Balloons containing thousands of cubic feet are filling up with gasses while sandbags are holding the balloons down, all while crowds are gathered around eagerly waiting for the balloon ascensions in…

High quality materials and craftsmanship distinguished this factory in the Willow Dell neighborhood.

Once the site of a beaver dam, this mill’s owners included Arnold Print Works and Sprague Electric; now it houses a range of studio spaces.

The Blackinton Cemetery located on Massachusetts Avenue is one of the oldest known burial grounds in North Adams. It was originally a 100-acre farm owned by Deacon Otis Blackinton. He was the father…

One of the oldest standing buildings in the neighborhood, this was the home of Sanford Blackinton.

From modest beginnings in the 1820s, the Blackinton Mill grew to form the center of a thriving community.

Today there is no trace of the rail station that once stood as a symbol of the importance of the mill and surrounding village.

Filling the need for a house of worship, the Blackinton Union Church occupied a central role in village life.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Bliss Business College stood as a symbol of aspiration and opportunity in the center of downtown North Adams. It was more than just a school; it represented…

The 1888 blizzard pelted North Adams and Berkshire County with snow for four days and caused widespread disturbance.