Maple Syrup
Bensch Mountain Maple: A Sweet Stop in Newfane, Vermont
Make room for maple on a Route 30 drive with a stop at Bensch Mountain Maple’s sugarhouse and shop in Newfane, Vermont.
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Vermont Spring
Experience Vermont as It Comes Back to Life.
Experience spring in Vermont with maple season, returning farm stands, outdoor adventures and warmer days ahead. Find the best things to do, seasonal events, day trips and places to visit across Vermont.
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Northeast Kingdom
Inside Vermont’s Free St. Johnsbury Seed Library
Find free seeds inside the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, where this community seed library invites anyone to take, grow and share.
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Vermont Spring
6 Vermont Farms to Visit for Baby Animals This Spring
Spring in Vermont means a new generation of lambs, calves, piglets and foals. These six working farms are some of my favorite places to meet the newest arrivals.
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Maple Syrup
Sugar on Snow: The Vermont Maple Tradition You Need to Try
Hot Vermont maple syrup poured over snow or crushed ice turns instantly into chewy maple taffy. Here's how sugar on snow works, why temperature matters and what the pickle and donut are doing on the plate.
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Bakeries
This Maple Cream Donut Is a Vermont Sugaring Season Must
Madeleine's maple cream donut combines a fluffy fresh donut with smooth maple filling for one of my favorite Vermont spring treats.
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Vermont Spring
Your Guide to Maple Sugaring Season in Vermont
Follow the steam to Vermont sugarhouses for fresh syrup, sugar on snow, sap dogs and one of the state's best early spring traditions.
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Hikes
7 Easy Walks and Trails for Early Spring in Vermont
Vermont's mountain trails need a break during mud season, but that doesn't mean you have to stay inside. These seven walks, rail trails and recreation paths are some of my favorite places to get outside in early spring.
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Manchester
Steal My Manchester, Vermont Spring Weekend Itinerary
Spring is an underrated time to visit Manchester, Vermont. Steal this weekend itinerary featuring the Taconic, Hildene, Northshire Bookstore, Lost Marble Brewing, donuts, chocolate, art, pinball and a sauna and cold-plunge reset.
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Southern Vermont
One of Vermont’s Most Beautiful Spring Gardens Is Hiding at Hildene
Visit Hildene in Manchester in late May and early June to see its historic formal garden filled with fragrant peonies, then tour the Lincoln family home and take in one of my favorite views in Vermont.
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Vermont Spring
Visit the von Trapp Gardens During Open Garden Days
Wander decades-old private gardens in Waitsfield during the von Trapp family's limited summer Open Garden Days.
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