We are happy to release our annual newsletter, Laurel Leaves. Download a full downloadable PDF version.

This August, Laurel Hill Association will present special programs celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of American landscape architecture. Beginning in the late 1800's, Olmsted's firm designed parks and scenic settings throughout the United States and in the Berkshires.

This undertaking couldn't be done without all of you taking the time to clean up our beautiful town.

Pat Flinn moved to Stockbridge with her parents in 1959 when she was 15 years old. She graduated from Williams High School and earned her BA from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. Pat has been on the board of the Laurel Hill Association for 40 years, the last 36 as Recording Secretary. Her home on Park Street abuts Laurel Hill Park, and is down the street from the Mary Flynn, Ice Glen, and Laura’s Tower trails. Pat grew up surrounded by the natural and historical setting of Laurel Hill. The keeper of deep knowledge, Pat is known as the institutional history of the Laurel Hill Association.

We are happy to release our annual newsletter, Laurel Leaves. Download a full downloadable PDF version.

Laurel Hill Day started out a reasonably warm, but overcast day. The precipitation forecast for the afternoon was 20%, but we were confident it would not rain on our big day. As 2:00 PM approached, attendees arrived and took their seats. The chairs had been spread wide across the grassy glen so as to be “Socially Distant” on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some people wore masks for additional protection. (The Delta Variant had caused a surge of infection recently.) The landscape clearing done as part of the Park Restoration Project allowed the chairs to be spread out easily. For the first time, an effective loudspeaker system had been installed for the day. All attendees could hear, no matter where they were seated.

Celebrate Earth Day in Stockbridge by picking up litter in your neighborhood or on LHA trails and properties during Earth Week. Clean up while you hike the Laura’s Tower or Ice Glen Trails. Accessible trails and properties include the Mary Flynn Trail and Roeder Park. 

Celebrate Earth Day in Stockbridge by picking up litter in your neighborhood or on LHA trails and properties during Earth Week. Clean up while you hike the Laura’s Tower or Ice Glen Trails. Accessible trails and properties include the Mary Flynn Trail and Roeder Park. 

We are excited to introduce David Harrington, LHA's new board member and treasurer.  

Celebrate Earth Day in Stockbridge by picking up litter in your neighborhood between April 17 - 24. LHA trails and properties need attention as well! Clean up while you hike the Laura's Tower or Ice Glen Trails. Accessible trails and properties include the Mary Flynn Trail and Roeder Park.