
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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Vermont 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.
8 min read
Museums
Steps from Waitsfield’s Great Eddy Covered Bridge, the Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design holds more than 2,000 objects celebrating the beauty, ingenuity and history behind the everyday things we use.
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Maple Syrup
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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Hikes
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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Destinations
From Bristol’s compact Main Street to Burlington’s Lake Champlain waterfront, these eight Vermont downtowns are worth parking the car and exploring on foot.
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Experiences
No route. No deadline. Just a goal to experience every corner of Vermont. Here's how the Vermont 251 Club works and why it's one of my favorite ways to explore the state.
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Destinations
Johnson is a small Lamoille County town with historic mills, maple producers, covered bridges, waterfalls, great food and direct access to the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail. Here's how I'd spend a day there.
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Casual Eats
There’s a roadside banana stand in Vermont’s Champlain Islands where you can grab a frozen chocolate-covered banana on the honor system seven days a week. Meet Christie’s Gone Bananas, a quirky summer stop that’s been a local favorite since 2019.
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Roadside Attractions
Built in 1783, before Vermont became a state, the Hyde Log Cabin in Grand Isle is believed to be Vermont's oldest surviving log cabin and one of the oldest in America. Step inside this tiny historic home and discover more than 240 years of Champlain Islands history.
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Roadside Attractions
Giant gorillas. Whale tails. A 40-foot filing cabinet. A grave with a window. Vermont has some wonderfully strange roadside attractions, and these nine are worth adding to your next road trip.
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