Going to Vermont

[gordonzola]

So, I just did it, I booked my tickets to go to the only states in the country I’ve never visited and check out dairy farms and cheese makers. Does it snow in Vermont and Maine in April? I don’t want to die!

I’ve got a lot of things planned already, but it there anything, especially in Vermont, that I need to see or check out? Unfortunately, I had to shorten this vacation because of some construction/production issues at work, but Vermont appears to be like the size of my high school parking lot so I can probably fit some other things in if you, Dear Readers, have suggestions.

Comments

[aulaitcru.livejournal.com]

Will it snow in Vermont in April? Maybe, and it depends a lot on how far north you're venturing. My parents have had snow as late as mid-May.

Spring snows rarely last long, though and it being Vermont, crews are out immediately to clear the roads. (It's actually safer to drive in VT after an 18" snowfall than it is to drive in Philly after a 3" snowfall.)

VT is ridiculously quaint and bucolic, just about any place you go will be sickeningly picturesque.

Bring sturdy boots that you aren't afraid to get dirty. March and April are "mud season." And with more dirt roads than paved roads and visiting fams and cheesemakers you're going to encounter lots of mud.

Brattleboro has a great co-op. Worth checking out if you like visiting other co-ops.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

the co-op is already on my list. whoo-hoo!

[aulaitcru.livejournal.com]

If you have any time to stroll around Brattleboro:

Brattleboro Books on Elliott Street - huge selection of used books

Everyone's Books also on Elliott Street, across from Brattleboro Books - a bookstore committed to social justice

MacNeill's Brew Pub - also on Elliott Street, I think

the interior of the Latchis Hotel movie theatre - the vintage murals are incredible