Echezeaux, A Country Bed and Breakfast, sign out front; Stockbridge, Massachusetts

In the heart of the scenic Berkshire Mountains, you can't beat Stockbridge for gentle, rolling landscapes. It is also a cultural mecca, with a great music scene headlined by the summer festival at Tanglewood — and pleasantly affordable.

• The median household income in Stockbridge is $32,499.
  
• Industry there is based on services and government.
  
• Regular seats at the summer music festival at Tanglewood range from $17 to $80. Lawn seats are $15. Rush tickets are as little as $8.
  
• The Trinity Church, now the Guthrie Center, is featured in both the Arlo Guthrie song and the movie Alice's Restaurant.
  
• Recreational activities in the area include skiing, fishing and horseback riding.

Boston Symphony Orchestra-Tanglewood
297 West Street
Lenox, MA 01240
413-637-1600
www.bso.org

Ronald Barron
Principal Trombonist
Boston Symphony Orchestra
www.trombonebarron.com

Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, MA
413-298-4100, x220
www.nrm.org

The Guthrie Center
Great Barrington, MA
413-528-1955
www.guthriecenter.org, www.arlo.net

Anita Schilling Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Agent Century 21
Lenox, MA
413-528-8118 x.12
www.franklinst.com

Berkshire Visitors Bureau
Pittsfield, MA
800-237-5747
www.berkshires.org

SKI Butternut
Great Barrington, MA
413-528-2000
www.skibutternut.com