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Fall Activities at Chesterwood
September 13, 2010 by Applegate Inn
Chesterwood is the historic country home, studio and gardens of Daniel Chester French, one of the country's foremost public sculptors. His creations are found from Boston to San Francisco, New York City to Florida. Chesterwood was designed by architect Henry Bacon, best known for his Lincoln Memorial. Daniel French and his family spent every summer at Chesterwood after the villa's completion in 1900; its convenient location between New York and Boston made it easy for him to maintain contact with each city.
These days, Chesterwood is open to visitation from the end of May through Mid October. Visitors may stroll through the gardens, visit the studio and villa, and learn about the life and work of French in an on-going exhibition. In addition, Chesterwood offers art classes to the public – everything from weekly classes to weekend workshops.
Two up-coming activities at Chesterwood may be of interest to guests of our bed and breakfast Lenox.
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Bed and Breakfast Lenox: Chesterwood Museum
February 9, 2009 by Applegate Inn
Combine art and American history by taking a trip to Chesterwood Museum and Gardens, only 7 miles from our Lenox Bed and Breakfast.
Chesterwood is the country home, studio and gardens of Daniel Chester French, the sculptor of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Memorial in Washington, DC, and The Minute Man, Concord, MA. The buildings are furnished with decorative arts and paintings collected by the sculptor. Woodland walks featuring mountain vistas and perennial gardens of French's own design. The Studio is a fascinating space. It contains a standard-gauge railroad track used to roll large sculpture outdoors for viewing in natural light. The museum holds what is probably the largest single collection of work by any American sculptor.
The homes and gardens are exquisite, and the collections of his sculpture are impressive. Make sure to consider visiting Chesterwood during your stay at our Massachusetts Bed and Breakfast!


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Tuesday, November 11, 2003
© Copyright 2015 Clayton News Daily
SubmittedJohn Stephens touched a lot of lives in his four decades as a coach, and some of those kids, now adults, will be mourning his passing. Stephens died at his home in Morrow over the weekend at the age of 83. Stephens was state youth baseball commissioner and served on the board of directors for the Forest Park Athletic Association until 1997 when Clayton County took over. Because of his accomplishments, Forest Park named its youth field in his honor in 1986. Stephens was instrumental in bringing the Pee Wee Reese World Series for 11 and 12-year-olds to Forest Park where it stayed for several decades. A regional tournament is still held there. He coached the Forest Park Phillies to a World Series title in 1977 and earlier coached a team to second place in 1973. He and others also helped bring the Minor Willie Mays Baseball program for seven and eight-year-olds to the city. A humble man and devoted husband for 56 years, Stephens gave the kids the credit for any success. "I didn't win it, the kids won the series," he told one newspaper in 1988. Stephens played baseball and football in high school in Florida and later decried the changes that had occurred in youth sports. "There's too much emphasis winning and not enough emphasis on the fundamentals today," he told an interviewer during his coaching days. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Thomas L. Scroggs Parkway Garden Chapel in Forest Park with burial in Brooks City Cemetery.
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