Written by zabelle on June 21, 2007
- Originally built as a tavern in about 1830 the Wilder House was the home of Calvin Coolidge’s Mother Victoria Josephine Moor and it was there that she married the future president’s father in 1868. Her...
Written by zabelle on June 21, 2007
- I have been on a quest during the last couple of years to visit as many presidential sites as possible. When we visited Vermont in April we tried to visit but the site was not...
Written by zabelle on June 21, 2007
- Robert Lincoln, the only surviving son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln built Hildene in Manchester Vermont in 1905 as a summer home. He had visited the area in the 1860s with his mother and...
Written by zabelle on June 21, 2007
- Stone House Antiques CenterRoute 103Chester, VT I have always stopped at the Stone House Antiques center in Chester ever since it opened. You never know what you are going to find. It is a multi...
Written by zabelle on April 10, 2007
- Antiques Mall At Quechee Gorge VillageQuechee VtThis is one of my very favorite antiques malls. It is huge. There are over 450 dealer booths located on two floors. This is the type of store that...
Written by zabelle on April 10, 2007
- Shiretown Book Store 9 Central StWoodstock VtShiretownbooksI can never pass up a local independent bookstore and this was no exception. As we were passing through Woodstock I spied what was just about the only store...
Written by zabelle on April 10, 2007
- Cabot Cheese StoreRoute 4Quechee, VtThere is a whole lot more to this store than Cabot Cheese. Not that just Cabot Cheese would be a bad thing but man or woman cannot live by cheese alone....
Written by unorthodox traveler on January 19, 2001
- The Blue Benn Diner is an institution...mentioned in such prestigious publications as the "Christian Science Monitor", "Yankee Magazine" and "Classic Diners of the Northeast".
This place is a family run business since 1974. Owner Sonny and...
Written by JimAF on December 4, 2005
- Accommodations: Stowe is filled with wonderful B&Bs, country inns, and full-service resorts sure to please any taste. Within each category there is a range of services and rates. You’ll find inexpensive, casual B&Bs and beautifully...
Written by retirejapan on April 20, 2004
- Our canoe trip on the Connecticut River started at Ryegate Dam. We were met by the nice folks at Fairlee Marine and, after a little juggling of cars, headed down river. We had...
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