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Bennington – Manchester

! e e r F GUIDE TO Fall/Winter 2012

Manchester 7 Bennington 9

EVENT LISTINGS • REGIONAL MAP • TOWN MAPS

Guide to Shopping, Dining, Lodging, Attractions, Events, Outdoor Recreation & Local Lore

The Hildene

Experience

Covered Bridge Guide story pg. 10

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Manchester Craft Festival story pg. 13

Bennington Potters story pg. 5

True Grid story pg. 6

Bennington . . . . . . . . . .pg. 2 Downtown Bennington .pg. 4 North Bennington . . . . .pg. 5 Shaftsbury . . . . . . . . .pg. 11 Arlington . . . . . . . . . .pg. 11 Sunderland . . . . . . . . .pg. 11 Manchester . . . . . . . . .pg. 15

Towns - Town Maps

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Regional & Recreation Map

Interior view of the 1903 Pullman Palace Car, “Sunbeam” on exhibit at Hildene.

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Bennington ~ Incorporated 1749 • Population 15,473 ~

Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce - 802-447-3311 • www.bennington.com Bennington Town Office - 802-442-1037 • www.bennington.com/town Map not to scale. Not all roads shown.

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Discover 7 galleries of fine art Wildlife, Native American, champion bird carvings, Eric Sloane and Images of New England, plus dynamic wind sculptures.

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Pownal was the site of Vermont’s only witch trial... the Widow Kriegger was dumped in the Hoosic River on the theory that if she was innocent she would sink, and if she floated it was due to the support of the Devil and would be guilty. Legend has it that the Widow Kriegger sank like a stone, and it was with difficulty that she was fished back out to enjoy her aquittal.

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Bennington Museum

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Autumn, 1923(detail) by Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), © Plattsburgh State Art Museum.

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Artisan Gallery & Country Store

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Furniture Barn & Gallery

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Downtown Bennington

Walking Tours Event Information

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Shops & Galleries • Restaurants • Free Parking • Bakeries & Cafés • Walking Tours

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LIL’ BRITAIN Restaurant

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North Bennington HISTORIC ROUTE

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old customers return year after year and new cus. ll R d i H r e tomers wish they had found the placeentyears ago. Are p these potters proud of what they do? In a word: Yes. It shows. And visitors to the pottery can see it right away as they watch the potters work. North Powna l Rd The hands-on tradition: Every piece of ware

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passes through at least 8 pairs of hands with some handling the piece 2 or 3 times before it is ready to be shipped or put on the store’s shelves. Liquid clay Grandview St. poured from a dairy farm’s milking hose or a shapeless nondescript hunk of firm clay will become a streamlined cup, plate, bowl, platter, or piece of bake ware. Each phase of production – from forming to firing – is carefully attended by these skilled artisans who both inspect and perfect at each step of the way. The potters work to the design, standard and pattern while the glazing techniques insure that no two pieces are ever exactly alike. There is a magical serendipity – individuality really – like that found in Vermont’s landscape. The processes are repeated hundreds even thousands of times, yet each piece is as fresh and new asUSif it were the very first one made. The hand to hand Barbers Pondthe Grist Mill chain ends when the potters’ partners, sales associates, hand the piece purchased to the customer. As they say at aBennington Potters: from our d Ro d n hands to yours.er(See s Po ad on page 3.) Hillside Street

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nwards and Upwards! That’s what David Gil, the founder of Bennington Potters used to tell the members of his company. Bennington’s potters are still constantly improving, innovating, and attending to every detail to meet the demands of the changing world. Bennington Potters, today a small company of 10 dedicated potters and an equally dedicated sales and support staff, remains a significant player in the world market for dinnerware, bake ware and art pottery. It’s all in the design: David Gil’s design oriented philosophy is the key principle guiding these potters into the 21st century. They adhere to Gil’s original quality design standard – as innovative and state-of the-art today as it was in 1948 when the company was founded – even though they are using clay forming methods that are primitive by today’s standards. It is all about the piece. Considerations of size, shape, look, feel, color, texture, durability, usability, comfort, ease, simplicity – the simple beauty of it all – is what goes into a piece made by Bennington Potters. This is why

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f you are a fan of beer, then you must visit this famed local brewery and restaurant. They feature seven brews of their own making, including favorites such as Old 76, Sucker Pond Blonde, Willoughby’s Scottish Ale, Bucks Honey Wheat, Wassick’s White Wall, Crowtown Pale Ale, and a changing seasonal brew. They offer a varied pub menu that includes vegetarian options, all-you-can-eat fish & chips (on Wednesdays), burgers, pasta dishes, and a childrens menu. Make sure to try the home-made chips! The atmosphere is welcoming and family friendly. Serving lunch and dinner, they are open seven days a week. Seasonal outdoor seating is available. This is a local favorite and you won’t be dissapointed! (see ad pg. 4)

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True Grid

Bill Scully, a Bennington College class of ’94 graduate, has built restaurants, re-energized a store, and singlehandedly revitalized North Bennington. Now he’s poised to deliver electricity in a way that could, well, change the world.

