The Great Barrington Land Conservancy, which stewards the town-owned Lake Mansfield Recreation Area, was celebrating the completion of years of improvements to the tranquil public space, which feels much more removed than it is from the bustle of downtown.
Over 100 years (1749 – 1849), there were six owners who bought and lost the property of 359 East St. in Pittsfield and one who bought it, lost it and got it back.