Nice and Easy Walk
Easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
Free
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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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Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Series – A Long Row in Fertile Ground
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesA Long Row in Fertile Ground by WGBY. The story of agriculture in Western New England. Meet retired WGBY General Manager Rus Peotter for a discussion after the film. Snow […]
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Going against the flow: The History of Montague’s Navigational Canal
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesThe Connecticut River used to be navigable. Come learn about the original canal connecting Montague City to what is now Turners Falls and why it was important for moving molasses! […]
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Postponed to 2/4 at 2 p.m. – Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Double Feature – Genesis of Turners Falls Community and the Franklin County Fair
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesThis program is postponed to 2/4 at 2 p.m. due to the forecast of inclement weather. Double Feature from the Montague Historical Society! The Genesis of the Turners Falls Community […]
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Food, Farms, and Factories: Sunday Matinee Documentary Double Feature – Genesis of Turners Falls Community and the Franklin County Fair
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDouble Feature from the Montague Historical Society! The Genesis of the Turners Falls Community - The post-colonial creation of Montague’s largest village. "This 20 minute 'crash course' history of the […]
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Nice and Easy Walk: Food, Farms, and Factories
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
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Nice & Easy Walks
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
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Factory Talk: The John Russell Cutlery Company
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesA historical presentation on the John Russell Cutlery Company and the Turners Falls community. Part of our Food, Farms, and Factories program series. For teens and adults. *In 2024, the […]
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Nice & Easy Walks
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
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Factory Talk: The Griswold Cotton Mill
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesA historical presentation on the Griswold Cotton Mill and the community of Turners Falls. Part of our 2024 Food, Farms, and Factories program series. For teens and adults. *In 2024, […]
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CISA’s Field Notes Returns
FeaturedAcademy of Music 274 Main Street, Northampton, MA, United StatesThe Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center reminds you that CISA's Field Notes Returns! More info and tickets at tinyurl.com/CISAFN2024. Back for a fifth year, this live storytelling event […]
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Nice & Easy Walks
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
Free