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Deerfield Inn |
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Deerfield, MA |
4 nights
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Inn |
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The Deerfield Inn is an original historic inn that opened in 1884, located in the hearth of Old Deerfield founded in 1673, an idyllic village surrounded by tranquil life, working farms, the Deerfield River, rolling hills and history that dates back 10,000 years. It has been the home of the Pocumtuck Indian people who farmed the rich soil on the banks of the Deerfield and Connecticut Rivers and English colonists who came here in the 1600s. The Inn is in the heart of Historic Deerfield, a museum complex of fourteen museum houses and the Flynt Center of Early New England Life. This area is known as a little piece of paradise and called the Happy Valley due to the fertile soil and clean water that produces an abundance of fruit, vegetables, fowl and fish that are taken avantage of in the Deerfield Inn's kitchen. The Deerfield Inn has an elegant Main Dining Room, Champney's Tavern, and the Beehive Parlor that will be home to participants. The Deerfield Inn is next door store to the Museum Store. Additional amenities include beautifully appointed guest rooms. A post office, Deerfield Academy, Bement School and Eaglebrook School are all close by and provide a quaint New England educational atmosphere. |
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81 Old Main Street, Deerfield, MA 01342. |
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Contact
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81 Old Main Street
P.O. Box 321
Deerfield, MA 01342 USA
phone: 800-926-3865 x4137745587
web: www.deerfieldinn.com
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Room amenities: |
Fine Inn amenities including television, soap, shampoo, lotion and other personal items. Complimentary tea and cookies served on most afternoons. |
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Facility amenities: |
All rooms are artfully decorated with well appointed Colonial decor and some antiques. The rooms are named for original English settlers of Deerfield. There are 3 rooms available with 2 beds and one room that a cot can be added. All other rooms have one bed - kings and queens. Two bed rooms will given to unrelated roommates first. Beautiful grounds, fine dining room, casual cafe with seating inside and outside, Tavern Bar and Beehive Parlor which serves an old fashioned tea and cookies repast. Shorts walk on the street to museum houses and other fine buildings. |
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Smoking allowed: |
No |
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Elevators available: |
Yes |
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Additional nights prior: |
starting at $140/night + tax Call 800-926-3865 to make reservations to come early or stay late. Special Road Scholar rate for extended stay, based on availability, is equal to the Historic Deerfield member rate for time of year. Rooms vary starting at $140/night plus 5.7% MA tax. |
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Check in time: |
3:00 PM |
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Additional nights after: |
starting at $140/night + tax Call 800-926-3865 to make reservations to come early or stay late. Special Road Scholar rate for extended stay, based on availability, is equal to the Historic Deerfield member rate for time of year. Rooms vary starting at $140/night plus 5.7% MA tax. |
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Check out time: |
11:00 AM |
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The prices listed for commercial services and facilities that are not included in the program cost, such as airport shuttles or extra nights lodging, are subject to change without notice. Since Road Scholar cannot guarantee the accuracy of these prices, we strongly suggest contacting the companies directly for the most up-to-date information.
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Dinosaurs, Dunes, and Drifting Continents: the Geological History of the Connecticut River Valley and "Between River and Ridge: A Nature Walk through Old Deerfield"
(Wednesday, July 17)
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| Breakfast: | The hearty continental breakfast features the Deerfield Inn's homemade granola. | | Morning: | LECTURE: “Dinosaur, Dunes, and Drifting Continents: Natural History of the Connecticut River Valley” with noted local geologist and author, Richard Little, will illuminate 600 million years of geological time that created the Connecticut Valley, where you will find specimens of some of the oldest rocks in the world. Following this fascinating presentation, we’ll hear a lecture from Daria D'Arienzo, local archivist, on the life and work of Orra White Hitchcock, wife of Edward Hitchcock, professor and, later, president of Amherst College. Hitchcock (1793-1863) popularized the science of geology and led the movement to make geology part of the American college curriculum. He served as state geologist in Vermont as well as Massachusetts, made many geological discoveries, and joined the early serious study of dinosaur fossil footsprints. Orra was the primary illustrator of works and D'Arienzo will show and discuss the illustration of the natural world in the Connecticut Valley and illustrations of geological concepts that were used in Amherst College classrooms | | Lunch: | Picnic lunch on "The Street." Enjoy an informal box lunch from the Deerfield Inn to enjoy on the street at your leisure. | | Afternoon: | FIELD TRIP: We'll take a morning walk along Channing Blake Footpath in Old Deerfield led by Historic Deerfield museum educator, Faith Deering. Meadows, farmlands and forests offer a rich ecosystem with a great diversity of plants and animals. Through an interpretive walk, open your eyes and minds to the wildlife between river and ridge. Along the way, Faith will identify plants, birds and insects, answer questions about the natural history of the area and read some selections from naturalists of the past, who have loved and treasured this landscape.
You will also have some time to visit the Historic Deerfield Museum houses of your choice with an entry ticket good until 4:30pm on Friday. | | Dinner: | A hearty dinner from the Deerfield Inn featuring local produce. | | Evening: | FREE EVENING. Please refer to the “Free Time Activities” section for suggestions of what you can see and do. | |
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Deerfield Inn |
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
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Free Time Opportunities |
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| Deerfield, MA |
Amherst History Museum
Free time activity in Amherst Field Trip
The Amherst History Museum opened in 1916 and is governed by the Amherst Historical Society, which was founded in 1899. Housed in the 1750-era Strong House, the Amherst History Museum takes visitors on a journey from the town's colonial past, through its industrial age and into the computer-driven present. The Museum is filled with decorative arts, paintings, household implements, agricultural tools and other pieces of history from the nearly three hundred years since Amherst was settled. The collections range from the ordinary to the unique, and capture a sense of every day life often missing from history books. The period rooms of the Amherst History Museum are a blend of the old and the new, of 19th century Victorian taste combined with the hallmarks of the 20th century. Floral motifs curl around imported Delftware, pewter plates, blue and white Staffordshire china mingles with an 18th century grandfather clock, and a Victorian calling card holder sits company with stately Georgian paneling. In addition to the period rooms, rotating exhibits and special programming, the Museum provides educational tours for school children and students throughout the year. The museum is about 5 blocks from the Natural History Museum of Amherst College that in destination of the day's field trip. Admission not included in program price.
