Brought to you by the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce
180 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 BrattleboroChamber.org 802-254-4565
PUBLISHER Jordan Brechenser/Brattleboro Reformer EDITOR/DESIGN DIRECTOR Cicely M. Eastman EDITOR/PHOTOGRAPHY Gregory Lesch THE COVER Daimian Lix
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Open for Business....................................... 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 Sample our Spirits....................................... 18 Harris Hill turns 100................................... 18 Calendar of Events...................................... 19 Cultural Resources...................................... 23 Recreation..................................................... 26 Education Matters ...................................... 29 Directory....................................................... 30 Index.............................................................. 64
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.
Windham County and the Greater
Brattleboro Area are open for business!
We have a diverse business community – manufacturing, health care, food producers, art, retail and tourism to name just a few – and a quality of life that can’t be beat! We bet you didn’t know that these businesses call the Greater Brattleboro Area home. The question is, “Why aren’t you?” Mocha Joe’s Roasting Company (coffee), Against the Grain Gourmet (gluten-free baked goods), Grafton Village Cheese (award winning cheeses), and Commonwealth Dairy (yogurt) all sell their products nationally while operating with a commitment to socially responsible and sustainable business practices.
Back Roads Granola, made daily and
shipped fresh out of the oven, uses only the highest quality certified organic and nonGMO ingredients to produce delicious, nutritious and what some say is the best granola ever!
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Creating fine ceramics, dinnerware and housewares has been what artist and designer Laura Zindel and her staff of local artisans have done for almost 20 years. Laura Zindel Design has been featured in dozens of magazines around the country and appeared on “The O List” in Oprah Winfrey’s “O” Magazine. Featuring many eco-friendly and fair trade items, Altiplano is a modern lifestyle store, full of creative items for home, wardrobe and giving. Based in Brattleboro and Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Altiplano is committed to creating innovative products that support indigenous communities and the environment.
Getting Here TO BRATTLEBORO
Albany, NY v78 miles (2 hours) Bangor, MEv 300 miles (5 hours) Boston, MA v104 miles (2 hours) Hartford, CT v 84 miles (1.5 hours) Manchester, NH v 83 miles (1.75 hours) Montreal, Canadav189 miles (4 hours) New York City, NYv2 00 miles ( 3.5 hours) Springfield, MA v59 miles (1 hour) Montpelier,VT (state capital)v115 miles (1.75 hours) Burlington,VT (largest city in state)v 151 miles (2.5 hours) Travel time estimated for car RAIL TRAVEL
Amtrak’s Vermonter, providing service from St. Albans,VT to Washington, D.C., stops in Brattleboro once daily northbound and southbound. amtrak.com/ vermonter-train. AIR TRAVEL
Brattleboro is approximately 80 miles from Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor Locks,
CT, 120 miles from Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, 91 miles from Manchester (NH) Airport, and 151 miles
from Burlington (VT) International Airport. BUS TRAVEL
Greyhound Bus provides service throughout the country to and from Brattleboro. www.greyhound.com.
Welcome!
CAR TRAVEL • From points north
and south: Follow Interstate 91 to Exit 1, 2 and 3. • From points east (eastern Massachusetts): Take Route 2 west to Interstate 91 in Greenfield. Travel north on 1-91 into Vermont and to Exit 2. At the end of the ramp, turn left, then follow Route 9 East (Western Avenue, which becomes High Street) to the center of town, approximately 1 mile. • From points west (Albany and the NY capital district): Take Interstate 787 North toward Troy, which becomes Route 7 East. Follow through Troy. At the Vermont line, Route 7 East becomes Route 9 East (Molly Stark Scenic Byway) which you can follow all the way to downtown Brattleboro. PARKING
Brattleboro vigorously enforces its parking ordinances. Long-term parking (pay and display) is available in the Brattleboro Transportation Center on Elliot Street, or at the High-Grove lot on High Street (Route 9). Threehour parking is available in the Harmony lot (Elliot Street). Metered parking is available downtown for up to 2 hours. For more information about parking in Brattleboro, visit brattleborochamber.org
Reachable by wheel, rail, cycle or trail, the Brattleboro area is the southeastern gateway to Vermont – a hop from Boston, Hartford, the New York Metro
Area, and, yes, even from Montreal. Come for a day, week, season - or lifetime! You can shop, feast, take in some music, a play or discover a walkable, thriving, uniquely interesting downtown. And for the nature lovers, the Brattleboro area offers terrific hiking, biking, canoeing, skating and snowshoeing. One visit and we know you’ll fall in love with all the things we are! www.brattleborochamber.org www.brattleborochamber.org
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