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ou gotta hate yourself a little to be this busy,” laughs Bill Scully, a man who, if that were true, would have to be the most self-loathing guy on the planet. Think we’re kidding? In the last 18 years—since Scully left Bennington College—he has: worked as a dishwasher; been a student of sculpture and architecture; assisted well-known artists such as Jenny Holzer and Maria Westerlund-Roosen; apprenticed at a local café; graduated to executive chef at the well-known Cambridge Hotel; opened the popular, award-winning restaurant, Pangaea, in North Bennington; enlarged it with Pangaea Lounge; bought and revamped the much-loved Powers Market across the street; launched a second restaurant, Allegro, in downtown Bennington; returned to the College as its director of dining services, which oversees not only the food for the whole campus but its numerous events as well; and, oh yes, took ownership of a dilapidated, vacant paper mill, in order to orchestrate a hydroelectric project that is likely to become the poster project for green energy across Vermont and possibly the country. “I like to joke that in 18 years, I’ve moved two blocks…but that’s all I needed.” Scully is a force, one whose diversity in his resumé is matched only by an unusual sincerity and humility of purpose. Each project he undertakes has, at its core, a deep desire to learn, to understand, and to do good. He remains, in the best sense, a consummate student. Take this latest power plant idea: “I guess it started when I was talking with Liz [Coleman] in 2008,” he recalls. “I think we were having a glass of wine at Pangaea, and she basically said to me that she felt she and her peers had spent their lives educating an entire generation to disbelieve in government. It upset her, and it moved me. I decided right then that this conversation—what became The Democracy Project and now CAPA—was one I needed to be a part of.” Scully, who had for years been wooed to come back to the College in a culinary capacity, finally agreed. But the opportunity for him was much more than food related. “I was starving to be part of the Bennington conversation again.” As it turns out, for Scully the “Bennington conversation” did not stop at the campus edge. One year later, while driving home from his in-laws’, the chef tuned into an NPR report that was discussing the sky-

Bill Scully with the Paper Mill Covered Bridge in the background.

rocketing price of oil. “I had an epiphany,” he says. “We live in a mill town in Bennington; why aren’t we using water and gravity to naturally power this place? By noon the next day, I had set up an e-mail account to collect information on hydropower. I began looking at potential sites, and I started educating myself on the physics of this natural resource.” But like everything Scully does, playing the student—whether in food, business, or green power— never stays a theoretical exercise for long. In 2009, he purchased the former, and very ramshackle, Vermont Tissue Mill, which sits above the Walloomsac River in Bennington, with the intention of restoring it as a hydroelectric power plant. What some might have seen as folly, he saw as the future. “For a state that prides itself on being so green, it had been more than 25 years since Vermont had licensed hydro anywhere. It had become such a divisive issue that even though 97 percent of residents in Vermont supported it, no bill ever came out of committee because the fishing lobby, and key officials in government who supported them, would block it. I mean, it was so bad that neither side would even talk to each other.” Many had come before Scully and given up, assuming their dream of using Vermont’s water sources to create a carbon negative —not just neutral, but negative—power supply was unattainable. “Not giving up; well, I think that’s a classic Bennington quality,” Scully says. “When I want something, I’m not going to stop.” In pure CAPA form, he continues, “It became my goal to get everyone to the table.” And so he began the arduous process of bringing together the fishing lobby, which believed build-

ing dams would ruin profitable ecosystems, and local environmentalists, for whom green energy was a sacred cow. “Look at it this way: The vast majority of the electricity used in Vermont is generated by two sources, Hydro Quebec and Vermont Yankee. Neither are Vermont companies. Less than 15 percent of Vermont’s electricity is generated by Vermont companies. That’s 85 percent of our energy dollars going out of the country when we’re the ones who own the natural resources. Does that make any sense?” After months of stops and starts, visits to the Vermont legislature, promising speeches and daunting conversations, and a curious blend of activist dedication and Zen detachment, Scully and his team got the go-ahead to pursue hydro in Bennington. Although there are still hoops to jump— a permit from the Federal Regulatory Commission, not to mention the renovation on the mill itself—when all is said and done, Scully’s plant will generate 1.3 million kilowatt hours per year. With a standard home requiring 12,000 kilowatt hours per year, that equals more than 105 homes every year powered by nothing more than water and gravity. “I like to tell people that this particular paper mill predates even the state of Vermont, and in fact, the document outlawing slavery was drafted on the paper this mill produced. So, compared to that, this doesn’t feel that revolutionary.” And yet it is. Not only for those 105 homes but because the ultimate significance of Scully’s mill might just be how easily it becomes the prototype for the next generation of green energy. Would that be enough for the man to take a rest? “I guess we’re all motivated by some deep-seated psychosis,” he says. “I told my wife recently that mine goes all the way back to my first year at Bennington. My friend Andy, who lived with me and my mother, and who always wanted better for me than I wanted for myself, told me before I left for school, ‘If you screw this up, don’t come home.’ Six months later, when I was at school, he drowned in an accident. So maybe that’s why I never think I’m done. I am still trying to fufill a promise to an old friend. I like to keep filling my head with possibilities.” Reprinted with permission from Bennington College from the Winter 2012 issue of Bennington magazine, published for alumni and friends of the college.

