Real Estate 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 By Editor
Style 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 By Editor
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 By Editor
Style 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 By Editor
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) By Editor
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 By Editor
Parties 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 By Editor
Food 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 By Editor
Real Estate 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 By Editor
Real Estate Luxe Lodge In West Stockbridge, this traditional log cabin on 12 acres offers a touch of Aspen chic, thanks to its lofty size and high-quality amenities and materials. Featuring a distinct log exterior and interior walls, the home has an open plan, two-story stone fireplace and lots of glass. There By Editor
Real Estate Picture Perfect This New Lebanon log cabin has been recently reconstructed. Surrounded by 20 acres with unparalleled mountain views, it's a mix of old and new, featuring an open kitchen/living area with cathedral ceilings, large windows and a stone fireplace in the center. There are three bedrooms and two By Editor
Real Estate Renovated And Redesigned This log cabin evokes rustic charm yet has had updates to the kitchen, master suite and decks. Set on over 35 acres in Tyringham, the cabin has a great room with a vaulted ceiling and a wall of windows overlooking massive oaks that stretch to the far side of the By Editor
