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Harvest Festival at Shelburne Farm
2009-09-18 13:15:00
Shelburne Farm s is hosting its 31st Annual Harvest Festival and Energy Fair Saturday, September 19 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This is a very large event and a great place to take the kids. There will be about 15 bands performing throughout the day, Spanish Horse demonstration, antique tractors, hands-on cow milking, llamas, wagon rides, wood furniture building demonstrations, puppet making, "bubble magic," cider pressing, face painting, grape vine wreath making, wheat braiding (where else can you learn that?), post and beam demonstration, giant pumpkins, wood bowl making, decoy carving, cheese making and sampling, rug hooking, pellet stove demonstration, solar and wind energy displays, and much, much more. You will have more things to choose than you have time. Whenever our guests ask us for the best places to visit in Vermont, we always mention Shelburne Farms. It is an amazing facility that Vermont is fortunate to have. Shelburne Farms is located a few miles south of Burlington V...
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British Sports Cars and American Hot Rods Travel to VT This Weekend
2009-09-16 17:08:00
I just posted a few photos from the 2007 British Invasion on Flickr to give you a small sampling of what this car show is about. As mentioned in my September 6 blog entry below, there will be hundreds of beautiful British cars from old to new. The British Invasion web site has more details. My friends from the Classic Bike Experience will be there as well to display some British Motorcycles. The Boston Sunday Globe named this event as their number one choice for "Best 10 things to do within a day's drive of Boston." And the Vermont Chamber of Commerce has named it several years in a row as a Top Ten Event in Vermont. The event will be held at the Stowe Events Field on Weeks Hill Road, just off Route 108. It runs this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On the same weekend, there's a very large street rod show at the Champlain Expo Center put on by the National Street Rod Association. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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Shelburne Museum Goes to the Dogs Sept 13
2009-09-12 20:13:00
TiconderRover, winner of the costume contest in2007, wearing a model of the Ticonderoga steamship which is on display at the museumDogs , dogs,dogs. Flying disc dogs, retrieving dogs, pointing dogs, sled dogs, obedience dogs, agility dogs, police dogs, working dogs, dancing dogs, and even fashion show dogs in costume - they'll all be at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne VT Sunday, Sept ember 13 starting at 10:00 am and continuing to 4:30. Shelburne Museum Goes to the Dogs is a fund raiser for area animal welfare groups and an admission of $10 for adults and $5 for children is charged. The PAWsitively Vogue Fashion Show and Canine Costume Competition is at 1:30. (c) 2009 (except the photo) Jeff Connor
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Killington Hay Bale Festival
2009-09-12 05:24:00
If you are traveling around the Killington VT area in the next few weeks, you will see some unusual hay bale sculptures alongside the roadway. They're part of the Killington Hay Festival , an annual exhibit of clever sculptures made of both round and square hay bales. Get your camera ready and head out to see giant 30 foot hay bale structures fashioned into whimsical characters. There are 35 of them around the Killington area. The festival's website has a map of them so you can plan your tour. The exhibits are left in place through October. They are made by artists and enthusiastic amateurs. Cabot Creamery is sponsoring the exhibit and providing free sample of their cheese at the Killington Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center on Rte 4.You can stop at the Killington Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center on Route 4 to pick up a Hay Festival Scavenger Hunt guide and complete the quiz on Vermont agriculture. Answers are provided at each sculpture. There will be prizes and complimenta...
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Burlington VT Art Hop Sept 11 and 12
2009-09-11 21:29:00
17th annual Burlington South End Art Hop , Friday and Saturday, Sept ember 11 and 12, has works on display from 500 artists in 100 studios and business facilities around town. There is a juried art show, an artist designed mini-golf course made of recycled materials, fashion extravaganza, and artwork for sale. It starts Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 pm and continues Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. If you can't attend these two days, you will have other opportunities because most of the art will be on display for another month or so. The web site has a Artists and Sites page which lists all the display locations and which artists' works are there. There is an enormous number of intriquing events such as tortilla baking demonstrations, hat making workshop, mini golf putt-putt on the artist-created recycled materials course built on-site, family drop-in and create center, yarn spinning and glass bead making demonstration, classic car and motorcycle show, fabric art demonstration, qu...
