Woodstock is such a favorite destination for Yankee staffers that when we decided to do an Explore New England piece on the town, things got a little competitive. But then it occurred to us: This is such a major New England vacation hub, why not send two staffers there and tackle it from different angles. […]
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Often referred to as the quintessential Vermont town by travel guides and magazines, Woodstock, Vermont, ups the aesthetic ante for historic charm. Stately old homes and buildings—Georgian Colonials, Federal-style, and Greek Revivals—circle the Green and are scattered throughout the village. With no ghastly power lines in Woodstock proper (they are all buried), it’s easy to […]
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Last Cut
A farmer takes advantage of a late fall afternoon to bring in his last cut of the year.
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Maple Season in New England
High pressure had drifted over central Vermont, and with it temperatures had climbed steadily from the teens overnight up past freezing and into the 40s. David “Tig” Tillinghast, had driven out that mid-April morning and checked the sugar bush in Strafford–212 acres of leased land, 1,050 taps–and found the sap running like crazy. The season […]
Star trails and a Perseids meteor over a mountain range in Vermont.
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Timing Is Divine
We all want snow right now, even if only for a few days. When snow falls in mid December, the child in us that hides as a grownup most of the time, feels safe to emerge, to want to play outside, and look skyward with our own children searching for the magical sleigh. But nowhere […]
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Mountain Chapel
We came upon this little church nestled among the fall foliage on a road on Mt. Mansfield.
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Irrestible Vermont
Jenne Farms on a Fall afternoon
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Sunrise In Vermont
Horse-drawn wagon ride around the farm fields during the height of fall foiage.
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Kent Pond,
An early morning moment on Killington’s Kent Pond, moments before the rising sun peeked over the mountains.