Apple Picking in Southern Vermont

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Picking apples is one of my many fond childhood memories of fall in New England and is something I continue to enjoy doing each year.  Luckily there is no shortage of apple picking in Southern Vermont.  As a matter of fact, there are 8 pick-you-own orchards within a short drive of our inn. While strolling [...]

Category : Fall Activities

Fall Foliage in Southern Vermont

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There is no doubt that Vermont is one of the best places in the Country to see the fall colors.  Foliage time in Vermont is spectacular and it is easy to find yourself rediscovering drives that you take.  As innkeepers in Southern Vermont let us answer some of your questions about the fall foliage… When [...]

Category : Fall Activities

Gallery Walk in Brattleboro, Vermont

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Gallery Walk in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont is the perfect evening for the art lovers out there.  Gallery Walk is held on the first Friday of every month and includes art exhibits in over 50 locations around town.  Gallery Walk is one of the reasons that Brattleboro was named a top 10 small art town by [...]

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Amtrak Vermonter – Start Your Vacation Early

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Wouldn’t you love to start your vacation a bit early? Wouldn’t you like to avoid the hassle, stress and expense of driving or flying somewhere? Well if Vermont is on your list of places to visit (and I hope it is), and you live on the east coast, why not try the Vermonter from Amtrak? [...]

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Free Concerts on the Common

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Brattleboro is a lively little town celebrating the arts whenever possible.  This past Tuesday Tim and I were sitting out on the back patio chatting with some guests over a cold drink when we heard some great music coming from the park.  We strolled down the block to see what was going on and settled [...]

Category : July Events / Summer Activities

Grafton Cheese and Country Store – Now in Brattleboro!

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We are happy to welcome the new Grafton Cheese Factory and country store here to Brattleboro.  As you would expect, this new state of the art facility has a viewing gallery where you can watch the process of cheese making through the large display window on the second floor.  What you may be surprised to [...]

Category : Year Round Activities

Brattleboro Food Co-Op

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Many of you may be familiar with some of the big name grocery stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joes. Some of you may not realize that those stores are based on a much older community based grocery store, the Cooperative. The Brattleboro Food Co-op began in 1975 as a small buying club. Today, the [...]

Category : Restaurants and Dining / Year Round Activities

Flat Street Pub, Downtown Brattleboro

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Other than the Putney Road Pub located right here at Forty Putney Road Bed and Breakfast, the Flat Street Pub located on Flat Street in downtown Brattleboro is the hot spot to grab a drink. With 20 microbrewed beers on tap, a nice wine and cocktail list Flat Street Pub has a drink to suite [...]

Category : Beer / Restaurants and Dining

Hogle Wildlife Sanctuary

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So our inn, Forty Putney Road Bed and Breakfast, backs up to a nice trail along the water that is apparently called the “Hogle Wildlife Sanctuary”. In doing some research I cant seem to find any reference to the history of this sanctuary online. I have asked some folks around and haven’t had much luck [...]

Category : Fall Activities / Spring Activities / Summer Activities

Naked Brattleboro

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So one of our recent guests checked in the other day and commented, “Brattleboro was on the front page of the Wall Street Journal today”. Surprised, I asked what the article was about. He answered “All of your naked people”. Of course, this was both a surprise, and not. It seems that in recent months, [...]

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