Great Falls Discovery Center  2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA  01376 
413.863.3221        www.greatfallsma.org

Visit the Great Falls Discovery Center and learn about the Connecticut River Watershed’s rich natural, cultural and industrial history.

The Center is fully accessible and is housed within a complex of old mill buildings and includes open habitat exhibits, fish tanks, and a multipurpose program room.

Exhibits highlight various habitats found in the watershed, timelines put perspective on todays view of the threats to habitats and what we can do to safeguard them.

The Friends of the Great Falls Disocvery Center Museum Store is filled with nature items, educational merchandise, and local crafters and artsist products from beeswax candles to maple syrup, and handpainted glassware and greeting cards.  You can now shop online by visiting http://www.greatfallsma.org

The four-acre park that surrounds The Center has butterfly gardens, native plantings views of the canal and river as well as safe play areas. This park is linked to a railtrail that runs from Turners Falls to Deerfield, a walking tour through downtown Turners Falls, and the watchable wildlife areas of Barton’s cove and along the canal.

Admission to the Great Falls Discovery Center is free
The Center hosts some fee based programs and any fees or registration requirements are announced on our events calendar.

Hours The Center is open Friday & Saturday 10am - 4pm during the winter.  Summer hours will be announced in May.

Directions
From points North and South
Take Interstate 91, take exit 27 onto Route 2 East.

From points West
Take Route 2 East past route 91 to the traffic lights in Gill.

From points East
Take Route 2 West to Gill.

At the Route 2 lights in Gill, go South toward Turners Falls and Deerfield over the river on Avenue A. You have arrived!

Parking
Handicap accessible parking is immediately after the bridge on the right.
The main parking lot is just around the corner, take the next right to enter the lot.

