PITTSFIELD â For small retailers, the holiday shopping season usually is the most wonderful time of the year.
It brings in more revenue from Thanksgiving and Christmas than the rest of the calendar year, with holiday sales, on average, representing 20 percent of annual sales for most industries, and even 30 percent or higher for some others, according to the National Retail Federation. Tis the season, indeed. But, this year, the holiday season is even more important to small retailers in the Berkshires than it normally is. It s hard to be jolly when the COVID-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down.
Many small retailers in the Berkshires were forced to shut for several weeks this spring when the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect the local economy. So, they are putting more emphasis on the holiday season this year as they try to end the year with a traditional bang and make up for the revenue that they didn t expect to lose.
BLM adjusts hours of operation at Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area
TAOS, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office has adjusted the hours of operation for the Santa Cruz Lake Recreation Area. The hours of operation will be:
Thursday through Sunday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (day-use only)
Monday through Wednesday: Closed
The area will remain closed to all over-night camping.
“The BLM is happy to provide the wonderful recreation opportunities available at Santa Cruz Lake and looks forward to the public’s continued interest in the area,” said Judy Culver, BLM Taos Acting Field Manager.
For more information about Santa Cruz Lake, please call BLM Taos Field Office Park Ranger Teddy Lucero at (505) 901-8436 or visit https://www.blm.gov/visit/santa-cruz-lake-recreation-area.