Area Information

Salisbury
The largest of the six towns and the home base of John Harney Associates, Salisbury sports about 4,000 residents and almost as many bodies of water -- or so it seems. The town includes two villages (Salisbury and Lakeville) that function as commercial centers. There are several other smaller hamlets, including Lime Rock, Taconic and Amesville. Long viewed as something of a recreational center, the town has, within its borders, several small ponds and six lakes: Wononscopomuc, Washinee & Washining (collectively known as Twin Lakes), Wononpakook (known as Long Pond), Riga Lake and South Pond. Lake Wononscopomuc (also known as Lakeville Lake) is home to the Salisbury Town Grove, an outstanding town park featuring a beach, clubhouse, playground, boat rentals and great trout fishing.

The highest point in the state (the south slope of Mt. Frissell at 2,380 feet) is in Salisbury, as is the Tri-State marker where the borders of Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York come together. The legendary Appalachian Trail meanders through much of the town, as do several other lesser known, but equally appealing, trails.

There is the Wake Robin Inn (a popular Bed & Breakfast, meeting center and popular wedding reception host) in nearby Lakeville as is Camp Sloane (a highly rated YMCA camp). The town is a regional center of learning, with Salisbury Central School, as a public elementary and middle school, Indian Mountain, a private elementary and middle school and two private preparatory high schools: Hotchkiss and Salisbury Schools. The first publicly funded library in the United States, Scoville Memorial Library, sits in the heart of town. This is the quintessential New England town -- rich in texture.

Sharon
Sharon is a quiet, genial town that is home to Sharon Hospital, a state-of-the-art critical care facility that serves all of the Northwest Corner and much of New York's Harlem Valley. The elm-bordered town green and Main Street lead to one of the best known landmarks in the area -- a granite and brownstone clock tower at the intersection of Routes 4 and 343. The town is also home to the Sharon Audubon Center, the public Hotchkiss Library (not a part of the famous nearby private school bearing the same name), and TriArts at the Sharon Playhouse, a popular summer theatre. There are spacious town ball fields, marvelous views, an outstanding town park on Mudge Pond and an especially active Historical Society. It's a great town to raise a family in or retire to.

Canaan 
About 10 minutes east of Salisbury and long regarded as a diamond-in-the-rough, Canaan has come into its own in the last couple of decades. The town boasts some of the most affordable real estate in the Northwest Corner and supplies many of the area's jobs. Canaan has several manufacturing plants, including Becton-Dickinson, Bicron and Specialty Minerals. It is also a shopping and dining hub for the region, including a brand new Super Stop and Shop, the local hardware store, some fast food outlets, small restaurants and cafes and several small retail shops. The town is respectful of its industrial and railroad past -- a heritage which it wears proudly on its sleeve. It's a friendly place where people look out for one another and strangers are welcome.

Falls Village
Falls Village (officially known as the town of Canaan, but rarely referred to as such) is perhaps best known as home of the Great Falls on the Housatonic River (hence the name of the village) and the venerable hydroelectric power plant that supplies electricity to much of the Northwest Corner and a lot of tax revenue to the town. A former railroad station graces the sleepy downtown area, as does the historic Falls Village Inn. The majestic 115-year old D.M. Hunt Library building sits on Main Street on the way to the local elementary school. Music Mountain, a terrific summer chamber music festival, sits high on the road that bears its name. Housatonic Valley Regional High School, which serves all the Region One towns, is on Route 7 next to the river and the town line with Salisbury. A new town pool and recreation center is currently under construction. With a population of only a little over 1,000, Falls Village is the second smallest municipality in the state, but surely ranks at the top in spirit and civic pride.

Cornwall
Cornwall is perhaps best known for two things: one of the most picturesque covered bridges in the nation and a six-mile stretch of the Housatonic River that offers some of the finest trout fishing and whitewater action in New England. There is also Mohawk Mountain, a noted ski resort that attracts downhill enthusiasts from three states. Cornwall is a rugged, hilly and somewhat isolated town (at least by Northwest Corner standards), but what it lacks in accessibility it makes up for in beauty and classic New England charm. More than one visitor has remarked that Cornwall is reminiscent of a Vermont village, especially at peak foliage season, when the Coltsfoot Valley is ablaze.

Kent
Since its humble beginnings as a farm town, Kent has transformed itself into a Northwest Corner mecca for art, shopping and trendy specialty stores. Downtown bustles with activity, especially on the weekends. For nature lovers, there is Macedonia Brook State Park, the Appalachian Trail and Kent Falls State Park, where one can find hikers and picnickers in warm weather and photographers and painters capturing the icy falls in winter. And of course, there are three private schools: Kent School, Marvelwood School and South Kent School. The place is at once preppy and down-to-earth. Residents organize a annual bet on when the ice on the Housatonic River will break up, while the volunteer fire company's annual fair is a must-go.