2008 Fall Guide by Hersam Acorn

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• Places To See • Local Events & Things To Do • Mellon Tytell: The World Through a Camera

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Index Celebrating the Familiar ....................................... 6 Great Pumpkin Challenge .................................... 8 Places To See Things To Do .....................................................9-41 Let’s Go Antiquing! .........................................14-15 Fall Lodging............................................................21 Fall Driving Map ...................................................23

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Mellon Tytell ....................................................24-25 Williams College Museum of Art .....................30 Mr. Lincoln’s Gift .............................................42-43

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“Celebrating the Familiar” in Downtown Bennington, Vermont

To compliment historic downtown Bennington, Vermont, The Sculpture Foundation and the Better Bennington Corporation have sponsored a public outdoor sculpture exhibition for the summer and fall of 2008 featuring American artist J. Seward Johnson. J. Seward Johnson is well known for his life-size cast bronze sculptures. He has created over 200 different pieces of Americans engaged in ordinary daily activities. In a sense, Johnson is to American photo by Melissa Miller sculpture what Norman Rockwell was to painting. Exhibited throughout the world, but for the first time in Vermont, J. Seward Johnson brings Johnson’s pieces have been bronze to life with these realistic, head-turning on display in many cities sculptures. throughout the U.S. and abroad and typically draw thousands of visitors who are captivated by his representational works. If you are a frequent traveler, it is likely that you have seen Johnson’s work in other places. New York City has several very publicly sited works, as does Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Osaka, and even Istanbul. Cities will often arrange an exhibition of Johnson’s bronzes to bring levity to a downtown area, and museums frequently host exhibits on their grounds and parklands. You may have seen photos of the sculptures in Architectural Digest, New Yorker Magazine, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Life Magazine, and others. Johnson has photo by Jen Hathaway also appeared on the J. Seward Johnson’s sculptures can be seen “Tonight Show” with throughout Bennington. several of his pieces, and CNN has created a couple of interesting stories on the artist. The J. Seward Johnson “Celebrating the Familiar” art exhibit is on display throughout the streets of downtown Bennington until November 1. This exhibit has 15 life–sized sculptures, made entirly from bronze. Exhibited throughout the world, but for the first time in Vermont, J. Seward Johnson brings bronze to life with these realistic, head-turning sculptures. Current exhibits are on display in Spain and Australia, but this is the only public exhibit of J. Seward Johnson’s work in the Northeast.

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Great Pumpkin Challenge and World Wide

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Guinness Record Dance Challenge The Third Annual Great Pumpkin Challenge will take place on October 25th, down the center of Main Street in Bennington, Vermont. Thousands of carved and lit pumpkins will line the streets, and be set up in creative displays throughout the downtown area.

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In addition to the carved pumpkins there will be a world-wide “Thriller” Guinness Record dance challenge. The dance takes place at 2 p.m., and then reenacted at 8 p.m. There will also a be a parade, a pumpkin baking challenge, a haunted house, evening dance, and many food vendors and games throughout the night. The Great Pumpkin Challenge has been selected by the State of Vermont as one of the “Top Ten Fall Events”.

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FARMS/AGRICULTURAL ATTRACTIONS Adams Family Farm 15 Higley Hill Road in Wilmington, Vermont 802-464-3762 • www.adamsfamilyfarm.com Rain or shine, this sixth generation working farm offers the “ultimate agricultural experience,” says the Boston Sunday Globe. The farm offers wagon rides, agricultural demonstrations, hay rides, bonfire parties, a “baby barn” of young animals, shepherding demonstrations, ice cream socials, a corn maze, special events and more. Reservations required for some activities. Open June 21st through October (Farm Store and Quilt and Fiber Arts Loft open daily, year-round, from 10am-5pm). The farm grounds are closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Apple Barn & Country Bake Shop Vermont Route 7 South in Bennington, Vermont 802-447-7780 or 888-8APPLES • www.theapplebarn.com The Apple Barn and Country Bake Shop has become a “must stop” for locals and visitors alike. Featured as an Editor’s Choice in Yankee Magazine Travel Guide, the Apple Barn combines high-quality baked goods with free entertainment for children of all ages. Enjoy over 30 varieties of apples grown by nearby Southern Vermont Orchards. Nestled in the southwest corner of Vermont, T h e Apple Barn offers pick-your-own fruit in the summertime and free children’s programming. The Apple Barn has been featured on The Food Network’s $40 a Day, Ron Hazelton’s House Calls and Good Morning America.

Billings Farm & Museum Route 12 & River Road in Woodstock, Vermont 802-457-2355 • www.billingsfarm.org The Billings Farm & Museum is keeping alive the spirit and values of Vermont’s rural past. The farm dates back to 1871, when native Vermonter Frederick Billings set out to build a farm and forestry operation that would serve future generations as a model of wise stewardship. His farm flourished, and today is still a firstclass working farm, operating with a museum of Vermont’s rural heritage. The Billings Farm & Museum operates in partnership with the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, the only national park to tell the story of conservation history and the evolving nature of land stewardship in America. The park is a gift to the people of the United States from Laurance S. and Mary F. Rockefeller and represents several generations of conservationist thought and practice. The farm offers a large number of events, and is open May 1st through October 31st, 10am to 5pm.

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Cabot Creamery 288 Main Street in Cabot, Vermont 888-792-2268 • www.cabotcheese.com

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Visit Cabot’s Visitors’ Center in Cabot Village, home of Cabot’s famous cheddar cheese, and take a factory tour. The guided tour tells the history of Cabot Creamery and a little something about the agricultural history of Vermont. After the video, take a walk down the hall to view Cabot’s award-winning cheese being made. Following the tour ($2 per person over twelve years of age), nibble Cabot’s many varieties of cheeses, including the World’s Best Cheddar and Best Flavored Cheddar. The visit will include a Cabot Critters Coloring Book and weekly specials on selected cheese products. Call to confirm cheese-making days. Large groups welcome with reservations. Open daily June through October from 9am-5pm.

Hilltop Orchards and Furnace Brook Winery 508 Canaan Road in Richmond, Massachusetts 800-833-6274 •www.hilltoporchards.com Furnace Brook Winery, Berkshire’s first farm winery, is located at Hilltop Orchards, a 200-acre family fruit farm. Taste their awardwinning wines and ciders. The Normandy Gazebo offers wines bythe-glass and a menu in an open air environment overlooking the orchards and the Berkshire Hills. Hilltop Orchards, established in the early 1900s, today produces over 20 varieties of apples, plums, pears and grapes and is the largest producer of fresh apple cider

in the Berkshires. The Hilltop Orchards Farm Store stocks fresh baked goods, local produce and cheeses, as well as apples, cider and cider doughnuts. Pick your own apples from late August through the end of the harvest in October. Hiking, biking, picnicking and guided hikes are also offered. The orchards and winery are open Friday-Sunday, 11am-5pm. 10

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North River Winery Vermont Route 112, River Road in Jacksonville, Vermont 802-368-7557 or 800-585-7779 www.northriverwinery.com North River Winery, Vermont’s first bonded winery, is located in the picturesque foothills of Windham County, situated along the North River. The 1850s farmhouse and barn which house the winery recall an age when wines were made by local residents. Started in 1985, the winery has grown from making 2,500 gallons of wine annually to about 20,000 gallons. Approximately 90% of the fruit used by the winery is grown at the Dwight Miller Orchards, a State of Vermont, Certified Organic Orchard. All fermentation, bottling and distribution of their eleven different wines are done on the premises. Of the roughly 100,000 bottles of wine made per year, approximately 60% is sold at the winery’s retail locations. Their year-round tasting rooms are located in Bennington at Camelot Village and Manchester Center at Vermont Magic on Route 7A. Both are open seven days a week: 10am to 5:30pm in Bennington and 10am to 5pm in Manchester. Free tours are also offered at the winery.

