Brook Farm Inn, a Berkshires bed and breakfast, is really proud that the Berkshires have been ranked #7 by National Geographic Traveler magazine, out of 133 top vacation destinations in the world!  The ranking was based on  a number of criteria including historic preservation, sustainable tourism, food, and cultural integrity.  The bottom line is that the area, according to one expert, “seems to have the right balance of picturesque towns, arts offerings, and well-protected natural beauty.” At Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, we couldn’t agree more.  We’re glad to help our friends and our guests become familiar with all the surroundings.

Pamela Lanier’s B&B website has posted the story of how we, Linda and Phil, came to live in Lenox, Massachusetts and to be the innkeepers of Brook Farm Inn.  Click here to see it!

http://www.lanierbb.com/innkeeper-story-Linda_and_Phil_Halpern-bb9066.html

There is poetry here….   And one of our most memorable poetry readings was the one given by Peter Bergman, Executive Director of the Millay Society.  We’re glad to share the Millay Society’s new website www.millay.org.  You can go there to find out about the progress at Steepletop,  Edna St. Vincent Millay’s home in the Berkshires.  There are also upcoming events.  Steepletop is a lovely place to visit any time, where you can walk the Poetry Trail, a wooded path, with poems posted along the way, ending at the peacefully sheltered gravesite.

Peter Bergman reading Millay at Brook Farm Inn

Thanks to Marti Mayne, who posted a great article about the Lenox Tub Parade on the BedandBreakfast.com blog.  Here’s a link http://blog.bedandbreakfast.com/post/2009/08/31/A-Tub-Parade-in-Lenox-MA-Great-reason-to-schedule-fall-getaway-to-the-Berkshires.aspx#comment.

Can’t believe we’re already talking about fall foliage, because we’re in the middle of a delightful summer.  But we have to mention a website that we just became aware of, http://foliage.org/massachusetts/bed-and-breakfast/brook-farm-inn-berkshires-bb/.   It’s all about New England in the scenic autumn season, and we’re glad to say that there’s a lovely write-up of Brook Farm Inn.

We’re delighted that Brook Farm Inn is mentioned by Francine Segan on this terrific website magazine in an article entitled “Summer Breakfasts — Perfect for a Sunday Brunch.”  http://www.bettyconfidential.com/cbc/food-home.html  Francine is a food historian and cookbook author who’s written about us in the past.  She is also a noted presenter, who was at Shakespeare & Co. last night, and our guests who attended raved about her.  We’ve enjoyed Francine’s presentations about food and movies, and also food in Shakespeare’s time. We highly recommend her cookbooks!

Facebook is to social networking what Google is to searching.  At Brook Farm Inn, we’ve discovered how to find former classmates or friends from the neighborhoods we grew up in, and reconnect with them.  We’re excited that we can now share with you our Brook Farm Inn  fan page. We can keep you up-to-date about happenings in the Berkshires and in our lives. We’d love to hear from our guests — whom we consider our friends! — so  please become a fan of Brook Farm Inn on Facebook, and share your comments! 

Here’s a link to our Facebook page.

We were delighted to be mentioned in this past Sunday’s Boston Globe, in Jan Gardner’s “Shelf Life” column.  See http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/04/26/a_fighting_chance/

We’ve long been fans of Ms. Gardner’s column, where she mentions book picks and literary events that you otherwise might not know about.  She has mentioned the poetry event, “The Four Seasons of Edna St. Vincent Millay,” which will take place at 3:00 on Saturday, May 16th, at Brook Farm Inn in Lenox Massachusetts.  For more information, go to www.brookfarm.com.

If you’re like most of our newer customers, you’ve probably found Brook Farm Inn by searching the web.  We’re listed on a number of helpful, online bed & breakfast directories.  We recently updated our listing, for instance, on www.ibbp.com, which stands for International Bed & Breakfast Pages.  We have some of our specials listed there, including the current March Museum Madness!  Check it out.