PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Celebrate that time Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville took a hike up Monument Mountain in 1850 by walking in their footsteps.  

 

Hikers are invited to mark that day exactly 173 years ago on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 9 a.m. with a literary walk to read local poet William Cullen Bryant's "Monument Mountain" with the Berkshire County Historical Society. 

 

The guided hike takes approximately 2 1/2 hours and is appropriate for families. Meet at the Monument Mountain Reservation parking lot on Route 7 and be prepared with your own water, proper footwear, hiking gear and bug repellent.

 

This event is sponsored by MountainOne Insurance.