Keeping It Cool: Ice Harvesting
Ever wonder what people used before refrigerators? Ice boxes! Let’s learn about ice harvesting on the Connecticut River which provided ice for food storage and winter jobs. See tools used […]
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The Great Falls Discovery Center hosts community programs and events, rotating art exhibits in our Great Hall and a Coffee House hosted by the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.
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Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States
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Nice & Easy Walk: Crossroads Edition
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesAn easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and […]
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Crossroads Exhibit: Changing Storefronts in Turners Falls
FeaturedDowntown Turners Falls Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesSee the village’s ever changing downtown through reproduced images courtesy of the Montague Historical Society Archive. This self-guided storefront exhibition is an open invitation to think about local, regional and […]
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Crossroads: Whose Viewpoint? Exhibition of Historic Franklin County Images
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesIn the Great Falls Discovery Center's Hallway Gallery, near the dioramas, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) presents reproductions of historic maps, illustrations, photographs, and paintings exploring perspectives of the […]
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Crossroads Exhibit Ribbon Cutting
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesCome be the first to see the Smithsonian Exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, in Turners Falls! Get the scoop on how rural America has changed since 1900. The Friends […]
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Nice & Easy Walk: Crossroads Edition
FeaturedAn easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and […]
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Crossroads Kickoff
FeaturedShea Theater Arts Center 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls to jump start your Crossroads experience with storytelling, a short local film, and live music. Hear an introduction to […]
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Crossroads: Franklin County Industrialization
FeaturedMuseum of Our Industrial Heritage Newell Snow Factory, 2 Mead St, Greenfield, MA, United StatesFind out what industries were created throughout Franklin County, before, during and after industrialization of the Turners Falls canal. Learn how much industrial activity there once was along the streams […]
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Crossroads: Turners Falls Canal Investigation Station
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesWhy is there a canal in Turners Falls? Think flatboats, cutlery, and turbines! During our February School Vacation Week open hours, visit with Department of Conservation and Recreation park interpreters […]
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Crossroads: Cutlery and Hand Tools
FeaturedMuseum of Our Industrial Heritage Newell Snow Factory, 2 Mead St, Greenfield, MA, United StatesJoin silversmith Steve Smithers as he explores the story of the first tradesmen/artisans who came to Greenfield and the surrounding towns in the late 18th century, which eventually led to […]
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Still on! NEPM presents a Crossroads Event – Native Memories: Recovering Pocumtuck Histories in Franklin County
FeaturedShea Theater Arts Center 71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesNew England Public Media presents with the Nolumbeka Project, a talk with Dr. Margaret M. Bruchac (Nulhegan Abenaki), Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Free Event. This […]
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Nice & Easy Walk: Crossroads Edition
FeaturedAn easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all ages. Join others seeking fresh air and […]
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