Great Barrington
It's now the mecca for diners, shoppers and moviegoers in South Berkshire — a bustling, often traffic-clogged town of just more than 7,000 permanent residents with 70-plus restaurants and a thriving, four-screen cinema center. The town serves a virtually year-round influx of visitors and about 30,000 residents of neighboring towns in the tri-state region.   Full Story

The innovative, highly regarded early liberal-arts college known informally as Simon's Rock occupies a scenic campus off Alford Road. It was founded in 1964 by educator Elizabeth Blodgett Hall and opened in 1966, initially for women only, on Great Pine Farm, a property owned by Hall's family. It has about 350 students from age 16 upward.   Full Story

Incorporated: 1761. Settled: 1726. Population: 7,527 (2000 U.S. Census); 7,008 (2006 town census). Area: 45.86 square miles. Elevation: 721 feet (average). Average annual snowfall: 67 inches (estimated). Median resident age: 41.8 years.   Full Story

... was named for British War Minister Lord (Viscount) Barrington. There's also a Great Barrington and adjoining Little Barrington in Gloucestershire, England. ... was along General Henry Knox's route to transport the cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to the Siege of Boston in the winter of 1776. ...   Full Story