Belle
of Brattleboro Scenic Cruise (Southern Vermont)
49 Passenger Tour Boat
Brattleboro Marina
Brattleboro
802-254-1263
This is the current schedule, for the public day boat trips. (Please call
to confirm day and time)
Monday thru Friday @ 6pm
Saturday & Sunday @12:00 - 3:30 & 7:00
$ 10.00 per adult $ 5.00 per children under the age of 12
They also have charted trips should anyone want to organize one.
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Bennington Potters (Southern Vermont)
Vermont home-made stoneware pottery
324 County Street
Bennington
802-447-7531
http://www.benningtonpotters.com/
Guided and self guided tours (younger children have to be on a guided
tour)
10 am or 2 pm. There is a place to sit and have a picnic lunch for a small
group.
Store hours 9:30 - 6 Mon thru Sat shorter hours on Sunday
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Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (Southern Vermont)
Exhibits, Concerts, Presentations
10 Vernon Street
Brattleboro
802-257-0124
http://www.brattleboromuseum.org/
Pre-registration is required for all group visits.
School
group visits: Monday through Friday from 10 to 11:30
or from 1:00 to 2:30. If it is necessary to schedule
a different time, please call the Education
Coordinator at (802) 254-0124.
Admission prices for school group visits:
Guided tours and Activity: $5 per student. Self-guided tours,
no activity: $2 per student
Chaperones:
Ages 6 and younger: 1 chaperone for each 5 students
Ages 7 and older: 1 chaperone for each 8 students
Additional chaperones, $5 each.
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Green Mountain Railroad (Southern Vermont)
Scenic Train Rides
RR Station
Bellows Falls
802-463-3069
http://www.rails-vt.com
Train rides run until Oct 16th. Check web site for times and dates.
Treat Yourself to a First Class Experience. Ride in one of our Classic
Passenger Coaches.
The 551 was built July 1913 by the Osgood Bradley Car Company of Worcester,
MA. The 551 is a shining example of how traveling by rail once was.
The 260 was built in 1891 by the Wagner Car Company. The 260 is possibly the
oldest standard gauge car still in active revenue service in New England.
Classic Coach is an additional $4 per ticket
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Santa's Land (Southern Vermont)
A family-owned park for families.
Route 5 North
Putney
1 800 santa99
http://www.santasland.com/
A Christmas theme Village and Animal Park. Visit with Santa, his
exotic animals and petting zoo. Ride his rides and enjoy family fun
entertainment. Dine in
an igloo or find thousands of unique ornaments and Christmas treasures
in The Christmas Tree Shoppe. Meet Rudolph or Mrs. Claus and experience
Santa's summer
home. Memorial Day Weekend to Christmas. Open 10-5 daily. (Labor
Day to Christmas open weekends only 10 AM to 5 PM)
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Southern Vermont Natural History Museum
Live hawks and owls - and much, much more. On scenic Hogback Mountain
Route 9, Hogback Mountain
Marlboro
802-464-0048
http://www.vermontmuseum.org/visit.htm
The mission of the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum is to foster an
interest in nature,
the environment, and the natural sciences through exhibition, research, and
educational activities.
Our goal is to provide an unforgettable experience to our visitors.
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Vermont Fish Culture Stations
See fish grown from tiny eggs to the trophy size beauties released
into Vermont’s
lakes and streams. Bennington, Salisbury, Roxbury & Newark
Bennington Fish Culture Station
Bennington, Vermont (802) 447-2844
Bennington FCS, built in 1916, is Vermont's second largest fish culture station.
This culture station uses a combination of spring, artesian well, and stream
water for raising brook, brown, and rainbow trout. The facility's interesting
and informative activities and visitor center make it an attraction for visitors
of all ages. Visitors can interact with the fish and possibly get a glimpse
of a great blue heron, osprey, otters or mink. The station is located two miles
from downtown Bennington on South Stream Road.
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Hildene
Magnificent Robert Todd Lincoln Estate, 412 Acres
Route 7A
Manchester Village
802-362-1788
http://www.hildene.org/
1903, Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest and only surviving son of Abraham and
Mary Todd Lincoln, built Hildene at the turn of the 20th century. Robert first
came to Vermont with his mother and his Brother Tad in the summers of 1863
and 1864. He was so taken with its beauty that he returned some forty years
later to purchase 500 acres on which to build what he called his ancestral
home.
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The Historical Society of Windham County
PO Box 246
Newfane, Vermont 05345
http://www.Newfane.com/historical/
Museum
Hours are Wednesday through Sunday 12 pm to 5 pm, Memorial
Day through October 18The Museum is located on Rt. 30 in Newfane Village.
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The Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
One of a series of fishways constructed
on the Connecticut River to help Atlantic salmon and American shad
return to their natural spawning grounds in the upper Connecticut
River Basin.
http://www.sover.net/~daxtell/bf/bffishla.html
Now fish move up the ladder much the way earlier canal boats moved
up the locks. Just above the powerhouse is a visitor's center with
information about
fish migration and local history.
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from this website: http://www.pbpub.com/sovcalendar/calendar.cfm
A
musical tour of Quechee - A musical slide show of Quechee,
VT with narration. Runs 3.43 Download: 1.14MB
A
visit to the Vermont Historical Society's Expo: An annual event
covering Vermont history. Held at the Tunbridge
World Fair Grounds. 2.10 Progressive Streaming Download
4.2 MB
A
web movie on maple syrup making the old fashioned way
Runs: 1.54 Progressive Streaming Download: 2.54MB
Rider
Hill - Where can you go MotoCross Racing in Vermont ? Why in the Northeast Kingdom, of course. We visit the
only
fully licensed course in the state. 3.00 mins 8.9MB Progressive
Download. Compressed with ZygoVideo Pro.
A
web movie with music that tours the Quechee - Woodstock
area during the summer - presented in a frame. Shows how
the movie can trigger a separate pages of text while playing.
Runs:2.54 Progressive Streaming Download: 3.5MB
A
mood piece on foliage time in Vermont, set to music. Runs:
1.53 Progressive Streaming Download 7MB
Woodstock's
Wassail Celebration - a pre Xmas time celebration
with the famous parade of horses through downtown Woodstock
and excerpts from Handel's Messiah
Sheep
Shearing demonstration at the annual Strolling of the
Heifers in Brattleboro,
VT
