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Where to go and what to see to enjoy the Addison County area Calendar of Events Dining Guide Foliage Tours Cultural and Recreational Activities Seasonal Feature Stories

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TWO ADIRONDACK CHAIRS on Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf Campus provide a view across a field to a stand of birch trees bursting with golden color.

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Fall Guide Welcome

Fall rolls into Vermont with promises of bountiful harvests, cozy slippers and cool, restful nights.

While it’s easy to lament the end of summer days full of creemees and swimming in the mountain streams, there is something honest and frank about fall that makes it feel like the most characteristic of Vermont’s four distinct seasons.

Cold weather is coming, it warns.

It’s harvest season; hunting season; slaughtering season. It’s time to cut the hay, button up the farms and bed down for winter.

But before you retreat, reap the benefits of your summer labors. Gather the fruits from the trees, the vegetables from the vines. Bake the best pies in the world, taste the sweetest corn and the crispest apples.

Take a drive into the hills and absorb the colors of fall, rich enough to carry through the whitewash of winter. Enjoy the fields and vistas, covered bridges and mountain gaps. Pick your own apples, pumpkins, and chestnuts.

Celebrate the natural bounty that attracted the earliest settlers to Vermont’s landscape.

Pop in for a coffee or mulled cider and browse through a quaint, downtown shop. Pick up a sandwich or sit down for a relaxing meal at one of the excellent local restaurants featuring local produce and pouring local taps. Chat with storeowners, hear their passionate tales and dig in to the reasons they are proud to call Addison County home.

Flip through the pages of this publication; find an event to attend or a restaurant to try out. Let this be a curated guide to fall in Addison County and an invitation to discover this place, even if you have lived here all your life. There are new stories, new faces and new products to discover with each changing season.

Enjoy! ~ the editors

Table of Contents

Everybody loves cider doughnuts............................................ 3A Vergennes: Lots of fun in the Little City................................. 6A Museum tours of Addison County........................................... 7A Vermont is an antiquing paradise............................................. 8A Cultural and Historic attractions......................................9A-12A Recreation destinations.......................................................... 13A Addison County libations..............................................14A-15A Foliage road trips...........................................................16A-17A Middlebury’s Halloween is ‘Spooktacular’........................... 18A Visit our local orchards.......................................................... 19A Bristol celebrates the season..........................................22A-23A ‘Harvest people’ welcome all to Brandon......................24A-25A Hot Spots in Addison County/map................................26A-27A Country stores........................................................................ 28A Fall calendar of events..........................1B-3B, 6B-7B, 17B-18B Restaurants of Addison County....................................... 4B-24B Addison County Dining Guide...................................... 20B-21B

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CIDER DOUGHNUTS ARE lined up on paper towels and entice customers at Boyer’s Orchard in Monkton.

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The taste of fall: Apple cider doughnuts

By CHRISTY LYNN It might very well be impossible to resist the temptation of a soft, cinnamon-sugar cider doughnut hot from the fryer.

The smell alone will get you.

To me it’s reminiscent of Grandma’s kitchen

— with sweet spices and apple scents blending with the classic smell of hot oil (melted from a solid form, which depending on the recipe can be a shortening like Crisco, or good old fashioned lard).

To many, it represents the smell of fall. It

means the apples are ripe and ready for picking. Cider presses are churning out gallons of sweet liquid many of us enjoy but one season per year.

Cider doughnuts, by proxy, are in part so wonderful because they are naturally limited

by the season. As the name suggests, they are made using freshly pressed seasonal cider mixed into a sourdough cake batter mixture and deep-fried. In case that doesn’t sound sinful enough, they are popularly rolled in a (See Doughnuts, Page 5A)

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Doughnuts (Continued from Page 3A) mix of cinnamon-sugar immediately following the frying.

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As a major apple-producing state, Vermont has a long history of cider doughnuts. Some orchard families have recipes that date back several generations, with stories and memories of making cider doughnuts in large cauldrons filled with lard on a wood-fired stove.

Orchards and farm stands often have their own secret recipes and it seems every Vermonter has a favorite source of cider doughnuts.

You can buy cider doughnuts in some grocery stores and farm stands, plus delicious doughnuts are available at Sunrise Orchard in Cornwall, Shoreham Orchard, Happy Valley Orchard in Middlebury and Champlain Orchards in Shoreham.

For many around Addison County, that favorite spot for cider doughnuts seems to be Boyer’s Orchard.

Located deep in Monkton’s winding roads and far from any major town (Vergennes is about 15 minutes to the west, Bristol about 20 minutes southeast), a journey to Boyer’s is still a commitment worth making.

Genny and David Boyer bought their first orchard plot along Rotax Road in Monkton nearly 40 years ago. Those trees, still a major part of their production today, are probably 75-100 years old, says Genny Boyer.

About eight years ago, the Boyers expanded into a nearby site in Monkton where they built their current farm stand all from lumber cut and milled on site.

Their fruit-bearing tree count is now up around 2,500, primarily apple, but also pear and plum.

The property also hosts a 14-acre vegetable garden where they grow cabbage, broccoli, zucchini, corn, squash, pumpkins and rows and rows of ornamental flowers.

CIDER DOUGHNUTS MADE from the Boyer’s Orchard secret recipe are cranked out through a doughnut fryer in their Monkton orchard stand earlier this season.

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The farm stand is only open for a couple months each year (usually from the first of September through the first of November), but on a busy weekend the Boyers will see hundreds of visitors from all over the United States.

It’s a classically “Vermont” scene: the cider

BOYER’S ORCHARD

press (though updated with new mechanical and hydraulic parts) dates back to 1859 and Genny says it was run throughout Prohibition.

Twisted fruit trees hug all sides of the wooden farm stand and red wagons are provided to carry pick-your-own fruits through the rows of trees.

Rocking chairs are set up around the site for those guests who need a break, and kids run around building happy memories of fall harvest season in the Green Mountains.

But in the end, many of them are at Boyer’s primarily for the doughnuts.

“When we decided to start making doughnuts we knew it would go over well, right from the start,” Genny Boyer says. “After all, who doesn’t like a doughnut?”

Genny’s doughnuts have built a reputation over the past four years that they’ve been selling them.

Their two machines can produce between six and seven dozen doughnuts per batch, and on a busy day they have both of those machines cranking out sweet (and a little bit sour) doughnuts that still can’t meet the demand.

“We have people standing here waiting for them to come out of the fryer nice and warm,” says Boyer’s doughnut maker Jeanette Van Wyck.

The secret?

CELINA AIGUIER BAGS cider doughnuts at Boyer’s Orchard in Monkton last year.

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“Well,” Genny says with a wink, “it’s a secret … but I think it might have to do with the happy people behind the machine.”

Woodchuck Hard Cider supports ‘Pick for your Neighbor’ MIDDLEBURY — The apple season is getting under way and the Vermont Foodbank is gearing up for another season of Pick for Your Neighbor with new support from Woodchuck Hard Cider.

Now in its fourth year, Pick for Your Neighbor is growing throughout Vermont. During apple harvest season, the Vermont Foodbank encourages individuals, families, civic

groups and companies to visit participating u-pick apples orchards to pick and purchase extra apples for donation to the Foodbank.

This year, 21 orchards are participating.

“Pick for Your Neighbor is a fantastic program that helps deliver fresh fruit to Vermonters in need,” says Woodchuck Hard Cider CEO Dan Rowell. “It also brings a boost to our orchard partners across the state

as people are buying more apples. It is the kind of win-win program that strengthens the Vermont community we are so proud to be a part of.”

