September 2019 Free GREEN MOUNTAIN STOCK FARM MONTAGUE GOLF CLUB RANDOLPH, VERMONT Randolph, Vermont OUTSTANDING BUILDING SITES WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS ´8SSHU)DUP+RXVHµZLWKPLOHYLHZVRIWKH*UHHQ0RXQWDLQV Montague’s beautiful 10th fairway and green, with the Third Branch of the White River behind the green The beautiful, 1,300-acre Green Mountain Stock Farm property is divided into choice 10-plus acre building sites. Ownership includes Open for play since 1913, the Montague Golf Club is a private Club access to 35km of maintained trails. Adjacent to the 18-hole Montague open to the public and the second oldest 18 hole golf course in Vermont. Golf Club. One mile from Downtown Randolph, and only 3 miles from Montague is a beautiful, 18 hole, 6,300-yard links golf course with many Exit 4 off I-89. holes fronting on the Third Branch of the White River. Montague’s PROPERTIES FOR SALE front nine has long distance, panoramic views of the Green Mountains. The back nine is more of an open “links-style”, with rolling fairways and Lot 5 - “Upper Farm House” - $330,000 An 1850’s farmhouse sited on 10.31 acres with panoramic, 30+ mile views sloping land lined with tall heather grasses. Lot 12 - 10.47 acres - $100,000 NEW GREENS FEES High, hillside site with great views to the north and west Lot 14-28 - 20.40 acres - $200,000 $30.00 Panoramic 180 degree views of the Green Mountains Play All Day, Every Day! Lot 109 - 18.41 acres - $100,000 9LHZVRYHUDWHQDFUHÀHOGDQGWKH*UHHQ0RXQWDLQV Great Salads, Sandwiches, Pizzas and Cold Beers! For Further Information and to Arrange a Tour: Sam Sammis, Owner The Sammis Family, Owners 2 South Main Street, Randolph, VT Email: [email protected] (802) 728-3806 ~ www.MontagueGolf.com Mobile: (802) 522-8500 2QO\PLOHVIURP([LW,a&HQWUDO9HUPRQW·V)XQDQG$IIRUGDEOH*ROÀQJ([SHULHQFH Web: GreenMountainStockFarm.com RANDOLPH, VERMONT September Journal As Autumn Deepens by Bill Felker In his natural history, Idle portance of events and allows Weeds, David Rains Wallace my mind to go beyond what writes: “If time is a story, the seems closed and terminal. present is merely a hiatus be- The image of time as an tween the signifi cant events ocean of objects and acts that were and will be.” liberates me from a story that “If time is an ocean, how- has a beginning, a middle and ever, the present is not less an end. Chapters of such a important than other mo- traditional narrative fall out ments, which stretch away of sequence, the plot line is on all sides, any more than a cut, and life’s linear prose single water molecule in an becomes an elusive stream ocean is less important than of consciousness. the others.” I like to believe If the month ahead belongs this impression of time, es- to a great tide, it erases the pecially as autumn deepens. contours of youth and age, The changes in the leaves and good and bad, loss and gain. fl owers, the increasing insect My personae, the people calls and the weakening of who I think I am, are washed birdsong leave no doubt that away. My shape is free, and winter lies ahead and there is I drift with fl ocking starlings no going back. and fi elds of tufted goldenrod Wallace’s vision removes and rasping katydids into an the borders and relative im- October Sea. CCurtis’urtis’ BBarbequearbeque Slices of pie at the ready at the Dummerston Apple Pie Festival, Dummerston, VT. Featuring BBQ Pork, Ribs & Chicken, Dummerston, VT slow cooked over an outdoor open pit 50th Annual Apple Pie Festival and Celebration hardwood fi re. Corn on Dummerston Congrega- them for the ovens. occasion. Bikers from all family tag sale just up the the cob, baked potatoes, tional Church is celebrat- Thirty-six pies can be over New England and New street is one more way to pass baked beans, Curtis’ ing their 50th year of mak- baked at a time, and the goal York State make a special trip the time and make this truly own unique BBQ sauce. ing pies as a fundraiser on is to get upwards of 108 pies to Dummerston each year, an all-day event. We invite Curtis Tuff, Prop We do catering. Columbus Day Weekend made each night! A morning just to buy a pie, and for the everyone to come, enjoy the Sunday, October 13th, at crew usually makes 36-48 last few years a “blessing of scenic beauty of southern Come enjoy our picnic tables the church in Dummerston pies each morning, depend- the bikes” service has been Vermont’s fall foliage, and and park-like grounds. Center. This event started out ing on how many volunteers held for those interested. enjoy a great piece of pie on Open for Lunch & Dinner