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EVENT LISTINGS • REGIONAL MAP • TOWN MAPS

Explore Scenery and History Along The Shires of Vermont Byway

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

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Covered Bridge Guide story pg. 14

Glass is Hot in Manchester story pg. 16

Foliage Craft Festival story pg. 17

Upcoming Arts Exhibits stories pg. 12

Bennington . . . . . . . . . .pg. 4 Downtown Bennington pg. 6 North Bennington . . . .pg. 8 Shaftsbury . . . . . . . . .pg. 15 Arlington . . . . . . . . . .pg. 15 Sunderland . . . . . . . . .pg. 15 Manchester . . . . . . . . .pg. 19

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Spend the Weekend in The Shires!

Vermont’s southwest corner’s geographical designation may be Bennington County, but residents and visitors have branded this beautiful region nestled between the Taconic and Green Mountains as The Shires of Vermont. It has the singular distinction of having two shire towns, Manchester and Bennington, historically referred to as county seats and includes 15 Vermont towns and villages. Surrounded by mountains and enriched by the waters of the famous Battenkill that runs through the valley, The Shires has historically been a popular four season destination for those seeking the authentic Vermont experience. It is within

a 4 hour drive from New York City, Hartford, Boston, Northern New Jersey and Canada and is just across the border from the neighboring Berkshires. The Shires boast a proud agricultural heritage and a robust entrepreneurial spirit. The region is set against the backdrop of Vermont’s famous pastoral landscape, complete with red covered bridges, barns and sugarhouses, corn rows, apple orchards and farmer’s markets in season. Its many scenic towns and villages are both vibrant and engaging. Quite simply they are quintessential Vermont. Those in pursuit of history will discover The Museums of The Shires, seven cultural heritage

sites that cover periods of American History from pre-Revolutionary War to present day. For outdoor enthusiasts recreational opportunities abound, from alpine and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling to hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking and golf. Some of the nation’s best professional theater can be found here as well as regional music festivals and wonderful fine art museums and galleries. And if shopping is one’s passion, there’s antiquing, exquisite handcrafts, specialty shops and fashion designer outlets aplenty. The people of The Shires invite you to visit their region soon. It is... So Vermont. So near!

Now through September 27th - 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. For more information, visit www.BackRoadDiscovery.com

August 30th & 31st - Bennington: Southern Vermont Garlic & Herb Fest

Everything from garlic ice cream to garlic jelly, pickled garlic, roasted garlic, garlic braids and, of course, plain garlic bulbs of every variety will be available for sampling and purchase, along with planting and braiding and cooking demonstrations. Just 1.5 miles west of the four corners in Bennington at Camelot Village (junction VT Routes 7 & 9). For more information, visit www.Bennington.com

September 6th - Manchester: Maple Leaf Half Marathon

Beginning in the late 1970s, the Maple Leaf had grown in stature and appeal, attracting worldclass athletes and crowds of over 1,300 runners. The brainchild of local restaurateur, Guy Thomas (Zoey’s), the Maple Leaf was nationally famous, being seen as a tune-up for the New York Marathon. In time, the race was organized by a number of other individuals and groups, but faded from the local scene a few years ago. To learn more, visit www.visitmanchestervt.com

September 12th – 14th - Bennington: 48th Annual Bennington Car Show

Enjoy the great vehicles, browse the Flea Market, shop for autoparts, crafts, jewelry, collectibles and more. Come show off your vehicle at Willow Park in scenic Bennington, Vermont. We encourage you to experience the best of Vermont… world class attractions, dining and shopping. Please visit us at www.Bennington.com or call the Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce (802) 447-3311 for travel information.

October 3rd – 5th - Manchester: Manchester Fall Art & Craft Festival

Fall is Festival time in Vermont and Manchester kicks off its foliage celebration with the Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival. (Note that this event was formerly called the Hildene Fall Arts Festival.) 150 juried artisans exhibit and sell a wide range of contemporary and traditional craft work as well as original art, photography, sculpture, and specialty food products. For more information, visit wwwcraftproducers.com

October 11th - 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, takes place from 11 am to 5 pm on the grounds of Colgate Park in Bennington. Fee is $5.00

October 18th - Manchester: Pumpkin Carving Festival

The 8th Annual Harvest Festival with family activities — cider donuts, kids costume parade, corn maze, wagon rides and pumpkin carving throughout the day – at Equinox Valley Nursery. To learn more, please visit www.visitmanchestervt.com

November 9th - Bennington: Veterans’ Day Parade

Please join us at the Four Corners of Downtown Bennington, as we honor our great veterans. The parade starts at 11am.

November 29th through January 1st - Manchester: Manchester Merriment

A six week long Vermont “ Top 10 Winter Event” featuring tree lightings, inn tours, wine tastings, horse and wagon rides and a lighted tractor parade in support of local charities. To learn more, please visit www.visitmanchestervt.com

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This Is Vermont: Guide to The Shires of Vermont – www.thisisvermont.com – Fall/Winter 2014

Explore Scenery and History Along The Shires of Vermont Byway

Fall foliage graces the approach to the Wilburton Inn, located in Manchester.

