North Adams

 


There is something about western Massachusetts. There are not many small towns in this country where you can visit or live where you will be surrounded by progressive, intelligent people. Berkshire County reminds me of another great area of this country for good living with sharp people: the few coastal counties north of San Francisco. Similar sensation going on.

Lucky for those of us who find it lucky that these places exist.

My best friend, Megan, bought a house the size of an elephant herd in North Adams. It has three floors with enough room for living and renting and a huge two story garage for an art studio. It’s a lot of house.

It was constructed during the Victorian rambling-up-the-hills era when North Adams was a prosperous mill town. Brilliant place.

Vermont is five minutes away.

New York City is three hours by car.

When speaking with the local people, they generally come off clear headed with very subtle, twinkling senses of humor. Frank responses to most inquiries are refreshing and fundamentally pleasing.

Of course, it’s also beautiful.

This is not news to many people. But to me it was affirming since one does not often find this when tooling around The United States.