The Region

Deer Ridge is located in Northern Columbia County in the Western part of the Berkshires, and offers easy access to the best of both. If your interests are active and sporting, there are abundant opportunities to golf, fish, swim, boat, play tennis, bike and hike. Queechy Lake is a five minute drive and the Taconic State Park is nearby.

The Berkshires offer a number of great ski areas. Within half an hour you can be downhill skiing at Jiminy Peak, Butternut or Catamount. A one hour drive brings you to Southern Vermont, with such areas as Stratton, Bromley, and Mt. Snow.

If you like cultural activities your opportunities are just as diverse. There is classical music at Tanglewood (twenty minutes away), and Tannery Pond (five minutes). Museums such as the Clark Institute, the Norman Rockwell Museum (both within half an hour), and the historic sites of the Mount, home of Edith Wharton, and Olana, home of Frederic Church, are all fascinating destinations. In addition, there is dance at Jacob's Pillow, and opera at the Berkshire Opera Company.

This is just a sample and there is much, much more. The city of Hudson, a 19th century whaling port of the Hudson River, is now home to one of the finest collection of antique shops (over 60) in the country and has a number of art galleries as well.

If you enjoy fine dining, there are restaurants for every taste and budget. Enjoy the award winning cuisine of Columbia County or the Berkshires.