Fly fishing at the Henry Bridge in Bennington. One of five covered bridges in The Shires of Vermont.

ordered by two undulating mountain ranges, the Route 7A Shires of Vermont Byway between Pownal and Manchester beckons the visitor to enjoy scenery, hospitality, recreation, and cultural heritage. Mohawks and Iroquois traced this path as long ago as 5,000 BC, as evidenced by projectile points, but Vermont was not settled by those of European origin until the 1760s. This Byway, then a crude path marked by occasional slashes on trees, became a principal route of migrating pioneers and their cattle trudging northward from Litchfield and Berkshire counties seeking life in wilderness newly opened to settlement. Bennington County is known as the Valley of Vermont, framed by the two unspoiled mountain ranges, Greens on the east and Taconics on the west. These mountains provide ever-changing vistas – white with snow in winter, briefly chartreuse in early spring, forest green all summer and spectacularly colorful for a few weeks each autumn. They appeal to the hidden Thoreau in each of us to get out there and explore. The Shires Byway designation honors the fact that Bennington is Vermont’s only county with two “shire” towns, Bennington and Manchester, each with its own county courthouse. Thus the name links the North Shire and South Shire, terms in common usage today. Paralleling the Byway are the tracks of the Rutland Railroad, a once-vital transportation line first built in the 1850s. Another parallel route is the Long Trail, a hiker’s “footpath in the wilderness” that follows the mountainous length of Vermont from Massachusetts to Canada. The section from the Massachusetts line to Killington is also part of the Appalachian Trail that meanders from Georgia to Maine. Each town along the Byway has special character. Pownal, population 3,500, is a scenic town of back roads, bicycle trails, and organic farms against a backdrop of dramatic mountains. Settled early by Dutch families who found fertile soils along the Hoosic River, Pownal settlers used the river to power cotton and woolen mills. Host for a few years in the 1960s to Vermont’s only horse-racing track, Pownal now supports a large solar-power facility in its place. Bennington, the first town chartered (in 1749) by Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire – who named it for himself – is saturated in history. Its population of 16,000 is about half that of Bennington County. Settled by Congregational Separatists in 1761, Bennington quickly attracted newcomers from southern New England who learned that land they had purchased and cleared in good faith was challenged by New Yorkers. New York may have

The Bennington Battle Monument with statue of Seth Warner in the foreground. The Battlefield is located several miles to the west on Route 67. See center map for locations.

Veterans Memorial with steeple in background, in Manchester. The figure at the top is of a “Green Mountain Boy,” made famous by Ira and Ethan Allen.

had the better legal claim but Governor Wentworth was quicker to act. Wentworth chartered about 130 towns in today’s Vermont and gave them names that are mostly still used today. Upstart Ethan Allen organized militia units, which became known as the Green Mountain Boys, to secure rights to their farms. They succeeded, but the effort took nearly thirty years until Vermont statehood in 1791. A larger challenge was posed in the summer of 1777 when British troops under General Johnny Burgoyne sought to capture food and horses stored at Bennington. The resulting Battle of Bennington proved to be a major victory for the cause of American independence. As the most important event in the town’s history, the battle has been memorialized by a 306-foot obelisk, visible for miles. It is now Vermont’s most visited State Historic Site. Bennington is also known for its pottery, its nineteenthcentury knitting mills, a diversified economy based on manufacturing, friendly retailing and tourism, a modern regional hospital, and five colleges. Two villages within the town have developed special character. North Bennington boasts the historic Park-McCullough house museum and is generally enlivened by the innovative Bennington College. Old Bennington, dominated by the battle monument, presents a more quintessential picture of a New England settlement of traditional homes. Shaftsbury, population 3,600, was an early Baptist town. Today residents are found in rural-agricultural homes along about 85 miles of scenic gravel roads. Robert Frost lived here from 1920 to 1938 and his Stone House is now a museum. Starting in the 1820s the Eagle Square Company developed the steel carpenter’s square into a major industry, now phased out. Today’s major employer specializes in precast concrete products. Arlington finds its 2,400 residents clustered in three villages. A road called Tory Lane recalls the town’s reputation as a place of divided loyalties during the Revolution. Vermont’s first governor, Thomas Chittenden, lived here long enough to justify the claim as Vermont’s first capital. In a legendary episode, Green Mountain Boy Remember Baker was captured as a “rioter” by marauding Yorkers in 1772 but was rescued by his comrades. Prominent twentieth-century residents included writer-educator Dorothy Canfield Fisher and artist-composer Carl Ruggles. Saturday Evening Post illustrator Norman Rockwell lived next to the scenic West Arlington covered bridge over the Battenkill, famed for its trout. Today Mack Molding, an injection molding facility, provides employment. Sunderland, population 850, lacks a central village but offers history as home of Ethan and Ira Allen and others active in the early dispute with New York over land rights. About 85 percent of Sunderland is in the Green Mountain National Forest. For explorers, an access point is the picturesque Kelly Stand Road, which climbs in elevation and crosses the Green Mountains on its way toward Stratton. A more dramatic access to mountain scenery is the 5.2-mile Mt. Equinox Skyline Drive, longest private paved toll road in the country. After driving 3,200 vertical feet to the highest point in the Taconic range, one finds panoramic vistas

and a visitor center operated by the Carthusian Foundation. Manchester, a four-season destination, nestled between impressive mountain ranges, is known today for golf, fishing, skiing, the arts, and retailing. Its population of 4,100 includes second-home residents attracted either by nearby ski slopes or retirement living. Manchester’s thriving tourism industry began before the Civil War when railroads arrived and Franklin Orvis formed his Equinox House. Mary Todd Lincoln and her sons Tad and Robert stayed there in 1863 and 1864 and hoped to return with President Lincoln the next year. In1904 Robert did return to build his ancestral Hildene, now a major cultural attraction. After the Civil War, “summer” became a verb for an elite crowd. Manchester’s vigorous retailing climate is anchored by the Orvis Company, founded by Charles F. Orvis in 1856. Related is the American Fly Fishing Museum, an outgrowth of the Orvis fly rods. One early twentieth-century industry finished and polished huge chunks of marble that were drawn out of Dorset’s quarries by short-line railroad. Another was the Rich Lumber Company, which hauled logs from the eastern mountainside by another temporary rail line. Hidden away there is the beautiful Lye Brook waterfall, a worthy destination for hikers. For all these towns, the Green Mountain National Forest to the east is a source of aesthetic inspiration, fresh water supply, timber, wildlife habitat, hunting, fishing, hiking, and exploration.

The Shires of Vermont Byway

The Shires of Vermont Byway (in red) and it’s associated scenic loops (dotted red) link the Northshire and Southshire regions.

