Blogs from Vermont, United States, North America - page 2

Monday 26th We left Woodsville in Vermont after stopping at a Walmart to get a couple of supplies and then a diner breakfast. We have noticed that although temperatures are cool in the mornings & evenings but getting 18 and 19 occasionally during the day. Riding out of Woodsville we saw the 2 young guys we had met yesterday riding the other way? After a few more miles we then linked up with these guys riding the same way but they come onto the road we were on from a different direction. Situations like this make you question who is doing the right thing and who is doing the wrong. The route turned us off the road we were on and we opted to stop at another Country store for morning tea. After a coffee in ... read more

While studying our next few days, I learned, last night, that Ben & Jerry’s was closed on Sunday and Monday so we decided to change our plans and head to Waterbury today. It’s just something we all really wanted to do….go to Ben & Jerry’s. So right after breakfast we headed on our way. Terry wanted to drive by Lake George, so I set the GPS to take us to Lake George (also a village on the lake) and right up along the Lake and other villages. Again we keep seeing classic and antique cars, but many more than the previous two days!! As we enter Lake George Village we see lots and lots of people. There are chairs lined up along the streets. Every hotel lot is filled. There is no place to park. Finally ... read more

Sunday: I think everyone knows that Vermont and particularly southern Vermont is known for ski resorts. There are 2 slopes within 25 minutes of my place and I think close to a dozen within an hour drive. But what do those resorts do in the summer? Well they try to make some money and keep some year round staff by having summer activities on the mountain. The chair lifts that go to the top of the mountain get called "scenic chair lifts". Bromley has one of the world's longest alpine slides. It drops 815 feet in elevation and is 2/3 of a mile long! Yes, you take a chairlift up to the top of the slide too. In the evening ludlow had a summer concert series where the local community band was playing. To say it ... read more

Sunday: Drove 2 hours basically diagonally across the entire state of Vermont to the best dog place ever called "Dog mountain". It's a 150 acre non-profit where the grounds are dedicated to allowing dogs be free and enjoy the outdoors. "Our mission is to steward and sustain the 150-acre Dog Mountain property in Vermont as a unique national treasure that honors the healing power of “dogs, nature, love, and art,” and to preserve and celebrate the important artistic contributions of Dog Mountain’s iconic creator, Stephen Huneck." There is an art gallery of things for sale that are all dog related and super cute. Then there's a "Dog chapel" where people have posted photos and comments to memorialize their furry friends who have left them. Then there's 10 miles of hiking trails, a dog lagoon and a ... read more

https://www.heygo.com/aaronandpatrick Burlington was chartered in 1763 and named for the Burling family, who were pioneer landowners. Settlement began in 1773 with the opening of a sawmill and shipbuilding business. Burlington was a military post, and during the war of 1812. Battery Park was the site of several engagements between land batteries and British warships on the lake. In the mid-20th century the city’s economy changed from one based on manufacturing to one dependent on service industries, including tourism. Manufactures include aircraft armaments, concrete products, food service equipment, snowboards, plastic monofilaments, and maple syrup. From a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, to far-off places with names we sometimes mispronounce, the journey that be... read more