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Gilbertville Covered Bridge MA-08-04

Gilbertville Covered Bridge MA-08-04

November 11, 2007 - On Monday, September 10, Liz and I went covered bridging in western Massachusetts. We visited Burkeville/Conway, Creamery and Gilbertville/Ware.
      Gilbertville is open to pedestrians only. Conway was rebuilt in 2005 and is also for pedestrians only. You just see a little bit of the barrier at the bottom of the picture with Liz. The Creamery picture is so dark because it was very foggy and Liz's film camera is showing its age. The Creamery bridge is not historic, but it is an authentic queenpost bridge on private property.
      After we finished covered bridging we had lunch and the drove to the Furnace Brook winery at Hilltop Orchards in Richmond,Massachusetts.
      On Tuesday, we went to the Shaker Village in Hancock. It poured rain the whole time we were there. See the picture of their round barn.
      On Wednesday, the 12th, we left Pittsfield for Kingston, NY. We checked in at the Quality Inn and then left to visit Perrine's and Ashokan covered bridges. Perrine's is next to the NYS Thruway and we had to ask directions on how to get there.
      The front view of Perrine's show the sign, although the picture is a little dark. Ashokan is located on a satellite campus of NYS New Paltz college. The NYSCBS website advises that you must get permission from the college first to visit it. We went to the main campus first, which was a waste of time. We then went to the satellite campus and had trouble finding an open office to ask permission.
Tom

All photos taken by the Keatings.

Gilbertville Covered Bridge MA-08-04	Creamery Covered Bridge MA-06-11

Burkeville Covered Bridge MA 06-01	Burkeville Covered Bridge MA 06-01

Shaker Village Barn Hancock, NY	Perinnes Covered Bridge NY-56-01

Perinnes Covered Bridge NY-56-01	Perinnes Covered Bridge NY-56-01

Ashokan Covered Bridge NY-56-05	Ashokan Covered Bridge NY-56-05

Ashokan Covered Bridge NY-56-05

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