Enjoy a leisurely lunch at the iconic Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge. Then, stroll through the gift shops and art galleries under the glow of the holiday decorations on Main Street. We’ll experience Winter Lights, a holiday lights show at Naumkeag, a 44-room Gilded Age “summer cottage.” The estate’s eight acres of terraced garden, designed by renowned landscape architect Fletcher Steele and Mabel Choate, is comprised of several smaller gardens including the Tree Peony Terrace, along with the Afternoon, Rose, Evergreen, and Chinese gardens. Bathed in reds, greens, yellows and blues, the gardens are washed with colors absent since the arrival of fall. Fountains, dormant in cold weather, shoot frozen blue spouts of colored lights into the air. Sparkling white daisies with shimmering green stems and leaves illuminate the way. Favorite installations like Rainbow Road, The Laser Light Forest, and Blue Steps will return alongside new elements that will surprise new and returning visitors.
Guide: Jeanne Fontaine
Friday, December 8
Depart: 12:30 pm; return: 7:30 pm
Includes admission, lunch, bus travel and driver tip.
Register by November 30!
Image courtesy: Naumkeag
