Whitford House ... Always a Destination

Vermont Tasting Tours, offered to top-rated, local breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries (prior reservations required); or find them yourselves via the middlebury tasting trail and beyond

Fine restaurants, serving creative "farm-to-table" cuisine

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Wonderful museums, including Shelburne Museum , Rokeby museum, Folk Life Center, Henry Sheldon museum and Middlebury College Museum of Art

Cloud Nine Fishing Charters, based in Ferrisburgh, on Lake Champlain

Fly Fishing, Guides & instruction on local creeks, rivers and lakes

Horse Riding Lessons, just a short walk up our country road

Sky Diving Lessons, tandem skydiving in Addison!

Theatre and Concerts abound. Check out town theatre, marquis theatre, middlebury college and surrounding towns

Historic buildings and colonial battlefields such as chimney point, john strong mansion, maritime museum and fort ticonderoga

Dead Creek Wildlife Refuge, for walking or boating. Bring your own boat or rent

Boating, on lake champlain, rent your own motor boat in Vergennes or a take boat tour, departing from Burlington and other locations

hiking at snake mountain, mount philo, camelback and more

stargazing, amazing open views, on property, or visit Middlebury College's observatory (limited dates)

Photography, explore the area yourself or take an outdoor, private photo class with the owner-photographer

Spa & Massage, discount massage for two in middlebury!

bird watching, many types of bird nest on property. We have binoculars and bird books or go to birds of vermont museum in Huntington

Skiing — back country, on property — or at Rikert Touring Center and Middlebury Snow Bowl for groomed Nordic and Alpine trails at affordable prices (seasonal)

Cycling, bring your bikes for exploring the many backroads. Gorgeous views abound, with farms and mountains everywhere Covered Bridges, or rent from Frog Hollow Bikes in middlebury

Antiquing, ask us about other smaller, local shops!

Addison County is home to five of the state’s 100 covered bridges, Cornwall-Salisbury Covered Bridge, Pulp Mill Covered Bridge, Halpin Covered Bridge, Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge, and The Spade Farm Covered Bridge