My Local MA

Buying local creates opportunity

Last year, 125,998 people across the Commonwealth were employed by minority-owned businesses.

Buying local is good for growth

Main streets and locally based businesses drive our economy and our workforce. 99.5% of businesses in MA are small businesses, employing 1.5 million people.Buying local creates jobs

By shopping local you are helping to create new jobs. In 2019, small Businesses were responsible for 53,980 net new jobs in MA. 46% of employees in MA work for a small business.

The national pastime of travelers is shopping! Who doesn’t love to find a special something or a true bargain? The town centers in Franklin County are colorful, friendly and host a myriad of shopping experiences. Lose yourself in one of the charming used book stores, peruse antique shops, stroll through artisan galleries and studios, and then rest your weary feet in a casual coffee shop for conversation and reflection. And light up your life because between South Deerfield and Bernardston, you will find the largest selection of candles in the world!

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What’s your pleasure? We can offer you a sumptuous brunch, your choice of ethnic lunches, a casual dinner or fine dining specializing in local farm-to-table produce and viands of surf or turf. Our chefs take pride in knowing their farming neighbors and finding the freshest fruits and vegetables in season. Visit a microbrewery or cafe for a sample of locally crafted beer with a sandwich or cheese tray. Or visit a cidery on the Cider Trail and find out how Franklin County birthed the craft cider movement.   And let this video whet your appetite.

Dine Franklin County! restaurants & cafés; bars; orchards, farms, farm stands; maple sugar houses; and local food & beverage producers.

To say that there are numerous choices any given day or weekend is no exaggeration. Come for fall foliage well into October and November or take a Cider Trail a part of this year’s CiderDays. Find extraordinary experiences that celebrate the rivers, hills and valleys and towns that typify New England as you’d hoped to find it.

Play Franklin County! Attractions, Museums, Craft Tours, Sports & Recreation, The Great Outdoors, more recreation and Art & Culture. Check out some articles of interest or log on to VisitFranklinCountyMA for more.

Choose a country inn, an historic bed & breakfast, a modern hotel or a campsite amid the scenes and sounds of nature – whatever your pleasure, you will find comfort and hospitality in the many options offered here. Come for a weekend getaway or an extended stay and enjoy the authenticity and charm of New England as you hope to find it. Bed & Breakfasts and Inns Hotels and Motels Campgrounds