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Plus the villages of North Bennington, Old Bennington, Shaftsbury & Pownal

Bennington ~ Incorporated 1749 • Population 15,473 ~

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Event Listings Now - Aug. 31 - Bennington “My Fair Lady” The most loverly love story the world has ever taken to heart in the greatest musical of all-time. Glorious songs, memorable characters and enchanting romance all in a miraculous, wise, witty and winning show that is not to be missed. Oldcastle Theatre, 331 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-447-0564. www.oldcastletheatre.org

Now - Sep. 5 - Bennington “Funtastic Fridays” Join us every Friday during July and August for fun, family event. Starting July 5 and ending Sept 8th Events are, Puff the Magic Dragon-benefit 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, 12th Anniversary Celebration. Some events have a small charge. (802) 4473789 www.villagepeddlervt.com

Now - Sep. 22 - Bennington "Impressions of New England" This annual exhibition will include over 60 scenes captured in paint and bronze. Seashores, rolling hills, foliage and New England wildlife will be depicted in fine works of art. The Bennington 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-442-7158. www.thebennington.org

Now - Sep. 27 - 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. 27 - 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. 13 - 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. The NEW Bennington Museum – Get Into It! 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-447-1571. www.benningtonmuseum.org

Now - Oct. 19 - Bennington “Intimite: Photographs by Jonathan Brand” The NEW Bennington Museum – Get Into It! 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-4471571. www.benningtonmuseum.org

Now - Nov. 2 - Bennington “Alice Neel/Erastus Salisbury Field: Painting the People” Major exhibition of 2014 features the stunning work of two acknowledged masters of the portrait as art. The NEW Bennington Museum – Get Into It! 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-4471571. www.benningtonmuseum.org

Now - Dec. 21 - Bennington “Portraying the Human Spirit” Works that depict the soul, whether it be through a formal portrait or simply through an elegant gesture, will be the focus of our newest juried show. The Bennington 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-442-7158. www.thebennington.org

Now - Dec. 21 - Bennington "Small Works Show" Fine art – 11 x 14 and smaller – is available for immediate purchase in this gallery. Artwork is representational but not limited to a theme. Figurative, landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife and stilllifes by nationally recognized artists make up the show. The Bennington 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-442-7158. www.thebennington.org

Now - Dec. 30 - Bennington “Patsy Santo: A Growing Collection” Celebrates the recent gift to the museum of six of Santo’s paintings (four of them on view) by Tom and Jennifer Fels, nearly doubling the size of the museum’s collection of this important local artist’s work. The NEW Bennington Museum – Get Into It! 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-447-1571. www.benningtonmuseum.org

Now - Dec. 30 - Bennington “Newly Installed Grandma Moses Gallery” The Bennington Museum’s re-designed and re-installed permanent gallery now features four additional masterworks on loan from Galerie St. Etienne in New York City, The Kallir Family Foundation, and a private collector in addition to those from the museum’s collection. The NEW Bennington Museum – Get Into It! 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-447-1571. www.benningtonmuseum.org

Now - Dec. 31 - Bennington "Laumeister Fine Art Competition" Representational artwork selected by a guest juror will be on exhibit this fall. $7,000 in awards will be given. The Bennington 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-442-7158. www.thebennington.org

Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 - Stratton Mountain "Labor Day Weekend Tent Sale" Get ready to stock up on all your winter necessities with our HUGE Tent Sale this Labor Day Weekend! www.stratton.com

Aug. 30 & 31 - Bennington "19th Annual Southern Vermont Garlic & Herb Festival" Vermont Chamber of Commerce Top 10 2012 Fall Events! Admission: $5.00 - FREE Parking! www.bennington.com

Aug. 30 & 31 - Stratton Mountain "The Full Palette" Celebrate the harvest at Full Palette, southern Vermont’s premier farm-to-table food festival. This two-day event unites a quintessential country farmer’s market with the culinary expertise of top chefs from Vermont and beyond. www.stratton.com

Aug. 30 - Stratton Mountain "The Groov'n Dukes" Beginning at 6pm, come out to enjoy the last of the summer with live music from The Groov'n Dukes. The free music takes place on the Main Base Lawn. www.stratton.com

Aug. 30 - Stratton Mountain "Summer Nature Series" Mark your calendars for Stratton's first Nature Series. Come to one or all events to learn about gardening, local foods, wildlife and more. www.stratton.com

Sept. 6 & 7 - Dorset “Discover Dorset Days” Discover Dorset Days presents the history and art of one of Vermont’s best communities. Open studios, artisans, local food, festivities including a scavenger hunt and a pie judging contest. www.visitmanchestervt.com

Sept. 6 - Manchester “Maple Leaf Half Marathon & Kotler 5K Fun Run and Walk” The premier half-marathon in beautiful southwestern Vermont provides outstanding race organization, enthusiastic volunteers, and a fun and challenging romp through the gorgeous New England countryside. www.visitmanchestervt.com

Sept. 6 - Manchester “Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour” Internationally acclaimed comedy tour comes to the Southern Vermont Arts Center. For more information, call 362-1405 or email info@svac.org. www.svac.org

Sep. 12-14 - Bennington "48th Annual Bennington Car Show" Cars | Trucks | Motorcycles | Car Corral | Tractor Field | Vendors | Food | Music | More! Admission: Friday $5 (No cars, just vendors). Saturday and Sunday $8. www.bennington.com Sep. 12-14 - Stratton Mountain "Vermont Swing Dance Championships" Three days of dance lessons with world class dance instructors, dance competitions and hours of social dancing. www.stratton.com

Sep. 13 - Bennington "Antique & Classic Car Show CruiseIn" Main Street fills up with antiques and classic cars as they cruise through town. Join us for an evening of live music on the streets as you meet the drivers and enjoy all the specialty cars close-up. www.betterbennington.com

Sep. 13 - Stratton Mountain "Vermont Swing Dance Championships" The event comprises three days of dance lessons with world class dance instructors, dance competitions, hours of social dancing that will be held at the Stratton Mt Resort www.stratton.com

Sep. 13 & 14 - Bennington "21st 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

Sept. 20 - Nov. 30 - Bennington “The Heroism of Modern Life” Max Ginsberg and Garin Baker have invited a small group of select artists to participate in this important exhibition. The goal of the show is to showcase artists whose work interprets the beauty and heroism that is found in contemporary, everyday life. The Bennington 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-442-7158. www.thebennington.org

While great effort has been made to ensure accuracy, it is best to call ahead to confirm dates and times for events.

