Staytripper, July 2020
Paddling the Lamoille With Vermont Canoe & Kayak; Getting Away to Greensboro’s Highland Lodge; Vermonting in Barre, Shelburne and Hubbardton
Vermonting: Close-to-Home Travel Itineraries for Barre, Shelburne and Hubbardton
Every week through mid-October, Seven Days presents “Vermonting,” a new column of curated excursions in all corners of our great (but not so large) state. Indeed, Vermont’s diminutive size makes a multitude of short trips accessible, whether for a few hours, an overnight or a longer getaway. Find three sample itineraries below, and read more…
Seven Quirky Roadside Attractions to Seek Out in Vermont
Whale Tails Find them: On Interstate 89 between exits 12 and 13 Vermont may be New England’s only landlocked state, but highway motorists can still go whale watching. “Reverence,” a pair of near-life-size granite whale tails, was created in 1989 by Vermont artist Jim Sardonis. Initially sited in Randolph, the tails found their eventual home…
Vermont Canoe & Kayak Invites Locals to Paddle the Lamoille River
Paddling a river is a great metaphor for life. Some days the ride is lazy and tranquil, others wet and wild. But even when you don’t know what’s coming around the next bend, it’s always about the journey, not the destination. For more than a decade, Vermont Canoe & Kayak in Jeffersonville has served mostly…
Vermont Snacks to Pack for Your Next Road Trip
Champlain Orchards apples, from Shoreham, are crisp, juicy, and readily available year-round at most grocery stores and markets. Olive Ciabatta rolls, made by O Bread bakery at Shelburne Farms, pack in not one, not two, but six types of olives. These crusty, salty rolls are ideal for grab-and-go sustenance. O.W.L. Energy Bars, made in Brattleboro,…
Introducing ‘Staytripper,’ the Road Map to Rediscovering Vermont
Vermont is known around the world as a playground for hardy tourists. Nearly 13 million out-of-staters visit these Green Mountains in a typical year, seeking out the natural attractions, full-service resorts, charming inns, craft breweries, farm-to-table restaurants, and indie retailers peddling Vermont-branded souvenirs. In an average year, these travelers pour almost $2.8 billion into our state’s…
Hit the Road: The African American Heritage Trail, Lemon Fair Sculpture Park and Kingdom Trails
Vermont African American Heritage Trail Statewide locations In recent weeks, demonstrators have gathered in cities across the country to honor the lives of Black Americans killed by law enforcement officers and to demand an end to police brutality. Vermonters have joined such protests and gatherings, too — in Burlington and Bellows Falls, Springfield and St.…
Greensboro’s Highland Lodge Is an Enduring Vermont Destination
This summer, ever-changing circumstances surrounding the coronavirus have made a Green Mountain getaway more feasible — and perhaps far more appealing — for Vermonters than exploring crowded city streets or sharing a buffet aboard a cruise ship. And in Greensboro, the remote Highland Lodge is prepared to provide just such a vacation. It’s an unpretentious destination…
