Ever since the Mohawk Trail was opened from Charlemont to North Adams on October 22,1914, there has been a building on the Hairpin Turn to accommodate travelers, with souvenirs, food and drink, who stopped to take in the scenic view of the Hoosac Valley and surrounding Berkshire hills. In 1980, John and Lynn Morris purchased The Golden Eagle Gift Shop & Restaurant from the Canedy family who owned
the Hairpin Turn when the road was opened in 1914. This building has been standing since 1958. The Morris Family took two years to renovate the building into a full service restaurant and opened to the public in August 1982. Since then the restaurant has gone through many changes. The restaurant was located upstairs and there was a gift shop on the first floor. The restaurant business flourished that by 1992, the gift shop was reduced to half the downstairs and a lounge/casual dining room was added. By 1997 additional dining was in demand and the downstairs was converted into a full lounge. Today we serve a full dinner menu upstairs and down. In the spring, summer and fall people can take in the magnificent view with a light menu on our veranda. Year round, people enjoy dinner in our scenic dining room, or more casual dining downstairs in our lounge.
