On along through the village of Quechee, scouting for a swimming hole, but ended up in a deck chair by the pond at Kedron Valley Inn() in South Woodstock. Clothing Co., another real deal with much of the clothing designed and sewn on the premises. It’s the real deal with fried tripe, liver & onions, mostly local patrons, a find for diner buffs. The hip reaturants in town, Tip Top Café and Alexir, were both closed but I stuck my nose in Tucker Box Café (WiFi) and in The Polka Dot diner, closed for a while but still in the family that’s been running it forever. Hi specialty too these days are floor lamps with stems made from car-brake routers.
Formr engineer and serious landscape artist Kenneth Blaisedell can usually be found in his studio/shop creating lampshades from handmade papers with an amazing variety of designs. Lampscapes ()is the other rare gem here, around the corner on Gates St. Northern Stage() is also next door at the Briggs Opera House and the Tip Top Media & Arts Building (85 North St.) is honeycombed with studios, many of which were open even on the Monday afternoon. Aside from train buffs and savy travelers it’s catering to music lovers drawn at acts at the Tupalo Music Hall down the road, also the Cartoon Museum etc.
Rooms are simple but tasteful and immaculate with AC,phones, TVs (many flat) and baths unusually reasonable prices. Seventh-generation Vermonter David Briggs an his wife Peggy have done a terrific job of both preserving and modernizing. While no one was on the street, its cool, comfortable lobby was filled with take advantage of the AC and WiFi. The heart of this brick village is the 1920’s Hotel Coolidge, the very last of rural New England’s old railroad hotels. Today it was 90 degrees and I didn’t feel like passing on anywhere except out. Welcome Center” in the old RR station finding. Actually coming downtown means a 2-mile detour off I-89. Beginning in the mid- 19 th century, White River Junction was the place to get off or change trains and, while Amtrak from NYC still stops, today it’s all about I-91 & I-89 criss-crossing here above and below the old village.
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The authors offer the kind of honest guidance derived not just from a single but repeated visits, plus an expertise on the best VermontĪlice Levitt is a well-known food writer/editorĪ junction by its very definition is a pass-thru place. Nowhere on the web can travelers find overviews of each Vermont region filled with all the must-sees, must-stays and must-eats therein. This information isn’t collected anywhere online. In this edition, a new emphasis has also been placed on Vermont esoterica, including strange shops, quirky destinations and the best cemeteries. That’s why even locals can benefit from this edition’s exploration of everything from well-traveled ski resorts and the Ben & Jerry’s factory to largely undiscovered craft studios, swimming holes and tiny eateries. Most of things residents and frequent travelers alike love best about it are not obvious.
Vermont is not an in-your-face kind of place. Her expertise matches Tree’s intimate knowledge of Vermont’s byways, honed over decades working on travel guides and as a regular contributor to publications, including Yankee Magazine and The Boston Globe As senior food writer at Vermont’s alternative weekly, Seven Days, Levitt’s finger is on the pulse of all things gustatory in the Green Mountains. Since the small state is home to more brewers and cheese-makers per capita than any other, food writer Alice Levitt has joined original co-author Christina Tree to pay due homage to the emerging flavors. Published In 2015 the 14 th edition the Guide documents Vermont’s own revival as a destination. In the more-than-30 years since, Vermont has evolved as a travel destination with lively small cities as well as iconic villages, a booming culinary scene and cultural riches to complement the Green Mountains State’s natural beauty. Vermont, An Explorer’s Guide debuted in 1983 as a primer on the rural state and its sights.
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