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An 1802 discovery in a South Hadley plowed field turned out to be the first confirmed dinosaur fossil in North America, and the Connecticut Valley has been the most important early-Jurassic dinosaur-track site in the country ever since.
2026-04-29 · PioneerValley.org
For a region of this size, the Valley has an unusual number of museums you can visit for nothing or for a modest suggested donation: college teaching collections, a presidential library, and public-history sites.
2026-04-28 · PioneerValley.org
A short note on what's open, what's still closed, and what to expect on the trails this time of year: auto roads, ridge lines, and mud.
2026-04-22 · PioneerValley.org
What this site is, who it's for, and the first wave of entries now live across outdoors, things to see, and things to do.
2026-04-21 · PioneerValley.org
If you spot something wrong, please tell us.
2026-04-12 · PioneerValley.org