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GALLERIES/VISUAL ARTS Bennington Arts Guild Gallery 103 South Street at the Four Corners, Bennington, Vermont 802-442-7838 • www.benningtonartsguild.com The Bennington Arts Guild is a cooperative run by artists from Bennington and the surrounding communities with the common goal of providing a viable market for, and bringing public attention to, fine art and fine craft produced in the area. Membership is open to artists throughout the greater Bennington area. Bennington Arts Guild Gallery is open Wednesday through Monday from 12pm-4pm.

Bennington Center for Arts Route 9 just west of Bennington, Vermont 802-442-7158 • www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org The Bennington Center for the Arts is known primarily for its fine arts galleries of nature-inspired and Native American art. It has, over the years, acquired a wonderful collection of sculpture, weavings, pottery and carvings. These works represent the beauty of wildlife, landscapes and the culture and history of Native Americans. It houses the award-winning Oldcastle Theatre and the Laumeister Galleries, which feature rotating art exhibits and art sales. It is also home to the Vermont Covered Bridge Museum. Bennington Center for the Arts includes a museum shop, a main theater and a covered bridge theater, as well as a visitors’ information center. Open 10am-5pm Wednesday through Monday.

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Lichtenstein Center for the Arts 28 Renne Avenue in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 413-499-9348 • www.culturalpittsfield.com The Lichtenstein Center for the Arts is a community arts center housed in a historic building in downtown Pittsfield. Inside is a gallery and performance area, workshops and artists’ studios. The center features current work of local and regional artists and craftspeople, both well known and emerging. This community arts center also features performances and readings by a variety of musicians, dancers, actors and poets. Nine individual artist rental studios are housed in the Lichtenstein Center, joining over 40 other working artist studios in downtown Pittsfield to create a thriving creative community. Local teaching artists lead a variety of classes, including ceramics, tap dancing, life drawing, tai chi and more. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, noon-5pm.

Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Gallery 4716 Main Street , Historic Rte. 7A in Manchester Center, Vermont (former Mother Myrick’s Building) 802-362-3321 • www.froghollow.org

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Southern Vermont Arts Center West Road in Manchester, Vermont 802-362-1405 • www.svac.org

MASS MoCA 1040 MASS MOCA Way in North Adams, Massachusetts 413-662-2111 • www.massmoca.org MASS MoCA is an extraordinary project converting a 27-building historic mill complex in the Berkshire Mountains into a multi-disciplinary center for visual, performing and media arts. More than a static display hall, MASS MoCA provides space, tools and time for artists, cultural institutions and businesses working in sculpture, theater, dance, film, digital media and music. With annual attendance of 120,000, it ranks among the most visited institutions in the United States dedicated to new art. Hours are 11am-5pm (closed Tuesdays). MASS MoCA offers public tours at noon and 3pm on weekends and daily in July and August.

Vermont’s oldest cultural organization, the Southern Vermont Arts Center is located in Manchester, Vermont in a National Historic Trust Mansion. The Arts Center’s ten galleries feature classic and contemporary art on view and for sale. Its 407 acres are situated on the slope of Mount Equinox and offer hiking trails, a botany trail, sculpture gardens and an indoor/outdoor café. In addition, art classes and performances of music and dance are offered in newly renovated facilities. The Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum is a stunning Hugh Newell Jacobsen-designed fine arts facility to display the Arts Center’s 800-piece permanent collection and special traveling exhibitions from the nation’s finest museums. Open year-round, Tuesday through Saturday, 10-5pm, and Sunday, 12-5pm. The center is also home to a number of festivals and events.

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Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts 413-458-2303 •www.clarkart.edu

15 Lawrence Hall Drive off of Main Street, Route 2 in Williamstown, Massachusetts • 413-597-2429 • www.wcma.org One of the finest college art museums in the country, the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) houses 12,000 works that span the history of art. Within the broad range of time periods and cultures represented, the collection emphasizes modern and contemporary art, American art from the late 18th century to the present and the art of world cultures. In addition to displaying works from the permanent collection, the museum organizes loan exhibitions of outstanding works from other collections. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 1-5pm. Admission is free, and the museum is wheelchair accessible.

The Clark is a dynamic institution welcoming visitors yearround to experience outstanding European and American art in a beautiful, rural setting. Surrounded by 140 acres of woodlands, meadows and hiking trails, the Clark’s intimately scaled galleries are home to an exceptional collection. Opened in 1955 by Singer sewing machine heir Robert Sterling Clark and his wife, Francine, the Clark is renowned for its French Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro and especially Pierre-Auguste Renoir, with more than 30 paintings by the artist. The collection is also rich in American paintings by Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Frederic Remington and Mary Cassatt; Italian and Northern Renaissance masterpieces; portraits and landscapes by European masters; and an �� extraordinary collection of sil�� ver, porcelain, and furniture. The Clark offers a lively variety of �� events and programs for all ages �� including concerts, films, family activities, gallery talks and �� after-hours events. Most public events, including family days and summer band concerts, are free of charge. Food is available year-round. Trails of varying lengths and difficulty cross the property and offer spectacular views of Williamstown and the Green Mountains of Vermont. Picnic tables and benches dot the landscape, inviting visitors to relax and enjoy the surrounding hills. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm. Open daily July and August, 10am-5pm.

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GARDENS, NATURE PRESERVES & PARKS Ashintully Gardens Sodem Road in Tyringham, Massachusetts • 413-298-3239 www.thetrustees.org/pages/251_ashintully_gardens.cfm

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Ashintully (Gaelic meaning “on the brow of the hill”) was the name given to the original 1,000-acre estate assembled in the early 20th century by Egyptologist and two-time state representative Robb de Peyster Tytus from three farms in Tyringham and additional land in Otis. In 1937, noted contemporary composer John McLennan, Jr. acquired the estate, later moving into the farmhouse at the bottom of the hill and renovating the nearby barn into a music studio. McLennan created, over the course of thirty years, Ashintully Gardens. The gardens blend several natural features—a rushing stream, native deciduous trees, a rounded knoll and rising flanking meadows—into an ordered arrangement with both formal and informal beauty. Garden features include the Fountain Pond, Pine Park, Rams Head Terrace, Bowling Green, Regency Bridge and Trellis Triptych. Urns, columns and statuary ornament the garden, while foot bridges, foot paths, stone stairs and grassy terraces connect various parts of the garden. A halfmile woodland loop trail leads to the ruins of the Marble Palace. From these ruins, visitors can take in a distant view north through the Tyringham Valley. Open June 1st through October 15th on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from 1-5pm.

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Berkshire Botanical Garden Junction of Routes 183 and 102 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts 413-298-3926 • www.berkshirebotanical.org Nestled in the scenic Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, the Berkshire Botanical Garden (BBG) offers visitors a peaceful refuge of natural beauty, stunning display gardens, exciting community events and informative classes for all ages and levels of skill and knowledge. The collections (over 3,000 species and varieties) emphasize plants that thrive in the Berkshires and are displayed in an informal, country setting. The display gardens are laid out on a residential scale to inspire and inform the home gardener. The garden also serves as a gathering place for community events, weddings, meetings and classes. Display gardens open 10am-5pm daily, May through Columbus Day.

Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center Dyken Pond Road off of Route 80 in Grafton, New York 518-658-2055 • www.dykenpond.org Dyken Pond is the principal headwaters of the Poestenkill and the largest lake on the Rensselaer Plateau. Its historic dam was built in 1902 by Manning Paper Company and regulated the stream flow powering machinery along the Poestenkill to Troy. Manning Paper Company donated its land holdings to Rensselaer County in 1973. Since that time, Rensselaer County has owned and operated this living watershed as an ecological teaching unit as well as a low-use recreation area. Thirty-three ecological communities offer an exciting blend of places to explore and enjoy. The park has five miles of trail on county-

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GARDENS, NATURE PRESERVES & PARKS continued owned lands and two miles of trail on privately owned conservation lands. No motorized vehicles, mountain biking, horseback riding, barbecues or swimming permitted. There is a non-motor boat launch near the parking lot. Call ahead to assure vehicle access to launch. Dogs are welcomed on leashes. Open daily during daylight hours.

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Lake Paran Houghton Street in North Bennington, Vermont • 802-442-2422 Peaceful and beautiful, Lake Paran offers swimming, picnicking and fishing, as well as a bath house, snackbar, charcoal grills and canoe rentals. Certified life guards are on duty during peak swimming times. An evening summer concert series is offered on select weekends. Daily admission. Summer memberships are available.

Forest Supervisor, 231 North Main Street in Rutland, Vermont 802-747-6700 • www.fs.fed.us/r9/gmfl/green_mountain/index.htm

Lake Whitingham/Harriman Reservoir

The Green Mountain National Forest follows the backbone of Vermont north from the Massachusetts border, all the way to the Appalachian Gap. It was established in 1932 after uncontrolled logging, fire and flooding ravaged the State of Vermont. Today, the Green Mountain National Forest has grown—tract by tract—to almost 400,000 acres that stretch across nearly two-thirds the length of Vermont. The mission of the Forest is to sustain, protect and enhance forest ecosystems. The Appalachian and Long Trails, which extend along the ridgeline of the Green Mountains, are part of its 312 miles of trails. Within the forest’s boundaries are cold streams and beaver ponds famous for brook and rainbow trout fishing. Other activities include birding, berry picking, canoeing, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and scenic drives.

Lake Whitingham, also known as Harriman Reservoir, is Vermont’s largest recreational lake wholly within its borders, fully eight miles long from north to south, with over 28 miles of undeveloped shoreline. The lake was formed by the construction of the Harriman Dam, named for Henry I. Harriman, the engineer under whom it was constructed in 1923 by the New England Power Company. This large earthen dam stands 200 feet tall, 1,200 feet across and a quarter of a mile wide at its base. By the dam is the “glory hole,” an enormous 60-foot spillway shaped like a gigantic morning glory. Boating, fishing, swimming and picnicking are all available around the lake. It is maintained by the New England Power Company at no cost to the public.

Wilmington/Whitingham, Vermont • www.thisisvermont.com/storywaters.html

The Long Trail Green Mountains, Vermont • www.greenmountainclub.org/page.php?id=2

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Built by the Green Mountain Club between 1910 and 1930, the Long Trail is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States. It follows the main ridge of the Green Mountains from the Massachusetts-Vermont line to the Canadian border as it crosses Vermont’s highest peaks. It was the inspiration for the Appalachian Trail, which coincides with it for one hundred miles in the southern third of the state. Although the Long Trail is known as Vermont’s “footpath in the wilderness,” its character may more accurately be described as backcountry. The trail climbs rugged peaks and passes pristine ponds, alpine bogs, hardwood forests and swift streams. It is steep in some places, muddy in others and rugged in most. Novice and expert alike will enjoy the varied terrain. With its 270-mile footpath, 175 miles of side trails and nearly 70 primitive shelters, the Long Trail offers endless hiking opportunities for the day hiker, weekend overnighter and extended backpacker. The Long Trail is marked by two-by-six-inch white blazes. Intersections are usually marked with signs. Double blazes may mark important turns. Side trails are blazed in blue and signed.

Merck Forest & Farmland Center Route 315 Rupert Mountain Road in Rupert, Vermont 802-394-7836 • www.merckforest.com Merck Forest and Farmland Center’s mission is to teach and demonstrate the benefits of innovative, sustainable management of forest and farmland. The purpose of the farm is to demonstrate modern, sustainable approaches to agriculture while producing maple syrup, organic vegetables, flowers and herbs and raising livestock for meat, eggs, wool and dairy products. These are sold at Merck’s farmstand, through its Community-Supported Agriculture program and at three local farmers’ markets. Timber products include hardwood logs for furniture, veneer, flooring and other products. Merck Forest and Farmland Center has several relatively rare types of forest communities, which provide valuable wildlife habitats and allow for scientific research. Merck

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Pember Nature Preserve/Pember Museum of Natural History Preserve located on Route 22, eight miles south of Granville, New York Museum located at 33 West Main Street in Granville, New York 518-642-1515 • www.pembermuseum.com The Pember Nature Preserve, donated to the Pember Library and Museum in 1979, encompasses 125 acres of forest, wetland and fields on both sides of Black Creek, a tributary of the Battenkill. The mission of the Pember Nature Preserve is to provide a refuge for the region’s native wildlife and plant species. Visitors to the marsh walk on elevated walkways and over a footbridge spanning Black Creek. An observation platform at the edge of Black Creek allows for the observation of wetland wildlife. In 1987, the Granville School District deeded the Porter Schoolhouse to the Pember Library and Museum for use as a nature education center. The Porter Schoolhouse is one point of entry to the preserve; the other is on South Grimes Hill Road. Seven nature trails are available year-round from dawn to dusk. Trail maps at both entrances.

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The Pember Library and Museum were established in 1909 by Franklin Tanner Pember and his wife, Ellen Wood Pember. Both institutions continue to operate in the building designed and built for that purpose. Franklin Pember was an entrepreneur, with interests in the fur trade, oil fields and orange groves. From boyhood he was interested in the natural world and collected mounted birds and mammals, bird nests and eggs, shells, insects, plants, rocks and minerals. This collection became the basis of the museum. Open year-round Tuesday-Friday from 1-5pm and Saturday from 10am-3pm. Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays.

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Somerset Reservoir Somerset Road off of Route 9 on Searsburg Mountain, Vermont www.thisisvermont.com/storywaters.html Just shy of 1,600 acres in size, this is the first of a series of large reservoirs utilizing the Deerfield River for electrical power. The south end of the reservoir, just after the dam, has a parking lot with public toilets. Below the parking lot is a boat launch suitable for motorized and man-powered vessels. To the right of the launch a series of picnic tables and stone fireplaces provide opportunities for a day of picnicking with views of the opposite shoreline. The shoreline varies from grassy around the dam to brushy and forested as one progresses north. By canoe, fishing hidden inlets for rainbow trout, walleyed pike and bass are possible. Note: Only swim in designated spots. The area is open to day use between 6am and 9:30pm.

