This Month’s Featured Articles…
Men, Mounts, & Mountains
By Allison Guertin Marchese | info@mainstreetmag.com The true origins of polo appear to be as hotly contested as some modern day polo matches … but it’s always wise to start somewhere. Most agree that polo began as a kind of “folk game,” played by nomadic tribesman in central Asia. Many sources also argue that polo originated in Persia (modern-day Iran) at or around the sixth century BC. […]
The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum
By John Torsiello | info@mainstreetmag.com The history of brave men and women in their magical flying machines are lovingly preserved at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum. But this is not your static, hands-off museum. No, these winged machines, some dating back to the earliest days of flight, take to the air summer through fall in air shows that delight young and old alike. […]
A Cuba father and son trip
By Peter Greenough | info@mainstreetmag.com Having visited every Spanish and Portuguese-speaking country in Latin America over the years, except for Cuba and Honduras, I was eager to see the jewel of the Caribbean under Castro-style socialism – before it is overrun by American tourists or possibly closed again by the Trump administration. In early January, 2017, my son and I took the leap. The trip was so much easier and less bureaucratic than I’d ever have imagined for a country that mostly has been off limits [...]
Great Barrington’s largest employer: Jane Iredale, Cosmetic Entrepreneur
By Christine Bates | info@mainstreetmag.com It was a surprise to me that the creator of my favorite brand of mineral makeup was Great Barrington’s largest private employer and also a driving force in the town’s economic development. […]
Making Hay While the Sun Shines
By Christine Bates | info@mainstreetmag.com For our Animal themed issue, Main Street interviewed Scot Galliher, the founder and owner of Silver Mountain Hay, in his 1835 house overlooking snow covered hay fields. We discovered the origin of the expression “making hay while the sun shines.” How would you describe your business? Silver Mountain Hay sows, harvests, and stores hay of the highest quality for horse feed. The term “hay” is actually an imprecise catchall word for many types of grasses that are fed to animals. I started the [...]
