Staytripper, Fall 2021
Trails off the Tourist-Beaten Path; A New Era fo Craftsbury Farmhouse; Scenic Routes to New Breweries
A Poetic Pilgrimage to the Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury
One hundred and one years ago, Robert Frost and his family moved to an 18th-century stone-and-clapboard house in Shaftsbury. The poet, who four decades later would be named the first poet laureate of Vermont, lived in the house for nine years — writing poems, tending an apple orchard, raising chickens and walking in the woods.…
Fall for Vermont With the Autumn Issue of Staytripper
Staytripper is entering a new season — in more ways than one. For 15 consecutive months, this magazine has functioned as Seven Days’ road map to safely rediscovering Vermont during the pandemic. As summer changes to autumn, we’re ready to switch it up a little: With this Fall Issue, Staytripper is shifting to a quarterly…
New Nanobreweries in Unexpected Places Around Vermont
There’s a trend brewing among Vermont’s newest beer producers: Think small. Over the past year and a half, several have opened with brewing systems and tiny teams that make the state’s microbreweries look huge. That scale lends itself to experimentation, whether in beer style or business model. And thanks to their size, these breweries fit…
All Inn the Family: Three Sisters Have Transformed Craftsbury Farmhouse
In 2018, Lisa and Tom Sedore gave their four adult daughters some unwelcome news: They needed to sell their farmhouse and homestead in Craftsbury, which had been in their family since 1900. The place held a lot of history for the sisters: Their great-grandparents lived on this land in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, offering room and…
Vermont’s Autumn Attractions, From Harvest Fests to Haunted Corn Mazes
Tour de Farms Saturday, September 18, starts and ends at Vergennes Union High School, 989-6980 If you ever find yourself torn between spending a Saturday at a farmers market or adventuring out on an epic bike ride, Tour de Farms makes life that much easier. The annual event combines cycling through the scenic Champlain Valley…
Top Picks: Seven PYO Apple Orchards Worth the Drive
Allenholm Farm South Hero, allenholm.com Seven generations of the Allen family have tended Allenholm Farm since 1870, making it the state’s oldest commercial apple orchard. Over those 151 years, the place has grown to offer a little of everything. Visitors can expect weekend wagon rides and more than a dozen pick-your-own varieties. The farm store…
Avoid the Leaf-Peeping Crowds With Stunning Alternatives to Vermont’s Most Popular Hikes
Most avid hikers in Vermont have experienced that sinking feeling after arriving at a trailhead only to discover the parking lot is overflowing. Come autumn, many of those vehicles sport the out-of-state license plates of leaf-peeping tourists. Of course, Vermont has more than enough scenic terrain for everyone to enjoy, assuming you have a plan…
Monkton’s Gordon Sculpture Park Frames Artworks in Nature
“When we walk, we naturally go to the fields and woods: what would become of us, if we walked only in a garden or a mall?” asked Henry David Thoreau in his posthumously published 1862 essay “Walking.” What, indeed? One shudders to think. Fortunately, any dire consequences can be pleasantly avoided at the Gordon Sculpture…