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Mellon Tytell Shares Her View of the World Through the Lens of a Camera

Mellon Tytell embraces the world, and shares it with the rest of us through her artistic eye with the use of a camera. She has produced photographs for fashion clients such as Ralph Lauren, Givenchy, and Christian Dior; her portraits of celebrated personalities include the Dalai Lama, James Taylor, Christian Lacrois, and Norman Mailer. Her editorial work has been published in over 60 countries, and her work has appeared in People, Geo, Playboy, Liberation, Figaro Magazine, The New York Times and The Magazine of Natural History, among others. Some of her extended documentary series consist of a major body of work on Haiti, made over several years on numerous trips; opium in the Golden Triangle; and young Americans on a psychic pilgrimage to sacred Inca sites in the Andes. I had the good fortune to meet her this past summer on one of the few non-rain days during August. First impressions...it’s true what they say...first impressions are lasting impressions! I was following the directions she gave me to her home. Dirt roads, farms, vegetable stands, keep to the right, watch for the forks in the road. I drove slowly so not to miss a turn or landmark. I knew I would soon be approaching her home, and looking to the right, there she was in her doorway watching for me, waving and greeting me with a welcoming smile! How wonderful! International Photographer, Mellon Tytell

Mellon and her husband, John Tytell, author of “The Beat Generation”, live in an early 1700s Danby home built by a French architect. It sits on the top of a mountain, offering a sweeping view of the world across valleys below. We sat on the sofa and talked non-stop for almost three hours! I was here to talk to her about her latest book, “My Lucky Dog”, written about the life of her beloved mutt, Hunter. Fate stepped in to bring Mellon and Hunter together in 1990, when she saw a note in a pet store written by a nine year old boy announcing that his dog was up for adoption. The boy and his mother were leaving home to take his dog to the Humane Society when the phone rang. It was Mellon. Hunter knew she saved his life. Dogs know these things.

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Her book, “My Lucky Dog”, recounts her experiences with him and their life between Vermont and their Greenwich Village apartment in New York City. By the time Hunter was 11, it became difficult for him to climb the stairs in their apartment. Even though Mellon was “My Lucky Dog” available at Northshire working on several projects at Bookstore, Manchester, VT, Danby Wreath the time, she decided to take a Company, Danby VT and Amazon.com. sabbatical with Hunter and stay with him in Danby until he died. Mellon, her husband John, and Hunter were walking in a pumpkin patch in Danby on September 11, when the planes hit the towers. © Mellon Tytell

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Hunter, named for author/journalist Hunter S. Thompson, was two years old. Over the course of his lifetime, Mellon has taken thousands of photos of him, dozens even in the same position. She was fascinated by his every move, expression, joy, exuberance, even taking pictures of him sleeping. Mellon, who was always able to pick up and leave on a dime for a story, was now unable to leave Hunter for more than five hours!

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You will read, and reread this book many times over. With each reading you’ll find another meaning of the words and pictures, and you will always be able to relate your relationship with your pet to that of Mellon and Hunter. Tytell at age 23, on the first of many trips to Haiti where she completed a major body of her work.

“A Day with My Lucky Dog” will be held on Saturday, September 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dorset Inn, Dorset, Vt. Admission is $5 per person with the proceeds to benefit the Second Chance Animal Shelter. Bring your family and your favorite canine friend for a fun-filled afternoon. There will be knibbles for both you and your furry friend; a raffle of Wagatha Dog Treats; and Mellon will be there to sign your own copy of “My Lucky Dog”. For information, call 802-867-5500.

Mellon is currently editing a video of Hunter to make him live again, in motion. She is also working on a book of photographic essays and text to be named “The Blessings of Liberty”. Mellon is also photographing her dog, Frank, on the road, travelling with Frank and staying at all different places from the five-star Lord Nelson in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Rose Cottages in Bar Harbor, Maine. She is currently represented in the “Accent: Paris” show at Westchester Arts Council, New York.

process of elimination down to about 150 pictures she had taken over 13 years with Hunter, she would be able to use in order to communicate her love of Hunter with dog lovers everywhere.

the Brattleboro Common, Brattleboro, Vt., on Saturday, September 27. Registration is at 9 a.m., with the American Legion Band kicking off the walk at 10 a.m. This walk is to benefit the Windham County Humane Society. Mellon has provided the WCHS with an autographed copy of her book, “My Lucky Dog” as well as a beautiful pendant from Danforth Pewterers with the same inscription. These will be used as a prize incentive for a ‘walker’ who raises the most in sponsorship donations.

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“My Lucky Dog” is available at the Northshire ber of the Tytell family. Book Store, Manchester Vt, The Vermont Wreath Company, Route 7, Danby, Vt., and amazon.com.

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MUSEUMS/HISTORIC SITES Bennington Battle Monument 15 Monument Circle in Bennington, Vermont • 802-447-0550 www.bennington.com/chamber/walking/monumentdescription.html This 306’ dolomite obelisk is Vermont’s tallest structure and was dedicated in 1891 to commemorate the 1777 Battle of Bennington. In 1953, it was restored by the Vermont Historic Site Commission, which now administers it for the state. The monument was constructed on the site of the Continental arms storehouse, the object of this Revolutionary War battle in which General John Stark led his troops to one of the first major American victories against the British. There are interpretive exhibits, an elevator to the top of the monument and a gift shop. Scenic vistas of Vermont, Massachusetts and New York can be seen from the observation level high within the structure. Open mid-April to October 31st, 9am-5pm daily.

Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site Route 67 between Walloomsac, New York and Vermont state line 518-686-8266 • www.nysparks.com/sites/info.asp?siteID=3 Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site is the location of a Revolutionary War battle fought in August 1777 between the British forces of General John Burgoyne and Colonel Friedrich Baum against the American forces under Brigadier General John Stark and Colonel Seth Warner. British forces underestimated the strength of their enemy, and most of their men were killed or taken prisoner while the Americans sustained smaller losses. The British surrendered on October 17, 1777. Open weekends only from Labor Day to Veterans Day, 10am-7pm.

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Bennington Museum West Main Street (Vermont Route 9) in Bennington, Vermont 802-447-1571 • www.benningtonmuseum.org The Bennington Museum was founded as the Bennington Historical Association in 1875 to celebrate Bennington’s Colonial past and, more specifically, to commemorate the historic Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington in 1777. Over time the museum acquired paintings and sculpture by Vermont artists, children’s toys, maps, books and military artifacts. Its Grandma Moses Gallery hold the largest public collection of Grandma Moses art and memorabilia available to the public. It also features: an extensive array of American glass from the 19th to the early 20th century; vintage portraits of early settlers by Ammi Phillips; a unique Ralph Earl townscape; examples of abolitionist newspapers by William Lloyd Garrison; a Windsor writing-arm chair owned by Ira Allen, a founder of Vermont and author of the State’s Constitution; and the world’s largest collection of Bennington pottery. Special exhibitions this summer include “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”: A Summer of Baseball (June 13th through August 17th) and Art of Vermont: The State Collection (August 30th through October 26th). The museum is open daily (except Wednesdays) from 10am-5pm. In addition, the adjacent Hadwen Pavilion and Trails are open to the public free-of-charge.

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This museum was established in 1929 by the Cambridge Historical Society to preserve the history of Cambridge and the surrounding area for the education and enjoyment of the public. The house is a fine example of Victorian architecture featuring a mansard roof, wraparound porch and ornate exterior moldings. Displays include Revolutionary and Civil War memorabilia, fire-fighting exhibits, Cambridge-made (19th century) Baron furniture, china, glassware, antique kitchen utensils, antique hat boxes, spinning wheels, toys, period clothing and more. Tours are given Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1pm to 4pm or by appointment from May 31st to October 18th.

