Rural Intelligence (Page 357)

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Farm Beginnings

In 1888, this was a cow barn. Today it's a masterfully-designed home in Lenox with a fully-equipped kitchen, dining room that opens to a stone patio, a living room that adjoins to a library, and a family room with a fireplace and entertainment center. The private master suite

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Beamed Barn

This recently-updated barn-style home in Millerton offers more than 22 acres of sweeping vistas of the Catskill Mountains. Enter through a tree-lined drive to the post-and-beam house featuring a living/dining room with cathedral ceiling, large loft/office, and eat-in kitchen. There are three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and a

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True Conversion

This circa-1900 barn was converted into a charming country home offering both formal and informal living spaces. In Norfolk, the house is located on more than 10 lush acres with a private pond, two brooks, and a river across the street. There are four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, a newer

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Arts

Tina Packer Completes The Bard's Oeuvre, But She's Not Done Yet

Packer in "Antony and Cleopatra" at Shakespeare & Co. Photo: Kevin Sprague. By Jeremy D. Goodwin When Tina Packer first led a troupe of actors up to the Berkshires from New York in 1978 and took residence in Edith Wharton’s then-neglected home, The Mount, the group produced

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Parties

Summer School: Jack Shainman's Kinderhook Gallery Opens New Exhibit

Amy Krzanik reports from Kinderhook.The School | Jack Shainman Gallery opened its 2017 summer exhibit, The Coffins of Paa Joe and the Pursuit of Happiness, on Saturday, June 24 with a celebration that has, in 4 short years, come to be one of the most eagerly awaited events of the

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Food

Recipe: Summer Grain Salad

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on

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Community

Music And Food Take Center Stage At Winery's Summertide

By Jamie Larson Live music, wine and food, all of the highest quality, enjoyed in a meadow overlooking the mountains…sounds like a dream. It also sounds like the Summertide Festival from July 7-9, at Cascade Mountain Winery in Amenia, New York. It feels a little like the setting of

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Community

The Rural We: Richard Wise

Locals will recognize Richard Wise as the proprietor of the former R.W. Wise Goldsmiths in Lenox, Mass. Wise is an internationally renowned graduate gemologist, goldsmith and the author of “Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Precious Gem Stones," which has recently been re-released in

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Solar Swim

This lap pool is ideal for the swimmer looking for a serious workout. Located on five acres in New Marlborough, this contemporary home has many rustic details and offers solar panels with southerly exposure. Inside there is a great room with wood stove, dining area that looks out to the

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Impeccable Pool

This stone-surrounded pool is connected by a bluestone patio to a charming pool house with Palladian windows and a faux fireplace. In Warren, this home has a living room, dining room, and sunroom, all with fireplaces; a master suite, main-floor guest suite, and three-and-one-half bathrooms. A river runs through the

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Infinity Edge

Home for sale in Kent has infinity pool.

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Colonial Dip

Swim in total and absolute privacy at this home in Lakeville that offers a gunite pool surrounded by 15 peaceful acres. The property contains a 4,500-square-foot Colonial, a three-bedroom guest house, and a three-car garage with an above studio/garage. The Colonial has a living room, library, family room,

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