Event listings are updated regularly on our website: www.thisisvermont.com

Sept. 20 - Manchester “Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure” 5K run/fitness walk raises funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates survivors, and honors victims of the disease. www.visitmanchestervt.com

Sep. 26 - Oct. 12 - Bennington “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” A brilliant playwright at his very best this play features some of Williams’ most memorable characters. Sexy Cat desperate to regain the love of her tortured husband, Brick; and Big Daddy a towering man of colossal appetites fighting for his life. Oldcastle Theatre, 331 Main Street, Bennington. www.oldcastletheatre.org

Sep. 26 - Oct. 25 - 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 Sept. 27 - Peru “Peru Fair” Old-fashioned Country Fair! Parade, pig roast, music and family entertainment, crafts, antiques and art and food. www.visitmanchestervt.com

Sep. 27 - Nov. 4 - 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. 27 - Nov. 4 - 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

Oct. 3-5 – 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

Oct. 3-5 - Weston “52th Annual Weston Antiques Show” Best small show in New England according to the New York Times. Dealers from across New England showcasing antiques for collectors. www.visitmanchestervt.com

Oct. 11-13 - Stratton Mountain "Columbus Day Weekend" Fill your Columbus Day Weekend with endless fun, games, food and friends at Stratton. Beginning Saturday, October 11 through Monday, October 13, Stratton will be buzzing with plenty to do and see. Don’t miss out on the Harvestfest, Brewfest, Chili Cook-off, and Vermont Fall Field Day. www.stratton.com

Oct. 11 – 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 Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce, takes place from 11 am to 5 pm on the grounds of Historic Colgate Park, Route 9 West, Bennington. For further information, call the Chamber at 802447-3311or Laura Meehan at 802-442-6350

Oct. 28 - Nov. 24 - 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. 25 - 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. 24-26 - Bennington “Bennington Goes To War” Southern Vermont’s Greatest Generation helped save the world for democracy during World War II. Based on interviews done by the Bennington Historical Society, this is their story. Oldcastle Theatre, 331 Main Street, Bennington. www.oldcastletheatre.org

Nov. 1-30 - 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 - Bennington “Veteran's Day Parade” Join us downtown on November 9, 2014 at 11AM to honor our local war heroes. Downtown Bennington. www.bennington.com

Nov. 29 - 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. 29 - Dec. 30 - Bennington “Reflections - Festival of Trees” The NEW Bennington Museum – Get Into It! 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-447-1571. www.benningtonmuseum.org

Nov. 29 - Manchester “Tree Lighting at the Green” Come see the annual Tree Lighting at the Green! www.visitmanchestervt.com

Dec. 6 - Bennington “Festival of Trees Annual Gala” The Bennington Museum hosts its 18th Annual Festival of Trees Gala held from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This fabulous evening offers the magic of the season as it helps launch the holiday celebration at the museum. Don your gay apparel and come out to enjoy great food, drink, live music, spirited auction both live and silent, and the beauty found in all the decorated galleries of the museum. Reservations are suggested. Come out and be a part of the museum’s largest annual fundraiser. The NEW Bennington Museum – Get Into It! 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-4471571. www.benningtonmuseum.org Dec. 6 - Manchester “Lighted Tractor Parade” Antique tractors covered with holiday lights! www.visitmanchestervt.com

Dec. 13 - Bennington “Festival of Trees Family Day” The NEW Bennington Museum – Get Into It! 75 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201. Phone 802-447-1571. www.benningtonmuseum.org

Dec. 20 & 21 - 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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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.

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The Bennington Announces Fall Schedule for 2014

hile The Bennington Center for the Arts opened its doors with two art galleries and 300 seat theater in 1994 with shows such as the Society of Animal Artists, the Plein Air Painters of America and Women Artists of the West, it was in 2000 when Gallery Director organized the first Impressions of New England. “The show was very successful from the first year with artists and patrons,” noted Hutchins. “Visitors to the area as well as residents love seeing the beautiful scenery and iconic images portrayed in the art selected for the show. Each year we have had a wonderful selection of what we love about the area – covered bridges, beautiful rolling mountains, sail boats, even lobster pots.” Fourteen years later and with the addition of 5 additional galleries, workshop space and a covered bridge museum this year is no exception. Fishing villages and shorelines will be exhibited next to snowy country roads and bucolic farms. Impressions of New England, a show curated by the staff at The Bennington, will include paintings and bronzes of scenes in and of New England will be on exhibit and for sale until the middle of December. Another sales show that will be on exhibit this fall is Portraying the Human Spirit. In the past the center curated a show called Women – The Artists View. This year they have decided

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to widen the subjects to include men and women, young and old. “ We are hoping not to exhibit formal portraits but rather those pieces that capture the joys and sorrows of everyday life,” said Hutchins, when asked about the new show. “ Many emotions are portrayed in this exhibition – joy, sorrow, weariness,

tenacity, pride. We feel the group of artists selected did a great job of capturing those feelings and that is a very difficult thing to do, to capture those personal, fleeting thoughts.” In both shows, artists from around the country submitted work. Many pieces chosen are by nationally recognized artists while other work is by relative newcomers. A final show for the fall season at The Bennington is the Laumeister Fine Art Competition. This respected competition, juried in the past by such talented and respected artists as Sherrie McGraw, Albert Handell and Scott Christensen, was this year selected by Brian Blood of California, signature member of the Oil Painters of America and the California Art Club. The exhibition will not be limited in theme but include landscapes, figurative work, still-lifes and city-scapes. $7,000 in prizes will be selected by Blood and announced at the opening of the show. The Bennington, a non-profit art center, has grown to exhibit not only the temporary exhibits like those listed above but to also house the center’s permanent collection of Native American art, rugs and pottery, bird carvings by Master Carver Floyd Scholz and Americana paintings by beloved Eric Sloane. For more information, go to www.TheBennington.org or call 802-442-7158.

