To do Around Northfield

CategoryWhat (Link)WhereContact
Art MuseumsMead Art CenterAmherst College413-542-2335
 Mount Holyoke College Art MuseumMount Holyoke College413-538-2245
 Smith College Museum of ArtSmith College413-585-2760
 Clark Art InstituteWilliamstown, MA413-458-9545
 Williams College Museum of ArtWilliamstown, MA413-597-2429
 Smith Art Museum and Springfield Museum of Fine ArtsSpringfield, MA413-263-6800
 Hancock Shaker VillageHancock, MA – near Pittsfield413-443-0188
 Historic DeerfieldDeerfield, MA413-775-7214
BoatingSpofford LakeRt. 9A, between Keene and Brattleboro 
 Northfield Mountain Pumped StorageRt. 63 South Northfield413-659-3714
CanoeingBarton’s CoveRt. 2, near Gill Road413-659-3714
 Connecticut River SafariVet’s Memorial Bridge 451 Putney Rd, Brattleboro802-257-5008
 Laurel lakeGulf Road off Maple Street, toward Erving978-544-7745
 Shawmut lake (great blueberries on island)Warwick Road, through Warwick 
ChurchesNorthfield Baptist87 Main St.413-498-2739
 St. Patrick Parish82 Main Street(413) 498-2728
 Trinitarian CongregationalMain Street, Northfield413-4985839
 Unitarian UniversalistMain Street, Northfield413-498-5566
EducationalDeerfield HistoricalRt. 5, S of Greenfield413-774-5581
 Dickinson Memorial libraryMain Street, Northfield413-498-2455
 Greenfield Historical Society Poets’ SeatHigh Street and Church St, Greenfield 
 Northfield Mass Historical SocietyPine Street413-498-5565
 Northfield Mountain Pumped StorageRt. 63. South Northfield413-659-3714
 Shelburne Falls Attractions & ActivitiesRt. 2, W of Greenfield 
EntertainmentNorthfield Drive-inHinsdale Road, Route 63 on Mass, N.H. line603-239-4054
 Children’s Museum 8:30-4:30Holyoke, MA413-536-7048
 Santa’s landRt.5 Putney, Exit 4 off 1-91802-387-5550
 Tanglewood concertsMass Turnpike Exit 2, Lenox, Mass.800-274-8499
GolfCrumpin-Fox ClubRoute 10, Parmenter Rd. Bernardston413-648-9101
 East Mountain Country Club (also great banquet facilitiesEast Mtn. Road, off Rt.202, Westfield, Mass., 45 min drive S on Rt. 91413-568-1539
 Northfield Golf CourseHighland Ave, Northfield413-498-2432
 Oak Ridge Golf ClubWest Gill Road, Gill413-863-9693
HikingCraig MountainMtn. at Linden Hill School, park in old cemetery, trail across road 50 yards up hill413-498-4329
 Paths Behind the Ridge (trail map)Walk up South end of 7th Ridge.  
 Garnet Rock to Reservoir7th Ridge Trail, look for sign and yellow markers at trail intersection413-498-4329
 Mount MonadnockJaffrey Center NH, Rt. 119 w from Winchester, N on Rt. 202, Won 124 
 Northfield Mountain Pumped StorageRt. 63. South Northfield413-659-3714
 Pisgah State ParkSee map insert603-239-8153
 Pulpit FallsWinchester Road, 2.2 mi. N of Myrtle St on Rt.10 look for break in guard rail on bend413-498-4329
 Poets Seat Tower ParkTrailhead is south of intersection of Mountain, Maple and Parkway in Greenfield 
Music & TheatreApple Hill Chambers PlayersNelson, NH, outside Keene800-472-6677
 Manadnock Music ProgramsUsually in Petersborough, NH800-868-9613
 Marlboro Music FestivalWest of Brattleboro802-254-2394
 Mohawk Trail ConcertsCharlemont (Rt 2)413-625-9511
 Musicorda Festival ConcertsMt. Holyoke College413-493-1544
 Yellow Barn ConcertsPutney, Vermont800-639-3819
 New Century TheatreSmith College413-587-3933
 Pioneer Valley Summer TheatreNorthampton School in Easthampton413-529-3434
 Shea TheatreTurners Falls413-863-2281
 The Commonwealth OperaFlorence, MA413-586-5026
 UMass Fine Arts CenterAmherst413-545-2511
 The Colonial TheatreKeene603-352-2033
 The Weston PlayhouseWeston, Vermont802-824-5288
PicnickingKiwanis ParkEast on School Street, under 2 mi. 
 Laurel lakeGulf Road off Maple Street, toward Erving978-544-7745
PlaygroundsNorthfield Drive-inHinsdale Road, Route 63 on Mass, N.H. line603-239-4054
 Northfield Grade SchoolMain Street, Northfield413-498-5842
 Sports. Misc.Whitewater Kayaking, raftingZoar Outdoor, near Charlemont, Mohawk Trail 19 miles west of Greenfield800-532-7483
 Alpine Fun Park (Excellent Fun Park)Vt Route 11 West to Bromley Mountain800-824-5522
Swimming“Swimming Sites Around Northfield”A list of many great swimming options