisco Chroniclesums it up best —"Fodor's guides are saturated with information." -New compact trim size make these guides even more portable -Two-color interior design makes it easier to find the information you need -Fodor's Choice Ratings flag must-see sights and hidden treasures -Hotel and restaurant reviews cover all budgets -Plus multi-day itineraries to help you build the right trip for you and/or your family ----------------------------------- With Fodor’s you getmuchmore than a guidebook–we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation. Visitwww.fodors.comto find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more! And, for more insider secrets, visit “Travel Talk” and “Rants and Raves” online atwww.fodors.com/forumsto get advice from other travelers like you.

Trail Running Western Massachusetts

Trail Running Western Massachusetts
Author: Ben Kimball
Publisher: University Press of New England
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 161168787X

Ben Kimball, a long-time trail runner, provides profiles of fifty-one great trail runs in western Massachusetts. Geographically, this book covers the area between the Quabbin Reservoir and upstate New York, including the Pioneer Valley and Berkshire areas as well as portions of the Taconic Highlands. Elevations range from the lowlands of the Connecticut River and Housatonic River valleys to the state's highest point at the top of Mount Greylock. The trails profiled represent a range of locations within the region as well as a range of difficulty levels and terrain types. There are options for everyone, from the beginner to the experienced trail runner looking for new options. Each run receives a two-page treatment that includes an informative trail description and a trail map, along with a scannable QR code to download each map to your smartphone. This book will appeal to the entire running community of Massachusetts and the surrounding region, including the Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River, communities along the Housatonic River corridor in the Berkshires, the many running clubs in the Boston area, and seasonal vacationers.

Explorer's Guide The Shenandoah Valley & Mountains of the Virginias: Includes Virginia's Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains & West Virginia's Alleghenies & New River Region

Explorer's Guide The Shenandoah Valley & Mountains of the Virginias: Includes Virginia's Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains & West Virginia's Alleghenies & New River Region
Author: Jim Hargan
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2005-04-19
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581579470

A lively, comprehensive guide to the southern Appalachians, from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia. With visitation levels that rival Orlando and New York City, the southern Appalachians draw a huge array of weekenders, adventurers, and long-term visitors. This book offers historical insight, outdoor adventure, and all the information most travelers need to plan and enjoy their journey. This guide also serves as an insider's handbook to the nine national parks, offering active travelers the best access points and trailheads for kayaking, biking, and hiking excursions. In addition, this comprehensive guide to the region includes opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cabins; hundreds of dining reviews, from barbecue to four-star cuisine; up-to-date maps; an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning; and handy icons that point out family-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, places of special value, and lodgings that accept pets.

Explorer's Guide The Santa Fe & Taos Book

Explorer's Guide The Santa Fe & Taos Book
Author: Sharon Niederman
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2006-04-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581570287

This authoritative guide to the historic, mystical hub of the Southwest is highly recommended by Travel + Leisure and New Mexico magazines. This definitive travel guide by one of New Mexico's most highly-respected and widely-published food and travel journalists will appeal to the traveler who seeks an in-depth experience of northern New Mexico. Niederman knows the major attractions, the off-beat cafés, the luxurious spas, the history, back roads, festivals, and the area's scenic beauty like her own backyard. Vivid photographs accompany hundreds of personally recommended lodging and dining establishments, along with her insider's tips for the best places to go sightseeing, shop, or just relax. This is the only guide to Santa Fe and Taos that you will ever need.

Ethan Allen & the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Ethan Allen & the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Author: Richard B. Smith
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2010-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614231087

The author of Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame examines the pivotal American Revolutionary War skirmish and the men behind it. In April 1775, a small band of men set out from Hartford and traveled swiftly north toward the shore of Lake Champlain, recruiting men to their expedition along the way. Within only a few days, this loyal group of volunteers arrived in Vermont and, joining forces with Ethan Allen and his legendary Green Mountain Boys, launched a daring attack to capture more than one hundred cannons stored at Fort Ticonderoga. In this comprehensive look at “America's First Victory,” Richard Smith traces the Patriots’ route from Connecticut, through the towns of western Massachusetts and the Berkshire hills and north to Bennington, Vermont, and Lake Champlain. He chronicles the rival expedition led by Benedict Arnold, his confrontation with Allen, and the surprise attack that changed the course of the American Revolution.

Memory Lands

Memory Lands
Author: Christine M. DeLucia
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2018-01-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300231121

Noted historian Christine DeLucia offers a major reconsideration of the violent seventeenth-century conflict in northeastern America known as King Philip’s War, providing an alternative to Pilgrim-centric narratives that have conventionally dominated the histories of colonial New England. DeLucia grounds her study of one of the most devastating conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers in early America in five specific places that were directly affected by the crisis, spanning the Northeast as well as the Atlantic world. She examines the war’s effects on the everyday lives and collective mentalities of the region’s diverse Native and Euro-American communities over the course of several centuries, focusing on persistent struggles over land and water, sovereignty, resistance, cultural memory, and intercultural interactions. An enlightening work that draws from oral traditions, archival traces, material and visual culture, archaeology, literature, and environmental studies, this study reassesses the nature and enduring legacies of a watershed historical event.

Insight Guides Explore New England (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides Explore New England (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2017-11-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1786718421

Pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of topinternational destinations. Now with free eBook. Experiencethe best of New England withthis indispensably practical Insight Guides Explore book. From making sure you don't miss out on must-seeattractions like Norman Rockwell Museum to discovering hidden gems, including Maine'sAcadia National Park the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will helpyou plan your trip, save you time, and enhance your exploration of thisfascinating region. · Practical,pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this will makethe ideal on-the-move companion for your trip to New England · Enjoy over 16irresistible Best Routes to walk, from Boston to East Maine · Features conciseinsider information about landscape, history, food and drink, and entertainmentoptions · Invaluablemaps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map, while thelarge pull-out map provides an essential overview of the area · Discover yourdestination's must-see sights and hand-picked hidden gems · Directorysection provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant andnightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books and films · Includes an innovativeextra that's unique in the market - all Explore Guidescome with a free eBook · Inspirationalcolour photography throughout About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer offull-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishinghigh-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. Weproduce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs.Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus onhistory and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool toinspire your next adventure.