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Creekside Charmer

An outdoor shower and a recently installed gunite swimming pool are just two of the reasons this Stanford home is a perfect summer rental. Newly renovated, the circa 1850 Hudson Valley house sits by a peaceful creek. The home offers three bedrooms, each with en-suite bathrooms. Other features include a

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Country Living

Escape the city this summer to 23 private acres in Salisbury. This Contemporary home sits on a beautiful road between Connecticut and the Berkshires. There are four bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, a fabulous kitchen, library/den, and a living room with a two-story ceiling. Along with a stone patio, the property

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Summer Masterpiece

This modern house in Taghkanic was designed by noted architect Joel Turkel and affords views of a private lake from almost every room.  The  home is just 20 minutes to Hudson activity and the Amtrak station. There is a private master suite with a wall of windows overlooking the lake,

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Cabin Fever

Spend the summer in the Berkshires at this newly-constructed log cabin nestled in the woods of West Stockbridge. A front porch leads to a great room with a massive stone fireplace next to an open kitchen. There is a first-floor master suite and the second floor has two bedrooms, another

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Villa Style

A little slice of the St. Barth's by way of Litchfield County is available for rent this summer. The Mediterranean-style house in Roxbury features exceptional interior design and lots of indoor and outdoor living spaces for entertaining. There are four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and two fireplaces. Located on

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Framed By Views

This modern barn-style home in Austerlitz was recently built to frame the Catskill mountain range from each room. The 4,000-square-foot property features an open floor plan with large windows and high ceilings that allow light-filled mornings and breathtaking sunsets, accentuated by 10 acres of privacy. There is a professional-quality

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New House, Old Style

Designed in 2016 with the style of the Dutch in mind but with today's amenities and standards, this home overlooks an expanse of the Catskill Mountains on 53 acres in Claverack. Three floors of living space hold a chef’s kitchen with custom-built cabinetry, formal dining room, living

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New In Lenox

Built in 2015, this Contemporary in Lenox is sited on over five acres for rural privacy, and is within walking distance to town as well as Tanglewood. There is a double-volume great room with modern fireplace and cherry floors that lead to the gourmet kitchen with high-end appliances. A first-floor

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Community

The Rural We: Jed Thompson

Originally from southern Rhode Island, Jed Thompson is a recent arrival to the Berkshires. He moved here a year and a half ago with the intention of opening a flower shop/antiques store. Now he and his partner Nathan Hanford own Township Four, a full-service florist, antique shop, plant store

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Food

Recipe: Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad With Pancetta Lardon

By Lisa Fielding of Secret Ingredients This may seem like a "meh" recipe due to its truncated length, but there’s a good reason: this recipe writer is at large pursuing her other job as a Hollywood screenwriter and presently in Los Angeles. And since we're

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Parties

The HCBF Literacy Fund Toasts To Ten Years

Amy Krzanik reports from Hudson. This year, the Hudson Children’s Book Festival (HCBF) is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the Fest’s Literacy Fund is marking its sixth year helping the city’s kids attend and purchase a book of their choice at the event. The group’s annual

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Community

ONE Fair: Steps To Sustainability Start At Basilica Hudson

It’s nearly impossible to live in or visit the Rural Intelligence region and not feel the importance of cultivating a sustainable environment. The area’s scenic beauty, the farms, the food — all of these elements contribute to the reasons why we live here. Most of us do what we

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