“We are thrilled to have the partnership of Woodchuck Hard Cider this year, along with 21 Vermont apple orchards,” said John Sayles, Vermont Foodbank CEO. “The need for healthy, nutritious food for our neighbors strug-

gling with hunger is great. And this program offers people a great way to get out and enjoy Vermont while supporting those in need.”

Last year, Pick for Your Neighbor brought in nearly 19,000 Vermont fresh apples to the charitable food system. To learn more and to see a list of participating orchards, www. vtfoodbank.org/OurPrograms/FreshFoodInitiatives/PickForYourNeighbor.aspx

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VERGENNES — Vergennes may be the smallest city in Vermont, but its size doesn’t speak for its character. The picturesque downtown built around a town green with several classic historic buildings has become hip with great cafés, coffee shops, boutiques, and restaurants to meet up with a friend.

A budding arts scene in the city has attracted young people and new businesses to town, making it feel busy, energetic and fun.

Vergennes’ downtown is home to the his-

toric Vergennes Opera House, offering regular music concerts, movies, special events and even on occasion an opera. Built originally in 1897, it remains a central draw for downtown entertainment.

A fall highlight at the Vergennes Opera House will be a stop for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Made in Vermont Music Festival.”

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County museums offer diverse options

By MARY LANGWORTHY ADDISON COUNTY — Whether you’re an avidly researching historian or a leaf peeper looking to get a taste of local history and culture, autumn in Vermont is an ideal time to visit area museums. Addison County is home to a host of options, with something for everyone from the horse lover to the maritime history enthusiast.

Area museums often see a different demographic of visitors, said Ellen Fenn of Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh. Rokeby celebrates the history of the Robinson family, who inhabited the historic home for generations and made it Vermont’s only Underground Railroad stop for escaping slaves before and during the Civil War. “With the return to school, we often have more visitors without children in the fall,” said Fenn, adding that Rokeby can be a wonderful destination for both historians and passersby looking to get a taste of local history. What makes Rokeby unique, she said, is having “the best primary resources of just about any Underground Railroad site.”

In addition to being abolitionists, members of the Robinson family were also artists. This fall, visitors to Rokeby can enjoy an exhibit of Rachael Robinson Elmer’s iconic New York City postcards, which turn 100 years old this year.

THE ROKEBY MUSEUM exhibit “Rachael’s New York Postcards at 100” features postcard paintings created by artist Rachael Robinson Elmer (above), who grew up on the Rokeby homestead in the late 1800s before moving to New York City.

The Rokeby, on Route 7 north of Ferrisburgh village, is open seven days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., through Oct. 26.

Several miles south on Route 7, visitors flock to the National Museum of the Morgan Horse on Main Street in Middlebury. The museum has been at their downtown site for four years, said staffer Michelle Moye, and fall attendance has been generally good.

“Lots of people who have never ridden a horse come in here,” said Moye. “There’s a lot to look at for everyone. We have an extensive collection of beautiful photos and paintings.”

The National Museum of the Morgan Horse is dedicated to preserving and interpreting all aspects of the Morgan horse breed through educational programs, exhibits and special events.

The museum’s exhibit space displays quarterly rotating exhibits focusing on the history of the Morgan, and the museum also maintains an archive off site at the Middlebury College library, that is open to researchers. It is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

In addition to Rokeby and the Morgan Horse Museum, Addison County also hosts many other museum attractions including the following: LAKE CHAMPLAIN MARITIME MUSEUM Basin Harbor Road, Ferrisburgh The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is dedicated to the celebration of the lake’s maritime history and the preservation of their extensive collection of boats and maritime artifacts.

Visitors are invited to board the museum’s replica of a 1776 gunboat, the Philadelphia II, learn about the lake’s shipwrecks, talk to archeologists in the conservation laboratory, and explore the cultural history of the people who have long depended on Lake Champlain for food, water, and travel. A wide variety of small boats are housed on the museum’s property.

Open through Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

CHIMNEY POINT STATE HISTORIC SITE Routes 125 and 17, West Addison The Chimney Point Historic Museum features artifacts and information on Native American, French, and early Vermont history. Situated on Lake Champlain next to the Champlain Bridge, the site has a rich history dating back to 7,000 B.C., when the first human inhabitants camped there to hunt and fish. Later on, the French and British alternately settled the site, seeing the point’s potential as a strategic military location. Archeological findings uncovered during the construction of the Champlain Bridge shed light onto the site’s early and recent history, and the exhibit building, a historic 1785 tavern, houses many artifacts found in its own back yard. Open Wednesday through Sunday,

THE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Museum of Art is housed in a building that is as unique as the works of art shown there.

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9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., through Columbus Day. HENRY SHELDON MUSEUM OF VERMONT HISTORY Park Street, Middlebury The Henry Sheldon Museum prides itself on

being the oldest community-based museum in the country, having welcomed visitors since 1882. The museum is dedicated to preserving and celebrating Addison County history, both for researchers and curious folks visiting recreationally. Exhibits and archives feature extensive artifacts and documentation of Addison County’s natural resources, settlement, industries and inhabitants. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in the fall.

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART Mahaney Center for the Arts, Porter Field Road, Middlebury The Middlebury College Museum of Art aims to offer visitors a glimpse into the vast artistic achievements from cultures around the world. The collection of several thousand items includes prized pieces of Asian art, 19thcentury European sculpture, photography and contemporary prints. The museum often sponsors lectures, films, school programs and family activities. Special exhibits this fall include “Hyper! Works by Greg Haberny” and “Visual Weimar, 1919-1933.” Open this fall Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and weekends, noon-5 p.m.

VERMONT FOLKLIFE CENTER 88 Main St., Middlebury The Vermont Folklife Center preserves the voices and traditions of Vermont’s inhabitants.

(See Museumns, Page 21A)

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM of the Morgan Horse on Main Street in Middlebury strives to educate the public about the Morgan Horse through its collection of paintings, sculpture, photographs and historical materials.

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ANTIQUE SHOPS, SUCH as this one on Main Street in Bristol, provide a venue for a fun afternoon of shopping and dreaming about how your home could look with a few new accents.

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Re-purposed antiques will add unique decor to your home

By JENEVRA WETMORE ADDISON COUNTY — A great way to spend a morning or a whole weekend is to stop in at a couple of antique stores and browse with an open mind. See what’s on offer and envision how it will fit into your home décor. Spot something funky but can’t see it in your home — maybe it would make a unique Vermont gift for a family member or friend.

Every shop is different — in some precious trinkets and baubles are neatly arranged on brightly lit shelves while in others you may find yourself pawing through bins of old doorknobs or buttons. And the range of items can run from the precious — fine china and glassware — to the mundane — a bucket bench or an old baseball cap.

Let your imagination run wild. See a box full of Scrabble tiles — why not purchase a handful or two and spell out your name? Could that big, cracked pitcher become a flowerpot for your front porch? Maybe that pair of circa 1940 wooden skis would look good hanging on the walls in the mudroom.

Fall in Vermont is the perfect time and place for antiquing.

That insight comes from Joan A. Korda, who was named the 2008 National Association of Professional and Executive Women’s

Woman of the Year in Antiques. She also owns Brookside Antiques in Bridport. According to Korda, the influx of people traveling to the Green Mountain State to see the beautiful fall foliage triggers an increase in sales and, the opportunity to put goods in front of more fleeting customers prompts antique dealers to lower prices.