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Chesterwood Estate and Museum 4 Williamsville Road just off of Route 183 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts • 413-298-3579 • www.chesterwood.org Sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial, the Minute Man at Concord, Massachusetts and many familiar public monuments, Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) was a leading turn-of-the-century sculptor. In the 1920s, his studio—Chesterwood—provided a retreat from New York’s urban life. Models, studies and full-size sculptures of his famous works, as well as striking contemporary sculptures, are displayed in the studio, museum gallery, summer home and gardens. Open daily from 10am-5pm, May 15th through October 15th with guided tours on the hour.

Friends (Old Quaker) Meeting House & Maple Street Cemetery Corner of Friend and Maple Streets in Adams, Massachusetts 413-743-1799 • www.berkshireweb.com/quakers/index.html The Quakers, or “Friends” as they called themselves, were a reli-

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Georgi Museum & Park Center Adams Lane in Shushan, New York 518-854-3773 • www.salem-ny.com/georgi.html A collection of Renaissance art, European antiques and Asian collectibles, situated on nine acres of park and gardens along the famous Battenkill trout stream. The art collection is comprised of Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German and French paintings from the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Chinese and Asian tapestries and Oriental figurines are an added attraction. The Georgi Museum also boasts an extensive mineral collection with samples from as far away as South Africa. Museum grounds are open dawn to dusk. Open weekends only from 1-4pm.

Herman Melville’s Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 413-442-1793 • www.mobydick.org Arrowhead was the home of Herman Melville from 1850-1863 and where he wrote his most famous work, Moby Dick, along with three other novels, Pierre, The Confidence-Man and Israel Potter, a collection of short stories entitled The Piazza Tales, all of his magazine stories and some of his poetry. Arrowhead is now a house museum interpreting the life of the Melville family in the Berkshires. It is owned and operated by the Berkshire County Historical Society. Open daily from Memorial Day Weekend to Columbus Day from 10:30am-4pm (closed Thursdays). Tours begin every hour on the hour with the first tour at 11am and the last tour at 3pm.

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Museum of Black WWII History 179 Oak Hill School Road in Pownal, Vermont 802-823-5519 • www.blackww2museum.org This museum was created not to glorify war but to document it— in particular to honor the long-ignored role of African-Americans in the largest worldwide conflict of human history. The museum’s goal is to enlighten visitors about the relatively unknown and unappreciated contribution of the 1.1 million African Americans who served in the U.S. military in World War II. More than a collection and display of objects, the museum is a center for ongoing teaching and research on this broad subject. Open Thursday to Monday from 10am-5pm and special hours upon request.

The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Estate and Gardens 2 Plunkett Street in Lenox, Massachusetts 413-551-5111 • www.edithwharton.org The Mount—Pulitzer-prize winning author Edith Wharton’s 1902 estate and gardens—is the creation of one of America’s greatest authors. An icon of American architecture and landscape design, The Mount combines English, French and Italian elements with a New England twist. The estate has been extensively restored, with nearly $9 million invested to bring the 42-room mansion and formal gardens back to life. Like Jefferson’s Monticello, The Mount is an “autobiographical house,” a telling reflection of her remarkable life and work. Three acres of formal gardens surround the mansion. Wharton, an authority on European landscape design, created her gardens as architectural compositions, divided into rooms and planned in concert with the house and surrounding natural landscape. Linger over lunch on the terrace where Wharton entertained notables like Henry James. The Mount is the only U.S. monument to Edith Wharton. Open Wednesday through Saturday from10am-4pm through May 23rd, then seven days a week from 10am-5pm for the summer.

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discovery that maple sap cooked over an open fire produces a sweet syrup. The museum has the most complete collection of sugaring artifacts in existence, from an ancient block of wood with a sap collecting gash made by American Indians to modern plastic pipeline. And a trip would not be complete without sampling various grades of maple syrups and mouth-watering Vermont specialty foods in the tasting room. Open daily 8:30am5:30pm from May 23rd to October 31st.

North Adams Museum of History and Science Western Gateway Heritage State Park in North Adams, Massachusetts 413-664-4700 • www.geocities.com/northadamshistory Housed in a beautifully restored historic freight yard, the North Adams Museum of History and Science portrays a microcosm of America as told through the history of North Adams and the environment of the Northern Berkshires. It provides over 25 exhibit areas on its three floors and includes hands-on discovery rooms, the Solar System Black Light Gallery, the Natural History Center, early social, industrial and railroading history, the Fort Massachusetts Barracks Room and other military exhibits and more. Open 10am-4pm Thursday through Saturday and 1-4pm Sunday May through December. Free admission.

Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge Route 183 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts 413-298-4100 • www.nrm.org Presenting the world’s largest collection of original Rockwell art, his original Stockbridge studio and changing exhibitions featuring current and past masters in the field of illustration. Highlights include enduring favorites from Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers, the powerful Four Freedoms and the nostalgic Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas. The Norman Rockwell Archive contains more than 100,000 photographs, letters and other rare mementos. Current exhibitions: Norman Rockwell: Illustrator in Chief; Norman Rockwell’s 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers; and The Art of Norman Rockwell. Open daily, 10am-5pm May through October.

Prospect Hill Road in Stockbridge, Massachusetts 413-298-8146 • www.thetrustees.org/pages/335_naumkeag.cfm An aura of grand times and gracious living still lingers at Naumkeag. This 26-room gabled mansion, designed by Stanford White in 1885, was the summer home of Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917), noted attorney and ambassador to England at the turn of the century. The rooms contain the Choate family’s collection of Chinese export porcelain, antique furniture, elegant rugs and tapestries. Naumkeag is famous for its eight acres of terraced gardens and landscaped grounds surrounded by forty acres of woodland, meadow and pasture that stretch to the Housatonic River Valley. Open daily Memorial Day weekend to Columbus Day from 10am-5pm. Allow a minimum of one hour for the garden or two hours if also taking the house tour.

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This mission brings student curators in contact with leading authorities such as Nancy Mowll Mathews, a curator at the museum and lecturer at the College, to produce first class exhibitions such as the recent Model American Men, a comprehensive look at several art forms portraying images of men influenced by the Progressive era in American history. The museum has an inviting ambience to its galleries, and its staff welcomes the public to view their considerable efforts in both modern and classic art. The interior spaces are well laid out, and the thematic variance while moving from one to the other showcases not only the educational work occuring under its roof, but also an impressive permanent collection. Part of these assets are what allow WCMA to run an ongoing exhibition entitled The Matter of Theology, a show that brings together selections from the museum’s collection with theological questions that cause art to be seen from another vantage point. With all the new art history students on campus, fall is a perfect time to visit WCM’s latest exhibits. The Williams College Museum of Art is located on campus at 15 Lawrence Hall Drive in Williamstown. For more info call 413-597-2429 or visit www.wcma.org

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Old Bennington Walking Tours Old Bennington, Vermont Old Bennington, located on and around Route 9 and Monument Avenue just west of downtown, contains the Bennington Battle Monument (but not the battlefield), a statue of Colonel Seth Warner, the Walloomsac Inn, the site of the Old Catamount Tavern, the Old First Church and its surrounding burying ground. Standing much as it did during its dedication in 1806, the Old First Church is a beautiful example of early colonial architecture. The cemetery adjacent to the church contains the graves of Robert Frost and approximately 75 revolutionary war patriots as well as British and Hessian Soldiers killed in the Battle of Bennington. The site of Ethan Allen’s home is on the border of the cemetery. Across the street from the church is the Walloomsac Inn, which is now private property. Built in 1764, the inn is the oldest in the state. Many great dignitaries, including Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, stayed there. About halfway up Monument Avenue on the right is a marker for the site of the Catamount Tavern, where a pivotal meeting between the patriots and Ethan Allen took place on May 3, 1777.

