Heights in March, where a statue of Henry Knox will be dedicated.
A second Knox Trail celebration— the Parade of Recognition— starts this winter on January 10, 2026, the actual day Knox arrived in the Berkshires 250 years ago. This event is a collaboration of Berkshire250, MA250, and Rev250.“ The two Knox Trail events aren’ t competing, but complimentary,” says Senator Mark, noting that everything that happened in the Berkshires led up to what becomes the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, so the more celebrations the better. The parade will pull into Great Barrington on January 10, with sleds and cannon tubes pulled by draft horses— and Knox himself, of course— met by area militia, much like it happened 250 years ago. Local leaders and historians with be on hand to talk about the trail’ s connection to the area. Similar parades will take place in seven hub cities along the Knox Trail about a week apart, as the traveling event makes its way to
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Boston. It will pass through 33 towns in the Commonwealth with connections to the trail, ending in Dorchester Heights on March 17, 2026, when Massachusetts declared independence.
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