So, you’ve done Smuggler’s Notch and want to go find another scenic drive. You might say What hidden scenic drive? Vermont’s Routes 14, 15, 5, and 5A are ALL WELL KNOWN. But it’s “HOW” you connect them all together that … Continue reading →
Here are ten places to explore this fall that are off the beaten Path. Lisa and I created a list of things that are not the big popular stops like Smugglers Notch or the Kancamagus Hwy that people flock to. … Continue reading →
Somewhere between Pomfret and Barnard, you will find Vermont’s Maple Grove Farm. It is nestled between the scenic Vermont hills of Pomfret, Sharon, and Barnard. According to Google, it belongs in S. Royalton. Depending on when you arrive, you may … Continue reading →
I found the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park on a misty, rainy sort of day on 13 October 2016. I arrived and I had to buy a poncho since I was expecting the rain to abate (It did not, for those … Continue reading →
{Links in this article are affiliate links or links to my online art galleries, sales from this keep the blog going} This is an interesting covered bridge in that it rarely makes it into the gazetteer map books (Here is … Continue reading →
So many people really enjoy the scenic vistas during the New England autumn. You don’t want to just see tree trunks, you want to see all the colors blending together in a tapestry of Vermont fall colors. This is why … Continue reading →
We might wonder today how we could forget a covered bridge. We don’t really, they are in books and on maps. (pick yours up here) and people like me help keep them alive by telling the stories that need to … Continue reading →
Now you may be wondering why I would be talking about a skiers highway or anything that bodes ill for our fall colors. Let’s face it, the fall colors give way to the snow-covered landscape, and as much as we … Continue reading →
Vermont can claim two presidents that were born there, Chester A. Arthur and John Calvin Coolidge. Both men were born into rural upbringings, were Republicans, were lawyers, and both were noted during their presidencies for being good (more or less) … Continue reading →
Greetings my fellow Foliage seekers, depending on how you gauge Springs’ arrival, either we passed it on March 1st or it arrives next Sunday the 20th but either way, it’s arriving. I passed a few neighbors this morning and one … Continue reading →