Places to Visit
Close-by
- Boulder Beach (swim, kayak rentals)
- Groton State Forest Nature Center & Trails
- Hike/Picnic to Owl’s Head
- Hike Trails: to Big Deer, Little Deer, Silver Ledge, around Kettle Pond or Osmore Pond
- Walk/Bike on the Cross Vermont Trail (former railroad bed) to/from: Kettle Pond, Stillwater, Ricker’s Pond, Upper Valley Grill, Groton Village, South Ryegate
- Walk/Bike Millstone Trails (Fee for biking)
- Kayak or Canoe on the Connecticut River
- Danville Farmer’s Market (June- Oct 1st, Wednesdays 9-1:00)
- Play tennis at Blue Mountain Union School
- Cabot Creamery, Cabot
- Old Church Theater, Bradford
- Collins Farm Corn Maze, Bath NH
- Great Vermont Corn Maze, North Danville (August – October)
- Maple Farms: Bragg Farm, East Montpelier; Goodrich Farm, Cabot ; Morse Farm, Montpelier
- Plainfield Little Theatre, Plainfield
- Check local Libraries for books and programs: Groton Library, Wells River Library, Peacham Library
Under an Hour
- Rock of Ages, Barre Granite Quarry Visitor Center
- Vermont Granite Museum, Barre
- Bedell Bridge State Park , Haverill, NH on the Connecticut River
- Vermont Mountaineers Baseball, Montpelier college league baseball
- Vermont State House, Montpelier
- Vermont History Museum, Montpelier
- Unadilla Theater in Calais
- Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier
- Barre Opera House in Barre
- Court Street Arts at Alumni Hall, Haverhill, NH
- Dog Mountain and Chapel near St. Johnsbury
- Catamount Arts Center Events and Exhibitions in St. Johnsbury
- Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury Natural History
- St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, public library and art gallery
An Hour or So
- Mountain Bike at Kingdom Trails in East Burke
- Ben & Jerry’s Factory, Waterbury
- Stowe and Mt. Mansfield (check out Gondola ride)
- Bald Hill Fish Culture Station (Fish Hatchery) West Burke, VT
- VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science), Quechee, VT
- Quechee Gorge State Park, Quechee, VT – Vermont’s Grand Canyon
- Montshire Museum, Hanover, NH Science Park & Museum
- Dartmouth’s Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH
- Simon Pierce Glassblowers, Quechee
- Enfield Shaker Museum, Enfield, NH
- Trains around Vermont, White River or Montshire Museum
- Lake Champlain Cruise, Burlington
- Lake Champlain Ferry, Burlington
- Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Burlington Waterfront
- Shelburne Museum Museum Village
Also:
- Vermont Farms (Central East) Open to the Public
- Vermont Farms Open (Northeast) to the Public
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