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 →Discover the Heart of The Shires this Autumn in Southwestern Vermont
Sponsored by The Shires of Southwestern Vermont DMO As the crisp air of fall sweeps across the Green Mountains, The Shires of Southwestern Vermont transforms into a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors, making it a major destination for autumn enthusiasts and travelers of…
Read More →By Victor C. Capelli. As the tired August and September trees begin to tint with leaf tips of hesitant change, so too the browning meadows with their spent dry grasses indenting the rolling green undulating hills foreshadowing and anticipating with their waning…
Read More →By Dan Tebo, Vermont Country correspondent. MANSFIELD, Mass. — It’s just after 4 p.m. on a blazing hot Saturday in July, yet the parking lot at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield is already nearing capacity. Phish aren’t due onstage for another four…
Read More →From farm to tablecloth, textile farmer works to revitalize a lost art and a lost industry
By Danielle M. Crosier, Vermont Country Magazine. DANBY — Andrea Myklebust was standing in the shade of the studio doorway of her farm in Danby on a steamy summer morning, brushing small pieces of plant material from her clothing and fingering a…
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 →Vermont Antique Mall ‘a trip down memory lane’
By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. QUECHEE — The Vermont Antique Mall on Quechee Gorge Village on Route 4 has become a destination spot for the curious and seekers of collectibles, vintage clothing and antiques. More than 150 dealers on three floors…
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 →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…
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