For additional information, visit www.amhersthistory.org/
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Emily Dickinson Museum
Free time activity in Amherst.
Emily Dickinson Museum consists of two historic houses,The Homestead and The Evergreens, in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts, closely associated with the poet Emily Dickinson and members of her family during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Homestead was the birthplace and home of the poet Emily Dickinson. The Evergreens, next door, was home to her brother Austin, his wife Susan, and their three children. The Emily Dickinson Museum was created in 2003 when the two houses merged under the ownership of Amherst College. The Museum is dedicated to educating diverse audiences about Emily Dickinson’s life, family, creative work, times, and enduring relevance, and to preserving and interpreting the Homestead and The Evergreens as historical resources for the benefit of scholars and the general public. The museum is about 3 blocks from the Natural History Museum of Amherst College that in destination of the day's field trip. Admission not included in program price.
For additional information, visit www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/hours.html
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Memorial Libraries
Free time activity in Old Deerfield.
The libraries of Deerfield’s two museums, Historic Deerfield and the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, are housed together in one building, known as the Memorial Libraries. The Henry N. Flynt Library serves primarily as a research center for Historic Deerfield’s collections and programs. Holdings are particularly strong in the decorative arts, architecture, and material culture of early New England, and include approximately 21,000 printed volumes, numerous periodicals, and more than 2,000 microforms accessible through an online catalog. The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library collections document the life and thought of Deerfield from the close of the 17th century to the 20th. The library’s 24,000 books, many with histories of local ownership, include literature, sermons, history, travel, biography, and works on agriculture, animal husbandry, and domestic economy. The library also has an extensive manuscript collection, rich in material on families and local history. Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tues - Fri. For additional information, visit www.historic-deerfield.org/library
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Memorial Hall Musuem
Free time activity in Old Deerfield.
Museum hours: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, Tues. - Fri. Return to Memorial Hall Museum during the week after organized tour on Monday.The village museum, Memorial Hall, is one of New England's oldest museums. When Deerfield Academy's original 1798 school building became available, antiquarian George Sheldon organized the collection of artifacts he was assembling and in 1880, Memorial Hall opened. The museum's extraordinary collection of furnishings, paintings, textiles and Indian artifacts is "the finest collection of local antiquities in New England and one of America's oldest museums." For additional information, visit www.deerfield-ma.org/
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Historic Deerfield Cooks' Garden
Free time activity in Old Deerfield.
This kitchen garden serves as a source of fresh ingredients for the museum’s open hearth cooking demonstrations and classes. The garden contains an assortment of useful plants commonly found in New England during the 18th and early 19th centuries. The Cooks’ Garden was dedicated in 2006 in memory of Margaret Quinn Orloske, a member of the museum who enjoyed open hearth cooking and gardening, and with thousands of others died on September 11, 2001. Funds from the Margaret Quinn Orloske Endowment are used to replenish heirloom plants, for general garden maintenance, and for support of the open hearth cooking program For additional information, visit www.historic-deerfield.org/outdoors
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Chaning Blake Foot Path
Free time activity in Old Deerfield; also there is a guide walk along the path scheduled during program.
A fully accessible footpath open seasonally, the Channing Blake Foot Path takes visitors past a working farm and through meadows to the Deerfield River. Interpretive panels along the one-third mile walk describe local geology, natural history, and Native and European presence. For additional information, visit www.historic-deerfield.org/outdoors
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Historic Deerfield Museum Store
Free time activity in Old Deerfield.
Historic Deerfield Museum Store offers a wide array of gifts and books. Find a variety of American crafts, jewelry, and reproductions as well as souvenirs. The bookshop features thousands of titles on art, history, craft, and architecture. A children’s book section offers books for young readers of all ages.
For additional information, visit www.historic-deerfield.org/museum-store-page
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Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory
Free time activities in Deerfield accessible by personal car.
Enjoy other local attraction along Deefield's main artery, routes 5 & 10. Magic Wings Butterfly conservatory, 8,000-square foot conservatory is home to nearly 4,000 free-flying butterflies from all over the world! Summer hours 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Spring, Fall and Winter hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admissions are not included. For additional information, visit www.magicwings.com/
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Yankee Candle
Free time activity in Deerfield accessible by car. Flagship store for Yankee Candle, based in South Deerfield, Massachusetts. World's Largest Candle Store. It's a candle lover's dream - over 160 of our famous, true-to-life scents, plus beautiful accessories, accents and collectibles. Come Experience Wax Works - The Newest Area of Yankee Candle Village! Enjoy Wax Hands, Wax Souvenirs, Wax Art and so much more. Candlemaking Museum. Ever wonder how Colonial Americans lit their homes? See fascinating, free daily demonstrations of nineteenth-century candlemaking.Open everyday 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. For additional information, visit www.yankeecandle.com/cgi-bin/ycbvp/ycContent.jsp?page=%2fNavigation%2fNon+Product+Left%2fAbout+Yankee+Candle%2fVisit+a+Flagship+Store
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