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09-09-09
2009-09-09 04:10:00
I just found out that Magic Hat Brewing is having a "#9tacular" event tomorrow to celebrate 09-09-09, September 9, 2009. There's no mention of the next one a thousand years from now so it's best to attend this event which will be held on Church Street in Magic Hat's hometown of Burlington VT. Magic Hat has a special affinity to nines because of one of the brewery's most popular beers is named #9. And if there's anything this company likes almost as much as beer, it's having a good time. #9tacular starts at 6:00 pm and goes 'till 10:00. That's pm, not the next morning. There will be live karaoke, a performance by The Rubblebucket Orchestra band, a laser light show, a scavanger hunt to benefit the non-profit Burlington City Arts, and a chance to win a very cool #9 cruiser bike (contest ends Sept 18). If you can't travel to Vermont for this, there will be many other #9tacular events around the country that may be nearer for you. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor (except the Magic ...
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British Invasion Car Show, Stowe, September 18 - 20
2009-09-06 21:11:00
A boy and his car.My first car was a 1959 MGA. I bought it for $350 and sold it a few months later, a deal I had to make with my parents to get them to acquiesce to what I thought was one of the greatest ideas of all time: me in a sleek, fast, and nimble car to try out my inestimable driving skillI sold it for the same amount I had bought it for and I broke even except for gas plus all the polish, wax, and other chemicals I put on or in it. I enjoyed - no, make that - LOVED, driving the MG that summer. I spent hours each day driving or working on that car. It has rusted out rocker panels which I carefully scrapped out and painted rust-proof silver. With a meticulousness worthy of a new category of dementia, I sanded each wheel and sprayed them in short stages with the leftover paint from the rocker panel project. There was not one run in the paint. Of course, it took me more than a week of light spraying to achieve that. And I had to mask the tires each time to keep overspray off th...
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Architecture & Design Film Festival Sept 24 - 27
2009-09-06 02:47:00
As if architects, designers, builders and anyone interested in their work needed a reason to travel to Vermont during fall foliage, the Big Picture Theater in Waitsfield VT, will be showing more than 30 feature-length films, documentaries and shorts about how architects and designers create. "The films profile visionary architects, the creative design process, environmental issues and the brilliant designs that we see and use every day." Film makers, architects and designers will also be leading discussion sessions. The Architecture & Design Film Festival will benefit the Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Warren VT, which has over 150 hands-on courses per year in design, construction, woodworking, and architectural craft and offers a variety of courses concentrating in sustainable design. The festival runs four days from September 24th through the 27th. Information about advance ticket sales is available on the website. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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Mad River Valley Craft Festival
2009-09-04 18:38:00
The 39th annual Mad River Valley Craft Fair takes place on September 5 and 6, 2009, at Kenyon's Field in Waitsfield VT. About 100 exhibitors displaying accessories, clothing, dolls and clothing, drawings, etchings, fabric/fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, mixed media, painting, photography, pottery, porcelain, sculpture, wood. There will also be music, food, children's activities, door prizes, and live demonstrations. This is a very high quality show with top exhibitors from Vermont and a few surrounding states. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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Vermont Balloon Rally at Shelburne Museum Sept 4 - 7
2009-09-04 02:36:00
Here's another reason to visit the Shelburne Museum , a magnificent facility that I consider a must-see in Vermont . This Labor Day weekend, the Vermont Balloon Rally will be held on the grounds of the museum from September 4 through 7. About 30 balloons are expected to attend. Spectators will be allowed to walk among the balloons and watch the flights each day early mornings and late afternoons. Children are no only allowed, they're encouraged to come see this colorful event. There will also be face painting, bounce house, free rides on the museum's antique carousel, nighttime balloon glow and a balloon walkabout where kids and adults can actually walk through a partially inflated balloon lying on the ground. Rides will be offered including tethered rides and full flight rides. If you would like to do a full flight, it's best to make reservations in advance which you can do on the website. Thanks to some generous corporate sponsorship, prices for the event are very low: childre...