Rockwell Kent’s “Egypt”: Shadow and Light in Vermont

ockwell Kent’s “Egypt”: Shadow and Light in Vermont, on view at the Bennington Museum, June 9 through October 30, 2012, is the first ever exhibition to focus on Rockwell Kent's life and work during his years in Vermont, 1919-1925. Kent purchased a hill farm called "Egypt" on the slopes of Red Mountain in Arlington, Vermont, 20 miles north of Bennington, in the spring of 1919, on the heels of his trip to Alaska. Concentrating on the years Kent and his family spent there, the exhibit draws attention to a time in his career when he solidified his reputation as one of the premier American artists of his time. Despite the avalanche of scholarly attention Kent received during the past fifteen years, the museum’s exhibition and its accompanying catalogue is the first comprehensive documentation of Kent’s life and work in Vermont. Including many major, rarely seen paintings from the artist's time in Vermont, as well as dozens of prints and drawings, this exhibition highlights a little-known aspect of the artist's work. During his time in Vermont the artist was a transcendentalist and a mystic, a spir-

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Autumn, 1923-27, Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), Oil on canvas, 34” x 44” Private Collection

itual descendant of William Blake, Walt Whitman and Friedrich Nietzsche. A close look at the paintings, drawings, and prints that Kent created during this period reveals, sometimes simultaneously, both the shadowy recesses and light-filled aspects of humanity. In “Egypt” Kent was able to create a body of work that conveys the full spectrum of human emotion, from anguish to ecstasy. A focused examination of the artist's

time in Vermont reveals a complex, psychologically probing body of work that indicates an artist who found much inspiration in both the awe-inspiring physical landscape that surrounded him at “Egypt” and in his own internal musings on life, death, and man's place in the world. The Bennington Museum, located at 75 Main Street (Route 9), Bennington has the largest public collection of Grandma Moses paintings in the world as well as the largest collection of 19th century Bennington pottery. In the other 7 galleries, the museum presents a 1924 Wasp Touring Car, one of only twenty produced, military artifacts, one of the earliest ‘stars and stripes’ in existence, fine and decorative arts and more. The museum is just a short ride from Manchester, Williamstown, and eastern New York, and is open every day July through October. Regular admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and students over 18. Admission is never charged for younger students or to visit the museum shop and café. Visit the museum’s website www.benningtonmuseum.org or call 802-447-1571 for more information.

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event Listings Now - Sep. 7 - Bennington “Funtastic Fridays” Join us every Friday during July and August for fun, family event. Starting July 6 and ending Sept 7th Events are, Puff the Magic Dragonbenefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bennington, Chocolate 101, S'Mores night, Make your own Candy Bar, Long Trail Sticks fund raiser for Green Mountain Club,Ice Cream Buffet, Chocolate Game Night, 10th Anniversary Celebration Some events have a small charge. (802) 447-3789 www.villagepeddlervt.com

Now - Sep. 22 - North Bennington “There You Will Always Be” Traci Molloy's "There You will Always Be" opens at VAE. 4425549 www.vtartxchange.org

Now - Sep. 28 - Manchester "Revolutionary War Tour" The tour route will go through covered bridges and historic villages and go by places where US Presidents stayed, etc. as we explore the heart of Green Mountain Boy country. Bring your camera. www.backroaddiscovery.com

Now - Sep. 28 - Manchester Center "Southern Vermont Sampler Tour" Explore the Shires of Vermont’s best-kept secrets with our local guide. There are several stops along the way. www.backroaddiscovery.com

Now - Oct. 30 - Bennington “Rockwell Kent's "Egypt": Shadow and Light in Vermont” Rockwell Kent’s life and work in Vermont will be on view at the Bennington Museum through October 30, 2012. Rockwell Kent’s ‘Egypt’: Shadow and Light in Vermont includes paintings from the Whitney Museum of American Art and several private collections, as well as drawings and prints not seen publicly in generations. From 1919 to 1925 Kent lived with his wife and five children on the slopes of Red Mountain in Arlington, 20 miles north of Bennington, Vermont, at a farmstead he named "Egypt." Bennington Museum 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. 802-447-1571 www.benningtonmuseum.org

Now - Oct. 30 - Arlington “Chocolate Tasting” Come learn about where chocolate comes from and how it is made through a short movie. Following this taste 7 different chocolates from different countries and with different percentages of cocoa mass. Tastings are held Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The Chocolatorium. 802 375 6037 www.villagepeddlervt.com

Now - Oct. 30 - Manchester “Open Studio” The Creative Works studio is a collection of original paintings, furniture and hand painted gifts. We specialize in custom painted furniture and unique home accessories. We also offer classses in fine art painting and DIY furniture rehab. And we're open weekends through out the summer and fall. (802) 362-7190 www.VTcreativeWorks.com

Now - Dec. 15 - Bennington "The Small Works Show" Artists from around the country exhibit work less than 11 x 14 inches. All work is for sale. Bennington Center for the Arts, Rte 9 West at Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT. 802-442-7158. www.thebennington.com

Sep. 1 & 2 - Bennington "17th Annual Southern Vermont Garlic & Herb Festival" Vermont Chamber of Commerce Top 10 2012 Fall Events! Admission: $5.00 - FREE Parking! www.bennington.com Sep. 4-9 - North Bennington "North Bennington Plein Air Competition" A "plein air" competition challenges artists to focus their efforts on whatever is around them as they paint: sights and sounds, temperature and weather, and then to channel their observations in paint on paper or canvas. www.pleinairvermont.com

