The central character in Daniel Mason’s engaging 2023 novel “North Woods” is a small, old cottage built in what was to become Berkshire County. Various occupants from Colonial through present
It became known as “The Bloody Morning Scout.” In 1755, Ephraim Williams Jr., led colonial forces and some 200 Mohawk allies into battle against French and Indian troops near Lake George, New York. But Williams marched into a deadly ambush. He was killed in the fight, and his troops were driven back, suffering tremendous losses. But history records that those under his command fought bravely and made “a very handsome retreat.”
In an effort to educate the public about the pre-colonial history of the northern Berkshires, a group of community members and Williams College students produced 50 yard signs and two
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