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Vermont Travel Videos on MSN
2009-08-31 02:32:00
MSN has an online video series hosted by Andrew Zimmern in which he travels around the country recording interesting places to visit, usually focused on food. Zimmern was host of the Travel Channel show, "Bizarre Food s" and now hosts Travel Channel's "Bizarre World" in addition to being a chef, writer, and teacher. Zimmern was recently in my area of Vermont to visit Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Little River Hotglass Studio, and Cold Hollow Cider Mill. He doesn't just visit though - he gets right into production, creating his own Ben & Jerry's flavor in the test room, blowing a glass jar at Little River Hotglass, and making cider doughnuts at Cold Hollow. These Appetite for Life. episodes are a good way to get some behind-the-scenes views of popular attractions in Vermont and elsewhere. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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Fiestavus Vermont Comedy Tour
2009-08-27 00:07:00
The Fiestiavus Vermont Comedy Tour begins tonight at the Big Picture Theater in Waitsfield VT. The tour features eight standup comedians traveling around Vermont giving five performances from August 26 through September 2. Some of them are traveling in a prototype Ford Fiesta as part of that company's Fiesta Movement program. One of the tour organizers, Seth Beck, was a winner of the Fiesta Movement contest which awarded 100 "agents" like him the use of a new Fiesta for six months. Here is the tour schedule: Wednesday, August 26, 7:30 p.m., Big Picture Theater & Cafe, Waitsfield. $5 cover charge. Thursday, August 27, 9:00 p.m., Positive Pie restaurant, Montpelier, VT. $5 cover charge. Friday, August 28, 8:00 p.m., The Hartswick Studio, Sheffield, VT. Purchase $10 tickets here. Saturday, August 29, 8:30 p.m., On the Rise Bakery, Richmond, VT. $5 cover charge. Wednesday, September 2, 7:30 p.m., One Half Lounge, Burlington, VT. $5 cover At all these events except the Septem...
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Alchemist Brewpub Update
2009-08-22 04:13:00
The Alchemist Brewery and Pub is one of the most popular spots in this area for tourists and residents alike. Anyone who is a beer lover should put The Alchemist on your must-do list (bucket list?). It's located on South Main Street in Waterbury VT.To keep up with what brewer John Kimmich is preparing, you can subscribe to the blog RSS feed. A recent entry talks about the gluten free offerings as well as other Summer Time Beers. John started preparing gluten free beer and food offerings after his wife and co-owner Jennifer discovered she needs to consume gluten-free products.The food there is excellent so be sure to give it a try too. Executive Chef Jeff Lang uses a lot of locally grown fresh produce in his imaginative menu which you can look over on the website before you arrive. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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Vermont Moose
2009-08-22 02:26:00
Mad River Glen moose population has grown by two this year.One of the most frequent questions we get here at the inn is "where can we go to see a moose?" There are several areas nearby where the possibility is greater but sighting a moose is a rare occurrence even for people who live and work in the forests. The moose photo at the top of this Vermont Travel Notes blog is a good example. It was taken by a guest in early November several years ago while he was driving on Route 100 between Warren and Granville VT, a popular place to spot moose because of the swampy areas alongside the road. It's not a particularly good photo because he quickly took the shot through the car windshield. He got some better quality photos after he stopped the car and got out but by then the moose was into the woods and walking away so the angle of the photo does not work well. But he was lucky to see it at all. If he had left here a minute earlier or a minute later he would have missed the moose entirely....
