Best Hiking Trails With the quiet of the woods and the crunch of leaves under your feet, hiking lets you get up close to nature and take in our breathtaking mountain views. Here’s a list of our favorite nearby hiking trails from easy walks you can bring the kids on, to more adventurous climbs with incredible mountain top vistas. So break…
Farm Tours & Farmers' MarketsThe Best in Our Local Food Scene Vermont leads the nation in direct-to-consumer farm sales, with more farmers markets, CSA’s, farm stands and cheese-makers per capita than any other state in the nation. Summer is a great time to get yourself out to a local market and bring home a bounty of farm fresh foods to enjoy…
Local Historical SitesFrom Norman Rockwell to the Green Mountain Boys From the Green Mountain Boys to Norman Rockwell…Robert Todd Lincoln to Robert Frost; here in Southern Vermont there’s plenty of fascinating history to explore. If you’ve come to the West Mountain Inn perhaps you’ve stayed in the Grandma Moses Suite, or the Dorothy Canfield Fisher or Booker T. Washington Rooms. In honor of…
Best Lakes & Swimming HolesCool Off and Relax in the Beauty of Vermont There’s nothing better in the summer heat than a day at the lake or long soak in a fresh, cool swimming hole. Luckily we have no shortage of either here in Southern Vermont, so we want to let you in on some of our favorite places to cool…
Local Vermont Craft BreweriesTour and Taste Our Favorite Breweries and Taverns Small State, Big Beer…that’s how the the Vermont Brewer’s Association describes us, and they’re right. The craft beer movement is exploding in Vermont. We have over 40 breweries – the highest number per capita of any other state. From The Alchemist to Hill Farmstead, Lawson’s to Fiddlehead; Vermont craft beers…