Sep. 11 - Oct. 21 - Bennington “1863 Jane Stickle Quilt on View” The quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the Bennington Museum. Bennington Museum 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. 802-447-1571 www.benningtonmuseum.org

Sep. 14 - Bennington “Hungrytown in Concert” Hungrytown is the musical and married duo of Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall. Since 2004 they have lived in Vermont and have toured extensively. They have two CDs, Hungrytown (2008) and Any Forgotten Thing (2011), both of which received high critical acclaim and much airplay in North America, Europe and Australia. Admission is $15. Doors open at 7 p.m. Desserts, coffee and tea on sale. (802) 440-9816 www.uubennington.org Sep. 15 & 16 - Bennington "19th Annual Bennington Quiltfest" New & Vintage Quilts, Demonstrations, Quilt Raffle, Door Prizes, Challenge Quilts, Vendors, Food Service. Admission $6, Children 12 and under free. www.benningtonquiltfest.com

Sep. 15 - North Bennington “Blues Benefit for Bennington Coalition for the Homeless and the Vermont Arts Exchange” Featuring: BLUES SANCTUARY Bennington's own backyard bluesmen, — winners of the Northeast Blues Society's 2008 "Colossal Contender" award plus libations, great food and friends. Tickets on sale soon! 802-442-5549 www.vtartxchange.org

Sep. 15 - Dorset “Discover Dorset Fall Festival” Local artists will open their studios to visitors and there will be bountiful good food. The Dorset Inn will host a local cheese tasting event at the Inn, take a factory tour at J.K. Adams and enjoy a sampling of local apples, honey and jams, and Someday Farm will host a cooking class using their own produce. For more information visit www.dorsetvt.com.

Sep. 15 - Manchester “Bird Walk” The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, 7:00 am, Free.

Sep. 15 - Manchester “Bromley’s Thrill Fest Weekend” ECoupon Days! All Day Mt. Adventure Pass or Aerial Adventure Pass for $25! $45 Combo Pass! Download your e-coupon at summer.bromley.com/ecoupons

Sep. 15 - North Bennington “A joint Benefit Concert For VAE & the Bennington Coalition for the Homeless” Vermont Arts Exchange 802-442-5549 www.vtartxchange.org

Sep. 16 - North Bennington “An Italian Afternoon at the Carriage Barn” Kevin Bushee (baroque violin), André O'Neil (baroque cello), Sandra Mangsen (harpsichord). The English were devoted to Corelli, Scarlatti, and to music in the Italian style offered by Italian immigrants and native composers. We will include instrumental music by Corelli (Op. 5), Handel, Geminiani (Op. 5 cello sonatas), Matteis, Joseph Gibbs, Bernardo Storace, and Domenico Scarlatti. $15.00 Reception follows the concert. Park McCullough House (802) 681-7210 www.parkmccullough.org

Sep. 20 - Bennington “Museum ABCs” This program focuses on the paintings of Rockwell Kent, shadow, light and mountains. Museum ABCs is generously sponsored by The Bank of Bennington. Bennington Museum 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. 802-447-1571 www.benningtonmuseum.org

Sep. 23 - Shaftsbury “Country Houses for a New Republic” After the Revolutionary War, Connecticut's traditional joiners and mechanics were at the forefront of defining a distinctive national architecture. Native building traditions, indigenous materials, and British design sources combined to create meaningful symbols appropriate to a new Republic. This talk by New Haven Connecticut Museum and Historical Society Director William Hosley surveys the contributions of some of Connecticut's legendary builders. First United Methodist Church of Shaftsbury (Church Street) 802-447-3836 www.shaftsburyhistoricalsociety.org Sep. 27 - Oct. 26 - Southern Vermont “Vermont Fall Foliage Sampler Tours” Head off the beaten path to view the spectacular fall foliage in the Shires of Vermont. You will see color up-close and in mountian-valley vistas. Tours are led by local guide and given in a comfortable 8 passenger tour vehicle. You will also explore many of the area's most unique places and get a flavor of the real Vermont. This tour was awarded Editors' Choice for Yankee Travel Magazine and is not to be missed. Advance reservations necessary. (802) 362-4997 www.backroaddiscovery.com

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Sep. 28 - Nov. 5 - Manchester Center "Revolutionary War & Fall Foliage Tour" Your guide will be Dick Smith, author of bestseller book, The Revolutionary War in Bennington County. You will see, via an 8-passenger tour vehicle, more than 25 points of interest including over 15 sites on the National Register involving Ethan Allen, the Green Mtn. Boys & the Battle of Bennington. You will also see 2 of the areas covered bridges. A free Revolutionary War site map is available via e-mail request. Call for details. www.backroaddiscovery.com Sep. 28-30 – Manchester "The Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival" Classic art and craft festival kicks off foliage season in Manchester. Under spacious Camelot tents, formerly at Hildene, now at the Events Field at Riley Rink, 180 artists and artisans display and sell wondrous creations. Craft demos, live music, a food court featuring local restaurants, and the Vermont Beer Cheese and Sausage Tent make it a splendid way to spend a day. www.craftproducers.com

