Stockbridge, A Winter Wonderland

Now is the time to enjoy the wonders of nature and a true winter wonderland. The Berkshires is experiencing the biggest snowstorm of the season as I am writing this blog. By Friday we should have 30" of beautiful powder, perfect for skiing, snow shoeing or making that perfect snowman.
Butternut is the perfect choice for down hill skiing and we have discount tickets available for you. If you prefer cross country try Canterbury Farms. Perhaps you want to snow shoe in Kennedy Park or on the grounds of the Inn. We have snow shoes for you to borrow. Come to the Inn at Stockbridge and take advantage of our stay more save more special.
Winter in the Berkshires is beautiful and enjoy the snow before spring arrives. There is even some culture now. Visit Shakespeare and Company and see Dangerous Liaisons after you day on the slopes and end the perfect day in a double whirlpool in one of our barn or cottage house suites.

Winter Hiking in the Beautiful Berkshires

The Berkshires is truly a four season destination. It is special to live here every season and enjoy the magic that nature brings to us every day 365 days a year. Today I enjoyed a beautiful day with a picture perfect blue sky and perfect temperatures to enjoy this winter wonderland. Yak Tracks, winter underwear, gloves and hat were a necessity but I felt warm. A bowl of soup after the hike was very enjoyable. My hiking group chose to visit Wacannah falls today. Every week our fearless leader Freya chooses a different destination. It is often difficult to choose whether to go with the group or participate in Yoga at Kripalu. Life is wonderful owning the beautiful Inn at Stockbridge and enjoying a place as close to paradise as one can get. You too can enjoy this wonderful destination as our guest. We will help you with all the details, including where to get the best soup.
Wahconah Falls State Park

Off Rte. 9/8A, Dalton
(413) 442-8992 (Pittsfield State Forest)

Located in the heart of the Berkshire Hills, Wahconah Falls offers visitors spectacular scenic views anytime of year. Wahconah Falls Brook flows over several smaller tiered falls then cascades about 40 feet into a deep pool. The falls "roar," especially during spring run-off. Relax, picnic or fish in the shade of the northern hardwood-conifer forest, or take a hike on the 0.5 mile loop trail (moderate difficulty) through open woods and along upper portions of the falls.

February is for Valentines & Love

Valentines Day is February 14, but at the Inn at Stockbridge bed&breakfast in the Berkshires we are celebrating love and Valentines all month long. Stay at the inn for 2 or more nights the entire month of February and we will have chocolate covered strawberries waiting in you room for your arrival. For a 3 night stay we will also have waiting for you a split of champagne. You can also take advantage of our stay more save more special the entire month as well as March & April.

Love can also be a bit dangerous. For a merry wicked time visit Shakespeare & Company in Lenox MA and see Les Liasons Dangerous.
Love is the ultimate weapon! This wickedly entertaining story of love, sex and betrayal is as sumptuously guilt-inducing as a decadent chocolate you just can't resist. Depicting the devious schemes of French aristocrats on the cusp of the Revolution, it heats up the intimate Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare & Company this winter under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer.

Packer directs Elizabeth Aspenlieder, who won the coveted Elliot Norton Award for her tour de force performance in Bad Dates last winter, and Josh Aaron McCabe, most recently seen last fall as Sherlock Holmes (and a host of other characters, both male and female) in the runaway hit The Hound of the Baskervilles. Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) was ahead of its time as a novel in 1782 and it still may be ahead of its time today.
This play is running until March 21.

Cultural Berkshires for 2010

The Summer season 2010 in the Berkshires is on the web. Many of the cultural venues have announced their summer season. Tanglewood, Jacob's Pillow, Barrington Stage Company among others are selling tickets to the public. The Inn at Stockbridge Bed & Breakfast is taking summer reservations. If you are planning on visiting the Berkshires this summer please visit our web site and go to the links page. You can then view the schedules of all the venues as they are posted.
Why wait until the summer to visit the Inn. You can enjoy skiing and Valentines Day at the Inn at Stockbridge as well

Berkshires- Perfect Ski Conditions

Alice & Len Schiller owner/innkeepers of the Inn at Stockbridge want you all to know that we have perfect ski conditions in the Berkshires. You may prefer down hill sking at Ski Butternut or perhaps Jiminy Peak>. Perhaps you may prefer Xcountry sking. I personally enjoy Canterbury Farms. They even have a great cozy loungs. Another favorite XCountry ski destination is hilltop orchards.
If you just want to have fun in the snow try our snow shoes. We have several pair available for you to borrow free of charge.
The Berkshires is a true winter wonderland waiting for you to explore. We even have discount passes for you to Butternut.

We are even making it more attractive to visit the Inn this winter with our stay more save more packages. Check it out you will be glad you did.

Celebrating 62 Years of Wedded Bliss

The Inn is a wonderful place for couple and families to celebrate wonderful life cycle events. We feel very fortunate that our guests choose to celebrate with us at The Inn at Stockbridge B&B in the Berkshires. Last week we met Rose Mary & David Cole who celebrated 62 years of marriage. Rose Mary & David are a wonderful couple and an inspiration to all for a life well lived. They were married in Bad Axe Michigan on December 29, 1947. Rose Mary was a teacher for 33 years in Michigan, NY, PA & CT. Her first assignment was in a one room country school where she taught grades K-8. David managed a grocery warehouse. They now live in Chesire Ct near their daughter and family. They came to the inn with their daughter and son in law to celebrate their anniversary. They had a wonderful dinner at Once upon a Table. I often ask guests who are celebrating anniversaries what they think is the secret to a happy marriage. David and Rose Mary said the "secret is to enjoy one another and stick together on important and unimportant things." They truly seem to enjoy one another and it was a pleasure to meet them.
Len & I will be celebrating our 39 anniversary in April and think of Rose Mary & David as an inspiration. You too can celebrate all your special occasions at the Inn.

Berkshires, An excellent place to be this New Year

I would like to wish you our reader and hopefully a new prospective guest or a previous returning guest a happy and healthy New Year. I hope that 2010 brings happiness peace and prosperity to our country and to all of you.
The Inn at Stockbridge is a perfect place to be this holiday season. If you are stressed from your job, kids and life this is the place to get away from it all. We just had a couple stay with us who are both attorneys and have three young children and new puppy. She was thrilled that she slept 12 hour one night and 11 the other. A walk in Kennedy Park and dinner at Chez Nous and Viva, heavenly. The fireplace and whirlpol tub just added to the romance.
If you are in need of some R&R and an escape from your daily routine this is the place to be. Check out our specials for the winter season, you will be glad you did.