Rural Intelligence (Page 364)

Real Estate

Water's Edge

A shingle-style cottage is at home on the water, here on Floren Pond in Litchfield. The 1965 cottage has a contemporary twist due to a full renovation by the current owners. The open floor plan allows for spectacular western views in the main area with the living room, dining room,

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Welcome To West Stockbridge: Turn Park Art Space Opens

Amy Krzanik reports from West Stockbridge.Turn Park Art Space, a contemporary sculpture park and community gathering spot, opened to a large and eager crowd on Sunday, May 14. The Park’s architects and founders spoke about the conception of the site, about its construction, and about plans for its

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Food

Recipe: Strawberry Galette

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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My Top Ten Reasons To Go On A Garden Tour

Columbines naturalized on a rock outcropping at Major General Ashley House. By Madaline Sparks As a professional gardener, I love to go on garden tours! The experience is always educating and inspiring. I recently attended the Trade Secrets Garden Tour. Four spectacular locations were open for viewing in Cornwall and

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CATA Makes The "Everyday" Extraordinary

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. Although we may wear different “hats,” we’re all just everyday people who share more similarities than we do differences. The students and teachers of Community Access to the Arts (CATA) explored this theme in their annual performances on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May

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Food

Governor's Tavern Fills The Iron Horse's Big Shoes

Ortega, Dykeman and bartender Fernando Martinez By Jamie Larson The new Governor’s Tavern in Hudson, New York is a welcome surprise behind its humble alley corner entrance along some train tracks. From the former beloved and historic dive bar, The Iron Horse, the new owners, Renee Ortega and Brian

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Real Estate

Dual Household

This New Marlborough home and guest house are surrounded by conserved land. Offering a contemporary kitchen with Gaggenau ovens and concrete island counter, wood and metal cabinetry, and a dramatic stone fireplace centerpiece in the timber beam addition on 8.3 acres with heritage apple trees. The main house has

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Real Estate

Greek Revival And Guest

A guest house in Millerton is located on 55 acres of expansive meadows, a pond, orchards, and lightly wooded acreage. The main house is a 4,000 square-foot Greek Revival built in 1940 that has a formal living room, grand dining room, kitchen with pantry, family room, garden room, and

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Real Estate

Guest Compound

Day-O Farm in Chatham includes the 1792 main house accompanied by a one-bedroom loft-style cabin, a two-bedroom pool house, a one-bedroom carriage house, and a two-bedroom caretaker's home. The main house has original details, eat-in kitchen, fireplaces, and a main floor master wing. The adjacent original carriage house

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Real Estate

Separate But Equal

This Spencertown compound overlooks a large pond and includes a huge four-bedroom main house along with a separate guest house. Surrounded by fields and trees, the main residence has a gourmet kitchen with breakfast nook, mudroom, family room, large office, dining room, den, and sun-filled living room. There are four

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Live And Rent

This property in Housatonic has two buildings: a three-bedroom home and a large barn with loft space and kitchen. The two-story main residence has hardwood floors, an eat-in kitchen, two bathrooms and a wraparound porch. The barn, which has great rental potential, has an open kitchen with a loft consisting

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Community

The Rural We: Derek Delaney

Long Island native and Juilliard and Yale graduate Derek Delaney began his musical career as a horn player. But he has spent the bulk of his time as an arts administrator in the northeast, working at the Marlboro Music Festival, as development director at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and

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