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Vermont Foliage Season If you’re spending time in southern Vermont, a stop at the The Vermont Country Store is almost a rite of passage. Located in the heart of Weston, this iconic general store has been drawing visitors for decades. It’s the kind of place people return to year after year—partly for what’s on the shelves, and partly for the feeling you get when you walk through the door. What makes it special The Vermont Country Store is known for its mix of practical goods, nostalgic finds,...

Every summer, the hills around Weston fill with music. Families arrive from all over the country, students carry instruments down quiet dirt roads, and in the evenings you can hear chamber music drifting through the trees. It’s a special time of year here, and at the center of it all is Kinhaven Music School. What is Kinhaven? Founded in 1952, Kinhaven is one of the country’s most respected summer music programs. It focuses on classical chamber music, orchestra, and piano, with sessions for...

Let's be honest: mud season gets a bad rap. The ski crowds have packed up and gone home. The roads get a little rough. The trails are somewhere between snow and not-snow. And Vermont in March doesn't exactly show up on the Instagram highlight reels. But here at COHO, March is one of our favorite times of year — and we think once you experience it, it might become yours too. The Mountains Are Still Loaded Here's what the mud season skeptics don't tell you: the skiing is still excellent.  Right...