WELCOME TO
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
LIFE IS VERY DIFFERENT IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.
THIS IS JUST ABOUT HALFWAY UP RTE. 495 IN MA. IT IS CALLED STURBRIDGE VILLAGE.
ALL THE BUILDINGS HERE ARE AUTHENTIC ANTIQUES FROM DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE STATE. ALL THINGS HERE ARE DONE THE WAY THEY
WERE IN THE EARLY 1800'S. THIS IS THE OLD MEETING HOUSE.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE FARMING IS STILL DONE WITH OXEN.
THE COMMON IN STURBRIDGE VILLAGE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL. A WONDERFUL PLACE TO VISIT.
HERE WE ARE GOING INTO SPRINGFIELD MA. CALLED THE GATEWAY TO THE BERKSHIRES.
THIS WAS THE HOME OF THE FAMOUS DR. SEUSS. HE LIVED ON MULBERRY ST. IN SPRINGFIELD AND MADE IT FAMOUS WITH HIS BOOK -"IT HAPPENED ON MULBERRY STREET."
FEW OF US HAVE EVER SEEN THE FAMOUS DR. SEUSS. A REMARKABLE MAN.
WE MAY ALL RECOGNIZE HIS MEMORIAL A LITTLE MORE READILY.
NOW THE SCENERY BECOMES VERY PASTORAL.
THERE ARE STILL MANY FARMS IN THE WESTERN PART OF MASSACHUSETTS.
UNLIKE THE LAST ARTIST WE MET,
THIS ONE IS VERY FAMILIAR TO US.
The Norman Rockwell Museum in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
"I showed the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed." Norman Rockwell
It is said that America and Rockwell are synonymous. His paintings reflecting our neighborhoods, and his own gift for observing and communicating the essential, ordinary moments of American life. From the doughboys of World War I, to man's first steps on the moon, Rockwell's images quietly tell the story of a people with traditional values rooted in a deep optimism.
THESE ARE THE BERKSHIRE MOUNTAINS OF MASSACHUSETTS. THROUGH THESE MOUNTAINS IS THE FAMOUS MOHAWK TRAIL.
THIS IS PART OF THE MOHAWK TRAIL. THE SCENERY IS BEAUTIFUL HERE.
THE VIEW FROM MOUNT GREYLOCK.
I SUGGEST IT IS TIME TO HEAD BACK TO THE LOWLANDS. STRANGE THINGS CAN HAPPEN HERE VERY
QUICKLY IN EARLY FALL.
SURE IS PRETTY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. WITH THE MOUNTAINS OFF IN THE DISTANCE.
MY THOUGHTS WOULD BE TO FIND A PLACE TO STAY. PARK THE CHEVY FOR THE NIGHT. EAT WELL AND GET A FRESH START IN THE MORNING. IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG DAY SINCE WE LEFT NEW BEDFORD AND THE COAST.
WELL, GOOD MORNING AND NEW ENGLAND IS LIVING UP TO IT'S REPUTATION ABOUT THE WEATHER. HOW PRETTY IT IS.
THERE IS OUR ROAD HOME.
NEW SNOW IS BEAUTIFUL.
DRIVE CAREFULLY. THAT IS THE TOUR FOR NOW. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOURSELF AND WILL ALL JOIN US FOR THE NEXT ONE.
THE PLEASURE WAS ALL MINE
BACK TO THE U.S.A. DRIFTERS AND PLEASE SIGN THE GUESTBOOK. THANK YOU.
MASSACHUSETTS THANKS YOU AND HOPES YOU WILL COME AGAIN.