The types of antiques, their condition and price can vary greatly from shop to shop and from state to state — and that’s what so fun about antiquing.

“Prices from New York to here are so different. They’re very high in New York for the same type of thing that we would sell here for much less,” Korda said. “A wonderful 1700 corner cupboard from Pennsylvania in New York would sell for a fortune, and here a couple thousand dollars would do it ... You can’t figure what price is fair where, it just depends upon where you are and where you’re buying.”

She generally credits Vermont as being a great place to find prices that are generally lower and very fair to the buyer. As far as bartering for prices goes, Korda admits we all do it.

“In order to make a sale why not? If you can make a profit and take some money off

YOU’LL FIND ALL sorts of antiques and collectibles — some historic, some artistic, some practical and some whimsical — when you visit a shop like Antiques By the Falls in Brandon.

for a good customer, you go ahead and do it,” she said.

Addison County has many antique shops from Stone Block Antiques in Vergennes and Champlain Hill Antiques North Ferrisburgh down to Middlebury Antiques in East Middlebury and Antiques at 27 Main in Bristol plus over the mountains at the Village Antique and

Craft Center in Granville, just to name a few.

To find more shops, check out the Addison Independent, look in the Little Phone Book’s yellow pages or just wander the countryside with your eyes peeled for that classic “Antiques” sign.

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Fine country and period (c.1700-1870) furnishings, folk art, early lighting, paintings, prints and appropriate, 17th, 18th and early 19th century furniture and collectables.

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cultural.historic.sites Middlebury College Museum of Art

Hyper! Works by Greg Haberny September 2–October 26, 2014 In an artistic style self-described as “completely loose and out of control,” Greg Haberny uses an array of materials in his work while refusing to conform to a single medium. Melted crayons and Band-Aids add a vital texture to his work, while appropriated images of pop culture, like the iconic Mickey Mouse, create a tone of cultural and political critique.

Greg Haberny (American, b. 1975), MORE (feed the monster before it destroys everything in the room), 2013, mixed media on wood, 66 x 66 inches.

Courtesy of the artist.

Visual Weimar, 1919–1933

Max Beckmann (1884-1950), Die Enttäuschten I, 1922, lithograph, 49 x 37.6 cm. Courtesy of the Sabarsky Foundation.

September 2–December 7, 2014 This exhibit contains 25 works by German and Austrian artists created during the years of the Weimar Republic, Germany’s first democracy, which was founded shortly after the end of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in June 1919, officially ended the war and imposed heavy sanctions that plagued the state throughout its brief existence. Germans confronted extreme poverty, inflation, widespread starvation, human mutilation from war, and a sharp increase in crime and prostitution.

These particular visual stimuli, both exciting and horrifying, provoked strong reactions from the artists on display for this exhibit. Visual Weimar includes paintings, drawings, and etchings by prominent artists including George Grosz, Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Käthe Kollwitz, Erich Heckel, and Lyonel Feininger. Through their work these artists in turn contributed substantially to the highly visual culture of Weimar Germany.

Although many of the artists in the exhibition are labeled “Expressionist,” the styles they used and subjects they depicted shifted widely; some were particularly critical of Weimar culture—their works tend to contain moments of daily city life, depicted in satirical fashion—while others worked in the Bauhaus as aesthetic pioneers, conjuring up scenes shaped through abstract geometry. The works on display reflect this wide variety, from depictions of the (problematic) bourgeois subject , to prostitutes, to victims of starvation, and the corpse of a World War I soldier, to an abstract woodcut depicting sailboats and a village.

The exhibition was built around a Spring 2014 upper-level German class titled “Weimar Germany and Its Legacies.” While studying the literature and culture of the time, students were also given access to the works of art and asked to participate in the organization of the show. Additionally, they prepared short, educational animations with German dialogue as a way to bring some of the works to life. These will be available with subtitles on iPads during the exhibition.

Picturing Enlightenment: Tibetan Tangkas from the Mead Art Museum September 12–December 7, 2014 Tangkas, scroll paintings of Buddhist figures, function as objects of Buddhist meditation, ceremony, teaching, and historical recounting. The central images—painted with mostly mineral pigments bound with animal hide glue onto fabrics impregnated with a gesso ground—depict Buddha, bodhisattvas, other deities, and eminent monks.

The paintings are surrounded by fabric mounts comprised of multiple, hand-sewn layers of silks and cottons, suspended with wooden dowels. In some tangkas, a simple field of unpatterned cotton surrounds the painted image.

In more elaborate examples, ornate silk brocades encompass the paintings, and full-length silk veils cover the tangkas when they are not being viewed. Fabric “doors,” sometimes sewn beneath the images on the mounts, provide a virtual entrance by which to “enter” the paintings’ spiritual worlds.

Picturing Enlightenment highlights eighteen tangkas from the collection of Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum. So fragile that they have remained largely inaccessible to scholars and museum visitors for nearly six decades, these tangkas, primarily from Tibet, have recently been gently cleaned, stabilized, and repaired. Vibrantly colored, intricately patterned, and ranging in height from two to nine feet, each work rewards close study.

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UVM MORGAN HORSE FARM

The UVM (Universitas Viridis Montis) Morgan Horse Farm is situated on 215 acres in the lush, agricultural area of Addison County. Colonel Joseph Battell built the main barn in 1878 to house his assembly of the era’s finest Morgans.

In 1906, Battell gave his farm and Morgans to the United States government.

From 1907 to 1951, the federal government bred, trained, and exhibited many of the breed’s greats. The term “Government Morgan” is in reference to the tremendous impact of Weybridge-bred horses from that period. In 1951, 25 head of Morgans and the government property was offered to UVM and they took on the farm.

Today’s herd of 50-60 horses maintains a genetic link to General Gates – the foundation sire of Battell and the Government program.

UVM Morgans have a reputation for superior quality on a local and international basis. They are prized as foundation broodstock, and have the diversity in temperament to be show-ring champions or versatile pleasure horses.

The University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm is continuing a legacy of historic commitment to the breed. The maintenance of a permanent center for breed development and promotion is vital to the future.

The farm is also a leading tourist attraction in the state, attracting 40,000 visitors per year. From May to October, 9-4 daily, a DVD presentation and a guided tour generate tremendous breed promotion.

Come visit the UVM Morgan Horse Farm. A look at the home of UVM Morgans, the State Animal of Vermont and the First Breed of American Horse will serve to explain the motto: “Custodian of the Breed.”

University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm Visit a working farm breeding Morgan horses since 1878

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The National Museum of the Morgan Horse was founded in 1988 and moved to Main Street in Middlebury in 2010. The Museum works to educate the public about the history of the Morgan Horse by collecting, preserving and exhibiting Morgan related art and historical materials.

The Morgan Museum’s archive, housed in Special Collections of the Middlebury College Library, consists of paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures depicting the Morgan horse in all of its endeavors from the late 1700’s to the present day. Brochures, breeding pamphlets, books, club newsletters, trophies, correspondences, historic farm equipment, leather tack and civil war ephemera make up the Museum’s collection. The archive is available to serious researchers by appointment.

The Morgan Museum maintains an exhibit space on Main Street of Middlebury, where rotating The National Museum of the Morgan Horse is located in exhibits on the Morgan horse are Middlebury at 34 Main St. featured. Morgan horse history is closely entwined with the history of Vermont, New England and America at large.

