A visit to Rockwell Museum & lunch at Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, Mass.

Although my husband and I have been in Stockbridge, Mass. many times, we never made a point of visiting the Norman Rockwell Museum there until this September. We both enjoyed the museum so much that we wondered out loud why it had taken us so long to get there.

Exterior of the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass.

Exterior of the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass.

We also had an excellent lunch at the Red Lion Inn, the classic New England lodging in the center of town.

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Ale or cider? Stopping by Washington County breweries

By Sandra Hutchinson

During the past two weekends, we’ve taken leisurely rides in Washington County and ended up partaking in some local brews — craft ales at R.S. Taylor & Sons Brewery in the sleepy town of Hebron, and hard ciders at Slyboro Ciderhouse, at Hicks Orchard, near Granville. In both spots, we ran into some old friends who were doing exactly the same thing we were—enjoying both the glorious late summer weather and the small batch, locally produced libations.

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Our group tried the ale samplers at R.S. Taylor & Sons Brewery.

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