Sep. 28 - Nov. 5 - Southern Vermont “Revolutionary War & Fall Foliage Tour” Your guide will be Dick Smith, author of bestseller book, The Revolutionary War in Bennington County. You will see, via an 8-passenger tour vehicle, more than 25 points of interest including over 15 sites on the National Register involving Ethan Allen,the Green Mtn. Boys & the Battle of Bennington. You will also see 2 of the areas covered bridges. A free Revolutionary War site map is available via e-mail request. Call for details. (802) 362-4997 www.backroaddiscovery.com Sep. 29 - Bennington “An Evening with Tom Rush” Rush"Genuine wit... elegant melodies... immensely enjoyable...very funny... impeccable timing. His unruly white hair and droopy moustache lent him airs of both wit and wisdom, and he played both roles effortlessly. It was a great night of musical entertainment." Jim White PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. 8:00 PM Ticket prices: $35. www.thebennington.org Sep. 29 - Bennington "Sixth Annual Southern Vermont Homebrew Competition and Festival" Bennington Museum 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. 802-447-1571. www.benningtonmuseum.org

Oct. 4 - Manchester “Vermont Antiques Weekend” Featuring renowned dealers from across the U.S. with American and English furniture, accessories, Americana, folk art, silver, samplers, paintings, oriental rugs, jewelry and more. www.visitmanchestervt.com Oct. 6 - Manchester “Harvest Fest, Brewfest and Chili Cookoff at Stratton Mountain” Join us as we kick off our Columbus Day Weekend jam packed with family fun, fall foliage and a run to the Summit. Events include the annual Chilifest Cookoff, Brewfest, the final leg in the Summit Series – the North Face Race to the Summit, all American summer activities like hay rides, apple picking and much more! www.stratton.com

Oct. 12 - Weston “29th Annual Weston Craft Show” The Weston Craft Show is a juried exhibit of exceptional Vermont artisans, representing works in ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. www.westoncraftshow.com Oct. 12 - North Bennington “Howard Fishman Returns to the Basement Stage” Vermont Arts Exchange 802-442-5549 www.vtartxchange.org

Oct. 13 – North Bennington "Oktoberfest – Rain or Shine" Bavarian food, great music, cold Oktoberfest beers (and wine) what more could you ask from an Oktoberfest? The event, sponsored by the NorShaft Lions and Historic Park McCullough, takes place from 10 am to 6 pm on the grounds of Historic Park McCullough, Park Street, North Bennington (one block west of the library). www.parkmccullough.org

Oct. 26 - Nov. 18 - Manchester Center "Tour: Southern Vermont Sampler" Editors’ Pick Yankee Magazine. Discover the beauty of late fall on the backroads of Vermont. The leaves are on the ground, opening magnificent mountain and valley vistas. Our local guide uses an 8 passenger vehicle and will show you places unique to our area. www.backroaddiscovery.com

Oct. 27 - Bennington “Fallapalooza!” It's like Mayfest, Midnight Madness, Octoberfest, and the Food festivals all wrapped up into one big celebration! Bring the kids to go Store-to Store Trick-or-Treating for gifts and games between 11am and 3pm. For more information about Fallapalooza! call 802-442-5758. www.bennington.com

Oct. 31 - North Bennington “20th Annual Halloween Parade & Party” 3:00 till dusk. Vermont Arts Exchange 802-442-5549 www.vtartxchange.org

Nov. 7-30 - Manchester Center "Revolutionary War Tour" Your guide will be Dick Smith, author of bestseller book, The Revolutionary War in Bennington County. You will see, via an 8-passenger tour vehicle, more than 25 points of interest including over 15 sites on the National Register involving Ethan Allen, the Green Mtn. Boys & the Battle of Bennington. www.backroaddiscovery.com Nov. 9 - North Bennington “Fall Fundraiser Party” VAE's Fall Fundraiser Party Opening of VAE artist group show & Sale. Downstairs concert with Grupo los Santos and Max Pollock. Vermont Arts Exchange 802-442-5549 www.vtartxchange.org

Nov. 11 - Bennington “Veteran's Day Parade” Join us downtown on November 11, 2012 at 11AM to honor our local war heroes. Downtown Bennington. www.bennington.com

Nov. 11 - North Benningotn “Les Clavecinistes at the Carriage Barn” Sandra Mangsen will play music written or transcribed for the harpsichord by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, François Couperin, Jean Philippe Rameau and Jean Barrière and François Dagincour. Held in the elegantly restored Carriage Barn of the Park McCullough House. (802) 681-7210 www.parkmccullough.org

Nov. 15 - Bennington “Christopher Shaw--songs and stories of the Adirondacks” Christopher Shaw, singer and teller of songs and stories from the Adirondacks, is the son of a commercial steamboat pilot on Lake George. Shaw worked the big boats and grew up listening to the songs and stories passed down in those mountains from generation to generation, never suspecting he would bring those same songs and stories to audiences all over the world.Admission is $15. Doors open at 7 p.m. Desserts, coffee and tea for sale. (802) 440-9816 www.uubennington.org Nov. 23 - Jan. 1 - Manchester “Manchester Merriment” Tree lighting, holiday inn tours, wine tastings, horse and wagon rides, lighted tractor parade, music events and family activities. www.visitmanchestervt.com Nov. 24 - Bennington “Our Hometown Holiday in Downtown Bennington” Win a Downtown Shopping Spree, visits with Santa Claus, and enjoy carolers & entertainment. Downtown Bennington. www.bennington.com

