North Adams Hosts 22nd Annual Winterfest Celebration

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There's fresh snow on the ground, and just in time, the 22nd annual Winterfest celebration, which offers many indoor and outdoor, family-friendly activities, will be held Saturday, Feb. 16. All events are free.

The schedule is as follows:

9 a.m.-4 p.m., ice carving on Main Street: Watch as eight artists carve 300-pound blocks of ice into creative creatures and objects based on this year's theme of "the four seasons." The sculptures will be judged by three local artists at the end of the day and the winner will be awarded a $100 prize.

9 a.m.-4 p.m., fun in the snow at Colegrove Park (weather permitting): Self-guided fun in downtown's "backyard." Colegrove park offers great sledding and snow fun; bring your own sled.

10 a.m.-3 p.m., Farmer & Artisan Market at 66 Main St.: Shop local at this indoor food and crafts market featuring more than 30 food, drink and craft vendors and live music by Sandy & Sandy from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bright Ideas Brewing Homebrew Competition at 66 Main St.: New this year, Bright Ideas Brewing welcomes home brewers to enter their best brew in this competition. Those wishing to enter can bring their brew to the Bright Ideas booth by 10 a.m. All grain homebrews only; no extract brewing. Besides that, there are no restrictions in terms of beers styles. Just bring your best brew and make sure to include ABV, Style, and special ingredients (if any) on the label; do not include your name anywhere on the bottle or label. Bottles are preferred. The brewer of the winning beer will participate in a collaboration brew with Bright Ideas head brewer, Danny Sump. Their limited edition beer to be featured on tap at Bright Ideas Brewing on the campus of Mass MoCA. The winner will be announced at the festival once judging is complete at 2 p.m.

10 a.m.-noon, hot cocoa, cookies and robotics at MountainOne, 93 Main St.: MountainOne will be offering free hot cocoa and cookies in their lobby, along with robotics demonstrations from the McCann Tech Robotics Team.

Two-Car Crash Closes Church Street

Staff Reports04:44PM / Wednesday, January 08, 2025

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A collision between two vehicles shut down a section of Church Street on Wednesday afternoon, followed shortly afterward by a three-car accident near Specialty Minerals in Adams. 

 

The North Adams crash occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. when a GMC Denali pickup apparently collided with a Subaru Crosstrek attempting to exit from south driveway at Southview Cemetery. 

 

The truck incurred extensive front end damage and the Crosstrek damage on the front driver's side. Scanner reports initially referred to someone having a broken arm but no one was taken to the hospital. 

 

Church Street was closed between Drury High School's entrance and the skating rink for nearly an hour until tow trucks could take the vehicles away. Drivers either turned around or cut through Southview Cemetery and the skating rink parking lot. 

 

Traffic was also disrupted by the accident on the railroad tracks in Adams. No one was apparently injured in that collision either.