View images from Julie Bidwell’s travels in Shelburne, Vermont, including our favorites from Shelburne Farms and the Shelburne Museum.
By Heather Marcus|Aug 04 2016|
Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine
Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan
Photographer Julie Bidwell, a long time contributor to Yankee Magazine, has an incredible eye and a versatile talent for capturing a beautiful variety of images. She spent the last bit of summer capturing Shelburne, Vermont along the waters of Lake Champlain. Please enjoy these photos of some favorites from her travels captured at Shelburne Farms and the Shelburne Museum.
Fields and pathways at Sheburne Farm, a 1,400-acre working farm located on the shores of Lake Champlain. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellBrown Swiss dairy cows graze in the warm summer light. The breed was selected by Derick Webb in the 1950s for its hardiness. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellThe Ins and Outs of a cow in a single day sign at The Children’s Farmyard. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellHistoric Farm Barn housing the cheesemaking operation, O’Bread Bakery and The Children’s Farmyard. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellLarger view of the 5 story Farm Barn designed by architect Robert H. Robertson and originally constructed between 1860-1890 to house offices, workshops, machinery, stables and crop storage. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellSheep at The Children’s Farmyard. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellA guest overlooks the view of the Adirondacks in New York State from the Inn at Shelburne Farm’s expansive lawn. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellThe Inn at Shelburne Farms, originally the 19th century country home of Dr. William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb, features 24 guest rooms. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellExtravagant bar set up inside the inn. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellFruit trees and plants at Shelburne Farms’ Market Garden, which provides many of the organic vegetables supplied to the inn’s restaurant as well providing classroom education about food systems. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellGreenhouse and sunflowers bathed in light at The Market Garden. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellThe Round Barn at the Shelburne Museum built in 1901 houses a gallery space for special exhibitions. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellBlacksmith at work inside the one room brick shop at the Shelburne Museum. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellA classic, quiet scene looking out from shore at Lake Champlain. Photo Credit : Julie BidwellThis post was first published in 2014 and has been updated.
Looking forward to visiting the Shelburne Museum this spring. Thanks for sharing the photos.