Editing Blandford, Massachusetts (section)

==Points of interest==

===Porter Memorial Library (Massachusetts)===

[[Image:1899 Blandford public library Massachusetts.png|thumb|right|Blandford public library in 1899]]
The Porter Memorial Library is a [[public library]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mblc.state.ma.us/libraries/directory/index.php |title=Library Directory - MBLC |website=mblc.state.ma.us |access-date=May 18, 2010}}</ref> established in 1891.<ref>Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gbUYAQAAIAAJ v.9] (1899)</ref> In fiscal year 2008, the town of Blandford spent 1.46% ($35,908) of its budget on its public library—approximately $28 per person.<ref>July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009. Available: [http://mblc.state.ma.us/advisory/statistics/public/repmunicpie/index.php Municipal Pie Reports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123010127/http://mblc.state.ma.us/advisory/statistics/public/repmunicpie/index.php |date=January 23, 2012 }}. Retrieved August 4, 2010</ref>

===Other points of interest===

* Blandford was home to the [[Blandford Ski Area]], a small ski mountain opened by the Springfield Ski Club in 1936 until it closed on 2020. It was the oldest, continuously operating club-owned ski area in North America.
* The Blandford Fairgrounds plays host to the annual Labor Day weekend Blandford Fair.  Home to old fashioned agricultural exhibits and competitions, a fun filled midway, and many musical acts each year.  This fair is made possible by the hard work of many volunteers each year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blandford Fair - Blandford Mass. - Home |url=https://www.theblandfordfair.com/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=blandfordfair |language=en}}</ref>
* South of the fairgrounds is an historic white church building, that has just recently began to host services. 
* The oldest cemetery adjacent to Route 23 includes gravesites for original settlers, some born in Ireland.
* The Blandford Club, a private nine-hole golf course with tennis facilities, was established in 1909 and recently celebrated 100 years of operation. It is located at 17 North Street, right past the historic White Church of Blandford.