Homewood Suites Holyoke-Springfield/North

Holyoke, Massachusetts

by al_mary

"Home Of The "Paper City Brewing Company""

~~ Paper City Brewing Company ~~
Back in 1980 when Congress passed a law making home
brewing legal, Jay Hebert, founder of Paper City Brewery, Co.,
Inc. began brewing beer for his personal consumption.

At that time this hobby was quite unique. Jay knew then he would
someday like to own a brewery and bring the beer industry back
to Holyoke. In 1995 this dream came true. Jay, at this time, owned
an old manufacturing warehouse on Cabot Street in Holyoke.

He soon incorporated the Paper City Brewery, Co., Inc. From here
the wheels were in motion, Jay spent most of his time in
transforming the fifth floor of the warehouse into a functional,
federally and state approved, micro-brewery.

Under the supervision of head brewer Rick Quackenbush the
brewery put out its first brew of Holyoke Dam Ale in November
of 1996. Today, Paper City Brewery continues to grow with the
addition of an assistant brewer, Jason Todd and an additional
flagship beer, Ireland Parish Golden Ale. We have also brewed
various seasonal ales such as Winter Palace Wee Heavy and
Cabot Street Summer Wheat.

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"The Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade"

~~ A Local Legacy ~~

When you think of St. Patrick's Day you probably
think of four-leaf clovers and leprechauns, right?
How much do you know about St. Patrick himself?

According to legend, St. Patrick drove the snakes
from Ireland. No one really knows if this story is true,
since chances are there never were any snakes in
Ireland to begin with. Ireland is an island nation that
was separated from the rest of the European continent
during the Ice Age, more than 1.6 million years ago.

Different tales tell of St. Patrick standing upon a hill,
using a wooden staff to force the serpents into the sea,
and driving them away from Ireland forever.

Whether or not this is true, March 17 is celebrated as
St. Patrick's Day in many parts of the world. Many Irish
people immigrated to the United States during the
Great Potato Famine of the mid-19th century.

Holyoke, Massachusetts, is home to one of the largest
St. Patrick's Day parades in North America. It attracts
hundreds of thousands of spectators with well over
15,000 marchers.

You don't have to be Irish to participate in or enjoy the
parade, but it just so happens that Massachusetts is
home to the descendants of many Irish Immigrants ....

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"Wistariahurst Museum - Holyokes 1st Museum"

The Wistariahurst Museum offers glimpse of family
history and city's past It has served as a home and
a gallery, a place for one generation to raise a family
and another to show off its wealth.

Since the Skinner family donated their mansion named
Wistariahurst to the city, it has been a public showplace
for one of the region's dynasties ......

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