Real Estate Sweet Spot This sturdily constructed property, with a steeply angled roof, offers privacy and a view. Sited on a quiet road in Sharon, it is surrounded by trees and is just minutes from the village. Hardwood floors and two brick fireplaces are just a few of the details in the open floor By Editor
Real Estate A-Frame On The Lake From a distance, you can spot this home's distinct A-frame roofline and up close, you'll appreciate the beautiful wood that makes up the exterior. Located in Craryville on Copake Lake, the contemporary is filled with light, thanks to the wall of windows that surround that giant By Editor
Real Estate Wooded Retreat This Copake cabin is surrounded by wood inside and out, located on three tree-heavy acres and constructed with wood from the floorboards to the roof beams. The cabin has an A-frame roof and opens to a great room that's worthy of its name, with a soaring ceiling lit By Editor
Real Estate Green And Timber This contemporary with heavy timber frame and sloped roof is as green as its surroundings: it runs systems that are at the highest level of energy efficiency. Offering direct access to Center Pond in Becket, the home is sited to capture natural light on all three finished levels and has By Editor
Real Estate Over The Valley Though it was custom-designed, this log home has been renovated and takes advantage of its prime location with a vaulted-ceiling great room featuring a wall of windows overlooking the beautiful Tyringham Valley. The property offers exposed timber ceilings and gleaming floors. There's a new kitchen, a first-floor master By Editor
Food Recipe: Citrus and Fennel Salad This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in him. The Baker By Editor
Wellness Fitness From The Field: Active Explorations The Rural Intelligence region offers a plethora of fitness and healing modalities, but it can be hard to know which is the one that fits your needs, your body type and your schedule. Enter Paula Boyajian, a yoga instructor certified in Interdisciplinary Yoga and Yoga for the Special Child, who By Editor
Community The Milliner Guesthouse And Inn: Hudson In Four Rooms Photos by Shannon Greer. By Jamie Larson One of the most enjoyable things about the ongoing small business renaissance in Hudson is its vast diversity of style. Each shop, guesthouse, restaurant and cultural center is a reflection of the unique style, and often caprice, of the individuals involved. The Hudson By Editor
Parties CCCA Brings Out The Artists And Art Lovers In Hudson Lisa Green reports from Hudson. “You can really tell the arts are alive in Columbia County," said Jack Shear, who served as the curator for the Columbia County Council on the Arts 18th Annual Juried Art Show. Out of 300 pieces of artwork submitted, he chose the 54 that By Editor
Arts Author Megan Bergman Brings 'Almost Famous Women' To Oblong Books By Nichole Dupont There is almost no drawl left in Megan Bergman’s voice. The North Carolina native has become almost completely northernized thanks to life on her Vermont farm which she shares with her veterinarian husband, their two young daughters, and a slew of feathered and four-legged critters. Maybe By Editor
Community Jumpfest: From The Sublime To The Silly In Salisbury Photos by Mark Niedhammer. By Lisa Green Very soon, there will be things going on in Salisbury you aren’t likely to find anywhere else: a human dog sled race, a leaf blower air hockey tournament, a curling demonstration. And most especially, the annual Jumpfest Winter Festival, with the 89th By Editor
Real Estate Fit For The Chef This Hillsdale property was designed with the chef in mind: an island with sink (and seating), custom cabinets, top-of-the-line appliances, marble counter tops, and a separate eat-in area. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom Federal reproduction has fine details that include an abundance of windows, high ceilings, wood floors, two fireplaces and expansive By Editor
