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Post by ss on Oct 21, 2023 19:23:41 GMT
We will be spending a week in Stowe. Have never been in the area and won’t be skiing. I’d welcome any suggestions about restaurants, attractions and things to do!
thanks!
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Post by Basket1lady on Oct 21, 2023 21:44:49 GMT
There’s the Ben And Jerry’s factory tour in Waterbury that was fun.
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 21, 2023 22:55:00 GMT
Don’t know how you’re getting there, but Woodstock is another really great little town. Absolutely worth a visit if you’re going by. I really like the Simon Pearce stores.
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Post by zztop11 on Oct 21, 2023 22:57:42 GMT
The King Arthur Baking Company is about 75 miles south of there. You MUST go there. It's great!
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Post by ss on Oct 21, 2023 23:56:18 GMT
I appreciate the ideas! Thank you!
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Post by compeateropeator on Oct 22, 2023 11:19:26 GMT
I am from Vermont. I would be happy to give any information or answer what questions I can. Suggestions probably depend on what you like to do or would like to see, when you will be here (what season) and how far you want to travel to see things. More information and I might be able to offer more.
Stowe itself isn’t huge but there are a lot of little shops, it is picturesque and fun to just wander around for a little while. Outdoor activities are big, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking etc.
Some “relatively” close restaurants to Stowe:
The Prohibition Pig in Waterbury is always a favorite. It is a pub (The Alchemist) type restaurant.
The Hen of the Wood in Waterbury. A bit more upscale. I have never ate at the one in Waterbury but have at the one in Burlington and it was good.
The Trapp Family Lodge (Sound of Music - Von Trapp family). They have a restaurant. I have never stayed there or eaten there other than at a wedding years ago. But they also have a bunch of activities and you don’t have to be staying there to participate in a lot of them. Check out their website for sure.
Ben and Jerry’s of course. Cold Hollow Cider is just down the road. Great donuts, Cider and Hard Cider.
The Cliff House is open in December I think. You have to take the Gondola up. I am thinking that is also a pricy restaurant and I have never eaten there but the views are great.
If you are into craft Breweries/Distilleries - we have a ton of those all over.
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Post by ghislaine on Oct 22, 2023 15:42:55 GMT
I'm from Vermont too. compeateropeator has covered a lot. I've been to Stowe twice in the last month. As a family we went through Smuggler's Notch to view the colorful leaves. We had hoped to stop and hike a bit but there was too much tourist activity to find parking that day. The road closes for the winter so, depending on when you are here, you might have to hike up the road into the Notch instead of drive. I also took the kids to the Percy Farm Corn Maze. It's right on the Stowe bike path so walking or biking along there might be a nice activity for you. I have cousins who have stayed at Trapp Family Lodge so we've done a few things with them. In the winter we cross country ski, but in the summer we hike their trails. It's worth just going to see the lodge and the view it has. There's also a bakery or brewery depending on what kind of treat you'd like. I second the recommendation to check out their website. |
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Post by aj2hall on Oct 22, 2023 15:55:10 GMT
Will you be there in the winter? There are lots of other winter outdoor activities- tubing, snow shoeing, ice skating, snowmobiling etc. there’s also a zip line that might be open in the winter. There might be opportunities to go to the top of the mountain on one of the snow cats, too
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Post by epeanymous on Oct 22, 2023 18:23:28 GMT
I have family in Stowe and think it's been covered well. It is really pretty, so even just driving around is nice, and there is a little town there with the usual small-New England-town stuff.
100% true story, the one time we went to the Von Trapp resort, we had a rental car tuned to the Broadway station on Sirius XM--as we were driving out, The Hills are Alive came on the radio.
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Post by ss on Oct 23, 2023 12:30:35 GMT
Morning! We arrived in Stowe yesterday!
Many thanks for all the suggestions. You can always count on the peas😁
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Post by compeateropeator on Oct 23, 2023 13:00:01 GMT
Morning! We arrived in Stowe yesterday! Many thanks for all the suggestions. You can always count on the peas😁 Welcome ss . Weather is supposed to get better this week. There will be a lot more options for you this time of year. If you look at a paper like Seven Days (free) you should get a lot of options for music, festivals, etc. There is also a website I think, something like Vermont vacation, that gives things like art exhibites and other events. If you happen to take a drive through Smugglers notch (Rt 108 ?) you come down into Jeffersonville. Take a right onto Route 15 and go just a little ways through town (past the Smugglers notch distillery , stop for a taste test. 😄) and check out the two painted silos by the Rotary (round about). I think they are worth seeing if you are in town. In Montpelier you can check out the Morse Farm if you are into Maple syrup. If you head into Montpelier (the only capital without a McDonald’s) just beware that they are still recovering from historic floods this summer but have come back some. If you are interested in Granite, if you go to Barre, check out the Hope Cemetery. It is amazing and many of the headstones and mausoleums were carved by many of the famous Italian granite carvers that came to this area. They are over the top and so worth wandering around and checking out…from balls to figures to cars. Also there is Rock of Ages in Barre if you are interested in how they mine Vermont granite at our biggest quarry. If you like craft breweries, let me know and I can give you a lot of options. 😉😄 Foliage is pretty much over but you will still see some pretty pockets here and there in lower elevations. Sadly because of our wet and blah weather this year it wasn’t a super vibrant year. I hope you enjoy yourselves. ETA - I forgot but I think Stowe also has a location of the restaurant the Skinny Pancake which people seem to love. It was originally just crepes but I think they have branched out a lot. Local fresh food for sure though. I have eaten in the Burlington one but not Stowe’s. |
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Post by ss on Oct 29, 2023 19:34:58 GMT
Just wanted to update my week in Vermont, and thanks to the peas, we saw many things. Free tour and sampling at the Nebraska Knoll Sugarhouse. Bought maple syrup! Ben and Jerry’s tour, loved the Flavor Graveyard! Visited the sheep at the Trapp Family Lodge Drove thru the mountains at smugglers notch and Stowe. What a drive on those narrow roads. A little hike up on the rocks. I’m not a hiker, but finally got those boots dirty.  Another hike to Bingham Falls, well worth the walk, but a little scary for me going up and down those rocks. And the boots got dirtier! Saw the painted Silos at Jeffersonville. Beautiful! Lunch x2 at the Trapp Family Bierhaus. Breakfast at the Skinny Pancake. Dinner at Salute and Idletyme Brewery and Prohibition Pig. Visited Barre and took the Rock of Ages tour, then off to Hope Cemetery. So many unusual monuments there. Also sobering to see so many babies who had died during the Spanish Flu. Brought home Vermont apples (70cents/pound), cider donuts and cider at the Cider Mill. Yum. And to really break in those hiking boots, we took the Meet the Cows tour at the Trapp family lodge. So interesting! Beautiful Scottish cows. And I wasn’t always looking where I was walking in that pasture  So, just wanted to thank the peas for all the suggestions! Vermont is beautiful and we hope to return one day! |
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Post by ghislaine on Oct 30, 2023 15:14:26 GMT
Yay ss! I'm so glad you had a good time. I was thinking of you on Saturday when we drove through Stowe. Enjoy your apples and maple syrup! |
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Post by compeateropeator on Oct 30, 2023 16:11:28 GMT
Glad you had a good time! I wish the foliage would have been better for you, but you never know year to year. All part of nature, just to keep us on our toes. 😄
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