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Naumkeag Gardens Undergoing Extensive Restoration

(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – The gardens at Naumkeag – one of the nation’s finest examples of early American Modern landscape architecture and a rare surviving example of the work of America’s first, modern landscape architect, Fletcher Steele – are undergoing extensive restoration this season. Visited by thousands of garden, landscape and history enthusiasts each year, the…

‘Staycationing’ in the Berkshires

Mission House in Stockbridge (photo by S Sheppard)

(THE BERKSHIRES, Mass.) – Merriam-Webster introduced the word “staycation” into its dictionary just as the recession officially ended in 2009 and more vacationers were opting to stay at or closer to home. With gas prices still high and the aftereffects of the recession still being felt by many, staycation is a buzzword that is here…