Change does not come easy in New England. We, as a people, take pride in our traditions, our celebrations and our festivals. Our weather might change at the drop of a hat, but a true New Englander knows what season is upon…
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Submitted by The Brattleboro Historical Society. BRATTLEBORO — Alva-Jean and Dan Unwin are in their 50th year at “Taylor for Flowers.” They bought the florist shop in September, 1976. That’s a long time, and the shop’s history goes back even further. In…
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By Danielle M. Crosier, Vermont Country Magazine. BENNINGTON — Inside of the Bennington Museum, rests the weathered gravestone of Jedediah Dewey – first reverend to the small community of Benning Wentworth’s “Bennington.” The headstone, an original, is stained and worn and cracked…
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As autumn settles across Southern Vermont, The Reluctant Panther Inn & Restaurant in Manchester becomes a fall retreat that feels straight out of a storybook. Nestled in the heart of Manchester Village, this boutique inn boasts 20 luxuriously appointed rooms and suites…
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Enjoy Fall Foliage, Vermont History and Our Fall Festival Maple trees stand tall throughout the famed hills of Plymouth Notch, Vermont, where fall foliage traditionally reaches peak colors in the first week of October. Fall at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site…
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By Rejoice Scherry, Site Administrator for the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site In the summer of 1923, the townspeople in the tiny hamlet of Plymouth Notch, Vermont welcomed their friend “Cal” home for a holiday. After long days haying his father’s…
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By Andrew McKeever, Vermont Country correspondent. Up on Rupert Mountain at the Merck Forest and Farmland Center sits the Spruce Cabin. It’s a short distance from the intersection of Old Town Road and Kouwenhoven Road. You have to know where to look…
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Good food. Great company. Unbeatable small-town vibes. Tucked into the rolling hills of West Townshend, VT, the West Townshend Country Store operated by the West River Community Project is where good things—and good neighbors—gather. We’re a nonprofit with a simple goal: keep the community…
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Sponsored by Vermont Begins Here Bennington, Vermont, is a town rich in history and culture, celebrated for its vital role in the American Revolution and as the first town chartered in the New Hampshire Grants, as the future independent republic of Vermont…
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By Don Keelan, Vermont Country correspondent. Every generation of baseball fans is fortunate to have a novel about baseball and a chance to imagine themselves as the novel’s hero. In 1952, Bernard Malamud told the baseball world (and others) about a Midwest…
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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…
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