Old Hopkins Observatory & Mehlin Museum of Astronomy Main Street (Rt. 2) in Williamstown, Massachusetts 413-597-2188 • www.williams.edu The Hopkins Observatory is the oldest existing observatory in the United States. In 1834, Prof. Albert Hopkins went to England, with the permission of the trustees of the college, to search for astronomical apparatus. On his return, he enlisted some of his students to build a permanent observatory, which they constructed by hand from 1836 to 1838. That building is now the planetarium. It was originally located in the center of the quad but was moved to the far end in 1908 and to its present location in 1961. Some of the original equipment from the 1834 trip to England still survives in this building.

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The Park-McCullough House, a 35-room Victorian Mansion, was completed in 1865 for Trenor and Laura Park. Trenor Park, a Bennington lawyer, had made a fortune in California successfully managing John C. Fremont’s Mariposa gold mines. Returning East, he commissioned architects Diaper and Dudley to design this “summer home,” a classic example of French Second Empire Style. The furnishings and decor are nearly unchanged. As you walk in the front door, you will find rooms with fourteen-foot ceilings opening onto a gracious central hall with a sweeping staircase. The grounds feature a playhouse, rose gardens and a Carriage Barn, which houses a fine collection of horse-drawn carriages, buggies, sleighs and fire-fighting equipment. Open daily 10am-4pm mid-May to mid-October. Guided tours on the hour. There is a series of classical concerts on Sundays at 4pm in July and August, and the ParkMcCullough House also plays host to theater and other events.

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Robert Frost Stone House Museum Historic Route 7A in Shaftsbury, Vermont 802-447-6200 • www.frostfriends.org/stonehouse.html The Robert Frost Stone House Museum opened in 2002 in the home where Frost lived in the 1920s and wrote one of his most famous poems, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Frost came to live in Shaftsbury at the height of his career. He wrote two books of poetry during his first nine years at the Stone House and was awarded three of four Pulitzer Prizes during the time he lived in Shaftsbury. A small bookshop offers books, posters and postcards. Open May 1st to November 30, Tuesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm. Allow one hour for your visit.

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In 1902, Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest son of President Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, hired a Boston architectural firm to build a stately home on a promontory overlooking the Battenkill Valley in Manchester. The site he chose commanded sweeping views of the valley bordered by the Taconic Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. His magnificent Georgian Revival style home was completed three years later. Robert Todd Lincoln named his new home Hildene, meaning “hill” and “valley.” Hildene would be Mr. Lincoln’s summer home for the next 21 years and would be the only house in America where all of Abraham Lincoln’s descendants would eventually reside. Mary “Peggy” Lincoln Beckwith, a great-granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln, was the last of the president’s descendants to live at Hildene. She occupied the home until 1975. Shortly thereafter, Friends of Hildene, a nonprofit organization, was formed to oversee “the preservation of Hildene’s open land and the restoration of those buildings that best serve the public as an educational and cultural resource and as a memorial to the Lincoln family.” Today, Hildene welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world who arrive to enjoy this meticulously restored home with its elegant formal gardens, cutting and kitchen gardens and farm and to participate in the many special events held annually on the beautiful grounds of the estate. To enjoy the home, exhibits and grounds you should allow approximately 90 minutes. You may also visit the cutting and kitchen gardens, the observatory, the exhibit area and the Museum Shop. Grounds passes are available to visit the gardens and grounds but are not valid for admission into the Lincoln home. Open 9:30am to 4:30pm daily.

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17 Water Street in Granville, New York 518-642-1417 • www.slatevalleymuseum.org The Slate Valley Museum is housed inside a restored 19th Century New World Dutch Barn. Through artifacts, photographs, videotapes, art, displays, immigrant histories and a quarry shanty, the museum presents the history, science and art of slate quarrying and its influence on Slate Valley culture and community life. Learn why the Slate Valley is unique in all the world and why slate from the Slate Valley has been used in national landmarks such as the White House. Open year-round. Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day): Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-5pm, and Sunday 1pm-4pm.

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Williamstown House of Local History David and Joyce Milne Public Library, 1095 Main Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts 413-458-2160 • www.milnelibrary.org/hlh.html Williamstown House of Local History was founded in 1941 to promote knowledge of the town’s history by collecting and preserving materials, mounting exhibitions, presenting educational programs and facilitating research. The collection includes photographs, documents and artifacts from the 1700s to the present day, as well as published material on the town and genealogical material on local families. Open Monday through Friday 10amnoon and other hours by appointment.

from all across the state to rehearse and perform. Before the advent of modern highways, this represented an extraordinary commitment. For 70 years, the orchestra has shuttled from town to town, overcoming geography with such energy and persistence that it has earned a national reputation.

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MUSIC Memorial Hall Center for the Arts Main Street (Route 9) in Wilmington, Vermont 802-464-8411 • www.memhall.org Located in Wilmington, Vermont, Memorial Hall Center for the Arts offers a professional cultural arts series from early July through Labor Day, as well as one community theatre production each summer. The season traditionally includes cabaret, Broadway, Motown, musicals, oldies, light opera and classical concerts. Memorial Hall Center for the Arts is named after the historic building that it calls home. Endowed with acoustics that rival halls of greater capacity and renown, Wilmington’s Memorial Hall is resplendent with the spirit of a time gone by.

Tanglewood has been the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home for more than 60 years. The 2008 season, featuring the BSO performing with world-class conductors, acclaimed soloists and renowned musicians, is a vibrant mix of musical styles. Before the Opening Night concert with Berlioz’ Les Troyens, Tanglewood will feature TMC: String Quartet Marathon, Boston Symphony Players, TMCO: Messiaen and Dvorak, James Taylor, a live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor and the Mark Morris Dance Group. The BSO season includes a long list of guest artists, including Joshua Bell, Renee Fleming, Andre Previn, Yo-Yo Ma, the Kronos Quartet and more.

South Mountain Concerts Performances at South Mountain Concert Hall, two miles south of downtown Pittsfield on Routes 7 and 20, Massachusetts 413-442-2106 • www.southmountainconcerts.com Since its founding in 1918 by the woman described as “the fairy godmother of chamber music,” Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, South Mountain has been sending the beautiful strains of great chamber music wafting over the Berkshire Hills. Distinguished musicians who have performed at this site include Leonard Bernstein, Leontyne Price, Alexander Schneider, Rudolph Serkin, the Beaux Arts Trio and such string quartets as the Borromeo, the Emerson, the Guarneri, the Juilliard, the Orion, the Tokyo and the Vermeer. Concerts on Sundays at 3pm in September and the first Sunday in October.

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Vermont Symphony Orchestra Performing at Hildene Meadowlands in Manchester, Vermont 800-VSO-9293, www.vso.org. Seventy years ago, a small group of musical enthusiasts meeting in Woodstock, Vermont convinced each other that by working together, they could assemble the necessary musical and financial resources from across rural Vermont to create a statewide symphony orchestra. Whereas most other orchestras originate in a single town or city, performing there in one concert hall and touring occasionally, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra dedicated itself to traveling to any gymnasium, armory, racetrack or hillside where an audience could be found. The musicians, whose numbers included barbers, lawyers, mail carriers, doctors and farmers, came 2008 Fall Guide

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THEATER AND CINEMA The Albany Berkshire Ballet 116 Fenn Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 413-445-5382 • www.berkshireballet.org The Albany Berkshire Ballet was founded in 1960 by Artistic Director Madeline Cantarella Culpo. Nationally recognized for its versatility in performing both classical and contemporary dance works with excellence, the company’s classical repertory rivals that of any large company performing today. With works created by some of ballet’s greatest choreographers, including Igor Youskevitch, Michel Fokine and Antony Tudor, the Albany Berkshire Ballet performs such full-length ballets as Giselle, Cinderella, Coppelia, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, delighting audiences of all ages.

