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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By Rejoice E. Scherry, Site Administrator for the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site. “One chamber of the human heart is set aside for the love of animals,” said First Lady Grace Coolidge. The Coolidge family was famed for their adoration of…
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By Anne Archer, Vermont Country correspondent. Businesses can change a lot in 50 years, but for The Gift Garden in Bennington, after surviving five decades and a pandemic, it is still going strong. Three things have remained constant: sensational service, quality product,…
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By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine. The Park-McCullough in North Bennington has long been a jewel of Southern Vermont. The house, completed at the end of 1865 and now a museum open to the public, is one of New England’s most significant…
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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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