Nearby Things To Do
(listed in no particular order)
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Food & Drink

• Crowley Cheese (Mt. Holly)

• Grafton Village Cheese (Proctorsville) 
• Mapleside Sugar House, 157 Emu Lane, Mount Holly  (802) 259-2462
• Krueger-Norton Sugarhouse (Shrewsbury) 1-888-486-9460
• Green Mountain Sugar House (Ludlow) Go for the maple creemees!
• Ludlow Farmers' Market 
• VT Farmers' Market search
• Jersey Girls Dairy & Farm Store (Chester)
• ​Rutland Farmers Market
• Belmont General Store (Belmont)
• Shaw's Supermarket  (Ludlow 213 Main St.)
• Silo Distillery (Windsor)
• Harpoon Brewery (Windsor)
• The Backroom (farm-to-table restaurant) Pittsfield)
• Vermont Fresh Network (search for farm-to-table restaurants etc.)
• Java Baba's (to go only) (Ludlow)
• Mojo Cafe (Ludlow)
• Okemo Valley Cheese Trail​
  • Cheese Trail Map
• VT Craft Breweries
• Outer Limits Brewing (Proctorsville)
• Higgens Backacre Apiary, 455 Sawyer Hill Rd. (Mt. Holly)/ 802-259-2964
  • On the left as you drive up Sawyer Hill Rd. towards Forest Echo. Honey and a cash box outside garage.
• Smitty's Chester Market (Chester) groceries, local provisions, beer, wine
• Grocery stores in Rutland:
  • Hannaford
  • Rutland Area Food Co-op
  • Grand Union ​

Attractions

• Local Information:
  Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce
  57 Pond St, Ludlow, VT 05149
• 8:30AM–4:30PM (802) 228-5830​
• Vermont Country Store  (Weston and Rockingham)
• Vermont swimming holes
• VINS Nature Center (Quechee)
  • Accessible Forest Canopy Walk
• Vermont Marble Museum (Proctor)
• President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site (Plymouth)
• Weston Playhouse Theatre Company (Weston)
• Scenic Route 100
• Okemo Mountain summer activities - Mountain Coaster, Zipline Tour, Big Air Bag jump, bungee trampoline, mini-golf, golf etc.  (Ludlow)
• Southern Vermont Natural History Museum (West Marlboro)
• The Book Nook (Ludlow)
• Billings Farm & Museum (Woodstock) Great ice cream!
• Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts (Ludlow)
• Mt. Holly Historical Museum and Blacksmith Museum (Mt. Holly)
• Windsor VT has many things to do.
• Great River Outfitters & The Path of Life Garden (Windsor)
• Bromley Mountain Attractions (Peru)
• Map of Covered Bridges https://www.vermontvacation.com/things-to-do/arts-and-heritage/covered-bridges

Hikes

• Buttermilk Falls (Ludlow)
• Healdville Trail (the trailhead is a 5 minute drive from Forest Echo and it is a great hike.)
  • ​Healdville Trail map pdf​
• Okemo State Forest, Healdville Trail Map
• Camp Plymouth State Park (Ludlow)
• ​Coolidge State Park (Plymouth)
• Green Mountain National Forest
• Mt. Ascutney State Park
• Vermont State Parks
• Appalachian and Long Trails​
• Appalachian Trail 101: The Complete Guide For Beginners
• The Long Trail: 5 Things to Know When Planning Your Hike
• Project Learning Tree - download free nature activities for families. 
• Lower Clarendon Gorge and River
• New England Waterfalls
• VT Swimming Holes

Tours / Guides /Fish

• Vermont Outdoor Guide Association (VOGA) Includes outdoor recreation listings. 
• 3rd Alarm Charters (fishing charters)

• Great River Outfitters & The Path of Life Garden (Windsor)
• Fishing near Ludlow 
• VT Baitfish Dealers Locator Map
• Fishing License Info

Maps with Attractions / Topo Maps

• AnyplaceAmerica
• Only in Your State - VT ​(list of stuff to do in VT)

Electric Vehicle (EV)

• ​​Vermont EV Public Charging map

Wellness

• Souleful Practices (Belmont)

         Yoga and Massage Therapy

• ​The Path of Life Garden (Windsor)

Books

• A Retiree’s Appalachian Trail Adventure: How to hike 2,192 miles, and only spend 16 nights out on the A.T.

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Events

​Various Months

• Vermont State Park events
• Vermont Calendar of Events
• View the Mt. Holly Chit Chat for more local, Mt. Holly, events including July 4th events.
• ​Vermont Events​
• Event Calendar at Okemo Mountain (Ludlow)
• Events, Billings Farm & Museum (Woodstock)
• Rutland Events (including Friday Night Live concerts)

June

• Carolan Music & Dance Festival (Worcester)​
• Hot Air Balloon, Craft, and Music Festival (Quechee)

July​

• July - August , Chamber Music Concerts (Marlboro)​

August​

• Annual Scottish Festival & Celtic Fair (Quechee) ​

September

• Annual Southern Vermont Garlic and Herb Festival (Bennington)