Brook Farm Inn, a Berkshires bed and breakfast, is really proud that the Berkshires have been ranked #7 by National Geographic Traveler magazine, out of 133 top vacation destinations in the world! The ranking was based on a number of criteria including historic preservation, sustainable tourism, food, and cultural integrity. The bottom line is that [...]
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See "Our Story" on Pamela Lanier's B&B Website
November 12th, 2009 by philhalpern
Pamela Lanier’s B&B website has posted the story of how we, Linda and Phil, came to live in Lenox, Massachusetts and to be the innkeepers of Brook Farm Inn. Click here to see it! http://www.lanierbb.com/innkeeper-story-Linda_and_Phil_Halpern-bb9066.html
Can Poetry Save the Earth?
October 9th, 2009 by philhalpern
Can Poetry Save the Earth? On Sunday October 18th at 4:00 pm the second program in the Lenox Library’s Distinguished Lecture Series will focus on the question: Can Poetry Save the Earth? Professor John Felstiner author of Can Poetry Save the Earth?: A Field Guide to Nature Poems will argue that as we hover on the environmental point of [...]
New Millay Website
September 29th, 2009 by philhalpern
There is poetry here…. And one of our most memorable poetry readings was the one given by Peter Bergman, Executive Director of the Millay Society. We’re glad to share the Millay Society’s new website www.millay.org. You can go there to find out about the progress at Steepletop, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s home in the Berkshires. [...]
See this article about the Tub Parade!
August 31st, 2009 by philhalpern
Thanks to Marti Mayne, who posted a great article about the Lenox Tub Parade on the BedandBreakfast.com blog. Here’s a link http://blog.bedandbreakfast.com/post/2009/08/31/A-Tub-Parade-in-Lenox-MA-Great-reason-to-schedule-fall-getaway-to-the-Berkshires.aspx#comment.
Fall Foliage Season Website
July 25th, 2009 by philhalpern
Can’t believe we’re already talking about fall foliage, because we’re in the middle of a delightful summer. But we have to mention a website that we just became aware of, http://foliage.org/massachusetts/bed-and-breakfast/brook-farm-inn-berkshires-bb/. It’s all about New England in the scenic autumn season, and we’re glad to say that there’s a lovely write-up of Brook Farm Inn.
See Brook Farm Inn on "BettyConfidential.com"
July 3rd, 2009 by philhalpern
We’re delighted that Brook Farm Inn is mentioned by Francine Segan on this terrific website magazine in an article entitled “Summer Breakfasts — Perfect for a Sunday Brunch.” http://www.bettyconfidential.com/cbc/food-home.html Francine is a food historian and cookbook author who’s written about us in the past. She is also a noted presenter, who was at Shakespeare & Co. last night, [...]
Brook Farm Inn on Facebook
June 5th, 2009 by philhalpern
Facebook is to social networking what Google is to searching. At Brook Farm Inn, we’ve discovered how to find former classmates or friends from the neighborhoods we grew up in, and reconnect with them. We’re excited that we can now share with you our Brook Farm Inn fan page. We can keep you up-to-date about happenings in the Berkshires [...]
Boston Globe Recommends Brook Farm Inn Poetry Event
April 28th, 2009 by philhalpern
We were delighted to be mentioned in this past Sunday’s Boston Globe, in Jan Gardner’s “Shelf Life” column. See http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/04/26/a_fighting_chance/ We’ve long been fans of Ms. Gardner’s column, where she mentions book picks and literary events that you otherwise might not know about. She has mentioned the poetry event, “The Four Seasons of Edna St. [...]
Travel Tip
March 6th, 2009 by philhalpern
If you’re like most of our newer customers, you’ve probably found Brook Farm Inn by searching the web. We’re listed on a number of helpful, online bed & breakfast directories. We recently updated our listing, for instance, on www.ibbp.com, which stands for International Bed & Breakfast Pages. We have some of our specials listed there, including [...]
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Summer Play: Revels and Revelations
