Nearby Things To Do
(listed in no particular order)

Attractions

• Crowley Cheese (Mt. Holly)

• Mapleside Sugar House, 157 Emu Lane, Mount Holly  (802) 259-2462
• Green Mountain Sugar House (Ludlow)
• Sweet Surrender Bakery (Ludlow)
• Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts (Ludlow)
• Ludlow Farmers' Market
• VT Farmers' Market search
• The Book Nook (Ludlow)
• Billings Farm & Museum (Woodstock) Great ice cream!
• VINS Nature Center (Quechee)
• Vermont Marble Museum (Proctor)
• President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site (Plymouth)
• Weston Playhouse Theatre Company (Weston)
• Vermont Country Store  (Weston and Rockingham)
• 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)
• Belmont General Store (Belmont)
• Mt. Holly Historical Museum and Blacksmith Museum (Mt. Holly)
• Shaw's Supermarket  (Ludlow 213 Main St. Sun-Sat 7am-9pm)
• Windsor VT has many things to do.

• Great River Outfitters & The Path of Life Garden (Windsor)
• Silo Distillery (Windsor)
• Harpoon Brewery (Windsor)
• Vermont swimming holes
• The Backroom (farm-to-table restaurant) Pittsfield)
• Vermont Fresh Network (search for farm-to-table restaurants etc.)
  

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
• List of over 100 VT Hikes, Scenic Byways, Historic Sites...
  

Events

June

• Hot Air Balloon, Craft, and Music Festival (Quechee)
• Okemo Bike Climb (Ludlow)
• June -  August,  Free Jackson Gore Summer Friday Music Series at Okemo Mountain (Ludlow)

• Annual Strawberry Festival (East Thetford) (also farmstand and pick-your-own all season)

July

• July 4, Mt. Holly Independence Day Parade, 11:00am (Mt. Holly)
• Vermont Symphony Orchestra  at Okemo Mountain (Ludlow)
• July - August - Music on the Green, Thursday evenings at 7:00pm. (Mt. Holly)
  
• Mt. Holly Day, Noon to 3:00pm (Mt. Holly)
• July - August , Chamber Music Concerts (Marlboro)
• Garden Tour, 9:30am to 4:00pm (Mt. Holly)
• Rutland Youth Theatre,  Belmont Green, 2:00pm (Mt. Holly)
• Antiques Show (Woodstock)
• Art & Craft Festival (Bennington)

August

• Beer & Wine Festival at Okemo Mountain (Ludlow)
• August - September Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm & Museum (Woodstock)
• Antique Tractor Day, Billings Farm & Museum (Woodstock)
• Square Dance in the Street, Belmont Green, 8:00pm (Mt. Holly)
• Wildlife Forum, Saving the Songbirds, 7:30pm at the Library (Mt. Holly)
• Annual Scottish Festival & Celtic Fair (Quechee)
• Annual Southern Vermont Garlic and Herb Festival (Bennington)

September

• Vermont Golden Honey Festival (Proctorsville)

Various Months

• Vermont State Park summer events
• Vermont Calendar of Events
• Cooler in the Mountains Concert Series (Killington)
• Know Your Wild Neighbors - animal talks weekly all summer (Mt. Holly)
• View the Mt. Holly Chit Chat for more local events.