Rowe is a small hilltown in northwestern Massachusetts, with a population of 381. The town is one of scenic beauty, with wooded mountains, clear brooks, and the Deerfield River on its border. Rowe is close to ski areas and enjoys great hiking, fishing, hunting and canoeing. Rowe has its own elementary school and tuitions grades 7-12 to the Mohawk Trail Regional School District. The Rowe Historical Society maintains an excellent small historical museum, containing antiques, artifacts and numerous photographs documenting the history of the town, including the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel. The close-knit community enjoys a solid tax base provided mainly by the Bear Swamp pumped storage hydro-electric plant.  Several smaller hydro dams and the decommissioned Yankee Atomic Nuclear Power Station also provide substantial taxes to the town.