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Bascom Lodge, Mount Greylock
North Adams, MA
A traditional lodge at the top of the highest summit in Massachusetts. A windblown summit looming in mists and tracked by the Appalachian Trail, yet visited by tourists who step out of their cars dressed in casual clothes. The top of Mount Greylock c…
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Batten Kill Valley around Arlington, Vermont
Arlington, VT
As you travel up the Batten Kill Valley, you’ll see the Taconics on the west and the Green Mountains on the east, divided by a valley that grows wider and flatter as you go north. These are fertile farmlands with rich alluvial soil, and in the north …
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Bennington, Vermont
Bennington, VT
Bennington, in fact, is where it all began. It was the first town west of the Connecticut River to be chartered by New Hampshire royal governor Benning Wentworth. The charter was drawn up in 1749, when New York and New Hampshire both claimed the land…
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Brandon, Vermont
Brandon, VT
A total of five different routes, each with its diversions and interconnecting side roads, lead from Middlebury to Brandon. The most direct is busy Route 7. More scenic are Route 30 to the west and Route 53 to the east around Lake Dunmore. Our favori…
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Brattleboro, Vermont, in the Connecticut River Valley
Brattleboro, VT
Brattleboro is a small, bustling city that incorporates the best of urban, rural, and even suburban characteristics. It is influenced by the presence both of the Brattleboro Retreat, a highly respected drug-and-alcohol rehabilitation center and the l…
