You are encouraged to participate in this page. Most of the grantees were from Northampton, Holyoke and Springfield, and the first Town Meeting was held in Northampton. Springfield is known for inventiveness and industry. Springfield inventors have created the common spring cothespin, the breech loading rifle, the steam shovel, the corn planter, the broomholder, hay and straw cutters, mop wringer, sheep shearing machine, the optical comparator and the flat turret lathe. Good fishing holes and deerhunting are all readily available.
Ski areas are within short drives as well as cross country and snowmobile trails.
The Connecticut River for boating is at the edge of town. Hartness House Observatory and the basement workshop where James Hartness and Russell Porter produced the conceptual drawings for the 200 inch reflector on Mount Palomar in California. The Black River, falling 110 feet in an eighth of a mile, powered a variety of manufacturers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Collections include Richard Lee pewter, Bennington pottery, 19th century American painting, costumes, doll carriages and items pertaining to local history. Eureka Schoolhouse Unusual 18th century one-room schoolhouse.