Our robust portfolio of “things to do” culminates each autumn when the Green Mountains come alive with an expansive kaleidoscope of color. Watching the leaves transition from bright reds into yellows and oranges as nature’s palette unfolds before your very eyes. The warm days, crisp nights and colorful foliage are all giftwrapped in a perfect package…. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. Walking the pumpkin patches and rambling through apple orchards while breathing in that crisp clean Vermont mountain air is why we all wait for autumn. Visit our Fall in Vermont page...
Our View of Northeast Mountain... Ten Days Before Peak.
Saying goodbye to the season…
We have long found inspiration from the seasons—autumn in particular. The excerpts from two of our favorite poets that have touched Vermont so delicately share their beautiful descriptions of what the poets sees, hears, and smell… we are so fortunate to experience the romanticism of Vermont every day.
Lost Lantern • Vergennes, Vermont
Learn to Taste Whiskey Like a Pro…
That’s Adam, co-owner, on the far left… the others, our group of guests and friends. It was another delightful autumn day of whiskey tasting in Vergennes. A few of our guests preceded us weeks earlier and even more followed after learning about our visit. Lost Lantern’s mission is simple—exploring the landscape of American whiskey, bringing back casks to Vermont from distilleries that are unique and exciting, then sharing their discoveries with both whiskey lovers and the whiskey-curious in their “tasting room.” Join us, when we return next month to experience their Fall Collection of 10-year-old bourbons from Ohio, California, New York and a 9.99-year-old peated American Single Malt from Washington.
One of the finest boutique apple orchards in the area with magnificent western views of the Adirondacks—we picked for two hours, and a few days later, so did our guests, Miles and Ellen! Calville Blanc apples are from Normandy, France that date back to the early 1600s. Grown for Louis XIII; were also grown at Monticello in the 1770s by Thomas Jefferson, and were one of Julia Child’s favorite baking apples. We're going again this week!
Madison, one of our late-summer guests, discovered Balloon Vermont—one of Vermont’s “top things to do.” As stunning as her ride was, the pilot said the foliage tours are as magical as they are spectacular. Only a lucky few get to enjoy the incredible vistas of blazing reds, golds, and oranges from the basket of a hot air balloon. Imagine quietly floating along spectacular ridge lines and over some of the Lake Champlain islands—unforgettable!
We recently stumbled upon a few woolly bears crossing the road… According to folklore, the amount of black on the woolly bear in autumn varies proportionately with the severity of the coming winter in the area where the caterpillar is found. The longer the woolly bear's black bands, the longer, colder, snowier, and more severe the winter. This woolly bear sighting may be a harbinger of a very harsh winter… Bundle up everyone!