A trip to the Museum will allow visitors a glimpse into the story of ‘America’s First Breed’ the Morgan Horse.

The National Museum of the Morgan Horse on view for the Fall of 2014

Selections from the Archives Guided Tours 9-3 daily, May - October Raffle Foal Program featuring UVM Whimsical

This 2014 filly, UVM WHIMSICAL is out of UVM FREEDOM and by UVM TRIUMPH, is a classic example of the Morgan breed that is being preserved and perpetuated at the UVM Morgan Horse Farm. Come visit her.

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Currently showing paintings, sculptures, photos and historic artifacts from the museum’s archives, telling the story of America’s horse and the state animal of Vermont – the Morgan Horse

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cultural.historic.sites Visit the Henry Sheldon Museum and tour our new exhibit Arthur Healy & His Students Through November 09, 2014

Several generations of area residents and Middlebury College students were introduced to the beauty and benefits of art and art history

by Arthur K.D. Healy (1902 – 1978), the College’s first “Artist in Residence,” who later joined the faculty and served as Chairman of the Fine Arts Division. He was rarely without his pencils, pens, brushes, and paper, recording the landscapes of Vermont, Ireland, Florida, and Haiti, with a particular ability to capture the Arthur K.D. Healy, Cecropia,1951, Watercolor on paper. horses at Saratoga, fly fishing on area creeks & Collection of Henry Sheldon Museum. Gift of Martine Hitchcock. rivers, grouse hunting in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, sailing on the Atlantic Coast and the waters of Lake Champlain, and hunting, trekking and fishing on Ireland’s west coast in Connemara.

The exhibit highlights a range of Healy’s watercolor paintings along with works by nine of his Middlebury College students who went on to careers as artists – Gayl Maxwell Braisted ’59, Anne “Junie” Stringer DeCoster ’55, P’87, Ken Delmar ‘63, Sabra Field ’57, Tom Johnson ’48, Joan Pokorney Sommers ’51, Nancy Taylor Stonington ’66, Vcevy Strekalovsky ’60, and Pat Hamilton Todd ’53. Arthur Healy’s legacy lives on not only in his works of art but in the paintings created by his students, who attribute to him the inspiration to embark with Arthur K.D. Healy and his wife Mary confidence on the artistic roads they Fletcher Healy leisurely make their Ken H. Delmar, The Other Woman, have traveled. way to a plein-air painting session, Watercolor on paper.

Bermuda, 1934. Photo courtesy of Sophia Healy.

recreation.destination Triple K Farm’s Petting Barn offers good old-fashioned fun for all ages.

Come experience the joy of holding a newborn chick, cuddling a sweet lamb, and feel the softness of our alpacas. We have a variety of animals that we want to share with you. We have a great play area with a sensory pit and play barn for the little ones. Don’t forget your camera, our farm provides great photo opportunities.

We offer a great birthday party package that includes use of our party room. Call 558-5900 for more information and to reserve your party date.

We are open Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We’re located at 433 Leicester-Whiting Rd, Whiting, VT 05778. Check out our web site www.triplekfarm.com.

Come by for our Fall festival!

Saturday, October 11th

On loan from the Artist.

One Park Street, Middlebury VT 05753 802-388-2117 • www.HenrySheldonMuseum.org

More information on our website triplekfarm.com

www.HenrySheldonMuseum.org

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History

Fall is the perfect time for a visit to the Sheldon Museum – featuring fine and folk paintings, sculpture and the decorative arts. The Museum offers lively tours, exhibits, programs and a documentary and photographic archival collection. Come and discover Vermont’s past by exploring the 1829 JuddHarris House. Investigate the history of your Vermont family in the Research Center. Our friendly staff and volunteers are always available to help you make the most of your visits. Browse in our wonderful Museum Shop or picnic in the garden designed and tended by the Middlebury Garden Club.

Museum hours through October 19: Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 1 - 5pm Fall/Winter/Spring: Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm Research Center: Thurs & Fri 1 - 5pm, or by appt.

Arthur K.D. Healy, Sheldon Museum, ca.1950, Watercolor on paper.

Arthur Healy & His Students Exhibit through November 09, 2014

One Park Street, Middlebury VT 05753 802-388-2117 www.HenrySheldonMuseum.org

Good old fashioned fun for all ages.

Don’t Miss Fall Fun Day – Saturday, Oct. 11th • 10am - 3pm Come see the animals plus enjoy: Hay Rides Face Painting • Games • Pony Rides Lunch (triple K Burgers, hotdogs & chips) and more!

HAVE YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY HERE AT THE BARN! Hours: Fri - Sun, 10-5 • Admission: Adults $6, Children 2-3 $5, Under 2 free 433 Leicester-Whiting Road • Whiting, Vermont 802-558-5900 • www.triplekfarm.com From Vt-30N, turn east onto Leicester-Whiting Rd., Go 2.1 miles. From Vt-7N, turn west onto Arnold District Rd., continue onto Swinington Hill Road (3.4 miles),Turn left onto Leicester-Whiting Rd. for 1.9 miles.

recreation.destination Come and see it being made!

Have company coming and need to find things to do?

Need to buy a housewarming present, birthday gift, or wedding gift?

Like to support local businesses by shopping local and buying locally made?

Maple Landmark Woodcraft offers great visitor and gift giving experiences. Our showroom hosts hundreds of products and our seconds area is chock-full of discounted and discontinued items.

We offer full factory tours, weekdays at 10 am and 1 pm. Our guided tours are right out on the shop floor where visitors can see how things are made, learn our history, talk with employees and see what it takes to be “America’s Wooden Toy Company.” We are handicapped accessible.

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cultural.historic.sites Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Fall Events & Special Exhibits

Deal of the Season! The Museum and Basin Harbor Club offer Museum admission, lunch at the Red Mill Restaurant, and a narrated lake tour aboard cruise boat Escape, all for $29 per person (Museum members $25). Available daily through October 12 (weather permitting). Ticket for each venue can be used on separate days.

Special Exhibit: 1812 – Star Spangled Nation On view through September 29. Twenty five dramatic paintings by sixteen of America’s most outstanding marine artists transport us into the War of 1812 on the oceans, Atlantic coastal waterways, and the lakes along the border between Canada and the United States, including Lake Champlain. The American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) developed this exhibit as a tribute to those whose service in the War helped develop the United States and Canada into independent nations and set the stage for 200 years of friendship. Additional stories, artifacts and archaeology from the War of 1812 are on view in LCMM’s West Gallery, adjacent to the Conservation Lab where many of these artifacts have been treated.

Special Exhibit: Traditional Sources, Contemporary Visions On view through October 12. Recent work by members of the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association includes baskets, wampum and bead work, stone sculpture, silversmithing, stained glass, watercolors, paintings, photography, gourd art and mixed media pieces.

Contemporary artwork complements exhibit panels, videos, and artifacts that reflect many centuries of Abenaki culture in the region.

Archaeology Month. Conservation Lab Workshops – September Saturdays , 1-3pm Go behind the scenes to learn the process of archeological conservation. Lab staff offers hands-on opportunities focused on a specific conservation technique. Register online or by phone. Included with Museum admission, LCMM Members get in free. Sept. 20: Conserving ceramics and glass; Sept. 27: Archaeological documentation, drafting, and photography.

