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August 2018
Woods to Writing Table – a special tour
A hiking tour starting with a view of Mt. October, ending in Melville's Study. Click here to purchase tickets online, or call 413/442.1793 x12
Find out more »In Melville’s and Hawthorne’s Footsteps: Hike Monument Mountain with Gordon Hyatt
The annual celebration of the famous literary hike up (and down) Monument Mountain. In August, 1850, Herman Melville met Nathaniel Hawthorne at Monument Mountain, striking up an immediate friendship. Commemorate that occasion with a guided hike, “champagne” toast, and a reading of “Monument Mountain” by William Cullen Bryant. Meet in the Monument Mountain parking lot on Route 7 at 9:00. The hike is free; parking fees may apply. Led by Gordon Hyatt, co-sponsored by The Trustees of Reservations and the…
Find out more »workshop: create your own fairy
Build your own small fairy with Betsy Sherman, using frames created by Michael Melle. Workshop fee: $25 per fairy, limit 2 fairies per family. If interested, e-mail fairies@berkshirehistory.org
Find out more »Special tour – Woods to Writing Table
Hike from the field to Melville's writing table, with Jeff Aldrich. Call 413.442.1793 x13 for information. This is the last guided hike of the season.
Find out more »September 2018
Tag Sale
End of the season fund-raiser for the Berkshire County Historical Society. Free parking. No early birds, please. Rain date (if heavy rain): September 15.
Find out more »October 2018
Open for tours
Guided house tours at 10:00 and 12:00.
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