
Visitors
to the area have the opportunity to observe rare wildlife including a family of
bald eagles, which have taken up residence in the Barton Cove area, as part of
a State environmental
initiative which initially included the relocation of eagles to Massachusetts
from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The eagles may be viewed live as they fly
overhead, or on the Eagle cam, a video broadcast that offers both
live and tape delayed, close up video coverage of an eagles nest located in the
Cove area. This may be seen on the town's public access, television channel,
which is also available for public viewing at the Great Falls Discovery Center.
(Town of Montague, Turner's Falls - Website).
Poet's Seat Tower is a sandstone lookout
tower built in 1912. It was named after a long tradition of poets being drawn
to the spot. Poets have long been inspired by the beautiful views throughout
the Pioneer Valley from this vantage point. Francis Goddard Tuckerman, a
Greenfield poet--and colleague of Thoreau--composed several poems at this
site. The tower sits atop Rocky Mountain, overlooking High Street
(Route 2A), and is accessible from Mountain Road. (Franklin County Chamber of
Commerce)