Free, One-Day Teacher-Training Workshops in Watershed Science, Oct. 3 or 10 Recommended for teachers, environmental educators, graduate students, and home school parents. Learn techniques and resources to engage students with hands-on experience in evaluating the health of local waters leading into Lake Champlain. Work with some of Vermont’s top experts in fisheries, invertebrates, mapping, and watershed science education from LCMM and partner organizations, thanks to a B-WET grant from NOAA. Pre-registration is required and includes a localvore lunch. Register online, www.lcmm.org Shipwreck On-Water Tour, Saturdays Sept. 20 and Oct. 4 (10:30-11:30am). See a shipwreck - without getting wet! (Advance registration required. Weather permitting; fee includes Museum admission).

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum , 4472 Basin Harbor Road, is seven scenic miles from Vergennes, across from the Basin Harbor Club. Open daily from 10-5 through October 12.

LCMM Members and children 5 and under get in free. For information call (802) 475-2022 or visit www.lcmm.org.

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Addison County Vermont has long been an incubator for craftsmanship and creative expansion in many fields.

Artisan food and beverage producers seem to find a home easily in our communities, which hold high standards for quality and individuality.

Of late, Addison County has seen yet another boom among start-up producers of fine craft products, this time among those producing

Libations

fermented beverages.

Between Addison County and Brandon, there are at least a dozen different licensed manufacturers of beer, wine, hard cider and spirits, and it seems like more small operations are taking shape all the time.

These each vary in size and scale, some that are known and revered across the nation and some with more regional distribution, making them feel uniquely ours.

Lincoln Peak

Put together, this collection of fine beverages has drawn extra attention to Addison County, where more and more visitors are coming to sample and explore these new flavors and take a bottle (or two) home.

So as you’re drinking in the beautiful scenery on your fall foliage tour, mark a few of these spots on your map and get to know these libations as the new flavors of our community.

• Lincoln Peak • Appalacian Gap Distillery • Otter Creek Brewing

• Woodchuck Cidery

• Drop-In Brewing Co. 125

Appalachian Gap Distillery

• Windfall Orchard

Fine Vermont Spirits, made by hand in our solar-powered distillery. From spirits with intense flavors of coffee, to an incredibly smooth sipping rum, to a high-proof white whiskey that is sweet and delicious, Appalachian Gap Distillery is crafting spirits that are balanced, rich in flavor, and utterly unique. Tastings are always free!

22A • Shacksbury Cider • Whistle Pig

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• Champlain Orchard

Pick-Your-Own & Farm Market Open 9 - 5 Daily 70+ Varieties of Ecologically Grown Apples

Bakery, Cider Mill & Cidery Freshly Baked Pies & Cider Donuts Sweet, Hard & Ice Ciders

Hard and Ice Cider Tastings Daily VERMONT FRUIT GROWN WITH A CONSCIENCE

3597 Rt. 74 W. Shoreham, VT • 802-897-2777 www.champlainorchards.com

• Shoreham Winery

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Champlain Orchard

Vermont Fruit.

Grown with a Conscious.

Champlain Orchards is a family-owned and ecologically managed orchard, overlooking Lake Champlain in Shoreham, Vermont. As owners of the oldest continuously operating orchard in Vermont, Bill Suhr and Andrea Scott take pride in growing over 70 varieties of apples, along with peaches, pears, plums, cherries, nectarines and berries.

Sample Champlain Orchards’ Hard and Iced Ciders at the Farm Market at Champlain Orchards. Our Sparkling Ice Cider is the 2014 Gold Medal Winner at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition! The Farm Market is open daily from 9AM - 5PM.

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Drop-In Brewing

Steve Parkes and Christine McKeever, owners of DropIn Brewing and the American Brewers Guild, pride themselves on educating brewers and creating worldly beers with Vermont Character with a focus on drinkability. Running a Newlands 15-barrel brewing system with a capacity of 750 barrels a year, Drop-In distributes to establishments throughout Vermont.

In our tasting room customers can try our 6 beers on tap and take home any of three different-sized growlers.

Called Vermont’s “star wine producer”

by Jancis Robinson and Linda Murphy in American Wine, 2013, Lincoln Peak Vineyard has grown into one of the largest grape producers in the state since the Granstrom family started planting grapevines 13 years ago. It’s still a family farm and the Granstroms and their crew make wines solely from the grapes grown in their own vineyard, just off Route 7, three miles north of Middlebury.

Lincoln Peak is open every day to taste the wines, enjoy a glass and some local cheese on the winery porch, and walk around the vineyard.

They’re also celebrating their annual Harvest Party on Sunday, Sept.

28 with grape picking, a grape stomp, food and live music.

Tasting Room with beer samples & growler �ills

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Home to the American Brewers Guild Mon-Sat 11am-7pm , Sun 12pm-5pm • 989.7414 610 Rte. 7 South • Middlebury • dropinbeer.com

• Neshobe Rivery Winery/ Foley Brothers Brewing • Otter Valley Winery 7

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Discover Addison County’s Ripton/Lincoln Tour — 1 Hour: From Middlebury, travel south on Route 7. East on Route 125, passing the Waybury Inn. Turn left at the Ripton Country Store and follow this road north to Lincoln (take your time, part of this stretch is a dirt road). Head west out of Lincoln down the mountain to Route 17. Travel Route 17 west through the quaint village of Bristol (where you may like to stop for lunch at a variety of dining establishments) and on to Route 7. Left on Route 7 traveling south back to Middlebury. © Google - Map Data © 2009 Tele Atlas

Chimney Point Drive — 2 Hours: Leaving Middlebury, take Route 125 west to Chimney Point, the site of the new Champlain Bridge, finished November 2011. A short trip across the bridge to Crown Point in New York will offer great views back to Vermont, and is a great place for a picnic or tour around a major historic landmark.

Another stop along this route is the nearby DAR John Strong Mansion Museum and State Park.

Take Route 17 east to Addison, where you will pick up Route 22A and head north into Vergennes, the smallest city in the United States.

Note: Vergennes has some of the most interesting buildings in Victorian architecture. If you have time, get out of your car, wander in the Bixby Memorial Library on Main Street, and gaze up at the glass ceiling in the center of the building.

In Vergennes, take Monkton Road east. Cross Route 7 and continue east to the village of Monkton Ridge. At Monkton Ridge turn right onto Bristol Monkton Road, heading south, and continue to Bristol. In Bristol take Route 17 west to Route 7 and head south on Route 7 back to Middlebury.

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Fall Foliage Road Trips

Mad River Valley Tour — 3-4 Hours: Champlain lookout — 3 hours: From Middlebury, take Route 30 south to Sudbury, where you pick up Route 73 and travel west to Larrabee’s Point on Lake Champlain. You may want to cruise the lake at Mount Independence leaving from Larrabee’s Point, which is home to the Fort Ticonderoga ferry. Continue north on Route 74 passing through historic Shoreham.

Take Route 22A heading north. In Bridport take Route 125 west to Chimney Point on Lake Champlain, where you can admire the new Champlain Bridge, which opened in November, 2011. Follow Route 17 east. At the West Addison General Store, known locally as WAGS, bear left off Route 17 and, staying along Lake Champlain, head north on Jersey Street. Left on Button Bay Road and head north, passing beautiful Button Bay State Park, where one might want to stop and picnic down past the Basin Harbor Resort. Right on Basin Harbor Road toward Vergennes will bring you back to Route 22A, where you’ll travel south to Addison. Take Route 17 east to Route 23 and Route 23 south through Weybridge and back into Middlebury.

