Vermont is where we have family and friends who we love to visit, especially during the fall. The area has mountains, rivers, wildlife, and pristine forests without the crowds.
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Barton, Vermont: Fall Foliage, Family Visit & the Lake Champlain Ferry to New York
Last Updated: May 2026
We made our way back to Barton, Vermont — a homecoming of sorts. It had been a couple of months since Jake and Sadie had seen each other, and at six months old Sadie had roughly doubled in size, which made playtime considerably more equal and considerably more energetic. Tired dogs, as any dog owner knows, are the very best dogs. We were glad to be back.
Stowe, Vermont: Ben & Jerry’s, Bingham Falls & the Trapp Family Lodge
Last Updated: May 2026
Stowe is Vermont at its most postcard-perfect — a classic New England village flanked by Mount Mansfield (the state’s highest peak), threaded with trails and brewery stops, and anchored by one of the most interesting back stories in American hospitality. We came for Ben & Jerry’s and Bingham Falls, and stayed for a deep dive into Smugglers’ Notch, the Von Trapp family, and more Vermont craft beer than was strictly wise.
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Burlington, Vermont: Church Street Jazz Festival, Lake Champlain & the Grand Isle Ferry
Last Updated: May 2026
Burlington is Vermont’s largest city, which by most states’ standards would still count as a small town — and that’s precisely its charm. Perched on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain with the Adirondacks visible across the water on a clear day, Burlington manages to feel genuinely cosmopolitan without losing the easy friendliness of the Vermont countryside. We arrived during the Church Street Jazz Festival, which turned out to be perfect timing.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Cabot Creamery, Dog Mountain Chapel & Flume Gorge
Last Updated: May 2026
St. Johnsbury sits at the southern gateway to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, a small city with an outsized cultural legacy — the Fairbanks Museum, the Athenaeum art gallery, and some of the best cheddar cheese in America all within a few blocks of each other. Our days here ranged from industrial curiosity (watching granite get quarried and turned into bowling balls) to genuine emotion (a hilltop chapel built in memory of a beloved dog), and from the verdant Vermont countryside to the dramatic gorge carved into the granite of New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
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Barton, Vermont: Lake Willoughby, Northeast Kingdom & a New Puppy Named Sadie
Last Updated: May 2026
Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom is the state’s best-kept secret — a vast, largely undeveloped stretch of forests, farms, and glacial lakes that feels like it was left behind by time in the best possible way. We based ourselves in Barton to visit Sandy’s parents Rich and Sylvia, explore the stunning Lake Willoughby, and meet the newest member of their family: Sadie, an eight-week-old chocolate Labrador who immediately stole the show.
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