Only the bright, cold days of February stand between us and sugaring season of March. South west Vermont has no shortage of sugaring during the annual Maple Open House weekend on March 28th through 30th where a number of sugar houses open their doors to the public and let everyone take a whiff of dense […]
Have you ever wanted to uncover the stories of the people in the Green Mountain state? Are you interested in finding recipes by Vermont residents?
The Southshire Pepper-Pot, a collection of short stories and recipes by Vermont writers is just what you’re looking for. You can read reviews at Amazon.com and the brief write-up at the […]
A good man is hard to find.
It’s even harder to find a good potter.
Eversince we moved to Vermont we’ve been looking for a good potter and luckily a talented potter has moved to Arlington and set up Battenkill River Pottery. She does fantastic work–we bought a beautiful vase for Julie’s friend as a wedding gift–that […]
Just down the road from the Orvis Flagship store is the American Museum of Fly Fishing, one of the most informative places about the history of fly fishing, especially since the nearby Battenkill River has been one of the premier fly fishing locations for centuries.
Though people without enthusiasm for fishing will find the museum dull, […]
There are few places in the Manchester area that offer as much as the Southern Vermont Arts Center. With over ten galleries of local art work for sale and a museum housing a permanent collection and traveling exhibitions, SVAC has a tremendous store of art that will delight visitors.
This season the museum has a number […]
Though Arlington is a small town, it has been the home and stomping grounds of many historical figures, including Ethan and Ira Allen, Norman Rockwell, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and Grandma Moses.
This is Vermont provides an excellent historical survey of Arlington, no doubt providing some great reasons to drop by for a visit.
Norman Rockwell’s […]
Located just out of the center of Manchester, the Southern Vermont Arts Center sits at the foot of Mount Equinox and provides a mansion with 9 galleries, a museum of traveling and local exhibitions, a performing arts center, and studios for art instruction.
SVAC’s galleries in the historic Yester House mansion are open year round, while the summer […]