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From Middlebury, take Route 7 south to Route 125. Route 125 east through East Middlebury and Ripton, passing the Robert Frost Wayside Recreation Area, the famous Middlebury College Bread Loaf campus, crossing over the Middlebury Gap (elevation 2,149 feet). Proceed down the mountain (also known as the Robert Frost Memorial Drive), into the town of Hancock.

Take Route 100 north through the town of Granville, watching on your left for the beautiful Moss Glen Falls. Continue north into Waitsfield, where you will pick up Route 17, and follow it west over the Appalachian Gap (elevation 2,365 feet). When you get to the bottom of the other side, you’ll take a left and Route 17 and Route 116 will run together for several miles, including through the village of Bristol. Just past the village, Route 116 peels off south but you should say on Route 17 westbound through New Haven until you come to Route 7. Take Route 7 south back to Middlebury.

Capital City Cruise — Day Trip: From Middlebury, take Route 7 south to Route 125, Route 125 east over the mountains to Route 100 in Hancock. Take Route 100 south to Stockbridge, where you pick up Route 107 and drive east to Royalton.

In Royalton take Interstate 89 (known as one of the most beautiful interstates in the country) and head north, passing Vermont’s capital city, Montpelier. Get off the interstate at Middlesex (Exit 9) and take Route 100B south to the town of Waitsfield. In Waitsfield, pick up Route 17 and head west over the Appalachian Gap (elevation 2,365 feet) to Route 7. Follow Route 7 south back to Middlebury.

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PLUMP UP YOUR CLOSET FOR FALL! Chalet • Tribal • Accessories Great consignments from: geiger • habitat • ani barrie peruvian connection willow & more!

on the Falls

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An Eclectic Store!

“The Bookshop has a thousand books, All colors, hues, and tinges, And every cover is a door That turns on magic hinges.”

– Nancy Bird Turner 99 Maple Street, Marble Works, Middlebury • 388-3241 M-Sat. 10-5 • Sun. by chance • ottercreekusedbooks.com

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check Call 388-2221or ok us out on facebo for more info.

Cacklin’ Hens

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383 Exchange Exchange Street, • info@cacklinhens.com 383 Street,Middlebury Middlebury• 388-2221 • 388-2221 • cacklinhens.com

Middlebury’s Spooktacular fun for all ages, slated for Oct. 26 MIDDLEBURY — Hay bales, festive games and costumes will once again decorate the town green on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. for the 7th Annual Middlebury Spooktacular, hosted by the Better Middlebury Partnership and the town of Middlebury.

The green will be alive with music, dancing, costumes and games for all ages.

Festivities will conclude with a children’s trick-or-treat parade along Main Street led by the legendary Spooktacular witch, a.k.a. Nancie Dunn.

After an hour-and-a-half of fun on the green, the parade will leave the green at 2:30 p.m. Accompanied by parents and Spooktacular volunteers, the monsters, goblins, animals, superheroes, princesses and all

the other wacky and creative creatures who come out for that afternoon will cross to the post office and continue along Main Street to Cannon Park. From here the procession will cross toward the Ilsley Library and parade back up to the town green.

Happy Valley Orchard will be on hand selling delicious cider and doughnuts, and Monument Farms Dairy will be serving their chocolate milk throughout the event.

So if you love Halloween’s goofy energy and creative expression, gear up and head to the Spooktacular.

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Bakery, Cider Mill & Cidery Freshly Baked Pies & Cider Donuts Sweet, Hard & Ice Ciders

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Now doing small custom pressing

• Saturdays at Middlebury Farmers’ Market

• Farmstand at the Orchard Sunday Afternoons in October 1491 Route 30, Cornwall, VT www.windfallorchardvt.com

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Vergennes (Continued from Page 6A) VergennesDowntown.org.

Just west of downtown, the Vergennes sure of downtown Vergennes. With a memorable stained-glass domed ceiling, the library Falls is where the Otter Creek passes through the city and water-powered sawmills once is well worth a detour.

The library hosts several public programs reigned. This is also the site where Commoand series, including the weekly children’s dore Thomas Macdonough built the ships he used to defeat the British in an story hour, at 10:30 a.m. important battle in the War of Another annual family event Pumpkins in 1812. is the free Fall Festival on SatThere are beautiful views of urday, Sept. 20. The festival the Park is an the falls from either side of the will take place on the Vergennes annual event basin down below at the city city green and is sponsored by that calls all docks on one side of the creek the Assembly of God Christian the creative, and at Falls Park on the other.

Center.

In addition to Falls Park, With games, activities, spooky, goofy bounce houses, a flea market, or strange jack- you can also visit Settlers Park above the falls. Both are an easy food and live entertainment, o-lanterns to from downtown. this event is a great way to celthe town green stroll For a slightly more advenebrate fall and get to know your for a Halloween turous jaunt, travelers can visit neighbors in the little city.

Button Bay and Kingsland Pumpkins in the Park is ball.

Bay state parks on the shores of an annual event that calls all Lake Champlain in Ferrisburgh the creative, spooky, goofy or strange jack-o-lanterns to the town green for or Chimney Point State Historic Site in Ada Halloween ball. Hosted by the Vergennes dison. All three of these parks are relatively Partnership on Saturday, Oct. 25, festivities close by and offer a great site for a fall picnic begin with trick-or-treating down Main Street by the lake or cruise in a kayak or a canoe.

For the cyclist in the bunch, let Vergennes and at the Vergennes Residential Care Home be your start and end point and enjoy a ride from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Starting at 5:30 will be the third annual between these lakeside parks along nice and Great Pumpkin Cook-Off. Entries of all relatively flat roads.

Also to the west is the Lake Champlain ages and abilities are asked to use pumpkin instead of garlic to ward off any passing vam- Maritime Museum, which offers activities and displays for all ages to explore the history pires.

First, second and third place will be and culture surrounding the lake. awarded for best pumpkin dessert and best savory creation in both the adult and youth (under 18) categories. After judging is complete, any remaining food will available for sampling.

From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., a kids’ Halloween safety presentation will be held at the fire station. The Vergennes Police Department will be giving away free reflective bags and glow sticks to be used on Halloween.

At 7 p.m. the pumpkins will be lit and lined up for entry into a contest with great prizes to win and people to impress in the annual Pumpkin Glow on the green.

As the pumpkins blaze, a costume parade will commence around the park, celebrating all of the hard work and creativity put into the costumes and pumpkin carving. Keep your eyes out for your favorite costume — it might just give you an idea for next year’s outfit.

All evening events are free, but donations will be accepted. Cider and donuts will be available. For more information of the ghostly happenings, or to download registration forms for the pumpkin carving BIXBY MEMORIAL LIBRARY contest or the pumpkin cook-off, visit

VERGENNES CITY BLOCK

THE 1902 ICE yacht “Storm King” is the centerpiece of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Hazelett Watercraft Center.

Museums

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

(Continued from Page 7A) miles of walking trails, including handicapped The museum currently features an exhibit titled accessible trails. Open daily, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., “Hitting the Mat,” a photo series by Emily Mc- through Columbus Day. Nanamy chronicling Slam All-Star Wrestling, Orwell Historical Society Museum a group of ordinary, working Vermont men and BRANDON MUSEUM women who shed their daytime identities to asRoute 7 at Route 73 West, Brandon sume their spandex and feather-boa clad wresThe Brandon Museum opened in 2010 to prestling personas to wrestle one night per month at ent the social, industrial, and agricultural hisMoose Lodge in St. Albans. Other rotating ex- tory of the town and surrounding communities. hibits feature artifacts and information celebrat- Housed in the birthplace of Stephen A. Douglas, ing residents of various small towns, snapshots one of America’s most prominent 19th-century into different time periods, or iconic figures that politicians, the museum features an exhibit on make Vermont a culturally the anti-slavery movement rich place. Open Tuesday to in Brandon and the effect Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. of the Civil War. Open daily MOUNT through mid-October, 11 INDEPENDENCE a.m.-4 p.m.

