Science Boot Camp 2013

• Freshwater beaches and swimming

Puffer's Pond North Amherst. Free.
No lifeguard. Link goes to rules & regs.

• Hiking around Amherst
  A literary trail! Guide to the Robert Frost Trail

• Hiking in State Parks

• For the adventurous
  Balloon rides, canopy tours, rafting - even skydiving!

• New England Wildflower Society's Nasami Farm  In Whately.
  Native plant nursery and retail store

Museums:

• Beneski Natural History Museum
  at Amherst College. Free admission. Great fossil displays!
• Emily Dickinson Museum
  In town; "The Homestead" and "Evergreens" - her brother Austen's house next door. Admission $10.
  Emily's grave is in the cemetary in town.
• Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
  on Hampshire College campus. Admission: $9 - see "Ways to Save"
• Great Falls Discovery Center
  Turners Falls - natural, cultural, & industrial history of the Connecticut River valley. Free admission.
• Mead Art Museum
  at Amherst College. Free admission.
• Smith College Museum of Art
  Northampton. Admission charged ($5 or less)
• University Museum of Contemporary Art
  at UMass Amherst. Free admission.
• Yiddish Book Center
  on the Hampshire College campus. Free admission

Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory
South Deerfield - Admission (adult) $14.
For the lepidopterist in us all!

Amherst restaurants - a site with links to menus. TripAdvisor reviews

Amherst Chamber of Commerce restaurant list

Local coffee (Amherst):

• Procrastination Station - Du Bois Library lobby
• Rao's - roasted in Hadley, served at Rao's in town (17 Kellogg Ave.) Reviews
• Amherst Coffee - 28 Amity St.
  Coffee, tea, wine, spirits.
• Starbuck's - 71 North Pleasant St. - the usual

Sweets

• Bart's - ice cream plus
• Black Sheep Deli - great deli and bakery - coffee too
• GoBerry - frozen yogurt
• Henion Bakery - good baked goods + coffee

Local brew pubs, and one local pub:

• Amherst Brewing Co. (ABC)
• The Harp (not a brewery; probably the closest pub to us)
• Northampton Brewery
• The People's Pint (Greenfield)