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Hope Cemetery in Vermont

Allyson Haymaker — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:29:12 +0000

While grabbing a bite to eat in the small central-Vermont town of Barre some 25 years ago, a waitress told my husband and me about an unusual local attraction--the Hope Cemetery. Now, I normally don't consider cemeteries a tourist attraction. But as we soon found out, a cemetery. We only [...]

Vermont County Store

Allyson Haymaker — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:21:42 +0000

Poking around in country stores was a highlight of our recent trip through Vermont, and my husband, Myles, and I found the granddaddy of them all in tiny Weston--the Vermont Country Store, established in 1946. Operated by the same family for four generations, its roots actually date back to 1827, [...]

Derby Line, Vermont

Allyson Haymaker — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:14:34 +0000

The scenic Northeast Kingdom of Vermont is full of backroads surprises, like the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line. It straddles the U.S./Canada border, so you can actually stand in two countries at the same time! Nowadays, all buildings in Derby Line must be at least 20 [...]

Old Red Mill Museum, Vermont

Allyson Haymaker — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:24:18 +0000

During a vacation in New England, my husband and I drove to Jericho, Vermont to visit a museum honoring the town's favorite son, Wilson Bentley, the man who discovered that no two snowflakes are alike. In 1885, "Snowflake" Bentley was the first person to photograph a snowflake. He pioneered the [...]

Round Church in Richmond, Vermont

Allyson Haymaker — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:33:43 +0000

The Old Round Church in Richmond, Vermont is a lovely landmark and may have been the first community church in the country. Representatives of five Protestant congregations built the structure as a community house of worship in 1812-13. Legend has it that 17 men worked on it--one for each of [...]

American Museum of Fly-Fishing in Vermont

Allyson Haymaker — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:59:28 +0000

While I was driving through the town of Manchester, Vermont last summer, a quaint house sporting a salmon weather vane and a hand-carved fish over the doorway caught my eye. Taking the bait, I stopped and stumbled across the American Museum of Fly-Fishing. I expected to stay for a few [...]