Barrington Stage Company Berkshire Music Hall at 30 Union Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 413-528-8888 • www.barringtonstageco.org Barrington Stage Company is a professional award-winning

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Berkshire Opera Company Performing at The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 30 Castle Street in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 413-442-9955 • www.berkshireopera.org Berkshire Opera Company is dedicated to presenting the finest professional opera performances and enriching the lives of people of all ages in Berkshire County and the surrounding areas. The 2008 season includes Uncharted Territory, Women on the Verge, Vocal Colors, Secrets of the Sky and Sea, Le nozze di Figaro and Exhilaration.

Berkshire Theatre Festival Main Street in Stockbridge, Massachusetts 413-298-5576 • www.berkshiretheatre.org The Berkshire Theatre Festival is the oldest performing arts venue in Berkshire County and one of the oldest in the United States.

Colonial Theatre 111 South Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 413-997-4444 • www.thecolonialtheatre.org Pittsfield’s refurbished Colonial Theatre is a living time machine, transporting visitors to a resplendent Gilded Age theater in its prime. Designed by noted theater architect J.B. McElfatrick, the Colonial was of a class above most playhouses of the day. Noted London theater consultant Louis Flemming called the Colonial

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Dorset Playhouse/Dorset Theatre Festival Cheney Road off Route 30 in Dorset, Vermont 802-867-5777 • www.dorsettheatrefestival.org; www.dorsetplayers.org The historic Dorset Playhouse has been in continuous use since its construction in 1929. This playhouse is the site of the Dorset Theatre Festival, which received the Moss Hart Award for Outstanding Theatre in 1995 and 1997. Some of the plays and authors first produced with the Dorset Theatre Festival or written at the Dorset Colony have gone on to major openings in New York, Miami and elsewhere.

Images Cinema 50 Spring Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts 413-458-5612 • www.imagescinema.org One of the few remaining single-screen, independent theaters still in operation, Images Cinema is a historic part of the Northern Berkshires, offering an exceptional variety of independent, foreign and classic films year-round. Images has shown independent cinema for independent minds for over 80 years.

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 358 George Carter Road in Becket, Massachusetts 413-243-9919 • www.jacobspillow.org Celebrating its 75th year, Jacob’s Pillow is America’s premier dance festival and is now a National Historic Landmark. World-renowned dance is performed in two theaters, and there are free outdoor performances, talks, exhibits and historic grounds to visit. Founded by dance pioneer Ted Shawn in the 1930s, the Pillow today is renowned not only for producing a premier festival, but also for its professional school, intern program, archives of rare holdings, artist residencies and year-round community programs.

Oldcastle Theatre Company Performing at the Bennington Center for the Natural and Cultural Arts at the junction of Gypsy Lane and Vermont Route 9 in Bennington, Vermont • 802-447-0564 • www.oldcastletheatreco.org

Hubbard Hall Projects, Inc. 25 East Main Street in Cambridge, New York 518-677-2495 • www.hubbardhall.org This community arts center, dedicated to bringing the best of theater, music, dance and the visual arts to the region, is housed in a restored 1878 rural opera house. Hubbard Hall offers plays, concerts, classes and local art. Among this season’s offerings are Man of La Mancha (May 15-June 1), Cosi fan tutte (August 15-24), Children’s Theatre Group, Music from Salem concerts, the Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall’s Summer Outdoor Shakespeare Tour, contra dances, a theater conservatory and more.

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Paramount Theatre 30 Center St. Rutland, Vt • 802-775-0570 • www.paramountvt.org Opened in 1914, The Playhouse Theatre of Rutland was considered by many to be one of the finest theaters in New England through the early part of the 20th century. The Paramount, as it has been known since the early 1930s, has been completely restored as the “Jewel of Downtown Rutland.” The Paramount Theatre is more than just a beautiful building that embraces the remarkable history of the area; it is a living performing arts venue that echoes with the voices of Sarah Bernhardt, Ethel Barrymore, Harry Houdini, Groucho Marx and others. The Paramount season runs from September through June, and other groups also use the performing space.

70 Kemble Street in Lenox, Massachusetts 413-637-1199 •www.shakespeare.org Launching its 31st season, Shakespeare & Company is a company that performs as the Elizabethans did—in love with poetry, physical prowess and the mysteries of the universe. With a core of over 150 artists, the company performs Shakespeare, generat-

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The Weston Playhouse 703 Main Street in Weston, Vermont 802-824-5288 • www.westonplayhouse.org

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ing opportunities for collaboration between actors, directors and designers of all races, nationalities and backgrounds. Performances in Founders’ Theatre, Spring Lawn Theatre, Outdoor Rose Footprint Theatre and on Bankside. The free outdoor Bankside Festival, already one of the largest Shakespeare Festivals in North America, has expanded and includes country dances, magical pageants, sword play, songs, lectures and presentations on life in Shakespeare’s day. Some of this year’s offerings include All’s Well That Ends Well, Hamlet and Othello, as well as Charles Morey’s The Ladies Man, Christine Whitley’s The Goatwoman of Corvis County, Irina Brook’s/Michael Hammond’s The Canterville Ghost and Michael Burnet’s The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid.

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The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, a nonprofit regional theater dedicated to excellence in a unique Vermont setting, serves a community of artists and audiences through a broad spectrum of dramatic works and educational programs. The playhouse is Vermont’s oldest professional theater, now in its 71st year, and the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is one of the oldest summer stock theater groups in America. Act IV Cabaret each evening immediately following Main Stage performances.

Williamstown Theatre Festival Performing at the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College, 1000 Main Street (Route 2) in Williamstown, Massachusetts • 413-597-3399/413-597-3400 (box office) • www.wtfestival.org Nestled in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, the Williamstown Theatre Festival is a summer-long celebration of theater that brings together a vast and impressive array of artists and offers audiences varied cultural experiences. Every summer, WTF presents over two hundred performances of classic and new plays, outdoor free theater, cabaret and countless readings and workshops.

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TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES Equinox Skyline Drive Off of Route 7 in Sunderland, Vermont ª 802-362-1114 or 802-362-1115 www.equinoxmountain.com/skylinedrive The Mount Equinox Skyline Drive is the longest privately owned paved toll road in the U.S. Begin your adventure at the Toll House on Historic Route 7A in Sunderland at an elevation of 600 feet. As Skyline Drive winds and twist its way up the mountain, it provides panoramic views of lakes, rivers and valley communities below. There are many vistas and areas for picnicking along the 5.2-mile drive, which has a vertical gain of 3,248 feet to the summit. The serenity and beauty of the world famous Battenkill River may be seen meandering through town, farm and woodland below. There is so much natural beauty that the drive to the summit is half the experience. However, the view from the summit is truly breathtaking and an experience you’ll not soon forget. It offers incredible sunsets and panoramic views of the Green, White, Adirondack, Berkshire and Taconic Mountain ranges. The drive offers picnic areas, many of which have marble picnic tables made from marble quarried on neighboring Dorset Mountain. There is a fireplace for grilling at the first area located 1/4 mile from the entrance of the drive. Open 9am to dusk, May 1st through October 31st, weather permitting.

