October 18, 2017. Final Blog this Trip. Middlebury, VT. Today is our final day in New England. We drove 40 miles north to Middlebury, a town of 8500 in west-central Vermont. We were there about five years ago to visit the 200-year old Stratford Inn featured on the Newhart television show which ran from 1982 until 1990. The inn is actually called the Waybury Inn in real life. The exterior has been painted, I think. I remember it as being white on the TV show.
Middlebury is also home to Middlebury College, a highly regarded liberal arts school founded by the Congregationalists in 1800. Many of the churches I've shown you were Congregationalists. The Congregationalist Church evolved from the early Puritan Church. Some Puritans objected to the strict dictates from the church hierarchy and separated, creating their own denomination. New England is flush with Congregationalist churches. I don't think I have ever seen one in the Midwest.
Otter Creek, one of the few waterways which flows from south to north, cuts through the downtown. There is an impressive waterfall in the heart of downtown. There is also a two lane covered bridge over the creek. Finally, there is a Morgan horse farm on the edge of Middlebury. It is operated by the University of Vermont.
The walker reminded us both of our friend, Fred. Fred was a founding member of the Southside Running and Debate Club in the 1970s. He is now a walker. The walker shown above sorta looks like Fred from the back. He even is wearing a Fred hat.
Middlebury was Annie's idea for our final day. She chose well. Oh, and what is a trip to Vermont without a stop at Ben and Jerry's. The Ben and Jerry's factory is in northern Vermont between Burlington and Montpelier.
We have enjoyed this trip without Harvey. Harvey hasn't sold yet, so who knows, maybe we will reclaim him and return to the RV life. Vacation home versus RVs? I am still not sure which I prefer.
So, until our next trip, this is it. Thanks for coming along with us. Our next trip may be a cruise and if it is, I doubt I will blog. But, who knows. We'll see.
Until the next time, whenever that is, goodnight.
2 comments:
What a great note to end on, although I hate to see it end. Can we all move to Middlebury? It seems like it's my kind of town. Also, I wonder who gets more business: Ben and Jerry's, or Anytime Fitness? And is the business of one the direct result of business of the other?
Hope you had some Ben and Jerry’s for me! You are looking very dapper, Dad!
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