Garlic Town, USA, in Bennington, Vermont, can be likened to Willy Wonka’s candy wonderland but with a garlicky twist. Picture this: Over 120 vendors, food trucks, craft producers, bands, kids’ activities, and more, all dedicated to celebrating the divine allium and the…
Read More →By Lucia Coutermarsh, Vermont Country correspondent. HARRISVILLE, N.H. — At the Granite Oak Farm in Harrisville, Brian and Laura Bradford maintain a cozy business that provides people with the opportunity to hug, pet and snuggle with their cows. Biscuit, Peppermint and Barley…
Read More →By Cherise Forbes, Vermont Country Magazine. WESTON — It’s a rare thing to feel one with a community yet far and away — but The Weston manages to do just that. In the Southern Vermont town that shares its name, The Weston…
Read More →Art for every heart at Vermont Artisan Designs
By Kristopher Radder and Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. BRATTLEBORO — Art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and the spirit of that observation is on display at Vermont Artisan Designs on Main Street in downtown Brattleboro. “Brattleboro is…
Read More →In the heart of Downtown Bennington, the Bennington Theater, formerly known as Oldcastle Theater, is set to captivate audiences once again with its highly anticipated 2024-2025 season. Located at 331 Main Street, this beloved cultural hub is committed to enriching the community…
Read More →By Anne Archer, Vermont Country correspondent. RUPERT — Inside the coziest of eight rustic cabins used for year-round camping at Merck Forest and Farmland Center in Rupert sits a medium-sized cooler, a wooden bunk, a table, a chair, a woodstove, a makeshift…
Read More →There is nothing quite like the dopamine-release of picking your own fruit, and Southern Vermont has plenty of opportunities to do that. At Harlow’s Sugar House, a year-round sugarhouse that also hosts blueberry- and apple-picking, owner and manager Todd Harlow is pleased…
Read More →By Gen Louise Mangiaratti, Vermont Country Magazine. MANCHESTER — When Jess Slaght saw a call for a director of a sapphic — an umbrella term for attraction or relationships between women — version of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” to be performed at an outdoor theater…
Read More →Living Room Theatre to open summer play, continue culinary tradition
Theater company known for intimate stagings and gourmet cuisine thrives in North Bennington By Telly Halkias, Vermont Country correspondent. NORTH BENNINGTON — When William Shakespeare had Hamlet utter “the play’s the thing,” he couldn’t have known how that simple phrase would be…
Read More →For weary travelers … Some of Southern Vermont’s popular country stores
By Bob Audette and Danielle M. Crosier, Vermont Country. Ever wanted to pretend you’re on the Oregon Trail? Stop in at any of our favorite country stores and enjoy an old-fashioned, one-stop shopping experience. BENNINGTON Bennington Community Market Bennington Community Market, at…
Read More →Dorset Theatre Festival continues ethos of new play development
Theater company mixes modern classics with world premieres By Telly Halkias, Vermont Country correspondent. DORSET — From June to September, audiences in and around Southern Vermont can see world-class theater in their own backyards. The Dorset Theatre Festival, currently in its 47th…
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