Nov. 24 - Dec. 30 - Bennington “Around the World Festival of Trees 2012” Saturday November 24th Festival of Trees kicks off with the annual Family Day and Children's Sale. Saturday December 8th Celebrate the season with an Around the World Gala. Friday December 21st Winners of the Community-Created Vignetted People's Choice Award will be annouced at the Afterglow Holiday Dance Party. Bennington Museum 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. 802-447-1571 www.benningtonmuseum.org Dec. 14 - Bennington “Woods Tea Company in Concert” Woods Tea Company is an acoustic trio that performs fiery Celtic tunes, bluegrass, sea shanties, and American folk songs with ease and skill. All three members are fine vocalists and audiences often leave in awe of their wonderful harmonies. Members are Howard Wooden on bass, guitar, bodhran, Tom MacKenzie on hammered dulcimer, banjo, guitar, ukulele, keyboard, and Patti Casey: guitar, flute, penny-whistle, and clogboard. Admission $15. (802) 440-9816 www.uubennington.org Dec. 15 & 16 - Manchester “Elf Express Train Ride” This whimsical holiday train will take its riders on a one-hour enchanting journey through the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont. Passengers will be entertained with holiday melodies and dance routines by the elves of the theater and dance program of Burr and Burton Academy. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will make a surprise visit to provide every child with a special gift. The Elf Express Train is a charity event sponsored by the Manchester Lions Club. (802) 362-1645 www.manchesterlionselftrain.com

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November 24th - December 30th: Vignettes representing international winter holidays December 8th, 7 to 10pm: Gala with international cuisine, art, music, live & silent auction November 24th, 10 am to 5 pm: Family Day - photos with Santa, children's shopping boutique, crafts, stories and more. December 21st, 8 to 11 pm: "Afterglow" Dance Party - DJ, cash bar with holiday themed drinks, "Best of the Fest" awards Visit our website for other Festival of Trees events

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Sporting three covered bridges, this is a very scenic river with good trout fishing to boot. For canoes, put in at the Henry Bridge to avoid dams.

Walloomsac River

August 16, 1777. This Revolutionary War battle was an American victory that led to the defeat of the British at Saratoga by reducing British forces, preventing the capture of needed supplies, and galvanizing the American forces. Located 10 miles west of it’s namesake Bennington, VT, in the town of Walloomsac. Park at bottom and hike up if gate is closed. Easy 1⁄2 mile to top.

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“Kill” is Dutch for “river.” Famous for fly fishing, the river is also popular for canoeing and tubing. Best for paddling in spring or after a rain as it can get low during drier months.

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Norman Rockwell moved to Arlington in 1939 where he began to paint pictures that "grew out of the everyday life of my neighbors," and painted some of his best known works including “The Four Freedoms” and “Saying Grace” using local people for models.

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Bennington Museum ........................pg. 3 & 7

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Camelot Village ......................................pg. 3

Covered Bridge Museum ........................pg. 2

Bennington Motor Inn ..........................pg. 13

Bennington Center for the Arts ..............pg. 2

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Woodford State Park

Molly Stark Byway

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Silk Road Bridge

This bridge spans the Wallomsac River and was built about 1840 probably by Benjamin Sears. The original name for this bridge was the Locust Grove Bridge. Located just across from the entrance to Bennington College on Route 67A. Dimensions: 88 feet long, 14.25 feet wide, 10 feet high at truss, 11.9 feet high at center.

Henry Bridge

This bridge received its name from Elnathan Henry who bought the land from James Breckenridge and constructed the Henry House in 1769. The Henry House operates today as a Bed and Breakfast Inn and is located directly across from the bridge. The Henry Bridge spans the Wallomsac River. The original bridge was constructed in 1840. In 1989 a complete restructuring was done by Blow and Cote, Inc.

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See our center map and town maps for bridge locations.

West Arlington Bridge

This bridge spans the Battenkill River which is well known by canoeists, kayakers and fly fisherman. The Battenkill is also famous for some great swimming holes. In addition, inner tube rides along the Battenkill are popular during the summer months. The West Arlington Bridge is one of Vermont’s best loved and most photographed covered bridges. The picturesque setting includes views of a local church steeple and the former home of artist Norman Rockwell. Rockwell’s home is now known as the Inn on Covered Bridge Green and operates as a Bed & Breakfast Inn. Take a left off Route 7A in Arlington onto Route 313 west 4.4 miles on left side.

Located just off Route 67A- turn left on Murphy Road (watch for signs). Dimensions: 117 feet long, 11.8 feet wide, 8.7 feet high

Paper Mill Village Bridge

Chiselville Bridge

The Paper Mill Village Bridge spans the Walloomsac River. It was originally named for a 1790 paper mill that was one of the state’s first. This bridge was built by the son of Benjamin Sears, who built the Silk Road Bridge. The Paper Mill Village Bridge area provides enough room for tour buses to park and unload passengers offering photo opportunities to tour participants. Catch a glimpse of the waterfall below.

