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All Cooped Up!

March 15, 2025

March 15 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm  sliding scale donation The Franklin County Musicians Cooperative (COOP) features solo artists, established duos, and small group performers who perform an … [Read more...] about All Cooped Up!

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History Weekend! March 1 and 2

February 22, 2025

A Bridge Too Far: March 1 @ 2-3 pm Free What about building new bridges in Gilded Age Turners Falls drove neighbors and whole towns against each other? How do these dramas and debates that played … [Read more...] about History Weekend! March 1 and 2

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Park closed today 2/16 and program ‘A Bridge Too Far’ postponed until March 1st.

February 15, 2025

We are postponing our program 'A Bridge too Far' until March 1st- 2-3 p.m.. See you then! Here are the details: What about building new bridges in Gilded Age Turners Falls drove neighbors and whole … [Read more...] about Park closed today 2/16 and program ‘A Bridge Too Far’ postponed until March 1st.

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Building a Blizzard: Snowflakes in the Great Hall!

February 15, 2025

February 15 @ 1 - 3 pm Free Get inspired by the story of Vermont’s Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley and his obsession with snowflakes. In this drop-in program make your own unique snowflake art. Keep it … [Read more...] about Building a Blizzard: Snowflakes in the Great Hall!

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Hoppy Valentines Day!

February 9, 2025

Hop on down to the Center for our Free Valentines making Thursday 2/13 and Friday 2/14. For all ages, stop by our Welcome Desk to make Valentines to give to the ones you love, keep for yourself, or … [Read more...] about Hoppy Valentines Day!

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Forgotten Immigrants: The Bohemians of Turners Falls

January 19, 2025

January 25 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free Beginning in the 1870s, drawn by the promise of work at the John Russell Cutlery factory, almost 300 Bohemian immigrants left farms in central Europe to start … [Read more...] about Forgotten Immigrants: The Bohemians of Turners Falls

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The Great Falls Discovery Center

2 Avenue A,
Turners Falls, MA 01376
413-863-3221

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Tuesday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday – Sunday
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays
but open Monday holidays

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The Great Falls Discovery Center is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation with financial, volunteer, and program support from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

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