Find Your Side of Massachusetts
This publication is made possible by the Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council , a partnership of the Amherst Area , Greater Easthampton , South Hadley & Granby Chamber of Commerce , and Greater Northampton Chambers of Commerce
For up-to-date listings of Hampshire County ’ s many seasonal festivals and events , we encourage you to explore visithampshirecounty . com
For more area info visit amherstarea . com amherstdowntown . com easthamptonchamber . org northamptonchamber . com northamptondna . com shgchamber . com
Hello !......................................................................... 3
Why all the love for Hampshire County ? We ’ ll show you .
Pick A Season . Any Season .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
We embrace the sunshine and the snow .
The City Side ........................................................... 12-19
Hit the town in Amherst , Easthampton , Northampton , and South Hadley .
The Country Side ...................................................... 20-21
Get lost on a backroad — on purpose .
The Artsy Side ........................................................ 22-25
We ’ re a little artsy fartsy . We ’ ll own it .
The Trail Side .......................................................... 26-29
The best views are up high . Or up close .
The Market Side ....................................................... 30-41
And bring your reusable shopping bags .
The Fresh Side ......................................................... 42-47
This is the land of foodies . Come hungry .
The Sprited Side ...................................................... 48-50
Beer snobs ? Guilty as charged .
Calendar of Events ...................................................... 51
Just a sample of our favorite annual events .
The Rockin ’ Side ..................................................... 52-53
Rock stars live here . It ’ s just that cool .
The Healing Side ..................................................... 54-55
Look and feel your best during your stay .
The Bright Side ....................................................... 56-59
We ’ ve got smarts . And the libraries to prove it .
The Happily-Ever-After Side ....................................... 60-67
Say " I Do " in the Happy Valley .
The Homey Side ...................................................... 68-69
Do you have Hampshire County fever yet ?
The Greener Side ...................................................... 70-73
It ’ s true ! The grass really is greener
The Bed Side ........................................................... 74-77
Hey , get a room . No really , we hope you stay .
Cover photos ( clockwise ): Easthampton Bike Path ; Hot Air Balloon Festival , Northampton ; View of Mt . Tom & Connecticut River ; Clay Hill Farm , Chesterfield Above : Amherst Landscape | Left : Northampton Pride Parade Design by Alexis Neubert | alexisdesignstudio . com . All photos by Lynne Graves unless otherwise indicated . Copy by Megan Tady .
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