Vermont Trip Day 1

Plan to stop ONLY if time allows. Must leave by 10:30am at the latest. From 1793 to 1961, Rokeby was home to four generations of Robinsons — a remarkable family of Quakers, farmers, abolitionists, artists, and authors. Today, the Robinson family’s home is a National Historic Landmark, designated for its exceptional Underground Railroad history. Rokeby is among the best-documented Underground Railroad sites in the country, one the National Park Service has described as: “unrivaled among known sites for its historical integrity and the poignancy of the stories it tells.”

Arrive by 12:30 to meet up with Diane and David. For almost forty years Dutton Berry Farm has been providing fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables to Vermont.

Arrive by 1:00pm and plan to stay 1 hour. Admission $23 pp

Includes Self-Guided tours of Robert and Mary Lincoln's home, gardens, Hildene Farm, Pullman Car, Museum Store, and 12 miles of walking trails. (1 hr. end @2:00pm)

Arrive at 2:15pm and leave by 2:30pm.

Standing forty feet above the stream bed, the Chiselville Covered Bridge is well out of reach of the Roaring Branch. This span has been known to inspire vertigo.

Built in 1869, 710 pieces of cut timber, 1800 wooden pegs, 22 bunches of shingles, 140 wooden "keys" for braces, 250 pounds of nails, oil, Brandon red ocre, white lead, 60 loads of stone, blasting gunpowder, blasting damages, and Oatman's fee cost a total of $2307.31.

Arrive at 2:30, stay 15 min. and leave by 2:45

A wide array of flavors of outstanding ice cream made with fresh ingredients and a huge assortment of chocolates and candies and other Vermont themed items for sale.

(17 min – 11.2 mi) 3:00pm-3:30pm Seniors Admission $6

The Robert Frost Stone House Museum is a literary landmark located only minutes away from Frost's gravesite in Old Bennington. Frost resided in the house from 1920 to 1929, during which time he composed many of the pieces that became part of New Hampshire, his first Pulitzer Prize winning volume that included "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Frost wrote the poem on a hot June morning in 1922 at the dining room table.

The house, built circa 1769, was considered historic even before the Frost period. It is a rare example of Dutch Colonial architecture made of native stone and timber, and has changed little since Frost's time. The house sits on seven acres and still retains some of Frost's original apple trees.

Arrive 3:40pm for 5 minutes and then leave at 3:45pm

The Burt Henry Covered Bridge, also known as the Henry Covered Bridge or just the Henry Bridge, is a covered bridge that spans the Walloomsac River near Bennington, Vermont. A Town lattice truss bridge, is 121' long and opened in 1835.

2 miles in 4 minutes, arrive at 3:50, leave at 3:55

The Paper Mill Village Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Bridge as it was next to the paper mill, or Bennington Falls Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that carries Murphy Road across the Walloomsac River northwest of Bennington, Vermont. Built in 1889, it is 126' long.

1 min. travel, arrive 3:56pm and leave at 4:00pm

The bridge was probably built in 1840 by Benjamin Sears, who was from a family of well-known bridge builders in the region. The family is also credited with construction of the Paper Mill Village Bridge (1889), downriver a short way from this bridge; the Burt Henry Covered Bridge is also nearby, the three bridges all on a 2-mile (3.2 km) stretch of the river.

4:10pm – 5:00pm. Admission: Adults $5

The Bennington Battle Monument is a 306-foot-high stone obelisk located at 15 Monument Circle, in Bennington, Vermont. The tallest man-made structure in the State of Vermont , it commemorates the August 16, 1777 Battle of Bennington, a pivotal victory for American forces on the New England front of the American Revolution.

Located on same circle as the Bennington battle Monument, the Old First Church was gathered in 1762, the first Protestant church in Vermont. Much of the early history of Bennington and of Vermont took place in and around the original Meeting House, built in 1763.

After the Bennington Battle Monument and the Old First Church visits, drive 2 miles (6 minutes) to Walmart to stock up on supplies before continuing on to Wilmington and our Cabin.

Turn LEFT after the clubhouse, onto Upper Dam Rd and circle about a mile. Turn Right onto Splatter Foot Rd and it is the 4th cabin on the left, #11. The picture above is the actual cabin, not the club house.