Vermont
Morse Farm Maple Sugar Works
Morse Farm Maple Sugar Works Montpelier, Vermont morsefarm.com It’s Maple Syrup week! While didyouweekend will be visiting Shaver Hill Farms tomorrow for a scrumptuous breakfast, we did want to let our readers know about a little jewel near Montpelier, Vermont, called the Morse Family Farm. Maple Syrup is synonomous with Vermont. They bring with them [...]
The Trapp Family Lodge
The Trapp Family Lodge Stowe, Vermont www.trappfamily.com/ 700 Trapp Hill Road Stowe, VT 05672 (802) 253-8511 The hills are alive at the Trapp Family lodge in Stowe, Vermont. The von Trapps, whose flight from Nazi oppression was long ago immortalized in The Sound of Music, settled in Stowe, Vermont. After refusing to sing Happy Birthday to [...]
Vermont Floating Bridge (Brookfield)
I drove to Montpelier, and on the way home, passed the coolest thing–a floating bridge! That’s a neat thing about Vermont (and Maine, for that matter): You can drive down all these little roads and find a surprise around every turn. The Floating Bridge is located in Brookfield, just south of Montpelier. The bridge crosses [...]
Moss Glens Falls, Vermont
Roue 100, Vermont. Such a beautiful road, but one of those upon which road signs are simply not allowed. But as you travel north towards Burlington, on this scenic road, you will see steam coming across the road. Moss Glen Falls. A wonderful waterfall roadside, with an access walkway for a closer look. Don’t climb [...]
Ben and Jerry’s
Ben and Jerry’s www.benandjerrys.com Waterbury, Vermont Ah yes, there in the heart of Northern Vermont lies the Ben and Jerry’s factory. What a great place to spend a weekend! Kids and adults will have a great time taking the factory tour, watching the video about how two buddies launched a great idea. Looking for that [...]
Museums – Northeast USA
New York Museums Adirondack Museum Albany Institute of History and Art Amherst Museum (Amherst) Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown) Bicycle Museum (12 miles south of Buffalo) Boswell Museum – For the Jazz enthusiasts! Bronck Museum (Coxsackie) – A complex of Dutch Colonial dwellings and 19th century barns, including the oldest surviving Dutch House in the [...]
Ultimate Train Ride Guide
Where to start on the fun train rides? So many trains, so little time. Looking for murder mysteries? Halloween rides? Bank robberies? Winery Trains? There is so much to offer. All these trains offer holiday and special event train rides: Polar Express, Day Out with Thomas, leaf peeping, pumpkin and Halloween Rides and more! The [...]