The name Chiselville Bridge comes from a former chisel factory nearby, but the bridge was previously named High Bridge and the Roaring Branch Bridge. The Chiselville Bridge s p a n s t h e Ro a r i n g Branch Brook and was built by Daniel Oatman in 1870. At that time, the cost to build this bridge was $2,307.31 including the builder’s fee. The Chiselville Bridge survived the flood of 1927, which destroyed hundreds of Vermont covered bridges. It appears that the strategic placement of this bridge allowed the flooded Roaring Branch Brook to pass harmlessly underneath.

Route 67A .5 mile west of the Silk Road Bridge (watch for sign). Dimensions: 125.5 feet long. 14.25 feet wide. 8.67 feet high at truss. 11.17 feet high at center.

Just off Route 7A in Arlington. Turn right onto East Arlington Road 1.9 miles to bridge. Dimensions 117 feet long, 11.8 feet wide, 8.7 feet high at truss, 10.9 feet high at center.

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Covered Bridge Facts You may pass through All Five Bennington County Covered Bridges in a standard size automobile – one lane only. Bridges were covered to keep the wood dry and thereby avoid rot. This became the trend in 1805 when a bridge designed by Timothy Palmer, an architect proved most durable. Most covered bridges are painted red because iron ochre was an inexpensive pigment. Here is an early recipe for bridge paint: 2 qts skim milk, buttermilk or whey; 8 oz newly slaked lime, 6oz oil from ground flaxseed, 2oz turpentine; 1.5lbs pulverized ochre. The most common type of covered bridge is Town Lattice. All Bennington County Bridges are of this type.

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All Around The Shires

Bennington Arts Guild

aving grown up in The Shires, I’ve come to appreciate just how much our region has to offer. It was not always so. Like many kids growing up, I could not wait to move away from my home town and explore the world. So I traveled around the country and around the world, and in so doing made a surprising discovery… that the place I most loved was right back where I had started. Many agree and our region has long been a destination for travelers to Vermont. Famous for it’s foliage, but not just that, I hope these suggestions will give you some ideas on how you can create your own memories of a lifetime in The Shires.

SUGGESTED ITINERARIES Each of these suggestions represent a full day of activity. For a more relaxed pace, split over two days and include a night’s stay at a local motel or bed and breakfast. To include a show, do a half tour and then an early dinner to leave time to see a play at Oldcastle Theater or the Dorset Theater. Arts & Culture Tour #1

• Visit Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home in Manchester • Drive Historic 7A to Bennington • Lunch on Main Street and walk the downtown. • Visit the Bennington Center for the arts • See a play at Oldcastle Theater • Dinner at Pangaea in North Bennington

Arts & Culture Tour #2

• Breakfast at the Rooster Cafe in Manchester • Visit the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester • Lunch on Main Street in Manchester and walk the downtown • Drive Historic Route 7A to Bennington • Visit the Bennington Museum • Dinner at the Bennington Station Restaurant

Historic Figures: Lincoln, Rockwell, Frost

• Breakfast in Manchester at Up for Breakfast on Main Street • Visit Hildene - the Lincoln Family Home • Drive Historic Route 7A • Stop at the Battenkill Gallery in Arlington to see the Norman Rockwell Exhibit • Stop at Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury • Visit the Old First Church in Bennington just down from the Battle Monument to visit Robert Frost's grave. • Dinner in Bennington at Lil' Britain (authentic British Fish & Chips at it’s best!)

History Tour

• Breakfast at the famous Blue Benn Diner in Bennington located on North Street (route 7) • Visit the Bennington Museum - Military Gallery and Regional History • Visit the Bennington Battle Monument • Take a walking tour of Downtown Bennington (available at Downtown Welcome ctr., see pg. 4) • Lunch in Bennington at the Madison Brew Pub on Main Street • Drive Route 7A to Manchester • Visit Museum of American Fly Fishing • Shop historic Main Street in Manchester • Dinner in Manchester at Ye Olde Tavern on the northern end of Main Street

Nature Enthusiast (mellow)

• For the Northshire: Fill a lunch basket at Al Ducci's in Manchester and walk the trails at the Equinox Preserve and eat lunch at Equinox Pond. • For the Southshire: fill a lunch basket at Powers Market in North Bennington and walk the trails in the Mile-Around Woods by the Historic Park McCullough Mansion in North Bennington, or at Woodford State Park, on Route 9 east of Bennington.

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Clockwise from top left: Bennington Arts Guild gallery on Main Street, Bags created by Paula Kautz-LaPorte, and a painting "Tree Vagrants" by Judy Kniffin

he Bennington Arts Guild is always worth a visit with its wide range of reasonably priced art and craft items, all created by artist members who co-own and operate the gallery at 103 South Street, near the crossroads in downtown Bennington. In addition to the main gallery in the front of the store, a second smaller space showcases the work of individual artists. During September Judy Kniffin will

show her oil paintings alongside woven bags by Paula Kautz-LaPorte. October 6 to November 17 will be turn of Dan Barber and Colleen Williams who will display hooked rugs and porcelain respectively. And from November 22 the Holiday Art Show will focus on beautiful holiday gifts. Meet the artists and enjoy free refreshments at opening receptions on September 1 and October 6, both from 5 – 8 pm.

