Celebrate Holyoke - Heritage Days

CELEBRATE HOLYOKE HERITAGE DAYS .. started Friday Aug 27 runs through Sunday Aug 29 ... in Holyoke Heritage State Park - behind Holyoke City Hall .. event includes rides - food - exhibits - music & the Connecticut Valley Brewery Fest .. featuring among others Holyoke's own Paper City Brewery.

It is still summer .. and the best summer brew - wheat beer is recommended ... but watch your suds and your elbow !

See the official website link above ... follow the granite City Hall Tower and Celebrate Holyoke Massachusetts

Westfield - Air Show & Taste of the World

Westfield's TASTE of the WORLD - begins TONITE !!
Westfield's 'Taste of the World' - Beginning Thursday -Aug 25- running through Sunday (an extra day)
2005 Westfield Air Show at Barnes AFB - featuring USAF Thunderbirds -SAT-SUN
AirShow.com

Easiest Route >>> MassPike (I-90) to Westfield Exit ... or I-91 to MassPike >West at West Springfield entrance (Turnpike is 'free' from Springfield westward) ... or Take US 20 West into Westfield from the Connecticut River at US Rte 5 - or Route 10 & Route US-202 north from Southwick & Granby-Connecticut ... or Rte 10 & US 202 south to Westfield.

Mass MoCA -North Adams

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art ... now in about its third year -- a good recovery and conversion of former mill and industrial buildings in downtown North Adams ... an art museum and performing arts center. Reached by State Route 2 (partly the Mohawk Trail) or US 7 in the states's northwest corner.

If travelling from the Connecticut River Valley --- State Route 116 'the Hypoteneuse?' ... takes a strait path from the Ashfield Plain toward Mount Graylock --with a full view of its most famous name inspiring feature.

Williamstown nearby is well known for Williams College -- this blogger too owes its fine Art Museum a visit ..

Summer Stock and more in Masachusetts largest northwest community - at the Vermont border near Pownal.

Arts & Crafts Fair -West Springfield Saturday-Sunday Aug 6 & 7 - Town Green

West Springfield Massachusetts Arts & Crafts Fair --August 6 & 7 Saturday-Sunday on the Town Green

Fiesta PuertoRiqueno - Puerto Rican Festival

Springfield Massachusetts - this weekend on the esplanade -riverfront park .. through Sunday evening ..rides -- music -- food .. 29th Festival ...

Springfield City site
MassLive-'Springfield Republican' newspaper
Senor Boriqua Net

Satellite Images Wetstern Massachusetts Weather

The links below are satellite map references for New England --usually current within an hour -- they represent different data of the same area --free of charge from NASA weather satellite data --feel free to bookmark ..some images may be stale and simply need be refreshed.

Infra-red
Infra Red 4 color spectrum for cloud heat
Water Vapor-IR
Visible & IR
Water Vapor IR-4