Excursions

Crafting Creativity: Unleash Your Inner Maker — Painting class at Berkshire Art Center.

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Crafting Creativity: Unleash Your Inner Maker

In a region brimming with creative folks, you can be among them as a doer, not just a spectator.

By Jane Anderson

Where To Pick Your Own Fresh Flowers Right Off The Farm — Courtesy Second Drop Farm

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Where To Pick Your Own Fresh Flowers Right Off The Farm

Create your own bouquet at these flower farms across the Rural Intelligence region.

By Lisa Green

10 Things To Do In Tivoli — Corn Blueberry ice cream from Fortunes. Photo courtesy Fortunes

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10 Things To Do In Tivoli

The Village appears like Brigadoon in the distance, and that's part of its charm.

By Melissa Esposito

The Ruralist: 4 Places To Savor Maple Syrup Season — Soukup Farms barrel-aged maple syrup. Photo courtesy Soukup Farms.

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The Ruralist: 4 Places To Savor Maple Syrup Season

It may be mud season, but it's also maple everything season. Here are four places where you can taste the sweetness.

By Lisa Green

Step Into 2024 With A First Day Hike

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Step Into 2024 With A First Day Hike

In case you didn’t know, the “First Day Hike” is a thing — and there are plenty of places to experience it on January 1.

By Lisa Green

A Talk, A Walk, And An Encounter With An Historical Figure In Torrington

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A Talk, A Walk, And An Encounter With An Historical Figure In Torrington

The John Brown Loop trail at the infamous abolitionist’s homestead is the impetus for reflection.

By Lisa Green

The Ruins at Sassafras Museum: A Venue Wrapped In Shaker Chic — Photos courtesy of The Ruins at Sassafras

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The Ruins at Sassafras Museum: A Venue Wrapped In Shaker Chic

The ruins of a former Shaker settlement have been transformed into an elegant venue and museum.

By Jamie Larson

Find Your Center In A Local Labyrinth — Photo courtesy Omega Institute

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Find Your Center In A Local Labyrinth

A labyrinth only requires you to put one foot in front of the other and almost guarantees a quieter mind.

By Jamie Larson

10 Things To Love About Winsted, Connecticut — Fall at Highland Lake. Photo: Jeannette Brodeur

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10 Things To Love About Winsted, Connecticut

We agree with the author: Winsted needs to get on RI readers’ radar.

By Jeannette Brodeur

10 Reasons We Love Litchfield — Photo by Lindsey Victoria Photography

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10 Reasons We Love Litchfield

Nature, nourishment, and new things to see make Litchfield a perfect place to live and visit.

By Kimberly Jordan Allen

Walk And Roll, Fly And Float — Clover Brooke Farm, Hyde Park, NY

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Walk And Roll, Fly And Float

Choose your adventure by the elements (minus the fire).

By Jane Anderson

A Day (Or Two) In Rhinebeck And Red Hook — Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY

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A Day (Or Two) In Rhinebeck And Red Hook

These Dutchess County towns exude panache and offer plenty to explore.

By Jamie Larson