Tourism has been a large part of local merchants’ business, but many tourists, after seeing the Rerkshires, have
become permanent or semi-permanent residents. I know
because my family moved here seven years ago from New
York City, and I am aware of eight other families that have
done the same thing.
The reasons for people moving to this area are as varied
as individuals themselves .... With this new shift in population distribution, a new dimension has been added to the
life style of the Rerkshires.
As long as I lived in New York City, that was the place to
go for ballet, theatre, concerts, and art shows. The Rershire
area was thought of as one big resort area like Jug End.
Within the past ten years, new residents have brought their
own “culture” with them and developed it here as different
ethnic groups did decades ago when they came to America
Every person who settles in this area seems to add to it.
Even though the urban areas seemed to be the only area for
culture, the rural area has been citified in a countried way.
“Aurigan” Explained
“The name Aurigan is derived from
Auriga, a five star ...