OASIS FOR MEN ~ SOUTHERN VERMONT
Celebrating 17 Years of Serving the Men's Community!
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Warm Summer Days and Nights... |
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The Colorful Lupines in the Meadow... |
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...And it's always 102-104 degrees in our Wood-Fired Hot Tub!
Wishing you a F A B U L O U S June Pride!
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Our Pride Month Special:
Book any June Stay of Two Nights or More
and save 10% with coupon code "PRIDE23"
details below...
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Please Join Us this Summer
and Discover Why We're Called
Vermont's Gay Oasis!
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Welcome Summer and June Pride! |
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Summer is here and the living is easy!
The warm days and nights of summer are an excellent time to be at Frog Meadow, a great opportunity to reconnect with returning guests and to welcome newbies to the Frog Meadow Family!
It's always a treat for us to share the love that abounds at Vermont’s Gay Oasis as well as our super-gay/gay-friendly region.
This Summer we're celebrating 17 years of serving the Men's community! Please Join Us! Summer is such a wonderful time to relax , re-connect and to Discover Gay Vermont!
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PRIDE Comes to Bellows Falls!
Since the 1970s, nearby (25 miles) Bellows Falls has been a home for the LGBTQIA+ community, with the historic Andrews Inn, the first Gay bar in the state of Vermont.
A lot has changed since then, but what remains the same is Pride in the area and Pride in the people living here. Come celebrate the first annual Bellows Falls Pride Festival with over a dozen fun events throughout the month of June, details are below!
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JUNE PRIDE SALE!
Join us this month and celebrate June Pride Month at Frog Meadow, Vermont's Gay Oasis!
You'll save 10% on your stay in June when you book two or more nights, using the code “PRIDE23” when you book!
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In-Person Men's Retreats Return to Frog Meadow!
Following a 40+ month hiatus due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are pleased to again host in-person Men's Workshops and Retreats beginning this fall.
Our Men's workshops are a perfect opportunity to reset ourselves, re-center ourselves and re-connect with the things that light us up. See below for details and to register!
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In-Person Men's Workshops are back at Frog Meadow! We are pleased to again host in-person Men's Workshops and Retreats beginning this fall! We'll be hosting Colby Smith for a Yoga & Wellness Weekend in September and Adam Brown for a Tantra, Touch & Taoism Weekend in October. See below for details and to register!
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Enjoy Better Sex with Himeros.tv from Davey Wavey
For many years, we've worked closely with Davey Wavey and his Himeros.tv team, and have hosted over a dozen film shoots at and around Frog Meadow. It's genuinely a treat to work with his crew of talented, professional - and very sexy guys!
We're super-pleased to offer friends of Frog Meadow an exclusive 30% savings on all Himeros membership levels, and more... details below!
Himeros.tv is a place where sex between men is joyful. It's a place where experimentation is encouraged, and where more of the same isn’t an option! Himeros.tv is your erotic playground of sex, intimacy, and connections between men.
Himeros.tv is about more than just beautiful, erotic videos. It’s about experiencing the fullness of your sexuality and increasing pleasure through adventurous exploration and discovery!
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Look No Further for Better Sex! Himeros.tv is your erotic playground of sex, intimacy, and connections between men. Hot erotic videos - and a better sex life - are just a click away. Hundreds of videos, updated weekly, sortable by date, popularity, category, name, and for those shot at and around Frog Meadow!
We're super pleased to offer friends of Frog Meadow an exclusive offer that includes a 30% savings on all Himeros membership levels, 6 totally free Himeros previews, and more… details & more images are below!
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In addition to our in-person Men's Workshops & Retreats this fall, we'll continue to support you every day with Virtual Men's Workshop programming! Please continue to join us virtually to cultivate your resilience, sexuality and re-center yourself with Virtual Yoga, Qi Gong, Tantra, Meditation, Breathwork & more, coordinated by many of our Workshop facilitators! You'll find more details about our virtual and in-person men's retreat programming here.
With much gratitude, love and affection - and warm hugs.
Hope to see you at Frog Meadow Farm soon!
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Dave King+Scott Heller...plus Jay and Chef Sutat!
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P.S. CARPE DIEM! Don't miss out! Now is the time to check the calendar and plan your summer or fall visit to Vermont's Gay Oasis, Frog Meadow, where we're celebrating 17 years of serving the men's men's community!
P.P.S. SUMMER 2024 CALENDAR NOW OPEN! Having trouble finding a spot? Book early! We've opened up our Summer 2024 booking calendar early. Click to book now!
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Treat Yourself to a Relaxing and Therapeutic Massage! |
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Male touch is a powerful and healing gift. Dave’s training combined with his innate intuitive nature uniquely qualifies him for this work.