with a few women making show up. Pies made the fi rst Across the street, the site, or take a whole pie home Wednesday through Sunday 11 am to 8 pm a few pies in the comfort of week are baked in 3 former Grange has a craft sale fea- to enjoy later. their homes to sell to make pizza ovens and are frozen turing home made items as Rt. 5, Putney, VT (Exit 4 off I-91) some money to help modern- and stored in freezers at the well as a hamburger and hot Dummerston Congrega- (802) 387-5474 • www.curtisbbqvt.com ize the downstairs area of the parsonage just up the street. dog lunch, and you can start tion Church is located at church, and has grown over Those pies made the second your day with a pancake 1535 Middle Road, E. Dum- the years to total nearly 1500 week are stored at a nearby breakfast at the fi re station merston, VT. (802) 257-0544. pies made over a period of apple storage facility where next door. A large multi- dummerstonchurch.org. The dif fer ence in Wellwood’s is two weeks prior to the sale. the temperature hovers just “Flavor” Many bushels of locally above the freezing point, and grown Cortland apples are keeps the pies very nicely. Vermont Country Sampler Pick-Your-Own used to make these pies, and This year, after many re- some nights as many as 30- quests, some pies will remain September 2019, Vol. XXXV Apples 35 people can be found peel- frozen for those who wish to The Vermont Country Sampler is distributed free Open 9 am – 5 pm, 7 days a week ing, coring, slicing apples or purchase a pie and bring it over-the-counter in and out of Vermont. Advertising rolling pie crust and fi lling home to keep until Thanks- rates on request. Deadline 10th of preceding month. Also Visit Our Petting Zoo Calendar of Events published free of charge. — Deer Apples — pans with apples, readying giving or some other special • Vermont Country Sampler Weekends Only: P.O. Box 197, N. Clarendon, VT 05759 Wagon Rides, Cider Donuts, (802) 772-7463 • [email protected] Flames Stables www.vermontcountrysampler.com And Food Booth Route 100 South, Wilmington, VT 529 Wellwood Orchard Rd., Springfi eld, VT (802) 464-8329 (802) 263-5200 Scenic Horseback Riding Teacher Treasures Year-Round Trail Rides A Teacher Resource Store & More! $25 for 40 Min. Scrapbooking Materials & Gently Used Books/Lending Library Children Over 6 Can Ride Alone “A Hands-On Store” ~ By Reservation ~ Open Fridays and Saturdays Great Family Fun at the Lowest Prices Around! 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (802) 365-4811 • (802) 365-4426 fax Cynthia W. Nau • [email protected] Right on Rt. 30—just north of Newfane Village Going Out of Business Sale! 50th Annual Apple Pie 130 Varieties of Heirloom Apples! Pick-Your-Own Apples Festival 2019 and FARM MARKET Now Celebration • Fine Fruits, Heirloom Cider, Pick-Your-Own Blueberries into September • Pies & More Enjoy Pies, Donuts & Cider from Our Gift Shop Oct.13, 2019 PICK YOUR OWN APPLES Pumpkins. Fun for the Whole Family! 9:30 a.m. EVENTS Call for weekend horse-drawn wagon ride schedule. ᪐ Dummerston5 1969 • Hard Cider Making Class – Oct 6 Congregational • Heirloom Apple Days – Oct 13–14 Church Open 130 West Hill Road, Putney, VT Daily 9–5 • Apple Harvest Dinner – Oct 26 (Exit 4, I-91) Look for signs in Putney Village Whole pies to purchase or eat 0it by the slice with a Scott Farm Open daily 8 am – 6 pm scoop of homemade ice-cream! Craft cheeses, fresh cider donuts, and locally pressed cider. 707 Kipling Rd, Dummerston, VT (802) 387-5851 802-254-6868 www.greenmtorchards.com 1535 Middle Road, E. Dummerston, VT (802) 257-0544 Details at ScottFarmVermont.com Page 2 Vermont Country Sampler, September 2019 Fun at The Tunbridge World’s Fair Boys and girls showing their calves, horse pulling, contra dancers, quilting demonstration, and lots more provide fun at the Tunbridge World’s Fair in Tunbridge, Vermont on Sept. 12–15 this year. Nancy Cassidy photos Vermont Country Sampler, September 2019 Page 3 A young visitor gets a close look at a fairy theater-in-the-woods at the Fairy House Festival in Grafton, VT. photo courtesy of The Nature Museum Grafton, VT The 11th Annual Fairy House Festival An imaginative, nature-based tradition acorns, and other natural materials. With these earthy ingre- The Nature Museum welcomes volunteers to help with in the forests of Grafton, Vermont. dients, they will craft this year’s fairy house village. Natural the festival, and donors to support the event, which is the materials will also be available at the festival, where the Museum’s biggest fundraiser of the year.