Bennington Museum: Creative Collisions Between Old and New

ith the introduction of the Bennington Modernism Gallery and Gilded Age Vermont Gallery one year ago, Bennington Museum embarked on a new path unveiling a new vibe and spirit for the museum. At a recent gathering, executive director Robert Wolterstorff stated, “With the addition of modern works into our galleries, we are not losing our emphasis on traditional arts and history. As we go forward, we will develop the idea of what I am calling “Creative Collisions” between old and new, traditional and modern. Simply put, the new mission of the Bennington Museum is to celebrate the creativity of Vermont in all its forms from the earliest times to the present, and to inspire the future.” In keeping with the museum’s mission, the museum is proud to have on view through November 2, Alice Neel/Erastus Salisbury Field: Painting the People. This exhibit features the stunning work of two acknowledged masters of the portrait as art who are separated by one hundred years. “Examining the artists’ cultural, political and social milieus, as well as the subjects of their paintings and what painting meant to them personally, this exhibition reexamines the relationship between Modernism and its romantic notions of the “folk” in order to bring viewers to a more nuanced understanding of these great artists and their work.” states curator Jamie Franklin. Bennington Modernism Gallery re-opened this year with newly installed paintings by Helen Frankenthaler and Jules Olitski, which joined works from the early 1950s through the mid-1970s that were created by a group of avant-garde artists such as Paul Feeley, Pat Adams and Anthony Caro who worked in and around Bennington, leading the nation in artistic thought and innovation. Outdoors, the museum installed wonderful sculptures by Willard Boepple and Rita Dee, while the main lobby features on a rotating basis works by artists such as Barbara Takenaga and Willard Boepple. In the Regional Artists Gallery through October 19 is Intimate: Photographs by Jonathan Brand. Brand (b.1933) is best known as a street photographer, but this exhibition focuses on images of those most intimate to him: family and friends and is drawn from a formative period in Brand’s work, from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. The museum also presents Patsy Santo: A Growing Collection, an exhibit that highlights the work of this wellknown local artist and the celebration of a gift of six of his paintings to the museum by Tom and Jennifer Fels. “We

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Patsy Santo (1893-1975) Ready for Battle, 1954 Oil on canvas. Gift of the Santo Family.

acquired our first Santo painting, The Gingerbread House, directly from the artist in 1966. It wasn’t until 1992 that we began to acquire more of Santo’s work, recognizing them as an important parallel to Moses’s work, of which we have the largest public collection in the world.” stated Curator Jamie Franklin. With this recent addition to the museum collection, the museum is now the leading repository of Santo’s work. Included in the exhibit are Silo Filling and Cabin in the Pines, two of Santo’s earliest exhibited works, as well as Ready for Battle and Pleasant Street, scenes of downtown Bennington, and Peaceful River, a blending of Santo’s homes in Italy and Vermont. Skiing in Bromley is the latest of his paintings included in the exhibit. Also on view in the Paresky Court is an installation celebrating the work of another famous local artist entitled, Katie Cleaver: Bennington Metalsmith. Through October 27, the museum exhibits Postcard Perfect Bennington which includes forty-one postcards of the over 800 in the museum’s collection. Picture postcards and tourism came of age together in early twentieth century Vermont. While manufacturing struggled, Bennington reinvented itself as a tourist destination and capitalized the presence of outdated covered bridges and mill dams by rebranding them as “quaint.” Monuments dedicated to both events and people who were related to the Battle of Bennington, explained to travelers the town’s importance and fostered local pride.

The quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the Bennington Museum through October 31. The Jane Stickle Quilt is only shown for a short time each year due to the fragility of the fabric. The quilt is comprised of 169 five-inch blocks, each in different patterns, containing a remarkable total of 5,602 pieces surrounded by a unique scalloped border. On Sunday, September 7 at 2 pm, Bennington Museum welcomes Pam Weeks, New England Quilt Museum Binney Family curator, who shares recently uncovered information that sheds more light on the Civil War era quilt and its creator Jane Blakely Stickle. “What’s New About Jane Stickle and Her Quilt,” presents a quilt historian’s response to the artifact, and a fuller picture of Jane, her life and times. $8 for not-yet-members plus admission to tour the galleries and a charge of $5 for museum members. Bennington Museum recently orchestrated an agreement enabling them to borrow four masterworks by Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses - Taking in Laundry, In Harvest Time, Sugaring Off, (1943) and Hoosick Valley (From the Window). Now on view in the museum’s Grandma Moses Gallery, they are joined by many of the paintings owned by the Bennington Museum. The newly installed gallery arranges Moses’ work in interrelated groupings to convey the full breadth of her work in a more cohesive manner than previously exhibited. As the best-known ‘primitive’ artist of the twentieth-century, Grandma Moses is often seen as exceptional, and outside the mainstream of American art history. The Bennington Museum is located at 75 Main Street (Route 9), Bennington. VT in The Shires of Vermont. The museum has the largest public collection of Grandma Moses paintings as well as the largest collection of 19th century Bennington pottery. In its other eleven galleries is a 1924 Martin Wasp Touring Car, one of only twenty produced, 20th-Century Vermont Ceramics, as well as military artifacts, one of the earliest ‘stars and stripes’ in existence, decorative arts, folk art ranging from 18th century to present, and more. The museum is open daily through October and is wheelchair accessible. 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. Visit the museum’s website www.benningtonmuseum.org or call 802-447-1571 for more information.

