Things To Do with Kids in MA :: Family Friendly Deerfield Inn
We have family-friendly rooms at the Deerfield Inn, and a kid’s menu for the under 11 – “healthy (groan) but good” as Abby said. Sometimes you want to leave the children with mom and get away for some...
View ArticleBring Something to the Table :: A Community Support Initiative
The Deerfield Inn and Champney’s Restaurant & Tavern are bringing back the Bring Something to the Table initiative that we rolled out in December to invite guests who come here to enjoy a meal to...
View ArticlePractical Housekeeping :: Tips from 1883
Here are some rather charming housekeeping hints from a book called Practical Housekeeping, Buckeye Publishing Co., 1883 that I picked up at one of the super secondhand bookshops around here. These...
View ArticleNew Exhibitions at Memorial Hall Museum
The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association was founded in Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1870 as the very first historical society in Western Massachusetts. It is a charming three-storied building with 19...
View ArticleThe Pioneer Valley and Birders Go Together
The Pioneer Valley is a hot spot for birders. Fans gather every year in the spring for hawk watching, especially along the ridge line at Mount Tom in Easthampton, and the muddy road down to the south...
View ArticleDuties of Innkeepers, 1810
Historic Deerfield Inc recently acquired a broadsheet from about 1810, issued by the state of Massachusetts, entitled Duties of Innkeepers. We are in dereliction of quite a few of these duties – we...
View ArticleSo Many Places to Go and Things to Do in Western Mass!
How is it the middle of August already? Where did the time go? With the last weeks of summer ahead of us, we were thinking about all the great things to do in Western Mass (and when we can make the...
View ArticleFall is in Full Swing!
It felt like autumn would never get here, as the weather was very warm, humid and rainy for the first few weeks of the season here in New England. The trees have even been a bit delayed in their...
View ArticleThe Holidays Are Just Around the Corner
It seems like we start hearing about the holidays from the retail world earlier and earlier every year. More and more it’s before Halloween that we start to see sales for decorations and holiday movies...
View ArticleA Winter Getaway
The holidays are in the rear-view mirror and spring is a long way off. It’s winter, and if you’re a snow lover or not, you’ll want to take a break at some point during these long, cold months. Here in...
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