Bennington Center for the Arts

his fall The Bennington will be hosting the Eastern Regional Exhibition of the Oil Painters of America. Over 90 paintings by this prestigious group will be for sale beginning on September 29th and the show will run through October 28. This is the first time the exhibition has been in Vermont. The opening weekend of the exhibition will take place starting on Friday, September 27th. Artists will paint in and around the Bennington area, ending their day back at the Center to show their completed pieces and possibly sell them to each other and the public. Saturday Kenn Backhaus, one of the Signature Members of OPA, will be giving a three hour painting demonstration, followed by a talk by a member of the Clark Art Institute’s staff on John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington. After the opening reception at which hors d’ oeuvres and beverages will be served, An Evening with Tom Rush will end the day. Again, all events are open to the public and free of charge with the exception of the Tom Rush

Painting by Sherrie McGraw.

concert. Tickets for that can be purchased in advance or at the door. For questions or more information contact The Bennington Center for the Arts at 802-442-7158 or www.TheBennington.org (See ad page 3)

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he experience begins at the Oscar V. Johnson Welcome Center where guests get a glimpse of all that the Hildene mission: Values into Action encompasses. The carriage barn built circa 1905 by presidential son, Robert Todd Lincoln, is home to The Museum Store and interactive displays that include, telegraph, observation beehive, and a model Pullman train circling the perimeter at ceiling level. It is here that guests can access information on everything from the mansion and gardens to the Hildene Farm and solar powered cheesemaking facility, the Pullman car, Sunbeam, and the 412 acre estate’s miles of trails perfect for an autumn hike or a winter x-country ski or snowshoe trek. A short film focuses on the history of the family in Manchester and Hildene’s past and present commitment to restoration, conservation and education. Shuttle transportation to the various sites begins there as well. Most guests begin their stay with a visit to the mansion where the tour focuses on the lives of the three generations of President Lincoln’s descendants

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who called this home for 70 years. Robert Lincoln, was the only child of President Abraham Lincoln and wife, Mary Todd, to survive to adulthood. He built Hildene, his ancestral home in 1905, after a successful career as attorney and statesman and while he was president of the Pullman Company, the largest manufacturing company in the world at that time. The tour of the home traditionally concludes in the family’s formal garden surrounded by scenic vistas of the Taconic and Green Mountains. Jessie, President Lincoln’s granddaughter, designed the formal garden as a gift to her mother, Mary Harlan Lincoln in 1907. An American version of the French parterre, throughout the summer and into the fall, the garden’s spectacular hues are provided by perennials. The Cutting and Kitchen Gardens, Butterfly Garden, Observation Garden and Soft Fruit Cage are located behind the Welcome Center, a favorite area for kids, as it was for Robert Todd Lincoln’s grandchildren more than 100 years ago. Sunbeam, a 1903 Pullman palace car built during

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Robert’s tenure as president of the company, tells the story of Many Voices: those of the company, society and the Pulllman porters. These voices are “heard” within the historical context of the time, midpoint between the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. The Rowland Agricultural Center at Hildene Farm is designed for public viewing of the cheese-making process from milking Hildene’s herd of Nubian goats through processing and packaging to the aging room. Powered by solar panels and heated with a wood burning furnace, the operation employs sustainable energy practices. The Lincoln Family Home at Hildene is open daily year round from 9:30 am to 4:30 am. The home and grounds are also available for private functions corporate meetings and retreats, weddings and receptions. Larger groups, including schools and motorcoach tours are welcomed by reservation throughout the year. For more information visit www.hildene.org or like us on Facebook. (See ad on page 14.)

Manchester Fall Art & Craft Festival

Same great show, new more spacious location!

he Manchester Fall Art & Craft Festival is taking the place of the formerly called Hildene Fall Arts Festival this year. The festival will take place in a new location as well, The Hunter Fairgrounds at Riley Rink in Manchester, VT. A more spacious location for a larger celebration! The Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival combines a market for handmade crafts, original art, live music, and an array of gourmet edible treats. Featuring artists from Vermont and beyond, this popular summer festival is a weekend destination for the whole family. “For many customers it’s an annual ritual to spend a day here, seeing their favorite exhibitors and meeting new ones, buying new works including gifts for the approaching holiday season,” said Tim Cianciola. With over 180 Artists and Craftspeople, live music food tastings and more Tim Cianciola and his team at Craftproducers are emphasizing the excellent value people receive for the low price of admission. “A family of four can come to the show for around $20,” said Cianciola. “It’s a great day out for families, people interested in art, serious collectors, and people who love good food.” The show comprises: exhibits from local, regional, and national artists and craftspeople. Visitors to the show can meet the artists in person and can browse several booths in one location. “This zany and talented bunch of artists and artisans have led interesting lives.

Hear their stories, buy a piece of their work and take a bit of the artist’s personality with you. At its core, the festival is one of the top New England summer marketplaces for art and handmade crafts, and there’s plenty for people who are interested in more than the arts and crafts in the exhibitor’s tent.” said Cianciola. The Manchester Fall and Craft Festival will take place September 28th-30th, from 10am-5pm at The

Hunter Fairgrounds at Riley Rink, 410 Hunter Park Rd Manchester, VT. Adult admission $10, kids 12 and under free. Coupons are available at www.craftproducers.com. Live music will be offered on Saturday and Sunday. This art and craft festival is a rain or shine event, with food tastings, events for children, live music and free parking. Come on out and revel in the arts! (See ad on back page.)

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