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August 21, 2007. MSNBC and Concierge.com published a nice little guide to mountain towns for the summer. "…there are other places than the ocean for cooling off," the article reads. "August is the best month to seek out great mountain towns, which have finally cast aside their snowy comforters for crisp sheets of green trees with patterns of blue lakes and rivers."
Here are some of their suggestions:
North Adams, Massachusetts – Stay anywhere in the Berkshires, but make sure you visit North Adams while you're there. The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, or MASS MoCA, is the country's largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts, with 13 acres, 19 galleries, and 100,000 square feet of exhibition space. Nearby, hikers enjoy bagging the state's highest peak, 3,491-foot Mount Greylock.
Brevard, N.C. – This is just one of many mountain towns in near Asheville in Western North Carolina. Interestingly, Concierge.com highlighted Brevard College's Porter Center for the Performing Arts, but forgot to mention the famous white squirrels that scurry about campus.
Park City, Utah– A perennial favorite with skiers can also be a fantastic summer getaway. Thanks to the big money from the Hollywood set that arrives every year for the Sundance Film Festival, Park City has become rather upscale. Rembrandts grace some of the art galleries, and foie gras can be found on a restaurant menu.
