You’re always welcome at the Aerie Inn of Vermont
The Aerie Inn has partnered with Nor’East Trail Runs to offer great race deals.
Stay with us during the Dorset Running Festival in August and the Beebe Farm 48 in September.
For more information, visit netrailruns.com and follow them on Instagram @netrailruns.
Vermont modestly bills itself as having the “World’s Best Foliage.” Don’t take our word for it, come see the colors for yourself. Fall in Vermont is so much more than just scenic views. Every weekend promises apple picking, fall festivals of every variety, corn mazes, pumpkin patches and more. Plan early for the best experience. We can offer a few of our travel tips as well.
Whether in daily use or simply there to be explored, Vermont covered bridges are a unique feature of the Vermont landscape, taking us back to a distant time and place. Our team ill be happy to create a custom Covered Bridge itinerary for your visit, which will provide you with the covered bridge locations and a short description of each bridge. There are more covered bridges per square mile in Vermont than any other place in the world, with 107 authentic covered bridges located throughout the state.
Vermont is home to many annual events. Some large, some small. Our local chamber of commerce carries complete listings on their website visitmanchestervt.com and vermontvacation.com offers suggestions statewide. A handful of our local favorites are listed below.
Annual Manchester Antique and Classic Car Show
Early June. Dorr Farm, Manchester.
Manchestercarshow.com
Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show
Early July until mid August. Beebe Farm, East Dorset.
Vt-summerfestival.com
The Rainbow Family of Living Light
Mid June – Early July
Green Mountain National Forest
Mount Tabor, VT
welcomehome.org/rainbow
Wanderlust Stratton
June 16-19, 2016
Bondville, VT
wanderlust.com/festivals/stratton
Annual Bondville Fair
Early August. Stratton.
Bondvillefair.org
Maple Leaf Half Marathon & 5K
Early September. Manchester
Manchestervtmapleleaf.com
Annual Peru Fair
Late September. Peru
Perufair.org
Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival
Early October. Riley Rink, Manchester.
Craftproducers.com
Dummerston Apple Pie Fest
Columbus Day Sunday, Dummerston
Annual Weston Antiques Show
Columbus Day Weekend, Weston.
Westonantiquesshow.org
Dorset Farmers Market
Sunday 10 am – 2 pm at HN Williams Store, Rt 30 Dorset.
Dorsetfarmersmarket.com
Manchester Farmers Market
Thursday 3 pm – 6 pm at Adams Park in downtown Manchester.
Manchesterfarmers.org
Rutland Farmers Market
Saturday 9 am – 2 pm at Merchants Row, Rutland.
Rcfmvt.org
Castleton Farmers Market
Thursday 3:30 pm – 6 pm on Main Street in downtown Castleton.
Early June to early October
West Pawlet Community Farmers Market
Friday 4 pm – 7 pm
2849 Rt. 153, Fish & Game Building.
Year round
wpcfmkt@gmail.com
Ludlow Farmers Market
Friday 4 pm – 7 pm
53 Main Street, Front lawn of Okemo Mountain School.
Late May to early October
LudlowFarmersMarket.org
What family isn’t looking for adventure? We can direct you and yours to a fast paced day on the mountain or to a serene stroll at a state park. Below are a few favorites. Just ask for other ideas.
Bromley Adventure Park
Bromley.com
Magic Mountain Park
Magicmtn.com
Stratton Resort
Stratton.com
Merck Forest and Farmland Center
Merckforest.org
Emerald Lake State Park
Vtstateparks.com
Vermont Marble Exhibit
Vermontmarblemuseum.org
Equinox Skyline Drive
Equinoxmountain.com
Vermont has more than 800,000 acres of conserved wildlife habitat open to public hunting. White tailed deer, black bear, moose, and wild turkeys are abundant in suitable habitat. Snowshoe hare, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrels, ruffled goose, woodcock, ducks and geese are also plentiful. Hunting is allowed on Sundays.
Licenses are sold statewide as well as online at Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. We try to keep a copy of the Vermont Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Guide on file in our lobby.
Vermont is renowned for warm and coldwater fishing. More than 800 lakes and ponds and 7,000 miles of streams lie within the Green Mountains. Lake Champlain alone has a surface area of 435 square miles with challenging fishing for salmon, lake trout, steelhead rainbows, largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleyes and more. Brook, brown and rainbow trout abound for stream fishing throughout the state. Detailed maps and information about the fish found in specific lakes and streams are included in the Vermont Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Guide available from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. We try to keep a copy on file in our lobby.
Vermont’s scenic roads are favorites for bicycle touring. Relatively low traffic volumes and minimal roadside litter have also been factors in attracting cyclists to the Green Mountains. A free Vermont Bikeways Map is available from the state at vermontvacation.com or one can be viewed in our lobby. Another good source of information is vtstateparks.com for more biking suggestions.
Lights, Camera, Action!
Simply put, Vermont summer theatre is world class. Enjoy.
Two major hiking trails run along the spine of the Green Mountains. The Appalachian Trail and the Long Trail follow the same route from the state’s southern border to the Sherbourne Pass. The Long Trails continues north (following the heights of the Green Mountains to the Canadian Border) and the Appalachian Trail turns east. Also, marked foot trails and nature trails can be found at the many state and federal parks. We have hiking maps in our lobby. Visit vtstateparks.com for a comprehensive listing of trails and maps of the Green Mountain State.