Shelburne Falls is famous to it's Bridge of Flowers. The Bridge started out in 1908 as a trolley bridge. The Falls & Colrain Street Railway moved freight between the rail yard and several textile mills. The trolley even took children to the movie theater in Shelburne Falls. The trolley went out of business in 1928, when trucks took on more freight. They did find an old trolley out in a field, had it restored and it now can be found in the Trolley Museum. (which we did not visit, maybe next trip) In 1929 the funds were raised to transform the now unused trolley bridge into a bridge of flowers. Most of the funding comes from public donation. 
The view from the bridge of flowers. 
My boys
Across the falls. 
When Mark and I first visited Shelburne Falls -they allowed people down onto the Glacier Pot Holes. They now have a locked fence, with posted no trespassing signs. I am glad we got to go down there before. Not that I would have gone down there with Lon. Fast moving water and rocks, that sounds like a winning combo when you add a 3-year old!
The falls. Three gates were open. 
They started closing the gates. Super heavy duty hydraulics!
Handmade candles. I loved all the colors. Shelburne Falls is an arts community. 
Watching a team blow glass. 
Looking at the bridge of flowers from the car/foot bridge.
Next: Moving down the Mohawk Trail.
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Shelburne Falls is home to the world-famous Bridge of Flowers, which attracts more than 35,000 visitors a year, as well as the Glacial Potholes, a curiously beautiful rock formation.On the Shelburne side of town is the Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School, with over 200 students.
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