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Mountain Peak

Convenient to Jiminy Peak Ski Resort, this contemporary home in New Lebanon is in move-in ready condition with high-end finishes and appliances. The main house features a dramatic great room, chef’s kitchen that opens to the living room with fireplace, dining room and outdoor porch. The master suite has

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To The Slopes

After spending the day skiing at nearby Mohawk Mountain, head home to this country house with a magnificent floor-to-ceiling fireplace in the large open great room. Built in 1920, the West Cornwall house has hardwood floors, beamed ceilings and a bright eat-in kitchen. The four-bedroom, four-and-one-half bathroom home opens from

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Close To Everything

This well-located, 63-acre estate is just minutes to Ski Butternut and a few miles to Main Street in Great Barrington. The five-bedroom residence is surrounded by fields, woods, ponds and mature landscaping. The interior includes a foyer, expansive kitchen, breakfast nook, great room, summer living room and in-law suite. Additionally,

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Direct Access

This Hillsdale property is nestled at the base of Catamount Ski Area, so it's as close to the slopes as you can get. The main house has a kitchen with commercial stove, an open living/dining area, four bedrooms, four-and-one-half bathrooms, and a lower-level game room with wet

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Gifts For The Gardener In Your Life

The Rural Intelligence region is fortunate to have so many gardening experts close by. Our garden writer, Madaline Sparks, is the principal in her own design, installation and maintenance business, Madaline Sparks Garden Design, with clients in Columbia and Berkshire counties. For 12 years she was the contributing garden editor

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Food

The Dutchess of Litchfield County's Beef Tenderloin

We are happy to introduce you to a new recipe contributor. Lisa Fielding is a private chef and boutique caterer based in Manhattan who weekends in Litchfield County whenever possible. Many of her Manhattan clients are also Litchfield County weekenders, so work brings her to Northwest Connecticut as well. A

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Wrap It Up: RI's Annual Holiday Gift Guide

By Amy Krzanik Where we live, you don’t have to travel very far to find unique gifts for everyone on your list. Whether it’s a thank you for your holiday party’s host or hostess, or a package sent to a friend or family member far away, choose

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Parties

Even In Its 20th Year, Hudson Winter Walk Never Gets Old

Lisa Green reports from Hudson. Is Hudson’s Winter Walk as delightful as billed? For this newbie, the answer would have to be yes, yes it is. On Saturday, December 3, parking was, as expected, a challenge, but once past that, the stroll on Warren Street (closed off to traffic)

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Community

The Rural We: Maddy Stevens

At fifteen years old, Maddy Stevens is already the owner of a successful online business called MissMaddyMakes. The Kent, Connecticut homeschooled 10th grader began selling her handmade cat and dog toys at a roadside stand in 2012. But with the launch of her Etsy store this past January – and a

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Bidding For Good At The Holiday Wreath Art Auction

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. What’s green, smells wonderful, helps make your house more festive, and provides food to the community? No, it’s not The Grinch after his heart grows three sizes (spoiler alert), it’s the Holiday Wreath Art Auction. The second annual event took place on

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Brew & 'Que Hits Home in Sheffield

By Nichole Dupont Just a few short months ago, the only sign of life after dark in the center of Sheffield, Mass. was the light shining from the congregational church tower. But Berkshire native Jesse Watkins and his business partners Jim and Ana Olivieri changed all that when they opened

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Expansive Cabin

Typically, a log cabin is considered compact and diminutive but this one in Sandisfield encompasses over 4,200 square feet. Custom built, the four-bedroom, three-bathroom cabin has an open-plan kitchen/great room/dining room with the traditional large stone fireplace as the centerpiece. There is a game room and a

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