Parking
Handicap accessible parking is available immediately after the Gill-Montague bridge on the right. The main parking lot is just around the corner. Take the next right onto Second St, then a right to enter the lot.
Parking
Handicap accessible parking is available immediately after the Gill-Montague bridge on the right. The main parking lot is just around the corner. Take the next right onto Second St, then a right to enter the lot.
Eastern European Culture: Family Craft Activities Friday, April 19, 1:00—5:00 p.m. Discover how Eastern European immigrant families influenced and enhanced life in the Connecticut River Valley. Join Helena Alves and Patty Solomon, Museum Educators from the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association’s Deerfield Teachers’ Center, for drop-in family craft activities. Explore pysanki egg painting, paper cutting designs […]
Eastern European Immigration & Industrialization in Massachusetts Sunday, April 14, 2:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Polish and other Eastern European immigrants arrived in the Connecticut River Valley to begin new lives as small farmers and factory workers. Learn about this migration in a talk by Robert Forrant, Distinguished University […]
Start the New Year off on the right foot! A leisurely guided 3-mile stroll on the Canalside Rail Trail. This family-friendly hike follows a gentle, level route. Discover the abundant natural, historical, and cultural features that make the Discovery Center and rail trail an amazing state park! Dress appropriately for winter weather. Wear comfortable winter […]
This annual holiday event starts at the Great Falls Discovery Center where kids can make a winter bird feeder from 2-5pm. Shops are open until 8pm along the Avenue A and Third Street. SANTA will arrive at Spinner Park (Avenue A and Fourth Street) to collect the letters from the magic mailbox at 6:30pm! Brick House Pop-Up […]
The Nolumbeka Project presents the Annual Beaver Moon Gathering in the Great Hall Saturday. Enjoy a presentation by Christine DeLucia, author of Memory Lands. Knowledge, Sovereignty, and Freedom in the Eighteenth-Century Northeast, Christine DeLucia talk traces intertwined lives of Indigenous, African-American, Afro-Indigenous, and Euro-colonial people in the Northeast/New England across the eighteenth century. The talk illuminates how […]
In the spirit of the long-standing Great Falls Festival, FALLS FEST seeks to highlight Turners Falls’ rich local business and arts community. Join the fun, Saturday October 21 from 1-6PM on Avenue A and Third Street. Enjoy downtown shops, restaurants, breweries and entertainment at FIVE downtown venues including Peskeompskut Park, Spinner Park, The Rendezvous, Shea […]
7th Annual Migrations Festival Saturday, October 14, 1:00—5:00 p.m. The FREE Migrations Festival celebrates the human and natural diversity of the upper Connecticut River Valley and the Americas. Colorful artworks, from the GuateMaya Art and Culture Connection, in the Migrations exhibit depict scenes integral to village life, Mayan culture, and the history of Lake Atitlan […]
Canal Draw Down History Stroll Wednesday, Sept. 13, 5:00—6:30 p.m. Check out the annual draining of the Turners Falls canal, take a stroll along the Canalside Rail Trail, and absorb local history with Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center staff, historian Ed Gregory, and DCR staff. Meet at the entrance of the Center for this […]
