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The Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests, although separate forests share the same administrative headquarters in Rutland, Vermont. The forests’ combined land mass is over 416,000 acres spread throughout southwestern and southern Vermont, and the Finger Lakes region of New York State.
These lands are managed by the USDA Forest Service and signify the multiple-use ethic through its role of providing ecological and science-based forestry stewardship, clean water, diverse vegetation, high-quality forest products, economical and educational contributions, and trail-based backcountry recreation.
Southern Vermont Arts Center’s Yester House contains 10 galleries of original works by our Artist members. We hold exhibitions regularly throughout the year. All of the artwork is available for purchase. Admission is free; gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm and Sundays noon – 5 pm.
East Dorset, Vermont — More than 50 deserving athletes were awarded Circuit Championship titles at the close of this year’s Vermont Summer Festival, which ran July 2 through August 11 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Offering more than $750,000 in prize money, the six-week equestrian competition is the richest sporting event based on purse in the state of Vermont.
Celebrating a historic 20 years of hosting top hunter/jumper competition in the Manchester region, the Vermont Summer Festival prides itself on offering exciting competition combined with a relaxed atmosphere. This year the Vermont Summer Festival introduced ‘Equitation Tuesdays’, a chance for equitation riders to earn valuable points towards earning a berth at some of the nation’s most prestigious equitation finals, including the ASPCA Maclay Medal, United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Show Jumping Talent Search, THIS (Taylor Harris Insurance Services) Children’s Medal, and the Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Medal.
Founded by Charles F. Orvis in Manchester, VT in 1856, Orvis is America’s oldest mail order outfitter and longest continually-operating fly fishing business. Privately owned by the Perkins family since 1965, today Orvis is an international, multi-channel retailer with more than $340 million in sales (2012) and approximately 1,700 employees.
In addition to being the world leader in fly fishing, Orvis is the purveyor of the distinctive country lifestyle, offering a wide assortment of men’s and women’s sportswear, fine gifts and home furnishings, luggage and travel accessories, dog beds and other pet items, as well as fine shotguns, gear and technical apparel for wingshooting and sporting clays.
Taylor Farm is a 18 year old working dairy farm nestled in the Green Mountain of southern Vermont. Our family has operated the farm for over 20 years. Our herd consists of 50 milkers of Holstein and Jersey cows, each individually named and lovingly cared for in a free stall barn, as well as goats, pigs, fowl and our Belgian horses.
Mount Equinox, which towers to the west directly above the charming little village of Manchester, Vermont , is one of the highest mountains in southern Vermont, if not in all of southern New England. Certainly , it is at least the highest mountain accessible by automobile in this region.
There are many legends concerning the name “Equinox”. The one commonly accepted states that a certain Captain Partridge, at the time Director of the mellifluously entitled “ American Literary Scientific and Military Academy,” led a troop of cadets who marched from Norwich, Vermont, to what is now Manchester and ascended the mountain on September 19, 1823, for the purpose of making some barometric observations. Captain Partridge fixed the altitude of the mountain at 3,807 feet above sea level which was surprisingly accurate for the times, the present altitude being 3,848 feet. The story goes that since the ascent of the mountain was made at approximately the time of the autumnal equinox, the mountain was thereafter referred to as “Equinox Mountain”.
Welcome, Adventurers Welcome to our alternative web site....developed for testing online reservations, and now to providing information about the sale of BattenKill Canoe. Please visit our regular web site www.battenkill.com for the most current information, although we strive to keep this content current as well. Please pardon technical glitches since this is a developmental site. It is especially gratifying to renew old friendships with returning guests, and we are pleased to meet others for the first time. Since 1983, BattenKill Canoe has specialized in canoe trips from our home in Vermont. 27 years later, we now feature canoe and walking trips in Vermont, Canada, Scotland, France, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Join us, sometime, on a river somewhere, but make it soon. Peace and all the best from all of us at BattenKill Canoe. Jim Walker and Carolyn Parker Founding Directors For all of the staff of BattenKill Canoe
Robert Todd Lincoln built Hildene as a summer home at the turn of the 20th century. He was the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to survive to maturity. Robert first visited Manchester as a young man in the summer of 1864 when he came to the Equinox Hotel with his mother and his brother Tad.
He was so taken by the beauty of Vermont that some forty years later he returned to purchase 500 acres of land to build what he would call his ancestral home. At the time, Robert was president of the Pullman Company, the largest manufacturing corporation in the country.
Northshire Bookstore is a family-owned, independent bookstore located in Manchester Center, Vermont. We believe strongly in the triple bottom line - people, planet & profits - because we recognize that business occurs in the context of community. We work hard to enrich our community as we strive to thrive in the dynamic world of bookselling. The core of our store is the great staff. We have two people, Louise Jones and Alison Wyman, who have been with us over 25 years. There are another 3 people who have been with us over 20 years and ten people with over 10 years of tenure. In addition to longevity, these wonderful people are highly skilled and care deeply about books, bookselling and bringing the best ideas and entertainment to you.
The Mountain View Ranch and Sun Bowl Ranch, after 12 years, are now consolidating to one location. After much thought, owners John and Letitia, a husband-and-wife team, decided to follow their hearts and bring their life's work back home and are running exclusively out of their Mountain View Ranch in Danby Vermont. The Ranch is located on an amazing piece of southern Vermont in a breath-taking spot. It sets in a valley literally surrounded by mountains, making the horseback riding scenery truly spectacular and the Ranch atmosphere quiet and serene. Located literally on Easy Street, a dead end road, the Ranch nestles at the base of Dorset Peak (the seventh-tallest mountain in Vermont) and faces Mount Tabor and the Green Mountain National Forest.
Manchester Country Club is a private club for those who appreciate the beauty of Vermont, a fair but challenging golf course, a calendar full of both golfing and social events and tennis on our two new clay tennis courts. In the 1960's, increased demand for golf posed a problem for the Manchester area’s innkeepers and residents. The only course that could be played on a daily fee basis was the Equinox Links, which the hotel management would close to public play whenever they booked a large convention. At the same time, individuals acquiring either retirement or vacation homes encountered full memberships at the private clubs.
Of Vermont ski resorts, Bromley offers great ski deals and ski packages for family ski vacations. Close to Manchester Vermont, Bromley offers top skiing and snowboarding, plus plenty of shopping and other activities for a memorable family ski vacation at a great value. Ski Magazine agrees, voting Bromley #1 for Family Programs and #3 for Value in the East!
While Bromley gets stars for family ski resorts for winter ski holidays, summer is packed with summer vacation activities. For Vermont family vacations, Bromley's Sun Mountain Adventure Park is Vermont's premier amusement park. Featuring the half mile long Sun Mountain Flyer ziprider - the longest zip line in New England. More fun with our Alpine Slide, 18 HoleMiniature Golf, and Big Splash Water Slide Ride, along with the Kids Fun Parkand many more attractions. Bromley is the Vermont amusement park to be at this summer.
Stratton was established in 1961, and expanded rapidly into one of Vermont's largest ski areas. Stratton sits at 3,875 feet and offers a beautiful view of the Green Mountains. Its ski area covers 624 acres and includes 97 ski trails for the enjoyment of skiers and snowboarders of all levels.
One of the most powerful snowmaking systems in Southern Vermont, Stratton has snowguns on 93% of the mountain allowing us to offer impeccable snow conditions.
Four Winds Country Motel
7379 Main Street
(Historic Route 7A)
Manchester Center, VT 05255
Phone No. : 802-362-1105
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