Drive the Mohawk Trail on October 16, 2004
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Drive the Mohawk Trail on October 16, 2004
Lets drive the Mohawk Trail! Come on, its a curvey sixty plus mile drive.
Region: Berkshire Mountains in northwest Massachusetts
Length: Approximately 65 miles
Features: Gentle mountain scenery, historic towns, forested state parks
Side Activities: Hiking, fishing, swimming, skiing, camping, historical exploration
The trail began life as a Native American footpath across the Berkshires, used for trade, hunting, and social calling by five tribes, including the Pocumtuck and the Mohawk. After the colonization, the trail was successively widened and repaved, and its route altered to accomodate changing modes of transportation. All the stages of the region's economic life are represented: wild forests and mountains, colonial trading and farming villages, 19th century manufacturing towns, and the 20th century retrofitted rust belt. In 1914, at the dawn of the automobile age, the Mohawk Trail was declared a scenic route, the first such one.
Interested in the pdf version of the Mohawk Trail Region guide book? Please be patient if you have a 56K or less modem access - it could take some time. 2.3MB size
http://www.mohawktrail.com/assets/images/MTAguide.pdf
Note: Need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the pdf file
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html
For the planned BBQ in Charlemont where we will all meet up to eat. There is a park called Mohawk Trail State Forest.
Mohawk Trail State Forest
Rte. 2, Charlemont
413 339-5504
Mohawk Trail State Forest is located in the northern part of western Massachusetts.
From the east: Follow Rte. 2 west to the western end of Charlemont. The park is on the right, four miles west of Charlemont Center.
From the west: Rte. 2 east to Charlemont. The park will be on the left at the bottom of a steep grade.
Some activities or stop points that might interest us along the way:
Millers Falls -
The French King Bridge
Northfield -
Northfield Mountain Project
Turners Falls -
Our Lady of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church
Fish Viewing Facility
Shelburne Falls-
Bridge of Flowers
Glacial Potholes
Village of Shelburne Falls
Conway-
Lofty Ventures
Hot Air Ballooning
Charlemont-
Region: Berkshire Mountains in northwest Massachusetts
Length: Approximately 65 miles
Features: Gentle mountain scenery, historic towns, forested state parks
Side Activities: Hiking, fishing, swimming, skiing, camping, historical exploration
The trail began life as a Native American footpath across the Berkshires, used for trade, hunting, and social calling by five tribes, including the Pocumtuck and the Mohawk. After the colonization, the trail was successively widened and repaved, and its route altered to accomodate changing modes of transportation. All the stages of the region's economic life are represented: wild forests and mountains, colonial trading and farming villages, 19th century manufacturing towns, and the 20th century retrofitted rust belt. In 1914, at the dawn of the automobile age, the Mohawk Trail was declared a scenic route, the first such one.
Interested in the pdf version of the Mohawk Trail Region guide book? Please be patient if you have a 56K or less modem access - it could take some time. 2.3MB size
http://www.mohawktrail.com/assets/images/MTAguide.pdf
Note: Need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the pdf file
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html
For the planned BBQ in Charlemont where we will all meet up to eat. There is a park called Mohawk Trail State Forest.
Mohawk Trail State Forest
Rte. 2, Charlemont
413 339-5504
Mohawk Trail State Forest is located in the northern part of western Massachusetts.
From the east: Follow Rte. 2 west to the western end of Charlemont. The park is on the right, four miles west of Charlemont Center.
From the west: Rte. 2 east to Charlemont. The park will be on the left at the bottom of a steep grade.
Some activities or stop points that might interest us along the way:
Millers Falls -
The French King Bridge
Northfield -
Northfield Mountain Project
Turners Falls -
Our Lady of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church
Fish Viewing Facility
Shelburne Falls-
Bridge of Flowers
Glacial Potholes
Village of Shelburne Falls
Conway-
Lofty Ventures
Hot Air Ballooning
Charlemont-
and let you know for sure shortly.
