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The villages of Montague

This weekend I went out to the western part of Massachusetts to see some small villages that make up the town on Montague.  Unfortunately, the weather was not very cooperative and I could not stay any longer.

 

 

The small village of Turner Falls is located on the Turner Falls Canal and stems from the Connecticut river.  The village could be located in any part of the country.  The main road is filled with little shops in red bricked buildings.  The end of the main road contains a shopping center giving some semblance of city life. Off of the main road there were amazing colonial houses draped in bright colors and rolling green lawns.  There was a little park in the center of the village that offered children a place to play and what appeared to be a meeting center.  A library stands on a hill just off of the main road and appeared to be more of a recent construction.  For such a small village there were more than a few churches.   The village is calm and relaxing.

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