🌱 How remote is Mount Washington’s hidden Alander Trail backcountry campground?
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In today's newsletter:
- How remote is Mount Washington’s hidden Alander Trail backcountry campground?
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- Tuesday: A brief shower in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 53.
- Thursday: Turning out cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Massachusetts Campgrounds That Feel Like Your Own Private Wilderness (takingthekids.com) — If you’re looking to camp close to home, this guide spotlights the backcountry Alander Trail Campground in Mount Washington State Forest, right in Mount Washington, alongside eight other quiet, wilderness-style sites across Massachusetts. It explains how to reach the Mount Washington campground, what to expect on the hike in, and why its remote setting, wildlife, and stargazing make it feel like your own private Berkshires escape. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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PK & K Screening
Southern Berkshire UME
8:00 am -
Somatic Breathwork for Resilience →
Sheffield Yoga Studio, at 1224, Sheffield
6:00 pm -
School Committee Meeting
Southern Berkshire ME Library
6:00 pm -
Rebecca Loebe Live at Buttonball Barn →
Buttonball Barn, 17 Main St, South Egremont
7:30 pm -
Sheffield Town Meeting
Southern Berkshire TACPAC / HS Gym
4:30 pm -
Egremont Special Town Meeting
Southern Berkshire MS/HS Cafeteria
5:30 pm -
Aging, Sleep & Wellbeing with Cannibus
Berkshire Grown Barrington Hall, 426 Stockbridge Rd, Great Barrington, MA 01230
7:00 pm -
The Rejuvenators featuring Wanda Houston →
Buttonball Barn, 17 Main St, South Egremont
7:30 pm -
Holiday - schools and offices closed
Berkshire Hills SD Great Barrington, MA 01230 -
MAPS Summer Program
Southern Berkshire NMC
8:00 am -
DANCE PARTY - with DJ SOREN →
Buttonball Barn, 17 Main St, South Egremont
8:00 pm -
Red, White, and Blues with The BTUS →
Buttonball Barn, 17 Main St, South Egremont
7:30 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Sheffield
- BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Roberto's Pizza, The Pub, and Robbie's Community Market—opening soon on Main Street in Great Barrington (theberkshireedge.com)
- Mary Alice Welch, 95, formerly of Sheffield (theberkshireedge.com)
- Updates: Southern Berkshire Regional School Committee meeting, Monday, June 22, at 6 p.m. (theberkshireedge.com)
Great Barrington
- Great Barrington Public Health Agent Jurczyk to leave after nine years (theberkshireedge.com)
- 2 Berkshire County Ice Cream Spots Make Mass. ‘Best Of' List (wsbs.com)
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