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Boyers Orchard and Cider Mill – Monkton, VT

Do you have any special fall traditions that you either grew up doing with your family as a child or have started with your own? The fall season is one that seems to bring out many traditions, whether it be color tour drives, baking anything and everything with… Read More

Fall Hiking Part 2: Beauty in Bristol

Bristol Cliffs Wilderness. Photo courtesy of Wilderness Connect. We love getting out into the great outdoors and Vermont offers an unmatched beauty during the fall. The sugar maple, beech, and yellow birch trees are stunning, and the landscape in the fall makes our area an explorer’s paradise. In… Read More

Fall Hiking Part 1: Beauty at its Best on the TAM

Photo by Serena Kim. Vermont is a wonderful state to enjoy the outdoors, and Middlebury is an especially great location to do so. There’s something unique to enjoy each season, and in the fall, we love to embrace nature by going on hikes surrounded by the colorful foliage. Swift… Read More

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Bristol Harvest Festival 2016

We feel blessed to live in a place where as the days of summer shorten and the temperatures start to dip, the green palette turns into an array of gorgeous oranges, reds, and golden browns. Did you know that the brilliance and amount of color in autumn leaves depends… Read More

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2016 Harvest Festival at Shelburne Farms, VT

The first day of fall is less than a month away—where has the time gone? We have had such an amazing summer here in Vermont and our guests, both old and new, have raved about the memories made and how they can’t wait to come back. We of course… Read More

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Lake Champlain Bikeways: History and Stunning Scenery

Being located at the foot of the Green Mountains in the pristine Champlain Valley means that we are surrounded by some of the most breathtaking scenery Mother Nature can offer and that our friends, family, and guests have never ending opportunities to get outdoors and have fun. We have… Read More