Chesterwood in Stockbridge was the home of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Memorial, http://chesterwood.org/.
Actress Karen Allen, best known for her roles in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Animal House lives in Great Barrington. She is an avid knitter and started her own textile company in 2003, Karen Allen Fiber Arts, http://karenallen-fiberarts.com/.
Bousquet Ski Resort in Pittsfield was the first ski area in Berkshire County to have night skiing and invented the rope tow gripper, http://www.bousquets.com/.