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Out In The Park is a Gay Day event organized by a nonprofit organization as a lead-up to National Coming Out Day.
Location: Six Flags New England theme park, Agawam (near Springfield), MA
Date: The Event is usually held in mid- to late-September.
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Out in the Court is a Gay Day event organized by a nonprofit organization as a lead-up to National Coming Out Day.
Location: King Richard's Faire (renaissance reenactment festival), held in Carver, MA.
Date: The faire runs approximately from Labor Day to Columbus Day. The event is usually held in early October.

Laconia is a very large week-long motorcycle event. There are vendors and rides and great riding roads to enjoy. Helpful tip: Visit during the week, to avoid the crowds and lines.
Location: Laconia (on Lake Winnipesaukee, at the base of the White Mountains), NH
Date: The event is usually held during the third week of June.
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The Berkshires is a region of hilly land in western Massachusetts. There are a number of locations to enjoy:
Date: Spring or Autumn is the best time to visit, due to the natural scenic beauty.
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In Williamstown: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute holds the largest permanent collection of Renoir paintings in the U.S., along with works by Sargent, Revere, Homer, Van Gogh, Remmington, Cassatt, Monet, Gauguin.

In North Adams: Mount Greylock is Massachusett's tallest mountain, at 3,491 feet. There is a roadway to the top, where a monument to veterans (in the unfortunate shape of a chess pawn) and viewing area is located.
MassMoCa, is a museum of contemporary art, consisting of many interconnected former factory buildings.
The Natural Bridge is a water-eroded natural marble bridge with a 500 foot gorge, glacial pot-holes, faults, and fractures.

In Great Barrington: Monument Mountain reaches 1,753 feet at its peak, and was the location where Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville waited out a storm together, and where Melville decided to write "Moby Dick". This is a 2-hour hike up the mountain on well-tred paths.

In Pittsfield:  Berkshire Museum was started by Crane & Company (the company in Dalton, MA that makes the paper for all U.S. Currency), and is an art, natural science and history museum.

In Lenox: The Museum of the Gilded Age at Ventfort Hall is an imposing Elizabethan-style mansion built in 1893 for the sister of J. P. Morgan. Designed by the architects Rotch & Tilden, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it was the setting for St. Clouds Orphanage in the movie The Cider House Rules.

In Stockbridge: Naumkeag , a 26-room mansion, designed by Stanford White, from the Berkshires' Gilded Age.
The Norman Rockwell Museum, contains a huge collection of his work, and was the location of his studio for the last 25 years of his life. For some inexplicable reason, there is a temporary exhibit of The Berenstain Bears works.

In Tyringham: Santarella was Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's home and studio, with its unusual gingerbread house roof design. Kitson sculpted the Lexington (not Concord) "Minuteman" statue, and other national monuments. The home is an art gallery and sculpture garden.

In Middlefield: Glendale Falls, where the Glendale Brook cascades more than 150 feet over rock ledges to join the Middle Branch of the Westfield River.

Northampton (MA) has museums and antique stores that offer glimpses into Northampton's rich history and its funky college atmosphere complete with fine arts, theater, and first-class dining. Northampton is nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires and bordered by the banks of the Connecticut River. Downtown Northampton is home to the prestigious Smith College. In Northampton, you'll find museums, theaters with performers of New York City caliber, and diverse art offerings.
Date: Spring, summer or fall are all great times for a visit.
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Topsfield (MA) Fair is America's oldest agricultural fair (established 1818).
Date: The fair runs for a period of ten days (through two weekends), ending on Columbus Day.

Montreal Quebec is renowned throughout the world for its wild and wonderful nightlife as well as for its spectacular unity events. cafés, bistros, and exotic eateries, beautifully restored brick homes, shaded backyard gardens and window boxes brimming with flowers.

Every year in August, some 500,000 people from all over the world gather in the streets of Montréal to celebrate Divers/Cité, the massive annual gay pride parade. In October, everyone and a friend comes back for Black and Blue, a gigantic week-long event that takes partying to new dimensions.
Date: Due to the distance from New England, the best time to visit is summer.