North Adams, Massachusetts
Population: 14,681
Located in Berkshire County
Today, North Adams is building its future around a new breed of creative thinkers. Entrepreneurs with innovative ideas continue to find North Adams and the Northern Berkshires a conducive environment for turning dreams into reality. Part of the reason lies within the inspiration of the area that has served to attract "idea people" for nearly two centuries. Such figures as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson came here to write in the 1820s. In 1850, Herman Melville arrived and penned Moby Dick. In the 1880s and 1890s, the wealthy arrived to be with the literary and artistic giants and 75 mansions or "summer cottages" were built. Novelist Edith Wharton settled at the Mount, and sculptor Daniel Chester French at Chesterwood to practice their crafts. Ted Shawn established Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, and Serge Koussevitsky made Tanglewood the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Today, people still find the majesty of the Berkshire Hills an inspirational venue to grow ideas. This combined with growing recreational resources and quality cultural amenities that were only thought to be available in large metropolitan areas establishes the basis for adding value to the experiences of entrepreneurs and their families. The spirit of a fall festival is in the air in the Northern Berkshires. As warm summer breezes give way to cool autumn nights, the Berkshires come alive with color. For over forty years, the Northern Berkshires have celebrated that special time when the leaves change color. Join the communities of North Adams and Adams as they celebrate the Annual Fall Foliage Festival. A mammoth parade- with marching bands, giant balloons and floats- jams the streets of North Adams and sets the tone for a week of events that includes fall farmers? market, children?s activities, special sales and road races. All are invited to celebrate the Festival?s finale: the Mt. Greylock Ramble.
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