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 Gena Mangiaratti, Vermont Country Magazine. BENNINGTON — If you’ve been in downtown Bennington, you may have stopped for a maple latte and even viewed the art at The Coffee Bar, which opened last year. But did you know that by night,…
Read More →Unique places to stay: Your non-traditional, must-stay locations when lodging in beautiful Vermont
By Miss Kitty. This kitty feels it her duty to ensure all travelers who pass through her beloved “Viridis Montis” secure lodgings both remarkable and civilized. Of course, it is difficult for one to find the latter of these requirements when local…
Read More →NORTH BENNINGTON — It could be said that Michelle Samour’s art begins on the molecular level. In her studio in North Bennington, she walked Vermont Country through the process of papermaking, from fiber to pulp to drying into molds or sheets or…
Read More →Hike the Bennington Triangle … if you dare By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. GLASTENBURY MOUNTAIN — Joseph Citro doesn’t want to scare you away from exploring the vanished town of Fayville, but he has one piece of advice for intrepid hikers. “I…
Read More →By Gordon Dossett, Vermont Country Magazine. MANCHESTER — We in the Northshire must admit: If Vermont relied on us for its reputation for craft beer, we’d be, well, crying in our beer. The state’s craft brewery with the greatest reputation — Hill…
Read More →By Katharine A. Jameson, Vermont Country Magazine. Few things symbolize the arrival of summer here in Vermont more than the bounty of farm stands dotting local roads. We’re fortunate enough to see these stands replenished with seasonal fare throughout much of the…
Read More →Southern Vermont hard cider company brings new recipes to a historic New England beverage
By Michael Albans, Vermont Country Magazine. BENNINGTON — The first recorded reference to cider dates back to Roman times. Julius Caesar discovered Celtic Britons fermenting cider from native crabapples, and in northern Spain, farmers fermented apples before the birth of Christ. In…
Read More →Museum hosts ‘Haunted Vermont’ exhibit By Alexander Belogour, Vermont Country Magazine. BENNINGTON — A spooky exhibition featuring spirit photographs, original accounts of disappearances in the Bennington Triangle and letters about “demon vampires” in Manchester and witches in Pownal is on display at…
Read More →BRATTLEBORO — The sixth annual New England Street Food Festival is set to be more accessible and bigger than ever as it moves to the Brattleboro Common. “We want to bring it downtown to help the businesses,” said Bud Lolatte, advertising representative for…
Read More →Local as Tourist: ‘Birds of the fist’ … Green Mountain Falconry School is a glimpse into the glorious past
By Gordon Dossett, Vermont Country Magazine. MANCHESTER — Do we locals ever act as tourists at home? A tourist dives into some of the best spots of a place, eager to experience what it has to offer. Too often, I settle into a…
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