Forget the groundhog…in Vermont we celebrate Woodchuck Day on February 2nd! Sponsored by Woodchuck Cider, Woodchuck Day is a celebration of more winter to come. There are events throughout VT (and the US) with the kickoff woodchuck competition and live broadcast today at the Rusty Parker Memorial Park in Waterbury from 7am-2pm.Participants are encouraged to dress up as hearty Vermonters (aka “woodchucks”) and have fun! All funds raised will benefit the Vermont National Guard Charitable.
UVM’s Center for Sustainable Agriculture is hosting “Bounty: A Celebration of Vermont’s Farming Artists” tonight (Friday, Sept. 25th) at the Seminary Art Center in Waterbury Center. Artists include Barbara Flack, Kristan Doolan, Kate Stockman, Nancy Hayden, Pete Guenther, Jenn Colby, George Woodard, Gerianne Smart, Phyllis Bowdish, Diane Petrie and Emily Curtis Murphy. The show includes paintings, sculptures, videos, photography and textiles by artists who are also farmers. The show will be at the Seminary Art Center (pictured above) for a while, though specific dates are not yet listed, and then will be travelling to other venues around the state (also not yet specified). I would recommend calling ahead to see if the installations are still there.
The well-known and well maintained Thatcher Brook Inn could not be better located, just off Exit 10, Route 189 on the well-traveled Route 100 Waterbury-Stowe Road. Close to Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, and Stowe skiing, it is also 35 minutes to Burlington, UVM, and the Burlington International Airport. The phenomenal location and superb service (and breakfasts!) keep satisfied guests coming back year after year. It’s location supports seasonal specials year round; skiing, snowshoeing, horse-drawn sleigh rides and New Years in the winter, kayaking, canoeing, golf, horseback riding and biking in the spring, summer and fall, and of course, foliage season as well. A Vermont vacationer’s dream!!
The Inn has long been a successful business with the potential for even better revenue should the new owners wish to re-open the original tavern and restaurant. There is a very large professional kitchen, multiple public spaces including a lounge with fireplace, and two dining rooms. Built in 1899 by lumber baron Steadman Wheeler, this Victorian mansion has more than twenty guest rooms, including a separate carriage house, with most of the rooms having fireplaces and whirlpool baths.
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