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Burlington Sunset Over Lake Champlain
2009-08-17 05:11:00
Photo by John Hughes We often recommend Burlington to our guests and, if they decide to go, we suggest they stay up there to watch the sunset over Lake Champlain. This photo is a good example of why. It's from my favorite photoblog, Megapickles, which has a new photo every day by St Michael's College professor John Hughes. I highly recommend bookmarking the site and checking it frequently. I've been following it for years and it consistently has great work.Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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Fly Fishing Festival in Manchester VT
2009-08-12 05:49:00
American Museum of Fly fishing, Manchester VTI enjoy fly fishing even though I'm not good at it. And I'll probably never get good because I go so infrequently. Over the years though, it has been the motivation to put me in some beautiful places and that's what I enjoy most about fishing for trout. The fly rod is just so I don't look like some idiot standing alone in a river. Now I look like a harmless old fool flogging the water with a stick. That's much better don't you think?Early last fall, instead of going fishing as I should have, I visited the American Museum of Fly Fishing . It is a very impressive facility located next to the Orvis headquarters in Manchester VT. The building itself is a beautifully restored home on Route 7A a few minutes south of the town. If you enjoy fly fishing and all its traditions, you'll enjoy spending some time there. When I visited, admission was free to the main part of the museum but the art gallery had a small charge. I was able to visit ...
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Rave Reviews at the Weston Playhouse
2009-08-05 03:46:00
Jeremy Leiner in "Rent" - photo courtesy of Weston Playhouse, all rights reservedThe rock musical, "Rent" is playing at the Weston Playhouse and receiving rave reviews. Great reviews are common at the Weston Playhouse and the comments for this play indicate that the cast and crew of "Rent" are giving a traditionally strong Weston performance.Here are a few of those comments: "It blew me away! I’ve been coming to the Playhouse for close to 20 years and this production goes to the top of my “fave” list." "This was a wonderful show. A terrific cast, amazing voices, a fabulous set. You’ve got to see it…Go with an open mind and you’ll leave with an open heart. Well done all of you!""Came to the Sat. matinee and didn’t expect to be so overwhelmed by the show. First rate cast delivered a first class performance. The standing ovation was well deserved. How lucky we are to have such quality theater here -Broadway has nothing on Weston!""Rent" had a strong run off Broadway and later on ...
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Time to Plan Fall Foliage Travel
2009-08-01 21:39:00
Our parking lot, September 27, 2008With all the rain and cool temps, it seems like we haven't started summer yet so fall has to be far off. And, while we have about two months before the fall season rolls in, planning for it should be started. Looking at our reservation book, I can see the early birds have been calling steadily already. We are far from full in late September and early October but we are close enough now that you should make lodging reservations very soon for the last week in September and first two weeks of October (maybe a week later in southern Vermont). Fall foliage is our busiest time of year and if you want to find a place to stay, especially on weekends, you should decide now. That's not true just for us - every inn and motel is filling in their most popular rooms. You can wait until the last minute if you must, but you will get either the smallest or the most expensive rooms as options. And I certainly would not drive or fly here without having your lodging...
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Northwest Airlines Logo(s)
2009-05-04 03:40:00
I've seen Northwest Airlines planes for many years but I never noticed something peculiar about them until it was pointed out to me a couple of weeks ago. The logo is obviously a compass marker pointing in the northwest direction when you view the plane from the port (left) side. But if you view the airplane from the starboard side, the logo is suddenly pointing northeast!Northwest is northwest no matter where it is viewed from. And it is so marked on every compass in the world. Why Northwest Airline chooses to do otherwise on one side of their airplanes is a mystery to me. If anyone knows why, I would appreciate hearing from you. The first one to respond gets a $30 discount voucher toward a stay here. By the way, Northwest (recently acquired by Delta) flies twice a day between Detroit (DTW) and Burlington VT (BTV). You can see flights from all the airlines into Burlington on the BTV website. There are 45 to 50 flights a day into Burlington from 12 airports in 10 cities. © 2009 ...
