NORTH ADAMS - Most of iBerkshires readers' favorite fall activities appear to circle around food.
Maybe it's those warm cider mugs on a chilly autumn evening, or the smell of fresh pumpkin pie they love. Either way, farm stands and pies beat out hiking and biking in our fall survey.
Here at iBerkshires the top activity was walks or hikes in the woods - which was a big zero for our readers. Hikes didn't get a single vote (maybe because there was no Mount Greylock Ramble to take this year) and bike riding, which was No. 9 with us, also was a big loser.
On the other hand, visiting local farm stands, our second favorite activity, got the most votes. Some 27 percent, or nearly a third, of readers say that's what they enjoy in the fall. Fall foods (cider, and caramel apples and pumpkin pie) tied for third at 16 percent.
Our readers like to eat apples but not pick them, apparently. Orchard visits, which we ranked third, got zero votes. They do like picking and carving pumpkins, which rounded out the three-way tie for second place with favorite foods and jumping in piles of leaves, all at 16 percent. They were our No. 5, No. 7 and No. 4 favorite activities, respectively.
All together, the related topics of food, farm stands and pumpkin picking tallied nearly two-thirds of all votes.
Making scarecrows (No. 8) and going to the Fall Foliage parades (No. 6) tied for third with 11 percent each. Trailing in fourth place with 6 percent was campfires.
Since our readers love fall foods, here's another survey - completely unscientific and subjective - of favorite foods. This time, we're leaving No. 10 blank - that's to encourage readers to post their favorite food in the comment section if it's not on the list.
Let us know what you like to eat in the fall.
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New North Adams Restaurant Approved for Liquor License
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new restaurant on Main Street, a provisions shop and a convenience store all got the nod from the License Commission on Tuesday.
Siblings Colleen and Sean Taylor are expanding their cuisine empire yet again with the establishment of Main & Mill in the old TD Bank. They were before the commission to apply for an all-alcohol license.
The building is owned by Ginko on Main Street LLC, which has granted 20 years exclusive possession of the property to Latent Builds as the developer. Jack and Suzy Wadsworth, behind Ginko, are development partners with Salvatore Perry and Karla Rothstein of Latent.
The bank closed in early 2021 and purchased by Ginko late that year. Plans for the property unveiled three years ago envisioned a restaurant, retail, a park and rooftop bar.
The building's hosted some pop-up eateries and is currently under construction for the new restaurant.
Colleen Taylor said the restaurant will be open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner, and be open early for coffee.
"It's not going to be a very big restaurant. It's about the same size as Trail House, except for Trail House has a bigger patio, so about the same seating," she said.
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