Our record of the first Thanksgiving is very sparse – one letter sent by Edward Winslow to a friend in London (and later reprinted in the delightfully titled history Mourt’s Relation). Winslow… Read more

So are you a ‘glass half empty’ or a ‘glass half full’ type of person? This summer might have been the truest test. It just seemed that everyday was either below normal in temperature or… Read more

My favorite place to enjoy the Westfield River’s watershed is from my front porch, especially at this time of year. When I can still get home from work with a bit of sunlight still in the sky, I… Read more

This spring’s cool, rainy weather slowed down more than sunbathers in the Westfield River Watershed. Fewer migrating fish returned to the Westfield River this year and they are arriving later. Fish… Read more