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Mother's Day Ideas
2009-05-03 21:40:00
Nobody loves you as much as mom. You can give her a Mother's Day she will cherish with the gift of Vermont. Take her to a Vermont inn, restaurant, attraction, or simply a drive in the country. If that's not possible this year, you can send Vermont to her with a Vermont Teddy Bear. They are very good at online orders and ship quickly. If you are going to travel to Vermont next weekend (Mother's Day is May 10), a tour of the Vermont Teddy Bear factory in Shelburne VT would be fun. Vermont Teddy Bear has several pages of Mother's Day bears on its website, plus a grandmother bear too. Make reservations soon and enjoy your day with mom. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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Billings Farm and Museum Starts Its Summer Season
2009-05-01 23:16:00
Billings Farm and Museum is now openTwo of my favorite places in Vermont are the village of Woodstock VT and the Billings Farm and Museum located there. Billings summer season of events gets underway this Sunday, May 3, with the 23rd annual Plowing Match. This contest pits teams of oxen and draft horses against each other. Each team and its handler is judged on how well they perform together. The doors open at 9:00 a.m. and competition begins at 10:30 a.m. starting with the walking plow contest and continues into the afternoon with the team sulky competition. Special activities will include horse-drawn wagon rides, visitor plowing with the Billings team, ox programs, and rope making demonstrations.Woodstock is located about 15 minutes west of White River Junction. Take Exit 1 from Interstate 89 and drive west on Route 4. Zoom in on the Google map from the link here and you will see Billings Farm clearly marked. There is much to see and do in Woodstock including great inns, restau...
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Fiddlehead Festival May 2 in Randolph Center
2009-05-01 21:00:00
Fiddlehead ferns are a delicacy in Vermont. Go to the festival and ask for recipies!The third annual Fiddlehead Festival will be held tomorrow at the Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center VT about 30 mins north of White River Junction and 30 mins south of Montpelier. Free admission to all events unless you want to buy a ticket to the farmer's lunch: $9 for adults and $4 for children under 12.See the tractorcade, animal power parade, children's activities, wild edibles workshop, gardening with Henry Homeyer, sustainable living workshop, Gary Howe's Glimpse of the past restored Delco light plant, sheep dog demonstration, tractor obstacle course, Renewing Local Communities workshop, oxen power demonstration. It does not get any more "Vermonty" than this. See some impressive pulling power at the Fiddlehead FestivalPhotos courtesy Roger Ennis & Robert Eddy, Randolph, VT(c) 2009 (except the photos) Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Names VT Restaurant One of the Best
2009-05-01 03:17:00
I was looking this evening at my Facebook friends/fans pages when I came across some surprising news from Northeast Kingdom Travel and Tourism Association's Facebook page. They reported that Claire's Restaurant in little 'ol Hardwick, Vermont had been chosen for one of the most prestigious awards around.Conde Nast Traveler magazine named it one of the top restaurants in the country, an award they gave to only 43 restaurants nationwide, and just three in New England. In commenting on Claire's, Conde Nast Traveler said: "Appropriately, Claire's serves simple food that highlights exceptional ingredients from Vermont's fertile agricultural community: slowly leavened breads, peppery radishes, and creamy raw-milk cheese. Local microbrews, artisanal sodas, and ice wines from Shelburne Vineyards keep the drinks as interesting as the cuisine."Conde Nast Traveler sends out its reviewers anonymously to act like any customer including paying for the meal. There's no "comping a freebie...
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Alchemist Brew Pub Closing for One Week
2009-04-30 19:19:00
The Alchemist Pub and Brew ery in Waterbury is planning some extensive kitchen renovations and will therefore be closed from Monday, May 4 through May 11. They will be reopening Tuesday May 12 unless their projects go as well as mine do.With these new renovations, Chef Jeff is planning to bring some new items to the menu. I can hardly wait to see what those will be. The Alchemist blog says that right now, he's off to his home town of Cincinnati to learn more about making Cincinnati chili and to hunt turkeys. Hmmm - is that trip related to new menu items?(c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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Learn How To Make Chocolates Workshops in Stowe VT
2009-04-30 17:45:00
Photo courtesy of Laughing Moon Chocolates Laughing Moon Chocolates is a wonderful little store in Stowe VT which makes and sells an extensive line of chocolates using mostly locally produced ingredients. Laughing Moon is offering workshops this spring and summer on how to make chocolates. These Chocolate Experience Workshops are intended for recreational users who would like to learn how to make their own candy at home. The cost is $150 per person. For more information and to register, contact owner Leigh Williams at (802) 253-9591. Friday May 1Chocolate Dipping Experience Workshop 6:00-8:00pm A two-hour hand-on workshop on how to cook truffles, melt and temper chocolate, and hand-dipping. Friday, June 26Marshmallow Making Workshop 6:00-8:00pm A two-hour workshop on how to make homemade marshmallow, prepare them for dipping, and hand-dip them in milk, dark and white chocolate. How to prepare S’mores or mix it with caramel or truffle centers.Friday, July 10Chocolate Dipping Exp...
