Winterlights Returns for the Holidays at Naumkeag

11:34AM / Monday, November 24, 2025Print Story | Email Story

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Winterlights, a signature event from The Trustees of Reservations, returns to Naumkeag starting Nov. 28.

Tickets are on sale now.

Winterlights features hundreds of thousands of environmentally friendly LED holiday lights decorating the grounds of the historic property. The immersive light display also features festive music and seasonal treats, with new elements added each year.

In 2020, Winterlights was named a Top 10 Public Holiday Light Display by USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.

Winterlights opens on Nov. 28 and runs through Jan. 3, except for Dec. 24 and 25. Additional days will be offered on Dec. 22-23 and 29-30. The show will also be open on Jan. 1.

Timed entry tickets are required and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are not available to purchase on site. Tickets are discounted for Trustees Members. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, tickets are discounted for Trustees Members and the public. Children under age 2 are admitted for free. New this year are children 3-13 will be admitted for free Dec. 29-Jan. 3.

Additionally, at the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, a limited number of tickets will be available for guests who may benefit from a quieter sensory-sensitive environment on Thursdays, Dec. 4 and 11, and Sunday, Dec. 14, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

At Naumkeag, visitors must choose a parking zone in downtown Stockbridge, which is free, and travel by shuttle bus to the property. No walk-ups or drop-offs are permitted at Naumkeag.

For more information about Winterlights, including a link to purchase tickets, go to www.thetrustees.org/winterlights.

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Elevated Mercury Level Found in Center Pond Fish

11:41AM / Friday, December 19, 2025

BECKET, Mass. — The state Department of Public Health has issued an advisory after a mercury-contaminated fish was found in Center Pond.

According to a letter sent to the local Board of Health from the Division of Environmental Toxicology, Hazard Assessment and Prevention, elevated levels of mercury were measured in the sample taken from the pond.

The concentration in the fish exceeded DPH's action level of 0.5 milligrams per kilogram, or parts per million.

"This indicates that daily consumption of fish from the waterbody may pose a health concern. Therefore, DPH has issued a FCA for Center Pond recommending that sensitive populations should not eat chain pickerel and all other people should limit consumption of chain pickerel to 2 meals/month," the letter states.

The letter specifically points to chain pickerel, but the 60-acre pond also has largemouth and smallmouth bass and yellow perch.

The "sensitive populations" include children younger than 12, those who are nursing, pregnant, or who may become pregnant.

The Toxicology Division recommends reducing intake of "large, predatory fish" or fish that feed on the bottoms of waterbodies, such as largemouth bass and carp. More information on safely eating fish can be found here.

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