HISTORIC SITE In addition to the above Mount Independent Road, museums, many of the Orwell towns in Addison County Mount Independence, a have their own historical National Historic Landmark, societies with displays in is one of the largest and most various town buildings. well preserved RevolutionFor instance, the Bristol ary War sites in the country.

Historical Society displays The site featured one of the collections of photographs, largest fortifications built by maps, postcards, posters Americans to defend against and newspapers in historic the British, and the extenHowden Hall at 19 West St. sive archeological record Learn more about all 13 of chronicles the history of the these local organizations occupants and of Vermont’s online at http://vermonpart in the Revolutionary thistory.org/community/ War. In addition to the onleague-of-local-societiessite museum, Mount Indeand-museums-directory/ THE 1902 ICE YACHT pendence includes several addison-county.

“STORM KING”

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DOWNTOWN BRISTOL

Bristol celebrates fall with talent, festival and pumpkins The Bristol Recreation staff has been working at putting together a number of fall events and classes for the community, working to keep Bristol a hub of cultural life in Addison County.

The 16th annual Harvest Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the green in Bristol. There are many ways to enjoy the day.

You can get a head start on the day with a 5-km road race in the morning and then feel free to sit by the gazebo and enjoy live music, with a new band every hour.

Or you can take part by entering one of the many food and craft contests. An annual favor-

ite is the Pie Eating Contest — the pie is supplied, so all you need is an appetite. Also featured is the Biggest Zucchini Contest, where local gardeners bring the monsters of their garden that got away from them; a Chicken Wing Contest, judged by area connoisseurs; and, last but not least, the Best Ever Apple Pie contest, won last year by Barb Saunders.

New this year, Bristol Rec invites community members to photograph the town, it’s people, places and events for two days in the 48-Hour Self Portrait of Bristol. The session starts at midnight, Friday, Sept. 26 and goes through Saturday, Sept. 27. Photographs can be submitted online at bristolrec.org and

should be limited to 12 submissions per person. All images must be submitted after 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 26 and before 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 27. A digital slide show will be presented to the community at a later date determined by the Bristol Rec Department. Bristol Rec staff will select photos. Anyone can participate. All photos must be family-friendly.

On Oct. 2, 3 and 4 Bristol will host a community build for the new playground being constructed on the town green. There are jobs for everyone and the committee expects they will need between 30 and 40 volunteers each day.

The new playground will be one of the most

accessible playgrounds in the state, and Bristol residents are very proud of the design. If you, your family, business or group would like to volunteer, contact Darla at the Recreation office at 453-5885. This s a supervised build with playground experts on hand to help us install items like swings, slides, jungle gyms and other traditional playground items.

Prepare for an unforgettable experience on Friday, Oct. 3, with the Vermont Institute of Natural Science’s live raptor show, featuring a selection of our resident “avian ambassadors.”

Educational and fun, this presentation will connect you to the masters of the sky while (See Bristol, Page 23A)

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Bristol

HARVEST FESTIVAL 2013

(Continued from Page 22A) you learn about their amazing adaptations and the critical role they play in our environment.

Donations welcome.

Oct. 18 will be the day when Bristol’s Main Street windows are adorned with paintings and decorations for Halloween. This is a tradition that goes back over three decades, each year adding a creative flair to downtown. If you would like to reserve a window to paint, contact the Bristol Recreation Department at 453-5885.

Halloween festivities will continue with a new Community Pumpkin Carving and Pumpkin Glow event on Friday, Oct. 24. The event will kick off in Bristol’s Holley Hall at 3 p.m. where folks can bring a pumpkin to carve, a little imagination and a lot of carving enthusiasm. Bristol Rec will supply the carvers, stencils, markers and decorations, so bring

your friends, your family and your pumpkin and join in for some holiday fun.

At 7 p.m. carved pumpkins (with an LED candle) will be brought to the Bristol Green and the park will come alive with Jack-O-Lanterns of all kinds. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative, the scariest and the prettiest pumpkin.

Halloween stories will follow at the bandstand on the green and mulled cider and donuts will be available to finish out the evening.

Show Bristol what you’ve got at the Talent Show on Nov. 21 at Holley Hall. Auditions will be held on Sunday, Nov. 2, from noon to 3 p.m. at Holley Hall; the Talent Show will begin at 7 p.m. on the 21st. All acts are welcome, but must be family-friendly and no more than 3 minutes long. Prizes will be awarded as Bristol’s next biggest stars are discovered!

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‘Harvest people’ welcome all to Brandon’s HarvestFest, Oct. 4 BRANDON — Visitors and townspeople, old and young, enjoy making “harvest people,” also known as stick figures, scarecrows or leaf people. At Brandon’s annual fall HarvestFest on Saturday, Oct. 4, the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce will supply all materials, accessories, and instruction on how to make your very own harvest person.

This event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Central Park off Route 7 in downtown Brandon, is a great way for people to be creative and let imaginations run wild.

Eventgoers choose clothes, a hat, shoes, and embellishments to personalize their own “person.” Bring your own clothes or choose from an assortment provided by the chamber. Volunteers help with the finishing touches. The first “Harvest Person” per family is free of charge. After that, they are only $5 each.

Besides making harvest people, the event includes hayrides and pumpkins, delicious grilled food, apple pies, doughnuts and all kinds of treats, all offered by area nonprofit organizations.

A rain location will be announced at Brandon.org if necessary.

ARTIST OPEN STUDIOS Oct. 4 and 5 is also the weekend when artists in the Brandon area will open their studios for people to see how they work. Studios are open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.

The Brandon Artists Guild at 7 Center St. is a great place to start your tour. You can see what artwork the guild’s members have on display, then pick up local and state maps there and visit three local artists within walking distance from the gallery before traveling to artists further outside town.

Participating local artists include mixedmedia artist Joan Curtis, who will be showing some of the large acrylic paintings as well as her mixed-media sculpture. She’ll be able to demonstrate how she works. Curtis, whose studio is at 10 Union St., has participated regularly in statewide Open Studio Weekends for two decades; she always looks forward to greeting visitors in her studio.

Ceramic artist Susan Smith-Hunter will be showing textural ceramic sculptures, wall planters and pique assiette mosaics.

Her studio is at 4 Railroad Ave., right next to The Granary in Brandon.

At the Medana Gabbard Gallery at 1340 Grove St., Medana Gabbard will show folk art paintings, mosaics and landscapes.

Look for the iconic bright yellow “Open Studio” signs posted along the roads to guide visitors to the studios.

GEORGE AND MARCIA Wines, with their shelties Star and Fawn, traveled from Monrovia, Md., to see how Brandonites celebrate the foliage season and to bring a leaf person home.

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Rokeby Museum, Route 7, Ferrisburgh. Underground Railroad site and prominent Quaker family farm. www.rokeby.org. Open through Oct. 26.

Kingsland Bay State Park, Ferrisburgh. Day use, nature path. www.vtstateparks.com/ htm/kingsland.htm. Open through Oct. 13.

