The small town of Deerfield has a split personality, with one of the area’s most prestigious historical attractions and some of its schlockiest tourist traps. To call the gritty crossroads of Greenfield the gateway to the Berkshires is perhaps giving it too much credit. Located at the intersection of Route 2 and I-91, it is nevertheless a good place to stock up on gas and sundries before heading up the Mohawk Trail [1].
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[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-england/massachusetts/western-massachusetts/the-mohawk-trail