THINGS TO DO - A few of our favorite Spring/Summer events, things to do and see - for you and your out-of-town guests. 

• Hike the Long Trail.

• Visit any one of our many local breweries - Magic Hat, Long Trail and Otter Creek, to name but a few.

• Enjoy the 59th Annual Warren 4th of July Parade. Cheeky and often political, the parade features live music, a street dance and fabulous food.

• Likewise, check out the town of Bristol's Annual 4th of July Parade - the longest running parade in the state of Vermont, and featuring the ever-popular Outhouse Race.

• Hike to Sunset Rock in Warren - a fairly gentle hike that affords glorious views of the Adirondacks.

• Explore Festivals galore, including, but in no way limited to The Chew Chew Festival, The Balloon Fest, the Brewer's Fest, the Antique and Classic Car Meet and the Lilac Festival.

• Treat yourself to fabulous music at The Mozart, Bluegrass or Discover Jazz Festivals, or with the Craftsbury Chamber Players.

• Don't miss the Tunbridge World's Fair - still going strong in its 135th year, the country fair is the perfect celebration of everything agricultural and more!

• Boasting more shoreline than anywhere else in the state, The Lake Champlain Islands are a world unto themselves.

• Visit Ass-Pirin Acres in Addison County and admire the state's most wonderful assortment of registered Miniature Donkeys. We guarantee you'll fall in love!

• Check out some of the state's historical gems, including Shelburne Museum and Shelburne Farms in Shelburne; Hildene, the Historic Home of Robert Todd Lincoln in Manchester; The Calvin Coolidge Homestead in Plymouth;  the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Woodstock; and the Park-McCullough House in N. Bennington.

• Walk the Robert Frost Memorial Trail near Middlebury College where poems are randomly placed throughout the woods for your reading pleasure.

• Have a picnic, fly a kite, grab an inner tube and float lazily down any stream or river, marvel at the Northern Lights, eat homemade strawberry short cake, go fishing - not Phishing! Sorry, that was last year! Eat ice cream - preferably locally made, cross a covered bridge, treasure your time here - whether it's for a weekend or a lifetime!