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mix of forests, ponds and hamlets, Museum and the Norman Rockwell
such as Craftsbury Common, Museum, with prints by the all-
where you can chat to artisans in American artist. Drive east over the
their studios, photograph moose or Green Mountains to Woodstock.
do nothing at all. With its white clapboard homes
clustered round the green, no
CENTRAL VERMONT village is prettier. Children love the
Lake and Mountains nearby Marsh-Rockefeller National
Just south of Burlington is a rich Historical Park, the Billings Farm and
collection of attractions. Shelburne Museum, an 1871 working farm,
Museum is one of the best – and and VINS, the Vermont Institute of
most eclectic – in New England. Natural Science, where they can
Impressionist art, antique quilts and get close to falcons, hawks and bald
American folk art are just some of eagles. Nearby is Quechee, where
the collection housed in 25 historic glassblower Simon Pearce is based
buildings – not forgetting the 220- in the waterside mill complex, and
foot steamboat Ticonderoga. Nearby, Quechee Gorge, a mini Grand
in the Lake Champlain Maritime Canyon.
Museum at Basin Harbor, fi nd out Famous ski resorts in Vermont
about the 1776 Battle of Valcour include Killington, the ‘Beast of
Island. Yup, local Revolutionaries took the East’, Stratton, Ascutney
on the mighty Royal Navy on Lake and Okemo (see our Ski & Board
Champlain. With its historic inns, Special, page 9). In all of them, Lincoln’s son. For great views,
Middlebury is a typical college town, summer is just as lively as winter, drive the steep road to the top of
Fun Events 2010
with the Vermont Folklife Center, with hiking and biking, canoeing Mount Equinox, or Route 9 from
July 9-11
dedicated to preserving the ‘Voices and golf. Photograph villages such Brattleboro to Bennington, where
In Stowe, the 24th Stowefl ake Hot
and Traditions of Vermont’. as Peru and Newfane, Weston pottery was fi rst made in 1785.
Air Balloon Festival fi lls the sky.
and Grafton. Shop till you drop Bennington Potters continues the
Glide over the countryside or go
SOUTHERN VERMONT in Manchester’s designer outlets, tradition; historic ceramics are in up in a tethered balloon.
Southern Welcome but take time to see the American the Bennington Museum, also home
www.stowefl
ake.com
Rutland is yet another charmer of Museum of Fly Fishing and Hildene, to paintings by folk-artist Grandma
July 16-17
a town, with its New England Maple former home of President Abraham Moses.
In Waterfront Park, Burlington,
taste about 200 beers at the 18th
annual Vermont Brewers Festival
that brings together some 40
craft brewers from the region.
www.vermontbrewers.com
July 17 – Aug 16
In Marlboro, the 60th Marlboro
Music offers chamber music
performed by international stars
and also by new talent.
www.marlboromusic.org
Sept 3-12
Ever since 1846, the Vermont
State Fair in Rutland has been
an annual highlight; the 163rd
should be no exception, with lots
of live rock ‘n’ roll and country
music, racing pigs and horses,
fi ddlers and square dancers.
www.vermontstatefair.net
CONTACT US
Vermont Dept of Tourism and
Marketing
National Life Building
One National Life Drive, 6th fl oor
Montpelier VT 05620-0501
Tel: (USA) 001 (802) 828 3237
www.VermontVacation.com
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