Real Estate Great Lake Now is your chance to get in at Lake Waramaug in New Preston where cottages are rarely on the market. Three-season with infinite potential as a full-time home after a renovation, the log-exterior cottage was built in 1948 and has been well maintained. There are two porches; By Editor
Real Estate Cabin Fever Take is easy on the Otis Reservoir at this impeccably cared for three-season cottage that is being offered fully furnished. Frontage on the reservoir in Otis allows for water views from nearly every room and from all the exterior lounging spots. This cottage has two bedrooms, one bathroom, an By Editor
Real Estate Bowled Over You couldn't find a better location for a three-season cottage: privately sited, waterfront views of Stockbridge Bowl and just two miles to Tanglewood. In Stockbridge, the cottage has wide, open views of the entire lake as well of the surrounding hills and offers 50 feet of water By Editor
Real Estate The Water's Edge On 125 feet of lakefront land beside Twin Lakes in Salisbury, this three-season cottage features a dock and a huge wraparound porch. The open floor plan, high ceilings and huge fireplace all contribute to make the cottage feel larger and loftier. Presently, there are three bedrooms and one bathroom, By Editor
Style A Scattershot Of Spring Thoughts 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 Former Neighborhood Diner Spruces Up As GB Eats Photo courtesy GB Eats. By Hannah Van Sickle Barrett It is screen door season at GB Eats, the newly rejuvenated and increasingly trendy dining spot at 282 Main Street in Great Barrington, Mass., owned and operated by Chef Pierre Cum and his wife Candice Rischner. The beautifully updated face of By Editor
Parties Construct's Mayfest Ushers In Spring Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. Monday, May 16 started off with a rare, spring snowfall in the early morning but come evening, it was Mayfest for Construct. The annual fundraising event held at Crissy Farm featured 26 vendors, restaurants, caterers, bakers and liquor specialty shops uniting for a buffet By Editor
Food Churchtown Dairy: A New Breed Of Agriculture And Architecture By Jamie Larson Dreamed up by environmentalist Abby Rockefeller and the Foundation for Architectural Integrity, designed and built by architect Rick Anderson and operated by the farmers at neighboring Triform Camphill, the Churchtown Dairy in Claverack, New York is a wonder to behold. The round, domed barn and adjoining 1830s By Editor
Community The Rural We: Lisa Dolan Book Festival co-directors Lisa Dolan and the "amazing" Jennifer Clark. The founder of the Hudson Reads mentoring project and co-founder of the Hudson Children’s Book Festival may be retiring from the city’s school district in June, but she will leave a lasting impression on By Editor
Food Recipe: Chicken Liver Pâté If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven By Editor
Parties CATA's 'Wallflowers' Stand Out From The Crowd Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. How do you make a friend? Well, you walk up to someone and tell them your name, and then you ask for theirs. You express yourself, and say how you feel, but also listen when they want to talk. It seems simple enough, but we By Editor
Real Estate Sturdy Dutch This Dutch Colonial house in Winsted combines functional floor plans with an enduring exterior style. The first floor has a living room with access to a screened porch, den, dining room, kitchen with breakfast nook, laundry and powder room. Recently refinished original wood floors run throughout including the second floor By Editor
