Home     Past     Present     Forums     Links     Photo Galleries     What's New     Feedback Pre-Opening     1953     1960     Early 60s     Early 70s     Late 70s     1980s     Early 90s     1995     1998     2000     2002     2004 The Past Mt. Institute Before Skiing Horace Mann (1796-1859) was a well known politician and educator. Why does this have anything to do with Berkshire East Ski Area? While working in Charlemont, Mann looked across the Deerfield River and saw a mountain and proclaimed it "Mt. Institute." Decades later, Arthur Parker saw Mt. Institute when arriving in Charlemont on a ski train (destination: Chickley Alps). With the alpine skiing craze starting to hit the post-World War II United States, Parker decided he would try opening a ski area on this mountain. Mt. Institute in 1894 Continue to Thunder Mountain, Part 1 ... Copyright 1997-2010 SkiBerkshireEast.com, All Rights Reserved This is not an official Berkshire East Ski Area web site