2020 Vermont Tourism Network Guide
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Farm to Ballet at Retreat Farm, BrattleboroVERMONT 2020 GROUP TOUR ManUal Vermont Teddy visits Green Mountain Railroad Cook Academy at The Essex UVM Morgan Horse Farm Palmer’s Sugarhouse • CUSTOM TOUR PLANNING, STATEWIDE • GROUP & FIT • RECEPTIVE & CHARTER SERVICES Access information, tours, sample itineraries and more at In partnership with VermontTourismNetwork.com “TRAVEL IN GROUPS.” For detailed maps, additional points of interest, and attractions along Vermont’s 10 scenic byways visit: VERMONTVACATION.COM/BYWAYS NORTHERN ROUTE 233 km CENTRAL ROUTE SOUTHERN ROUTE Summit the switchbacks Gradually climb 171 km Ascend to a rewarding 155 km of Smugglers’ Notch, picturesque rolling 100-mile view and tour pause at waterfalls along hills and meadows that the Shires of Vermont, the Mad River, and delight showcase a collection of nestled between the 106 miles in scenic farmland and historic landmarks on the Taconic Mountains and 96.5 miles friendly villages. shores of Lake Champlain. the Green Mountains. 145 miles VERMONT TOURISM NETWORK Your DMO resource for planning Vermont tours Vermont is the perfect destination for all ages and interests. Take a look at your existing itineraries – add just one more attraction or destination to make it “new.” Let us help you develop new business with tours that reach out to a different market segment or niche interest group. VTN is YOUR RESOURCE; call for assistance! We welcome your groups! These valuable resources are focused just to group travel and just for you! Here are just a few ways this Tour Manual is designed to assist with your tour planning: • Listings separated by Regions: Vermont – North, Central and South • New Destinations welcoming groups in 2020(page 4) • Centerfold map showing all destinations statewide(pages 4445) • Table of Contents before each Region makes it easy to find a place of interest • Idea sheets – Educational/Student Travel, Culinary, Holiday Season and Day Trips Prefer planning online? Find all of the destinations in this Tour Manual at: VermontTourismNetwork.com Plus photos, What’s New and more. Front Cover Photography Credits: Contact: • top photo: Farm to Ballet at Retreat Farm, Karen Ballard, Brattleboro (pg . 77) Program Manager • far left photo: Vermont Teddy at Palmer’s Vermont Tourism Sugarhouse, Shelburne, VT • center left photo: Green Mountain Network In partnership with Railroad, Burlington & Chester, VT PO Box 37 • center right photo: Cook Academy at The Essex, Essex, VT Montpelier, VT 05601 • right photo: UVM Morgan Horse Farm, 8022622129 Weybridge, VT [email protected] – 1 – VERMONT TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .....................................................1 Cabot Farmers’ Store, Waterbury.......................65 What’s New For Groups 2020..........................4 Cabot Quechee Store, Quechee.........................64 Welcome & Information Centers.....................5 Capitol Plaza Hotel, Montpelier..........................50 Vermont and Regional Receptive Services ......7 Castle Hill Resort, Ludlow area ...........................50 Vermont Preferred Motorcoach Supplier......10 Chimney Point, Addison......................................68 Vermont Downtowns.....................................14 Church Street Marketplace, Burlington .............17 Detailed Map of Regions ..........................4445 Cold Hollow Cider Mill, Waterbury Center ........37 Clear River Tavern, Pittsfield ...............................59 Vermont Experiences Coleman Brook Tavern, Ludlow/Okemo............60 Educational/Student Travel to Vermont ..........6 Comfort Inn & Suites, St. Johnsbury...................23 Culinary Experiences......................................12 Commodores Inn, Stowe ....................................23 Restaurants and Dining for Groups................13 Cook Academy at The Essex, Essex ....................17 Vermont’s Fall Foliage ....................................70 Courtyard by Marriott, Middlebury ...................51 Celebrate the Holiday Season........................85 Craft Vermont Event, Burlington ........................32 22 Suggested Day Trips .............................8687 Custom Tours & More, Receptive Operator ........8 Vermont History.............................................88 Dakin Farm, Ferrisburgh......................................38 Danforth Pewter Flagship Store & About Vermont Workshop, Middlebury ....................................38 New England map ..................inside back cover Doubletree Hotel, Burlington .............................24 Duke’s Public House at Delta Hotel, Burlington....29 Table of Contents..........................................23 Echo Lake Inn, Ludlow.........................................60 Northern Vermont Destinations .................15 ECHO Leahy Center, Burlington ..........................18 