Corkboard Discovery Stuff clegg - Mon, Aug 16, 2010, 3:57 P Gravestone Geology Gravestone Geology: From Rocks to Remembrance: A Brief History of Pioneer Valley Gravestones Historical archaeologist Bob Drinkwater will present a program on gravestone geology at 7:00 p.m. this T... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 1:49 P Face Book Page The Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center now have a face book page. Strangely enough called "Friends of the Great Falls Discovery". If you have a face book account then check out our new page... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 12:35 P August schedule of events In the Great Hall Wildlife Photography Exhibit by Glenn Cobiere August 1 – 31, 2010 August 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 (8:00 am – 9:30 am) Early Morning Nature Walk Start your day off righ... (More...) Discovery Stuff jfn - Fri, Jul 23, 2010, 11:40 A Bike Tour of Turners Falls and Montague City Bridges So, what IS up with the bridges? White bridge, red bridge, green bridge, one way, which way, fish way? Find out more! Join us for a leisurely bike tour along the Turners Falls Bike Path that highl... (More...) Thread Discovery Stuff jfn - Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:20 P July schedule of activities A quick correction on the Junior Rangers Program. It runs on Thursdays in July at 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (not 1-3 p.m.). The dates are July 8, 15, 22, 29. We'd love to see your little Rangers ther... (More...) Thread Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 12:41 P July schedule of activities July 1 -31, 2010: In the Great Hall Wildlife Photography Exhibit by Don Cooper & Linda Henderson July 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 2010 (8:00 am - 9:30 am) Early Morning Nature Walk Start y... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, May 21, 2010, 1:49 P June Activities Great Falls Discovery Center is now open 7 days a week from 10 am to 4 pm. Located at 2 Avenue A. in Downtown Turners Falls June 2-29 : - In the Great Hall for viewing: Nature Impressionistic: ... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, May 21, 2010, 12:44 P Summer hours The Great Falls Discovery Center is now open from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm , 7 days a week. Call 413-863-3221 for program info or check out www.greatfallsma.org Discovery Stuff clegg - Tue, Apr 27, 2010, 10:19 A Artist’s Reception The Great Falls Discovery Center is presently open Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and will soon be expanding to summer hours of being open 7 days a week . In the Great Hall from May 1st thr... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Mon, Mar 1, 2010, 1:37 P not open on Saturday March 6th March 6, 2010 Native Plant Society Annual Meeting The Great Hall Exhibit will not be open to the public for the day. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but hope you will come on another Friday or... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, Jan 29, 2010, 12:22 P February Events and School Vacation School Vacation Week. The center will be open Tuesday, Feb. 16 through Saturday, Feb. 20 from 10 am to 4 pm. Please see below for special programs to be held during that week. February 1-Febr... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, Nov 20, 2009, 2:26 P December Events December, 2009- Activities at the Great Falls Discovery Center December 1-December 15, 2009 MA Junior Duck Stamp Exhibit Dec. 5, 2009 (10:00 am - 11:00 am) Nature Crafts with Rachel Roberts ... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, Nov 20, 2009, 12:13 P Turkeys, turkeys and more turkeys Wild About Turkeys program and a "Frozen Turkey" winner Why were turkeys reintroduced into the area? What roles do they play in the ecological system as well as being your tastie Thanksgiving Day d... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 11:36 A Halloween Activities @ Discovery Center Great Falls Discovery Center Halloween Activities Bats are Cool Saturday Oct 31, 2009, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM What do you really know about bats? Are they really the scary creatures that a lot of ... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, Oct 23, 2009, 1:24 P November Schedule November, 2009- Activities at the Great Falls Discovery Center Great Falls Discovery Center hours are Friday and Saturday 10 am to 4 PM November 6-December 15, 2009 MA Junior Duck Stamp Exhibit ... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Mon, Oct 12, 2009, 9:59 A Mision Wolf- Reserved Seating This Mission Wolf program that has two showing times is also most reserved out. There are less than 20 seats available for the 1:00 pm presentation and less than 10 seats available for the 6:00 pm pre... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 7:36 A October Events Starting the week of October 4th, the Great Falls Discovery Center is open Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. October 1-31, 2009 Art in the Great Hall 'scapes: Land and Sea by Jim Gambaro - P... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Mon, Aug 3, 2009, 10:05 P New at the Discovery Center Discovery Packs are at the Discovery Center NEW!! The Great Falls Discovery Center has Discovery Packs from DCR that you can check out for the day, like a library book. Several backpacks containing... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Mon, Apr 20, 2009, 10:12 A New Summer Hours Starting on Monday, May 4th, the Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls will be opened 7 days a week, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Discovery Stuff clegg - Mon, Apr 20, 2009, 10:10 A May Schedule May 1-31, 2009 Landscape Photography Exhibit by Regis Paris Artists’ statement. Several years ago, while flying over the Green Mountain State before I settled in Massachusetts, I realized that from... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Fri, Mar 20, 2009, 1:47 P April Activities April 1-30, 2009: UMass Ventures in Science Art Exhibit of student photographs of microscopic organisms! Taken using a variety of scientific methods including Electron Microscope images. See t... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 12:54 P Noticing Nature Series A Hands-on Nature Series for Preschoolers Held at the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls Join Dawn Marvin Ward as she presents a nature series designed for pr... (More...) Discovery Stuff KateSpencer - Tue, Feb 10, 2009, 2:04 P Shingle the Roof plays at the Discovery Center Shingle The Roof, an old-time string band, will be playing at the Great Falls Discovery Center on Friday night February 13 from 7-9 pm. Featuring fiddle, mandolin, banjo and guitar , Shingle the Roof ... (More...) Discovery Stuff efanhsieh - Thu, Jun 21, 2007, 8:12 A Native Pollinators Week Celebration The Great Falls Discovery Center will be hosting a Native Pollinators Week Celebration tonight, Thursday June 21, 7:00pm-8:00pm. From their website: Get the current information on the status of ho... (More...) Discovery Stuff clegg - Mon, May 28, 2007, 5:17 A New hours The Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls is now open Tuesday - Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Check local listings and www.greatfallsma.org for evening events.