Memories of Woodstock

As the 50th anniversary of Woodstock draws near, UpCountry readers share their memories of the rock concert in the Catskills.

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Mass MoCA at 20: Original plans did not include beer, barbecue or performing arts

As Mass MoCA celebrates its 20th anniversary, guest columnist Joseph C. Thompson, the museum's founding director, takes a trip down memory lane.

As the cannabis industry changes, so does the flavor of weed

In the 1970s, marijuana was simpler. Some are nostalgic for simpler weed flavors, but others say changes in the industry have improved the tasted.

You can sleep in the house where ‘The Jungle Book’ was written

A rare glimpse inside Naulakha, Rudyard Kipling’s Vermont hideaway

In the footsteps of a poetic legend

The Robert Frost Stone House Museum puts literary history on display

Finding ‘Divine Mercy’ in Stockbridge

Annual pilgrimage brings thousands to National Shrine of The Divine Mercy each year

‘Divine Intervention’ in Adams

Image of ‘The Divine Mercy’ said to play role in reopening of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church

9 Noteworthy Women from the Berkshires and Southern Vermont

UpCountry is full of women who have made history. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve highlighted nine noteworthy women who have, at one time or another, called our area home.

Ghost on the Thunderbolt

Does a Civil War-era hermit still make his home on Mount Greylock?

Finding the ‘lost ski areas’ that made the Berkshires a skiers’ paradise

Today, the majority of the popular ski areas that brought tourists to the Berkshire Hills, the Green Mountains of Vermont and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, beginning with the snow trains and ending with destination resorts from the 1970s and 1980s, exist only as abandoned ski lifts and tow ropes, photographs, postcards and memories.