Central Vermont Destinations.....................35 The Essex Resort & Spa, Essex ............................24 Southern Vermont Destinations .................71 Fairfield Inn & Suites, Waterbury/Stowe ...........51 Fairfield Inn & Suites, White River Junction.......52 Alphabetical Member Listing Finer Vermont Tours, Receptive Operator ...........9 Addison County Annual Events ..........................66 The Friendly Toast, Burlington ............................29 Apple Core Luncheonette, Waterbury Center...59 Golden Eagle Resort, Stowe................................25 Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour, Waterbury...............36 Goodrich’s Maple Farm, Cabot...........................39 Bennington Monument, Bennington.................84 Grand Summit Resort Hotel at Mount Bennington Museum, Bennington.....................73 Snow Resort, West Dover................................78 Bennington Potters, Bennington..................73, 81 Green Mountain Railroad, Burlington................18 Bennington Welcome Center, Bennington ........74 Green Mountain Railroad, Chester to Ludlow...75 Best Western Inn & Suites, Rutland/Killington ....49 Green Mountain Suites, Burlington....................25 Best Western Plus Waterbury/Stowe ................49 Greenfields at Holiday Inn, Rutland ...................61 Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock................36 Hampton Inn Colchester/Burlington..................26 Billings Farm & Museum Quilt Exhibition, Hampton Inn, Rutland/Killington .......................52 Woodstock.........................................................66 Hampton Inn, St. Albans .....................................26 Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington ............16 Hampton Inn, White River Junction...................53 Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce..........74 Hampton Inn & Suites, Manchester...................79 Brattleboro Area Events ......................................83 Harper’s Restaurant at Holiday Inn, Burlington....30 Burke Mountain Hotel and Resort, Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro.........19 East Burke.........................................................16, 22 Hildene Farm, Manchester .................................72 Cabot Creamery Visitors Center, Cabot..............37 Hildene Gardens, Manchester............................72 – 2 – VERMONTCONTINUED… TABLE OF CONTENTS Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, Manchester ....75 The Pointe Hotel, Ludlow area ...........................57 Holiday Inn, Burlington........................................27 Premier Coach Charter Service...........................11 Holiday Inn, Rutland/Killington...........................53 President Calvin Coolidge Site, Plymouth..........69 Holiday Inn Express, So Burlington.....................27 Quechee Gorge Village, Quechee ......................42 Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Brattleboro..........79 Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm, Quechee ......63 Holiday Inn Express, Springfield..........................54 Retreat Farm, Brattleboro...................................77 Holiday Inn Express, White River Junction.........54 Robert Frost Stone House Museum, Hubbardton Battlefield, Hubbardton.................68 Bennington........................................................77 Jackson Gore Inn, Ludlow/Okemo .....................55 Rock of Ages Granite Quarry, Graniteville..........43 Jay Peak Resort, Jay .......................................19, 28 Rokeby Museum National Historic Site, Killington Grand Hotel, Killington........................55 Ferrisburgh ........................................................43 Killington Resort, Killington .................................39 Rumble’s Kitchen, Warren ..................................63 King Arthur Flour Baker’s Store, Norwich ..........40 Rutland Region Events.........................................67 La Villa Bistro, Shelburne.....................................30 Shelburne Museum, Shelburne..........................20 Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee ...........................56, 62 The Shires of Vermont Events.............................84 Lakeview House Restaurant, So. Burlington ......31 Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester.....78 Lareau Farm Inn, Waitsfield................................62 Spirit of Ethan Allen, Lake Champlain Cruises, Lodge at Bromley, Peru (Manchester)................80 Burlington....................................................21, 31 Mad River Fiber Arts and Mill, Waitsfield ..........40 Stone Revival, Pittsfield.......................................46 Manchester Designer Outlets, Manchester ......82 Stowe Vermont Events........................................34 Middlebury Inn, Middlebury ..............................56 Stowe Bowl Eatery at Sun & Ski