Hopkins Forest Fall Festival Set for Sept. 26
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The annual Hopkins Forest Fall Festival will take place Sunday, Sept. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Hopkins Memorial Forest. The entrance to the forest is at the junction of Northwest Hill Road and Bulkley Street. The event is free and appropriate for all ages. All local residents, students, and visitors are invited.The festival celebrates the changing of the seasons and the bounty of our wooded environments. Featured activities will include traditional wood working demonstrations, music, apple butter and cider production, refreshments, a canopy walkway, and children's activities. A barnwright from Berkshire Barns, Inc., will demonstrate the craft of shaving pegs for use in traditional barn construction. Also featured will be hands-on activities, including shake-splitting and a cross-cut saw competition.
Williams College actively manages Hopkins Forest's 2,600 acres, which were donated to Williams College in the 1930s by the family of Colonel Amos Lawrence Hopkins. The forest contains an array of hiking and cross-country ski trails, and includes a visitor center, an herb garden, and a maple sugaring operation. In addition, the college uses it for various teaching and research endeavors.
Those unable to attend the festival are invited to visit Hopkins Forest another time. It is open daily during daylight hours. For more information on the forest and related activities, contact the forest manager at 413-597-4353.