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Arts, Culture, and Local Lore in The Shires of Vermont

Events at the Southern VT Arts Center

ituated on 100 acres of the former Webster estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Southern Vermont Arts Center campus is the heart of the Arts in Southern Vermont. Comprised of Yester House Gallery, the Wilson Museum, the Arkell Pavilion and education studios, the campus also includes an outdoor sculpture park, the Boswell Botany Trail, and TED café, the Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday noon to 5 pm. Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour - September 6, at the Arkell Pavilion, 7:30 pm. $25 ($20 SVAC Members). A rabbi, a Muslim and a minister – in the form of East Dorset’s Rabbi Bob Alper, Kuwait-born Palestinian comic, Mohammed Amer, and the Rev. Jennifer MunroeNathans – bring the internationally acclaimed “Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour” to the Southern Vermont Arts Center. As Rabbi Bob says, given the state of unrest in the Middle East right now you’d think there’s no hope. But the fact is, you can’t hate each other when you’re laughing with each other. And that’s where the hope is. Brian Sweetland’s Nature: A Vermont Artist’s Journey. Through October 26 at the Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum. Free and open to the public Brian Sweetland’s Nature: A Vermont Artist’s Journey, is a major retrospective of the late artist’s work and solidifies his stature as a master of the plein air landscape. Co-curated by the artist’s sister, Mary Beth Sweetland, and artist Penny Viscusi, the show features approximately 100 paintings representing Sweetland’s development over the course of his more than four decades-long career. New Perspectives - Ongoing. Throughout the campus. Free and open to the public. The sculptor Leslie Ferst, has recently installed a collection of 15 outdoor sculptures throughout the grounds. Titled New Perspectives, this installation is a retrospective of Ferst’s work completed during the last 13 years while teaching art at Skidmore College. Additional sculptures from this series are installed in Japan, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, and North Carolina. 58th Annual National Fall Open - September 13 through October 26, in the Yester House Gallery. Free and

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Brian Sweetland, Mettowee River, Summer, oil, 24 x 21.5 inches

open to the public. Participation in this prestigious, juried exhibition is solicited nationally to attract the very finest artists from outside the Arts Center’s artist membership as well as from within. Hundreds of applications from across the nation are winnowed down to approximately 200 works, including paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media. Juror’s Choice Awards will be given to those artists whose works display outstanding artistic merit and excellence. As is always the case with Yester House Gallery exhibitions, unless previously sold, all works will be available to purchase. Art on the Hill - September 20, Outdoors, on campus. Free and open to the public. SVAC’s annual free family event, featuring arts and crafts, live music, food, with ongoing, interactive “found music” performances by Donald Knaack, aka The Junkman. Also on September 20 at the Arkell Pavilion, (admission TBD) a rare afternoon show by Andy Gross, a ventriloquist and magician who has more than 15 million YouTube views and who’s appeared on Ellen, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, ShowBiz Tonight, ABC, NBC, CBS and media worldwide. For more information, contact the Southern Vermont Arts Center, 802.362.1405 or online at www.svac.org.

Hildene for Harvest and the Holidays

eing open year round, means that each season guests can expect something new and different from their Hildene experience. This is especially true when summer turns to fall and fall to winter. While the flowers in the formal, cutting and kitchen, and butterfly gardens may be settling into their winter sleep in late September, the pace of activity across the 412 acre estate, between then and the first day of winter, December 21, is anything but sleepy. This year there is a special reason to celebrate the harvest. The lower portion of the property, known as the Dene, has been returned to agriculture, as it was used during the Lincoln years. This means that 2014 will mark the first harvest from the Lincoln family’s farmland in more than 3 decades. A new compost bin system for larger scale composting will be started this fall and work will commence on a year round greenhouse, representing only a small portion of the greater commitment to agricultural and ecological sustainability and education to be found in the dene. Guests can access the dene on foot, snowshoes or cross country skis through the winter, and through October by wagon. These wagon rides leave from the Welcome Center at 2:00 pm daily for an additional cost of $10 per adult. Along the way the wagon makes several stops where the driver talks about the history of the Lincolns’ farming legacy, the evolution of Vermont’s landscape and Hildene’s plans for the future in this newly opened area. Fall is a time of unparalleled beauty in the surrounding Green and Taconic Mountains and a special time of celebration at the home of presidential son, Robert Lincoln and wife Mary. A special holiday when the Lincoln family lived at Hildene, it remains so now, marking the beginning of the

Nature trails including the new boardwalk are ideal for viewing fall foliage, or later in the season join us for cross country skiing.

festive holiday season. The cause for the special celebration of Thanksgiving at Hildene is also rooted in a little known historical fact. It was President Abraham Lincoln who on October 3, 1863, signed the first annual national “Thanksgiving Proclamation” designating the last Thursday of November as the official annual day of celebration for our nation. He saw the holiday as a time for a war weary people to pause and give thanks. After Thanksgiving, the harvest décor fades and the holiday décor comes into view. From December 6 through January 1, it is Christmas Eve 1912 at Hildene, and The Lincoln Family Home is looking as it would have as Robert and Mary prepare for the holidays more than 100 years ago.

or thirty-five years, the amazing pumpkin patch at the Equinox Valley Nursery has been a favorite stop for folks during the fall harvest season. Jump on a wagon ride, explore the crazy maze, or grab your camera and check out the more than 300 whimsical scarecrow displays. There is also a huge selection of mums, gourds, indian corn, straw bales, squash, and cornstalks for your fall decorating inspiration. Aptly named “The Best Pumpkin Patch” by Vermont Life Magazine, you can pick from hundreds of pumpkins of different sizes and shapes. Speaking of pumpkins, don’t miss the “Official” Vermont State Pumpkin Carving Day on October 18th, a day filled with fun activities and contests! Perfect for families with kids. But don’t go hungry! You can grab a dozen hot cider donuts made fresh right in front of you. Try some pumpkin ice cream, or homemade pumpkin bread, and be sure to get extra to bring home with you for family and friends. The Equinox Valley Nursery is located on Route 7A (The Shires of Vermont Byway) in Manchester, VT, just two miles south of the Equinox Hotel. For more information, call 802-362-2610, or visit www.equinoxvalleynursery.com

