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Monthly Archives: May 2009

KING JAY!!!! King of Monument Mountain Prom!!!

Our very own Jay was crowned Prom King Friday night at the MMRHS Prom. We are so proud of this inspirational young man. We crowned him again with a Kinetic Trainer crown this morning. You can tell by his visage … Continue reading

Ode to an Admiral

Hello to Chris, the admirable Admiral of the Arc Arks…..

Getting hitched…. the wrong way

Meet the evil trailer hitch…… it rusts, it creaks, it refuses to mate but once attached it holds firm with unbreakable tenacity. We beat it with sledgehammers, mauls and other "implements of destruction" on a daily basis.  (Shout to Arlo!!!! Thanks for … Continue reading

Friday Links….. and some pics from the Patagonia Clinic…

From NPR, a constant companion of the Mass Pike commuting crowd, comes recession Haiku…. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2009/05/the_poetry_of_economy.html To counteract the above link we offer beer Haiku……. http://www.beerhaikudaily.com/2009/04/07/optimistic/ The Hawley Blog…. way cool for cyclists….. even more zany than the Arc Shop…. HUZZUH!!! http://thehawleyblog.blogspot.com/ … Continue reading

Scenes from a shoe clinic……..

Vitamins are gooooood…..

but donuts are better… Pata-gucci and D/D!!!

Kayak Rental…. and more

Rental season has begun!!!! This past weekend our whole armada was afloat. (We nicknamed the double kayak the "Arc Ark.") A wonderful family paddled from Decker's Landing to Woods Pond on the Housatonic River. They happily reported sightings of our … Continue reading

Trail Running in the KP……Free Maps

KP… or Kennedy Park for those who need the reference… sits right behind our Shop here in Lenox, Ma. The Park is riddled with trails of varying intensities…. everything from wide carriage roads to rocky, rooty (is that a word?) … Continue reading

A plethora of requests……

for information. One of the great joys of working at the Arc Shop is being able to share our knowledge of the local area with visitors. This weekend we have found that a fair amount of people are looking for … Continue reading

More links, because we are swamped!!!

Shop is nuts! Tons of fun!!! So, I offer a quick link….. to use for mapping rides in the Berkshires!!! http://www.mapmyride.com/ Happy Memorial Day!!!