Dave’s philosophy is that the body, mind, and spirit are intricately intertwined components of the whole being. If any one part is out of alignment all three suffer. By assisting in bringing the body into balance, the mind and spirit benefit as well.
Let Dave custom-design
a massage for you!
Dave honors all those who arrive on his table with an individual treatment plan based on your input and what he feels with his hands when the work begins.
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This prescient message was in Dave's fortune cookie at a recent dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant! |
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Please welcome Ben Rosenbaum, who joins our Operations and Housekeeping Team this summer. No stranger to Frog Meadow, Ben has participated in several of our Work Camps Programs doing outside and inside work ranging from wood-stacking, gardening, interior cleaning and more.
Ben is a transplanted New Yorker who fell in love with the Brattleboro area (what’s not to love?) and moved here full time from Brooklyn after coming up for Spring Work Camp in 2021 just prior to our reopening after a 16-month pandemic break. We think Ben’s chill vibe and easy smile are a good compliment to the relaxed and friendly atmosphere at Frog Meadow.
Ben is an actor and has performed original work at the queer-centric HOT! Festival at Dixon Place in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He is currently in
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Please welcome Ben Rosenbaum, who joins our Operations and Housekeeping Team this summer. |
rehearsals for two one-act plays being staged in June at the LAVA Center, an arts space in nearby Greenfield, MA. On screen he will soon be appearing as Howard Stern in “Rebels Who Built America”, an upcoming History Channel docu-series.
In his spare time Ben likes to read sci fi and fantasy novels, go hiking on the nearby trails and enjoys visiting Rock River on his days off. We’re thrilled to have Ben as part of the Frog Meadow Team, and we know he looks forward to meeting you this season!
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Local Eating: Phelps Barn at The Grafton Inn, Grafton |
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This Rustic Barn Restaurant In Vermont Serves Up Heaping Helpings Of Country Cooking!
Have you always wanted to have a farm-to-table dining experience in a restaurant that was once a barn? If you’re nodding yes, head to Phelps Barn Pub in Grafton, Vermont.
While part of the infamous Graton Inn, Phelps Barn Pub is a unique restaurant in a former carriage house that was used for horses.
Nowadays, Phelps Barn Pub is open throughout the year and serves country cooking classics
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Rock River Update: Summer Parking |
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As some of you may be aware, the entire stretch of Route 30 from Brattleboro up to the Rock River gay beach parking area on Route 30 is being repaired with disruptions in traffic and parking through the summer. Here’s an update from the resident engineer and contractor’s staff:
The word is that they will do their best to keep the road shoulders open for parking throughout the summer, but there will be times when they need to work in these areas and people will not be able to park in those areas. When this is necessary, it should only be a day here and there, not for weeks at a time. The contractor will try and keep the shoulders open for parking, and people are free to park as they will. However, when the shoulders are closed, it is because work needs to be done in that area,
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and we ask that folks respect this. If you’re on Facebook, check into the Rock River Vermont 2023 group page for updates on parking restrictions.
[photo credit: Aaron Archembeault]
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BELLOWS FALLS HOSTS LGBTQ+ PRIDE FESTIVAL! |
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PRIDE Comes to Bellows Falls!
Since the 1970s, nearby (25 miles) Bellows Falls has been a home for the LGBTQIA+ community, with the historic Andrews Inn, the first Gay bar in the state of Vermont.
Throughout the month of June, Bellows Falls is once again a destination for the LGBTQ+ community in New England and beyond.
Echoing the days of the historic Andrews Inn, which was in business from 1973-1984 and located in the downtown Windham Hotel building, the gay community sought out the town as a place of safety and security. Patrons would travel by train to the only LGBTQ+ friendly destination in the state for a weekend of dancing and house parties. It was described in 1979 as a “cultural cross between Mayberry and Fire Island"!
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Wednesday June 7: Movie Night: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Thursday June 8: Andrews Inn Photo Exhibit Opening
Sunday June 11: - Pride Whistle-stop Train Tour
Wednesday June 14: Jon Langford concert
Wednesday June 14: - Movie Night: Pride
Saturday June 17th: Queer T Dance
Sunday June 18 Pat Daddona Album Release Celebration
Wednesday June 21: Relocation of the Windam Hotel/Andrews Inn State Historic Marker
Wednesday June 21: Movie Night: But I'm A Cheerleader
Saturday June 24: Opening of Pride 1983
Wednesday June 28: Movie Night: Moonlight
Friday June 30th: "Love will Keep Us Together" Dance
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Just Another Reason We LOVE Vermont:
Our Republican Governor has Our Backs!
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Vermont’s Republican Governor, Phil Scott, is going against his party by protecting access to gender-affirming care and abortion instead of restricting or banning the procedures.
