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Elisha Poirier and Randy Thunfors of Stone House Properties offer a private waterfront retreat designed to accommodate generations of family and friends, with breathtaking lakefront scenery, exceptional privacy, and unmatched versatility. Designer Sue Schwarz advises whether to upholster or buy new. A column on “Building Community.” A report on real estate sales in the first quarter of 2026. Plus, recent sales and gardening columns and a home-cooking recipe.

Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section:

  • Property of the Week – Elisha Poirier and Randy Thunfors of Stone House Properties offer a private waterfront retreat designed to accommodate generations of family and friends, with breathtaking lakefront scenery, exceptional privacy, and unmatched versatility.
  • Transformations — What to do with that old couch or chair that you think you can’t live without? Designer Sue Schwarz of Gallery315Home in Great Barrington gives good advice.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – Sandy Caroll, chief executive officer of the Berkshire County Board of Realtors, summarizes 2026 1st quarter sales: all real estate is local.
  • Market Perspective – Our new featured column, called Building Community, continues with an interview with State Rep and housing advocate Leigh Davis.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – On a recent trip to London, Lee discovered that some spaces, which may even appear as under-cultivated, held a magic that the more tightly cared-for landscapes lacked.
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – Gardeners love editing our gardens. We remove elements and add others. The garden can be like a living sculpture! But how do you reduce the volume of work involved? Pick your garden battles, says Jodi.
  • Home Cooking – Asparagus, Potato, and Avocado Salad, a recipe from the kitchen of Neil Fox, author of ‘What’s on the Board?’
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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

BSO patrons start campaign in support of music director Andris Nelsons

BSO musicians, patrons, and Berkshire County businesses are pushing back against the Boston Symphony Orchestra's decision not to renew music director Andris Nelsons' contract, as two longtime patrons launch a grassroots "red flower" campaign demanding transparency and a public town hall.

‘We’re still here’: Bard Academy Provost and Vice President of Simon’s Rock Weinstein discusses state of college

More than a year after closing its Great Barrington campus, Bard College at Simon's Rock is in a "much better viable financial model," but questions about the campus sale and former president Leon Botstein's ties to the college remain largely unanswered.

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