SPRING

- Hiking: Looking for some peaceful trails with amazing views?  Try Cobble Hill Loop, Tyringham; Bullard Woods, Lenox; McCallister Parks, Great Barrington.  Always good to download the All Trails App

- Music: Live music, fun bands, maybe a little dancing.  The Dream Away Lodge, Becket; Apple Tree Inn, Lenox  (both with good food too).

- Coffee Shops: Starving Artist Cafe, Lee (toasted blueberry scone with butter); Stockbridge Coffee and Tea, Stockbridge (warmed chocolate croissant); Lenox Coffee, Lenox (they have lunch too!).

SUMMER
- Arts: You are here in the summer because:  Tanglewood, Lenox; Jacob's Pillow, Becket;  Shakespeare and Co. Lenox ::::::In addition to the standards:  Berkshires Theatre Group; Naumkeag, Stockbridge.

- Restaurants: Great outdoor spots.  Frankie's and Firefly, Lenox; AMICI, West Stockbridge; Prairie Whale, Great Barrington. And of course, Cafe Triskele and 51 Park Restaurant and Tavern in beautiful Lee.

- Farmers Markets: Farmers Market Lee, Sat 10-2, Farmers Market, Lenox, Fri 11-3; Farmers Market Great Barrington; and for all Berkshires: Berkshires Farmers' Markets

- Golf: Greenock Country Club, around the corner; Stockbridge Golf Club, Stockbridge; Wyndhurst Golf, Lenox.

FALL You must do the drives!

- Take a Drive: Take the 8 to Litchfield and then the 44 back - all gorgeous.  Pick any small town to stop in for lunch!

- Music: Apple Tree Inn, Lenox; Antimony Brewing, Lenox; The Lions Den at the Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge.

- Wine Tasting: Balderdash Cellars and Home Range Winery; both in Richmond; Les Trois Emme, New Marlborough.

WINTER

- Skiing: Bousquet Mountain, Pittsfield (9.3miles from BHS), Butternut, Great Barrington  (12 miles from BHS), Catamount, Hillsdale (18 miles from BHS), Jiminy Peak, Hancock (31 miles from BHS)

- Restaurants: 51 Park Restaurant and Tavern, Cafe Triskele, and The Station - ALL in Lee, and ALL delish - especially the winter menus! 

- Bookstores: The Bookstore and Get Lit Wine Bar - check for their speaker series, Lenox; Shaker Mill Books, so much history, West Stockbridge; The Bookloft, guaranteed to find what you were looking for, Great Barrington.