The mansion’s windows are candlelit and there’s a fresh scent of balsam amidst floral flourishes and satin ribbon. A selection of holiday tunes from Robert Lincoln’s collection of Aeolian pipe organ music fills the house daily. On weekends local musicians bring the organ or Mary Harlan Lincoln’s Steinway to life with their talents. Even the tree has been cut and brought in from the woods. Its graceful boughs will be hung with lovely period appropriate ornaments and candles. Lights, sights, sounds, and scents of the season abound. On Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, dressed in all its finery, and complete with food tastings, The Museum Store at Hildene welcomes neighbors and new friends alike to its annual “Home for the Holidays” open house in the Welcome Center. Visitors year round complete their Hildene experience with a visit to the Pullman car, Sunbeam with its thoughtprovoking exhibit, Many Voices, and Hildene Farm and cheese-making facility, solar powered and a model for small scale sustainable farming practices. During regular hours, 9:30 to 4:30, docents and staff are on hand to answer questions about the home’s history, its famous residents and its mission: Values into Action. Admission is $18.00 for adults and $5 for children 6 to 14. Members, volunteers and children under 6 are free. Selfguided tours are included in general admission. Reservations are required for guided tours of the home: $5 for adults; $2 for youth; children under 6, members and volunteers are free. For more information visit www.hildene.org, call 802.362.1788 or email info@hildene.org.

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Farmers’ Markets

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The Paper Mill Village Covered Bridge was built in 1889 and carries Murphy Road, spanning the Walloomsac River. It was originally named for a 1790 paper mill that was one of Vermont’s first; in fact the paper used to draft Vermont’s constitution came from this mill. The mill has provided hydroelectric power for most of the 20th century. The original dam was built at an existing falls in 1784. The present 85’ concrete dam was built in 1889. The site has had hydroelectric power since at least 1907. The hydro electric works generated power for the mill from 1907 until around 1958.

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.

For over 50 years, the site has languished until restauranteur/visionary William Scully took up the challenge to bring the hydro electric plant back online. Due to his efforts, the old mill is now one of the first hydro electric sites approved to be redeveloped in the state in over 30 years. Once work is completed, the facility will provide electricity to power over 100 homes. The public is invited to visit the site which features a small informational kiosk and parking area next to the covered bridge. From there, you can access a short walking trail with views of the bridge, and a canoe access.

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.

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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. The site has off street parking and picnic areas. This is also near the site of the Breakenridge Farm Standoff, the first armed resistance to NY claims to VT lands, and start of the Green Mountain Boys. 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 at center.

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 proved most durable. Most covered bridges are painted red because iron ochre was an inexpensive pigment. 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

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 of Vermont!

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 Route 7A (The Shires Byway) 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 area • Drive Route 7A (The Shires Byway) 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 Route 7A (The Shires Byway) • 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 just down from the 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. 6) • Lunch in Bennington at the Madison Brew Pub on Main Street • Drive Route 7A (The Shires Byway) 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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Glass is HOT In Manchester!

un may not be a word you equate with glass, but at Manchester Hot Glass Art Studio & Gallery, fun should be somewhere in their name. From the brightly colored building and yarn bombed tree in the front yard, to the brilliant colored handblown glass and giant graffiti mural in the glassblowing studio, your eyes won't know where to start! When you visit, you know instantly this place is all about experiencing fine art and craft in a safe, fun, handson way. You can take one of three types of classes in glassblowing; paperweight making, blowing a glass object, and the popular Glassblowing 101. They have also expanded A great family activity, kids and adults can work with molten their class offerings into other fine crafts like jewelry, tieglass under the careful eye of glassblower Andrew Weill during a dye and silk dyeing. glass making class. See ad on page 18. Book ahead, they can get busy! Owners Andrew & Trish Weill are both experienced fine artists and teachers in their respective fields, and offer additional services like cus- by a friend of the Weill's. Manchester Hot Glass is located on tom orders, repairs, bridal registries, group classes and more. 79 Elm Street in Manchester Center, Vermont, and is open Everything in the studio is made on premises, or handmade year-round. Call for reservations, 802-362-2227.

New Gallery for Jewelry, Arts, and Fine Craft Called “Cake” Opens in Bennington Jewelry designer and Bennington native, Meike Williams, brings retail and design expertise to new venture.

ewelry designer and Bennington native Meike Williams is set to open a new arts and fine craft gallery downtown this fall. The gallery, at 103 South Street, is a 700 squarefoot space located on the first floor of the historic Putnam Hotel building. Williams, creator of the Cake jewelry collection, intends for the gallery to boost downtown Bennington’s economic and cultural growth, while also promoting the local artistic community in a refined but welcoming atmosphere. The gallery will include Williams’ handmade precious and semi-precious jewelry, as well as ceramics, paintings, photography, and upcycled artwork. “The gallery isn’t just a retail space,” said Williams. “I want it to be a kind of community center where we can support the incredible diversity of talent in the region. I’m also developing plans to work with students and young artists.” Williams brings extensive retail and design experience to the new venture. A former professional photographer, Williams changed careers and became an in-demand jewelry designer of Cake, a distinctive jewelry collection made of multiple layers that mingle well together. Her pieces appeared in dozens of films and television shows such as “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Entourage,” “Scrubs,” “ER”, Scandal, and “Gilmore Girls.” Buoyed by the success of her work, in 2004 she

Flocking and ceramic "Soft Orange Sky" by Liz Howe.

launched her first retail gallery in West Hollywood, Calif., and in 2007, a second in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles. The two locations represented more than 40 jewelry artisans. Last year, she re-launched the Cake website and continues to sell the collection through wholesale accounts. In 2011, Williams returned to Vermont to be closer to family and has since launched a successful “pop-up” version of the boutique during the Stark Hose Firehouse benefit in December 2013. The well-received temporary space was filled with artwork from local community members, which proved to Williams that the town had an unmet need for a centralized space to showcase the wide range of talent. Renovations on the gallery space are set to begin in early September.