Without much fanfare, this month Scott signed two bills into law that safeguard access to this care. House Bill 89 and Senate Bill 37 offer “the most comprehensive protections to date” for both gender-affirming care and abortion, according to GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, a legal nonprofit based in New England.
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“Access to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming health care services is a legal right in this State,” reads HB 89. “Interference with legally protected health care activity, whether or not under the color of law, is against the public policy of this State.”
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Take a Video Tour & Join Us! |
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Not stayed with us before? Please Join Us! Whether you're a hiker, foodie, craft beer/cider/spirits lover, cyclist, fun-seeker, massage aficionado, hot tub junkie, or just want to unplug, relax, safely enjoy the solitude, camaraderie & connection of like-minded single and coupled men, Frog Meadow has something for you!
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Featured Room: The Frog Meadow Suite |
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The Frog Meadow Suite
Come and stay in the best room in the Main House! The Frog Meadow suite is a deluxe junior suite with a huge en-suite private bath complete with a two-man whirlpool jacuzzi tub and separate walk-in shower with custom made accent tiles.
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The Frog Meadow Suite is beautifully appointed with a plush pillow top king bed. The bed frame and side tables were designed and built by renowned Vermont artist and author Stephen Huneck especially Frog Meadow in 2001. There is also a sitting area with a comfy club chair and ottoman, a writing table and chair.
The Frog Meadow Suite has vaulted beamed ceilings and wonderful southeast views of the grounds and surrounding hills. A mini-fridge and quiet central air conditioning round out the deluxe amenities that make the Frog Meadow Suite the “best room in the house”.
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All bed linens at Frog Meadow are high thread count Egyptian cotton. To ensure a good night’s sleep, the Brook Cottage is furnished with a comfy pillow-top mattress.
For your convenience there is a campus-wide Mesh Wi-Fi network that provides high-speed internet access throughout the property including the Main House, Carriage House, the Brook Cottage, the Honey Bee Cottage, the gardens, orchard, meadow and the swimming pond areas at Frog Meadow. The download speed is approximately 200 mbps. Click for more about the Frog Meadow Suite
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Discover Gay Brattleboro Vermont! |
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The Brattleboro area of Southeast Vermont has so much to offer to the LGBTQ+ Community!
Brattleboro is well known for its open, progressive values, welcoming attitude and longstanding embrace of diversity! Its such a gay & LGBTQ+ friendly region…and it has an amazing collection of interesting and fun things to do, including Rock River, our local gay beach!
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Brattleboro is well known for it’s open, progressive values, welcoming attitude and longstanding embrace of diversity! It’s such a gay/LGBTQ+ friendly region… and it has an amazing collection of interesting and fun things to do, see and experience!
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In-Person Workshop September 22-25!
Yoga & Wellness Weekend
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September 22-25
Yoga & Wellness Weekend
with Yogi Colby Smith
Join us for our 3-day Fall Yoga & Wellness Weekend Retreat! Its a great way to take a break, r-e-l-a-x, reset, re-center, and re-connect with the things that light us up. Our Guest Yogi, Colby Smith will be with us for 3 days of yoga, pilates, meditation and massage - his first weekend retreat at Frog Meadow in 4 years!
Sessions throughout the long weekend are tailored to the group and will incorporate yoga, pilates, meditation and massage techniques.
Throughout this all-inclusive men’s retreat weekend, you can also relax in our wood-fired hot tub, take advantage of the amenities at Frog Meadow including wood-fired hot tub, swimming pond, on-site hiking trails, the gym or simply relax!
We don’t care if you are young or old, straight or gay, black or white (or blue or green), sculpted or sagging. Our work-
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-shops are open to all kinds of men: younger…older…buff…and not so buff….we always get a mix. The idea is to be open to all types of men with the common thread being the desire to learn and share the experience of yoga, pilates, meditation and male touch. We take pride in our respectful, supportive, and friendly atmosphere. We are refreshingly free of “attitude”.
You'll return home energized, renewed and relaxed following 4 days and 3 nights spent detached from the outside world at Frog Meadow's 63 acres of private paradise for men!
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In-Person Workshop October 20-23!
Tantra, Touch and Taoist Practices for Men
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October 20-23
Enriching Men’s Experience Through Tantra, Touch and Taoist Practices with Adam Brown of Heart-Centered Touch
Join a group of men who share the desire to improve their Touch Skills, explore the world of body-mind energetics and enjoy deeper states of Pleasure. Adam’s model of learning is very hands-on. The workshop is geared to the non-professional man who goes all-in with an open-heart and a curious mind.
These attributes of Adam’s groups provide a safe, rich environment and enjoyable ways to learn about our bodies giving and receiving touch.
We create a safe and sacred space of trust and respect where we can create deeper connections.