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Vermont Bird Tours
2009-04-19 01:39:00
Photo (c) copyright Bryan Pfeiffer Bryan Pfeiffer is probably the best known name in birding around this part of Vermont . He is also a naturalist and lepidopterologist of some note. Most of all for birders, he's an enthusiastic, engaging speaker and teacher. There may not be anything he loves more than birding but if there is, it would be talking about birding. He's a treasure trove of fascinating information and he loves to share it. A few years ago, he was often on WDEV, the local radio station, speaking about birds in the area and taking calls from listeners. Often those callers wanted to know what kind of unusual bird they were hearing. They would give the most awful imitation of what they were hearing and quick as lightning, Bryan would be playing a recording of the actual bird and telling the radio audience some interesting facts about it. How he could interpret what these callers were trying to sound like is beyond me but it must have come from years of hearing people tr...
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Cheese Making Classes in VT April 3 and 4
2009-04-01 05:43:00
Photo courtesy of River Arts If you're a cheese lover, perhaps you should look into making it yourself. You may have wondered if it's easy to do. Here's your opportunity to find out. River Arts in Morrisville VT is holding two days of cheese making classes this coming Friday and Saturday. You will have the rate opportunity to learn how to make Mozzarella, Cheddar and Ricotta. The cost is just $35 for one day or $55 for two days. You can sign up on the River Arts website or call them at (802) 888-1261."River Arts is a nonprofit organization that brings the energy, creativity and experience of the arts to all ages. We serve the Lamoille Valley of Vermont from Hardwick to Cambridge, from Eden to Stowe."(c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg HausJoin me on Twitter and Facebook
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Mount Snow Brewers Festival April 4
2009-04-01 02:58:00
This Saturday, April 4, Mount Snow in southern Vermont will be hosting its Winter Brewer's Festival . The event starts around 2:00 pm and continues into the evening. Some of the brewers on hand will be Magic Hat, Allagash, Long Trail, Harpoon, Rock Art, and Red Hook, Stone, North Coast and Budweiser.Admission is $12 for adults age 21 and older and it includes a free first drink and free Mount Snow pint glass. There will also be live music and a BBQ. (c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Find me on Twitter and Facebook
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Vermont Junior Iron Chef Competition March 28
2009-03-25 03:29:00
Can kids really cook? You bet they can! And very well too. You can watch and sample the results at the 2nd Annual Junior Iron Chef VT this Saturday, March 28, at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, Vermont . This is a state-wide competition by members of the Burlington Food Council. It is also a fundraiser for the Burlington School Food Project and VT FEED farm to school education program. Celebrity judges will score the meals prepared by teams of students from middle school and high school. For spectators, the event offers activities for the people of all ages including cooking demos, food vendors, a farmers' market, and prize raffle. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Admission is $3 for adults or $5 per family.(c) 2009 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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Stowe Inside Line Newsletter
2009-03-16 01:37:00
Photo courtesy of Stowe Inside Line newsletterThis photo was in today's Stowe Inside Line newsletter and I thought it was a great picture to represent the great spring skiing conditions we are having now. "Great" is the word I heard most often from our inn's guests and other people I spoke with about this weekend's skiing at all four local ski areas: Stowe, Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, and Bolton Valley. Both Saturday and Sunday were sunny and warm, making for classic spring skiing conditions. The weather forecast calls for some rain on Wednesday and Saturday night but that will probably change - forecasts of more than a couple of days out always seem to. However, most everyday for the next week should offer some very good "popcorn" snow conditions. All four local ski areas offer daily email reports first thing each morning. I especially like Bolton's and Mad River Glen's narrative reports. Stowe's Inside Line is fairly short but good and also has promotional listings of eve...
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