State Parks in The Shires

ermont State Parks offer a place to camp, play, relax, and explore! There are 52 state parks across the state, three of which are in The Shires, all offering a range of unique opportunities, such as great hiking, swimming, boat rentals, concession, vistas, wildlife viewing, and prime camp sites. Vermont State Parks’ website www.vtstateparks.com lists each park and the activities and amenities they offer as well as information on reservations, and lots photos of the parks and the people who enjoy them each year.

Woodford State Park (in Woodford, VT) is the highest elevation campground in the state at 2400’ above sea level. With easy trails, an open lake, and a bog to explore, it’s great for all ages. Woodford has boat rentals (canoe, kayak, and rowboats) 103 campsites, and is also a popular fishing location. If you stay overnight, be prepared to be awakened by an outstanding chorus of birds which serenade visitors, especially in the spring.

Lake Shaftsbury State Park (in Shaftsbury, VT) offers visitors a great beach and picnic areas, easy hikes around the lake, and a rental cottage. Row boats, pedal boats, kayaks, and canoes are all available for rent as well as a pic- Kayaking in The Shires of Vermont. Photo by Lee Krohn. nic shelter for large group gatherings. For those that need to refuel, a concession stand located in the park offers yummy Day entry into the parks is $3/per person if you’re 14 or older, $2 for kids under 3-14 yrs. old and free for kids 3 yrs. snacks at reasonable prices. old and younger. When you pay for entry into one park, you Emerald Lake State Park (in East Dorset, VT) includes a can get into all other for free that same day, so you can visit small clear, clean, and cold lake where visitors can rent a multiple parks if you’d like. For more information or to make a reservation call our kayak, canoe, pedal boat or rowboat. A concession stand, lakeside picnic tables, and a picnic pavilion for large groups reservation center, 888-409-7579, Monday – Friday 9am – are also available. 104 campsites are scattered on the heavily 4pm, visit www.vtstateparks.com, or send an email to parks@state.vt.us. wooded ridge above the lake.

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Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival Kicks Off American Craft Week in Vermont

October 3-5

hen autumn approaches, that’s when the craft festival season begins in earnest. The 23rd Annual Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival kicks off American Craft Week in Vermont. The Festival will be held October 3 through 5 at the Practice Tee on Route 7A, a mile and a half north of the new roundabout in downtown Manchester, Vermont. Coming to the Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival is an opportunity to celebrate the wonders of American Craft. Every day thousands of American artists share their vision and talent by producing amazing hand-made decorative and functional objects. Craft show patrons demonstrate their love of these items by coming to the shows, meeting the artists, and buying handmade products. As one craft artist put it, "this is the creative economy!" While other industry associations have long touted their products, the craft industry has lacked a single way to be highly visible. Along with craft organizations across the USA, Vermont is a leader in supporting American Craft Week. American Craft Week is held 10 days in October and the hope is to educate more people about the importance of American craftsmen and women. Crafts enrich our homes, wardrobes, offices and public spaces. The crafts industry contributes to our nation's economy and the fabric of our national history. Craftwork is original, beautiful and enduring. The Manchester show features 150 artists and artisans displaying and selling traditional and contemporary crafts and original art as well as a specialty food tent. Exhibitors are housed in large Camelot tents, tents transformed into veritable cathedrals of creativity. While craft shopping, customers are delighted with culinary choices served by local restaurants and food trucks. The Dining Tent, which is heated, offers tables and chairs with a relaxed ambience.

Vermont craft beers are served to accompany the luncheon plates. Live music will be played here too. Besides savoring Vermont food and drink, there are many craft demos and a Vermont Cheese Tent. As part of the American Craft Week celebration in Vermont, the Vermont Craft Council is planning its Fall Open Studio Weekend on October 4 and 5. Maps will be available at the Festival so craft show patrons may also visit

those studios local to Manchester. For more details about the Open Studio Weekend, visit VermontCrafts.com. Once again, the Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival will be held October 3-5 at the Practice Tee in Manchester. Hours are 10-5 daily, Friday through Sunday. Adult admission is $10, children are free. Rain or shine-under tents. Plenty of free parking. No pets, please. Complete information is available at Craftproducers.com or call 802-362 2100.

The land’s owner, the Equinox Resort & Spa,first donated conservation easements on 850 acres to the Vermont Land Trust & The Nature Conservancy of Vermont in 1996. An additional 64 acres of conserved lands were placed under the protection of the Vermont Land Trust in September 2006. The

Equinox Preservation Trust was formed in 1996 to oversee the management of these protected lands. Land and trail maintenance and educational programs in the Preserve are managed by the Equinox Preservation Trust Forest and Trails Steward.

Hike or Snowshoe at the Equinox Preservation Trust

he Equinox Preserve covers 914 acres of forest lands on the eastern slopes of Mount Equinox in Manchester, Vermont. It is open to the public for year-round, non-motorized recreation. Over 11 miles of marked and maintained trails provide access to these unique mountainous woodlands.

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Located on Main Street in Manchester (next to Rite Aid Plaza) FAMOUS PUMPKIN PATCH A Family Harvest Tradition for 35 Years! “A Must Fall Stop” - e New York Times Named the “Best Pumpkin Patch” by Vermont Life

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Wagon Tours & Crazy Maze Hot Cider Donuts - Watch them being made! Pumpkin Ice Cream & Homemade Pumpkin Bread Don’t miss the “OFFICIAL” VERMONT STATE PUMPKIN CARVING October 18, 2014 (carving at 2pm) a day filled with fun activites & contests

Gourds • Indian Corn • Straw Bales • Squash • Cornstalks

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Equinox Valley Nursery Historic Route 7A Manchester, VT 2 miles south of e Equinox Hotel

(802) 362-2610 • www.equinoxvalleynursery.com

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