Hemmings Motor News 216 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont 800-447-9580 •www.hemmings.com Located in the town of Bennington, Vermont, for over 50 years, Hemmings Motor News publishes the world’s largest collector-car magazine, affectionately known as the “bible” of the collector-car hobby, as well as their more recent titles, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines and Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car. Their free vehicle display features a rotating selection of their collector vehicles and an automobilia collection. The collector-car display also includes panel trucks, pickup trucks, bicycles, marine engines and vintage porcelain signs showcasing the automotive industry through the decades. The Car Lover’s Oasis Shop

contains a huge collection of automotive items: over 150 unique reproduction porcelain signs, dozens of die-cast models, pedal cars, auto artwork, clothing, books and more. At the old-fashioned Sunoco filling station, attendants will clean your windshield and check your oil. Hemmings also hosts Cruise-Ins every other Thursday night from mid-May through August, as well as their Musclepalooza event at the Lebanon Valley Dragway (May 25th), Second Annual New England Concours d’Elegance in Stratton, Vermont (July 18th through 20th) and Third Annual Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car Show in Saratoga, New York (August 10th). The Filling Station and Gift Shop are open daily from 7am-7pm (closed holidays). The vehicle display is open on weekends in May and daily from 10am-3pm June through October, and the gas pumps are on 24 hours a day.

Mohawk Trail Route 2, Western Massachusetts 413-743-8127 or 866-743-8127 • www.mohawktrail.com The Mohawk Trail is the first scenic road in New England. National Geographic Traveler selected the Mohawk Trail as one of 50 of the most scenic routes in the United States. The American Automobile Association also chose “The Trail” for scenic recognition, as has the federal government in one of its national programs. The Mohawk Trail has gained a world-wide reputation for its scenic beauty, both natural and man-made. It carries on its ancient trade route heritage via over 100 unique shops, attractions, public and private camping areas, inns and villages that line its path. With 63 miles of unsurpassed splendor and 50,000 acres of state parks and forests, it’s an excellent vacation choice for fun and adventure for all ages during any season. It extends from Williamstown to Shirley.

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Hildene Publishes New Lincoln Children’s Book “Mr. Lincoln’s Gift” old letters, so I dug right into the box. I gently pulled out fragile pieces of paper that dated back to the 1800s. And then I realized that these letters were written by famous Americans – poets, artists, newspapermen, and members of Abraham Lincoln’s Cabinet. I held my breath because I was excited and read one letter after the other. I read late into the night. These letters told an interesting story.” The book is a retelling of that tale.

Hildene recently announced the release of its seventh book in the Hildene Library series, and its ﬁrst children’s book. “Mr. Lincoln’s Gift” is written by well known children’s author Whitney Stewart and illustrated by Laine Akiyama. Stewart began writing children’s biographies in 1987 after she met and interviewed the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Since that time, in 10 subsequent books, she has chronicled the lives of such diverse personalities as Sir Edmund Hillary and Mao Zedong. The author who resides full time in New Orleans, Louisiana with her husband and son, is a frequent visitor to her parent’s home in Manchester. In the book she tells her readers how she happened upon the materials that would become the catalyst for its storyline. “My stepfather handed me a box of old letters and photographs that he inherited from his mother, Clara Scherer, who is the great granddaughter of Francis B. Carpenter. I love

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One day, while discussing the possible publication of a book based on the treasures from the box with Hildene Executive Director, Seth Bongartz and Akiyama, Stewart mentioned the need for an illustrator. At this point, Akiyama’s career in design and production came to the fore and she oﬀered to take on the project. The rest is quite literally history, Lincoln style history at that, since “Mr. Lincoln’s Gift” tells a story never told before about America’s greatest president. Coincidentally the release of the book comes during the national celebration of the Bicentennial of his birth in 1809. Entitled “Mr. Lincoln’s Gift, A Civil War Story”, this is a Lincoln book written and illustrated for upper elementary age children. It is

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a story of life in the White House with the 16th president and a newly revealed piece of his legacy. The tale follows Francis Carpenter in his effort to save a wrongfully imprisoned soldier, all the while working in the Lincoln White House on his famous painting, “First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet.” The artist was patiently waiting for just the right moment to approach the President about the soldier’s predicament. The story and all the dialogue is documented in Carpenter’s private diary and personal letters, in magazine articles that he wrote, and in his book. This Lincoln tale has a direct connection to Hildene, given its focus, not only on the president, but on Carpenter’s painting. The first of 30,000 limited edition engravings that were based on the artist’s famous painting and signed by he and the engraver, Alexander Hay Ritchie, hangs in the Lincoln family’s Manchester home. It is part of the permanent collection of President Abraham Lincoln artifacts on display in an insightful interpretation of the nation’s best loved president entitled: “The Personal Abraham Lincoln.” The historic engraving was actually purchased by President Lincoln prior to the completion of the original painting, but he died before ever seeing it. It was given to his �� wife Mary who then passed it on to her son Robert Todd Lincoln. He hung it at Hildene, where it has remained ever since. Guests can purchase “Mr. Lincoln’s Gift” in Hildene’s Museum Store and visit the Lincoln’s home to view “First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet” and the “Personal Abraham Lincoln” exhibit daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The author and illustrator will be there for an interactive reading of their new book, appropriate for children ages 9 – 11, on Saturday, September 27 at 10 a.m., in the pavilion. Stewart and Akiyama will also be visiting area fifth grade classrooms for similar presentations. Admission to the Mr. Lincoln’s Gift event is $3 per child accompanied by an adult. Space is limited and pre-registration is strongly recommended. To learn more about this Hildene children’s event, call Carrie at 802-367-7960. For further information on The Lincoln Family Home at Hildene visit www.hildene.org.

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Museum of Black World War II History - Telly Halkias Bruce Bird was fascitory from well before his at North Adams State ment, he is well into his slice of it to life for the and curator of the War II History.

nated with military hisdays as a history major College. Now in retireventure of bringing a public as the founder Museum of Black World

Located in Pownal in Route 7, the Museum is Hill School, a building in the 1880s and later Bird, who has been colmore than 50 years, true Vermont fashion, with his state assembly town transfer station.

a quiet spot just off of housed in the old Oak originally constructed expanded in the 1950s. lecting militaria for came upon the spot in during a conversation representative at the

“I was at the dump one day a few years back and ran into [State Representative] Bill Botzow, who was aware that this building was photo by Telly Halkias dormant for several decades,” Bird said Curator Bruce Bird leads a tour of Williams College students through one of the recently between guid- galleries at the Museum of Black World War II History. ing visitors through his array of static displays. “One thing led to another, and I reached an agreement with the Pownal School Board to use the facility in return for housing an educational institution.” Bird said that the purpose of the museum is not to glorify war, but to document it as an important part of human history. As such, he contends that the contributions of blacks in a global war against tyranny is worthy of documentation given the backdrop of segregation which still existed in the U.S. at the time, and a fitting tribute for our time. The Museum of Black Word War II History is located at 179 Oak Hill School House Road in Pownal,Vt.. For more information, call 802-8235519, or visit www.blackww2museum.org. Telly Halkias is a freelance writer and editor. E-mail: tchalkias@aol.com

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