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Easthampton, MA

Dec 29 2009
Published by under Easthampton
Downtown Easthampton - Fall 2009Downtown Easthampton – Payson Avenue
Easthampton, originally part of Northampton, was settled in 1664. It became a separate village in 1785, a town in 1809, and a city in 1996, switching from a town council form of government to a mayor. Michael Tauznik was elected the first mayor, was re-elected several times and served [continue reading]

Regional and Town Information

Dec 25 2009
Published by under Regional and Town Information
The main entry page for regional information and towns in the Pioneer Valley, including Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden Counties, the Hilltowns and Southern Vermont.
Franklin County Hampden County Hampshire County The Hilltowns Region Southern Vermont [continue reading]

Southern Vermont

Dec 24 2009
Published by under Southern Vermont
The Pioneer Valley and Connecticut River Valley are bioregions, not political divisions. As such, the area encompasses Southern Vermont as well as Western Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, the area includes Franklin , Hampshire and Hampden Counties, from Greenfield to Springfield . But there are also strong [continue reading]

Hampshire County

Dec 23 2009
Published by under Hampshire County
missing imageHampshire County is well known for being home to the Five Colleges (Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst). Fans of Scooby-Doo know these as Fred, Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Scooby-Doo. Northampton, the county seat, was also home to Mirage Studios, creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja [continue reading]

Hampden County

Dec 23 2009
Published by under Hampden County
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Hampden County is the most populous and least rural of the three counties in the Pioneer Valley region, home to both Springfield (founded in 1643) and Holyoke (one of the first planned industrial cities). It was split off from Hampshire County in 1812.
Towns in Hampden County Agawam [continue reading]

Franklin County

Dec 23 2009
Published by under Franklin County
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Franklin County is the northernmost of the three Massachusetts counties of the Pioneer Valley, and the most rural. The largest town is Greenfield (pop. 18,168 as of the 2000 census), but many towns have populations of 1,000 or less. With the end of county government in 1997, Franklin Regional Council of [continue reading]

The Amherst College Museum of Natural History

Dec 22 2009
Published by under Amherst, Especially for Kids, Science and Nature Museums
The Amherst College Museum of Natural History (formerly the Pratt Museum) contains three floors of exhibits and over 1700 individual specimens. There are a variety of displays on vertebrate evolution and extinction, geology of the Connecticut River Valley, and the world’s largest collection of dinosaur tracks, many from the local area.
Hours: [continue reading]

The Hitchcock Center

Dec 22 2009
Published by under Amherst, Science and Nature Museums
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment , located in Amherst, MA, offers natural history programs for both children and adults, as well as a resource center. Located in the Larch Hill conservation area, the trails and butterfly garden are open to the public during daytime hours. [continue reading]

Easthampton, MA

Dec 9 2009
Published by under Easthampton
Downtown Easthampton - Fall 2009Downtown Easthampton – Payson Avenue
Easthampton, originally part of Northampton, was settled in 1664. It became a separate village in 1785, a town in 1809, and a city in 1996, switching from a town council form of government to a mayor. Michael Tauznik was elected the first mayor, was re-elected several times and served [continue reading]

Smith College Museum of Art

Jun 25 2009
Published by under Art Museums and Galleries, Northampton
missing imageWith a world famous collection and a tradition of making its holdings accessible to the public, the Smith College Museum of Art has long been an asset to the city of Northampton. The permanent collection includes more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints and decorative arts dating from the 25th century BC to the present. [continue reading]

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