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Ferrisburgh. Traces the history of Lake Champlain, extensive indoor and outdoor exhibits, including boats. www.lcmm.org.

Button Bay State Park, Ferrisburgh. Overnight camping, nature trails. www.vtstateparks. com/htm/buttonbay.htm. Open through Oct. 13.

Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area, Route 17, Addison. Home to migrating waterfowl, walking paths, and boat launches. www.vtfishandwildlife.com/wmaguide.cfm.

Bixby Library, 258 Main St., Vergennes. Stained glass ceiling illuminates historic library and extensive collection of early arrowheads and other artifacts. www.bixbylibrary.org.

Lord’s Prayer Rock, Bristol. In 1891, Joseph C. Greene paid a carver to engrave the Lord’s Prayer on a huge rock sitting next to what is today Route 116. It’s still an unusual roadside attraction.

Snake Mountain. Parking lot on Mountain Road in Addison. Family-friendly hike to beautiful vistas of Champlain Valley and Adirondacks. Don’t leave valuables in the car. www.vtfishandwildlife.com/wmaguide.cfm.

Mount Abraham trail access, Long Trail, Lincoln. Summit includes 360-degree panorama. www.greenmountainclub.org.

University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm, Morgan Horse Farm Road, Weybridge.

Beautiful grounds featuring a leading breeding program for state’s official animal. Tours daily. www.uvm.edu/morgan.

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, 1 Park St., downtown Middlebury.

Tour the Judd Harris House, ongoing exhibits and events. Fall show of Arthur Healy watercolors. www.henrysheldonmuseum.org.

Vermont Folklife Center, 88 Main St., Middlebury. Rotating exhibits. www. vermontfolklifecenter.org.

Middlebury College. Campus tours available at admissions office. Event listings available at arts center ticket office. www.middlebury.edu.

Green Mountain National Forest Ranger Station, Route 7 South, Middlebury. Extensive material available about hiking and camping in the GMNF. www.fs.fed.us/r9/gmfl.

Trail Around Middlebury. The “TAM” is a 16-mile footpath that encircles Middlebury and links several hundred acres of town land, conserved properties and other local landmarks. www.maltvt.org/tam.html.

Falls of Lana, Rattlesnake Cliffs, Silver Lake trails access, Salisbury-Leicester town line. www.newenglandwaterfalls.com/vermont.php.

Branbury State Park, Salisbury. Day use and overnight camping, kid-friendly sandy beach and extensive grass lawn, boat rentals. www.vtstateparks.com/htm/branbury.htm.

Open through Oct. 13.

Spirit in Nature Path, Goshen Road, Ripton. Immerse yourself in nature by walking any of the 11 different paths. www.spiritinnature.com.

DAR State Park & Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison. Overnight camping in tent sites plus historic DAR John Strong Mansion Museum close to state park. www. vtstateparks.com/htm/dar.cfm. Chimney Point is the site of Native American, early French, and Revolutionary War-era settlement. Historic tavern was an important meeting place. Ongoing exhibits and tours. www.historicsites.vermont.gov/chimneypoint. Open through Oct. 13.

Fort Ticonderoga (across ferry in New York). Preserved Revolutionary War fort with extensive interpretation, guides, re-enactors, gift shop and many events. www.fortticonderoga.org. Open through Nov. 2.

Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell. A largely undisturbed Revolutionary War site. Visitors center with extensive exhibits and many interpretive trails. http:// historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/mount_independence. Open through Oct. 13.

Steven A. Douglas Birthplace & Museum, Route 7, Brandon. Town of Brandon museum located in historic birthplace of statesman Steven A. Douglas. Enjoy local history including architecture, industry, business, tourism, and immigration. http://brandon.org/ the-brandon-museum.

Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center St., Brandon. Gallery shows work from a diverse group of more than 50 artists in various media. brandonartistsguild.org.

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See local artists at work this October ADDISON COUNTY/BRANDON — medium like pottery or woodturning Leaf peepers love Vermont in autumn, or photography, you can create a traveling the state to see the brilliant show tour of just those studios. In Addison of reds, oranges and yellows shimmering County, visit these artists’ spaces: in the mountains and valleys. While Kit Clark Furniture, custom studio looking for peak foliage, however, they furniture, beds, tables and chairs, 997 also can take advantage of many special Four Winds Road, North Ferrisburgh; events during their stay, one of which is Creative Space Gallery, fine art, the Vermont Fall Open Studio Weekend. photographs, furniture and pottery, Over Oct. 4 and 5, craftspeople and 229 Main St., Vergennes; Dale Helms artists at sites in every region of Vermont Fine Furniture, custom contemporary will open their studios to the public. furniture, 2886 Mountain Road, Iconic bright yellow Open Studio signs Bristol; Robert Compton Pottery, are posted along the roads to guide hand-thrown functional and decorative visitors to the studios. pottery, 2662 N. Route Visitors are offered 116, Bristol; ARTSight a behind-the-scenes Studios and Gallery, look at the workspaces paintings, mixed of glassblowers, media, monotypes and weavers, sculptors, jewelry, 6 South St., potters, woodworkers, Bristol; and Vermont printmakers, jewelers, Hardwood Sculpture furniture makers, - J.H. Clarke, burls, painters, quilters, and hard maple, black other makers. cherry and butternut, The Vermont 731 Gore Road, Crafts Council, which Starksboro. organizes the event, And also, John Filan publishes a free map Woodworking and booklet available at Photography, unique Vermont welcome wooden serving boards centers, galleries, and PERFUME BOTTLE FROM JOHN and photography, 291 CHILES GLASS, ORWELL. community centers Sheep Farm Road, that gives people an Weybridge; Trillium easy way to plan an individualized tour Art & Beyond - Yinglei Zhang, route. Each studio is numbered with the traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy, location shown on the Open Studio map/ landscape, birds and flowers, 56 High St., guide. Directions, addresses and contact Middlebury; Danforth Pewter Workshop information are also listed. and Store, watch pewter being made, 52 There are two regional information Seymour St., Middlebury; Phoebe Stone, centers in our area — Art on Main paintings, children’s books, pastels at 25 Main St. in Bristol and the and illustrations, 52 N. Pleasant St., Brandon Artists Guild at 7 Center St. Middlebury; Norma Jean Rollet, pastels, in Brandon. These are places to give oils, puzzles and paintings, 185 Cottage studio explorers an overview of this Lane, Middlebury; Mike Mayone Fine particular part of Vermont. A map can Art, paintings, prints, note cards, realism, be requested on the Vermont Crafts landscapes, 8 Case St., Middlebury; True Council website (www.vermontcrafts. Water Gallery - Molly Hawley, portraits, com), where an online version is landscapes, abstracts and fabric art, 1266 available as well. Maps can also be Route 125, Ripton; and John Chiles obtained by calling (802) 223-3380 or Glass, vases, bowls, pitchers, ornaments emailing vt1crafts@aol.com. and tumblers, 690 Route 73, Orwell.

Once you have your Open Studio In Brandon, which is just over the line map, it is easy to plan a studio tour: in Rutland County, visit these artists: Choose a section of Addison County Medana Gabbard Gallery at 1340 Grove that you want to explore and find St., folk art paintings, mosaics and studios along the way. Or maybe your landscapes; Joan Curtis, 10 Union St., destination is a classic Vermont village mixed-media artwork; and Smith-Hunter and you want to look for studios nearby. Studio, 4 Railroad Ave., ceramic If you are fascinated by a specific sculpture, mosaics and pottery.

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