About the Chamber

Brought to you by the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce

180 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 BrattleboroChamber.org 802-254-4565 Welcome to the One and Only Brattleboro, Vermont! This guide is designed to serve both our local population and act as an enticement for the rest of you to come pay us a visit - and perhaps even call this eastern corner of Vermont, home. Within these pages you will discover all sorts of things to see, savor, relish, indulge in and return to experience again and again. The businesses represented in the yellow section in the back and highlighted throughout this guide are all members of this 116 year old organization…may I say institution? If you’re not currently a member of Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce or will be setting up shop down the road please consider joining us and becoming part of an ever growing, eclectic, vibrant and diverse business community. Enjoy!

PUBLISHER Jordan Brechenser/Brattleboro Reformer EDITOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR Cicely M. Eastman EDITOR/DESIGN/PHOTOGRAPHY Gregory Lesch THE COVER John Steven Gurney ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Lylah Wright/Brattleboro Reformer ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce thanks the many advertisers who have made this publication possible and the businesses and individuals who have assisted. THE FINE PRINT While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication, the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce and the Brattleboro Reformer shall not be held liable for any errors. If you do find an error please let us know so we can correct it for the next edition.

About our cover

Our cover art was created by Brattleboro resident John Steven Gurney. He is the illustrator of over 140 chapter books for children, including the A to Z Mysteries, the Bailey School Kids, and The Calendar Mysteries series. He is the author and illustrator of the picture book Dinosaur Train and the Fuzzy Baseball series of graphic novels. Learn more at johnstevengurney.com

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About the Chamber ............................ 4 Getting Here.......................................... 5 Doing Business Here........................... 6 Downtown Brattleboro...................... 7 Numbers, Kudos & Fun Facts............ 8 Area Resources..................................... 9 Windham County................................. 12 Map of Exits ........................................... 14 Where to Dine ..................................... 15 Where to Shop..................................... 16 Where to Stay ...................................... 17 Calendar of Events............................... 18 Cultural Resources .............................. 23 Recreation.............................................. 26 Education Matters ............................... 29 Directory................................................ 30 Index ........................................................ 64