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

• Crowley Cheese (Mt. Holly)

• Mapleside Sugar House, 157 Emu Lane, Mount Holly  (802) 259-2462
• Krueger-Norton Sugarhouse (Shrewsbury) 1-888-486-9460
• Green Mountain Sugar House (Ludlow)
• Sweet Surrender Bakery (Ludlow)
• Ludlow Farmers' Market 
• VT Farmers' Market search
• Jersey Girls Dairy & Farm Story (Chester)
• West River Farmers Market (Londonderry)
• Greater Falls Farmers Market (Bellows Falls)
• Rutland Farmers Market
• Belmont General Store (Belmont)
• Shaw's Supermarket  (Ludlow 213 Main St. Sun-Sat 7am-9pm)
• 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 (coffee, ice cream, food, WiFi) (Ludlow)
• Harry's Cafe (Mt. Holly - right at the bottom of Sawyer's Hill Road)
• Okemo Valley Cheese Trail​

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)
• Antiques
• 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)

Hikes

• Buttermilk Falls (Ludlow)
• Healdville Trail (the trailhead is a 5 minute drive from Forest Echo and it is a great hike.)
• Okemo State Forest, Healdville Trail Map
• Camp Plymouth State Park (Ludlow)
• 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

Events

Various Months

• Vermont State Park events
• Vermont Calendar of Events
• View the Mt. Holly Chit Chat for more local events.
• ​Vermont Events 2021​
• Event Calendar at Okemo Mountain (Ludlow)
• Events, Billings Farm & Museum (Woodstock)

June

• Carolan Music & Dance Festival (Worcester)​
  

July

• July 4, Mt. Holly Independence Day Parade, 11:00am (Mt. Holly)
• July - August , Chamber Music Concerts (Marlboro)
• Art & Craft Festival (Bennington)

August​

• Annual Scottish Festival & Celtic Fair (Quechee)
• Annual Southern Vermont Garlic and Herb Festival (Bennington)

September

• Hot Air Balloon, Craft, and Music Festival (Quechee)

October

• Antiques Show (Stratton Mtn. Stratton)