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Travel
and Leisure
In the middle of the
Northeast Kingdom is Craftsbury Common, one of those Vermont
villages with more fences than people...a wonderfully sleepy inn
in a wonderfully sleepy hamlet. I’d nearly forgotten what the
REM stage was until my first night here – I woke up feeling as
if I’d spent a week at a spa.
New
York Times
The Northeast Kingdom
is what all of Vermont used to be – thick woods and tidy farms
inhabited by independent thinkers. The Inn on 5 acres attracts
lovers of the outdoors. The main building, a large handsome
former private home in the Federal style is one of the oldest
houses in the oldest town in Orleans County. In winter the
nearby Nordic Center grooms 110 kilometers of cross-country
trails. And 45 minutes away are three alpine areas: Burke, Jay
and Mt. Mansfield.
The
Fireside Guide
Wallpapers and fabrics
are stunning and combinations of colors often unexpected. Five
of the inn’s sixteen rooms have fireplaces or wood stoves. On
the outside, the main inn and its two annexes, all white
Federal-style buildings, are perfectly proper New England
structures, where the inn is a destination in itself.
The
Discerning Traveler
Craftsbury Common is a
village of white clapboard homes in Vermont’s pristine
Northeast Kingdom. The remoteness of the village and the
serenity of the landscape contribute to the romantic feeling you
get when you stay here. Some of the best cross-country skiing in
the East is available here as the Inn is on the 110-kilometer
trail system of the Craftsbury Nordic Ski Center. The area has
almost a continuous snow cover during the winter months.
U.S.
News & World Report
The Northeast Kingdom of Vermont is, to paraphrase
Kipling, a high and far-off land, an intriguing mix of Early
American history, spectacular countryside and unspoiled
wilderness, with a dollop of quirkiness for good measure. When I
lived there, my friends joked that the blend of Technicolor
scenery and eccentric characters made it a little like Oz, only
with lots of snow and no flying monkeys.
The
Boston Globe
Throughout the winter,
Craftsbury Common remains predictably white. The white clapboard
houses, the steepled church, Academy and white rail fence frame
a large snow-covered Common and white fields roll away to white
hills backed by Vermont’s highest mountains. Craftsbury Common
is one place in Vermont that you ski through farmland rather
than resort development. Trails are meticulously groomed for
skaters as well as diagonal skiers.
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