Welcome to Mid Vermont

A welcome summer breeze on a steel-gray lake; the crisp sounds of a fresh apple as you bite through the skin; the smell of newly plowed earth; and the sight of graceful clay-covered hands. Welcome to Mid Vermont. The book you are holding contains a listing of people, businesses, and sites that have embraced and enhanced life in this region. As a document, it allows that you can indeed "...get there from here." It is a guide through the mountains, and their gaps, over rolling hills, and verdant meadowlands. It outlines a journey that boasts historic intrigue, romantic figures, dedicated farmers, and talented artisans. It meanders along both paved and dirt surfaces, on main routes, and back roads. At its best, this book is a compilation of stories—personal and cultural, courageous, and in some instances outrageous. It is about place, and the hard-won independence of those who live in the quintessential villages, towns, and cities dotting the bucolic countryside. The landscape plays a major character in the tales that lie ahead. Ethan Allen once said, "The gods of the hills are not the gods of the valleys." And indeed they are not. We hope you enjoy finding out why.