Mahkeenac Shores

Mahkeenac Shores is a hamlet in Town of Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Mahkeenac Shores is situated nearby to the hamlet Mahkeenac Terrace, as well as near Mahkeenac Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Mount and Kripalu Center.

The Mount

Museum

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The Mount is a country house in Lenox, Massachusetts, the home of noted American author Edith Wharton, who designed the house and its grounds and considered it her "first real home." The estate, located in The Berkshires, is open to the public. The Mount is situated 1½ miles east of Mahkeenac Shores.

Kripalu Center

Health club

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The Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is a nonprofit organization that operates a health and yoga retreat in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Its 160,000-square-foot facility is a former Jesuit novitiate and juniorate seminary built in 1957.

DeSisto School

School

The DeSisto School were a pair of therapeutic boarding schools founded by Michael DeSisto, DeSisto at Stockbridge School in Massachusetts and the DeSisto at Howey School in Florida.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenox and West Stockbridge.

Lenox

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Lenox is a town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, about 3 hours from New York City and 2½ hours from Boston. Lenox is an arts-lover's dream, home to Tanglewood. There are also several stately mansions and prestigious boarding schools in the area.

West Stockbridge

Village

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Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,276. It is the setting for Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant", and home to the non-profit Berkshire Botanical Garden. West Stockbridge is situated 2½ miles west of Mahkeenac Shores.