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The retreat format gives you plenty of time to dive deeply into the world of Tantra & Touch. The pace allows you time to explore and experiment with each other in the true sense of what Tantra is.
We do not exclusively focus on techniques, but also on issues of awareness & empowerment; of pleasure-states and of intimacy among men. Eros is an important element of touch as we explore the power of pleasure to heal.
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In addition to our in-person Men's Workshops & Retreats, please join us virtually to cultivate your resilience, sexuality and re-center yourself with Virtual Yoga, Qi Gong, Tantra, Meditation, Breathwork & More! |
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Ongoing Men's QiGong & Tantra Classes
with Adam Brown,
Heart-Centered Touch
Join Adam online every Wednesday 12.00 Noon-1.00 PM for Men’s QiGong and Tantra Practices focused on our wellness – Respiratory & Immune Strength – and on our continued erotic health while maintaining a consistent sense of community!
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Learn a dynamic practice to maintain stellar health! Add to that a practice of cultivating erotic energy for health and vitality using self-touch and breathwork. Stay connected to your erotic, sensual, human self and share with other men who want to connect regularly! |
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Men's Virtual & Clothing Optional Yoga, Breathwork and Guided Meditation Classes
with Colby Smith,
Shankara Studio
Colby's programs are for all levels of men and strongly believes that the physical practice of yoga is just one component and incorporates many styles and modalities into his teaching, including meditation, breathwork, touch practice and partnering.
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Yogi Colby Smith is known to many of us as "Miss Giggles", Colby brings a warm, lighthearted approach to all of his teaching! Full Details......
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Virtual Soulful Breathwork & Guided Meditation
with Christian de la Huerta, Soulful Power
Now is the time to do the heroic work of going within and to get clear about who we are and what has real relevance and importance in our lives, so that we can bring forth those values when we emerge from this mandatory global cocoon. What kind of lives do we choose for ourselves, what kind of world do we create on the other side of this collective reset?
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Check out the Eye of the Storm Resources with guided meditations, breathing practices to calm the mind and strengthen the immune system, and links to virtual gatherings where adventurers of spirit meet to re-center, reconnect and rejuvenate!
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Enjoy Wicked Better Sex with Himeros.tv
from Davey Wavey!
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For many years, we've worked closely with Davey Wavey and his Himeros.tv team, and have hosted several film shoots at and around Frog Meadow. It's genuinely a treat to work with his crew of talented, professional - and very sexy guys!
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ENJOY SPECIAL HIMEROS SAVINGS!
Friends of Frog Meadow receive the best rate available - a 30% savings on all Himeros memberships, plus 6 totally free previews, access to hundreds of erotic videos, updated weekly, sortable by date, popularity, category, name, and now searchable for films shot at and around Frog Meadow...plus weekly video chats, unlimited streaming and downloads - and a community of like-minded gay/bisexual men!
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We're super-pleased to offer friends of Frog Meadow an exclusive offer that includes 30% off all Himeros membership levels, 6 totally free previews, access to hundreds of videos, updated weekly, sortable by date, popularity, category, name, and for those shot at and around Frog Meadow! Plus there’s a video chat you can join each week to discuss that week’s newly released film!
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The content on Himeros was co-created with a team of sex coaches, tantric instructors, psychotherapists, sexologists, world-class directors, talented cinematographers and
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Himeros was created to enhance your experience of sex & sexuality through juicy erotic videos, co-created with a team of sex coaches & cinematographers!
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"A Life-Changing Retreat!"
"I participated in the “Heart Centered Touch” workshop at Frog Meadow. The retreat was body and mind work with a group of 12 men. The group was diverse in many ways (ages 43-75+, marital status, body type, political leanings, geography, income, occupation), yet connected through the activities of the workshop.
For me, the retreat was life changing! I would highly recommend Heart Centered Touch workshop by Adam Brown for anyone interested in exploring body work, mindfulness, and intimate physical and emotional connection with other men!
For those not comfortable with such activities, Frog Meadow is a wonderful place to be just and to relax…I was also a guest here for 4 days last summer. The setting is beautiful and serene, The food prepared by Dave is exceptional. The rooms are well appointed. The views are wonderful, the hot tub is inviting, other guests have always been friendly…and Scott and Dave are the best hosts I’ve ever had at any B&B. Dave provides a wonderful massage for those who want one. Again, a strong recommendation to experience Dave’s hands. You will not be disappointed!
I have signed up to return for two more Heart Centered Touch workshops. Although aspects of my experience are always with me and I do think I am a changed man for having attended the workshop, I wish I could bring the total experience into my everyday life. The freedom and openness of the men was exceptional!”
- Paul Q., East Hartford, CT
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OASIS FOR MEN :: SOUTHERN VERMONT
Celebrating 17 Years of Serving the Men's Community!
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