Vermont Stories and Tips

Quote: 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 sister and her husband lived here while Calvin was growing…

Quote: 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 open. They are open from late May to mid-October. We…

Quote: 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 his brother Tad and had found the area very attractive.…

Quote: 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 dealer shop with mostly open displays. This isn’t a high…

Quote: 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 you need to visit regularly because the inventory is constantly…

Quote: 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 open at 9am on a Saturday and we found a…

Quote: 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. But before you decide be sure to try all the…

Quote: 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 wife Marylou, and daughter Lisa, take great pride in serving…

Quote: 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 decorated, luxury B&Bs; moderate country inns and inns with fireplaces…

Quote: 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 seven miles to go to reach our first campsite at…