Vermont Winter Vacation Guide 2008 - (Page 20) Vermont: Winter in a Shopping Wonderland door play. Its amazing artistry, high quality experiences and singular Vermont creations are equally unrivaled. Vermont’s history is richly woven throughout its products. Our compact cities, distinctive villages, and back road farmhouses contain tiny businesses and studios where artisans create the highest quality paintings, sculptures, ceramics and stoneware, blown glass, maple, cheese, wool hats and sweaters, and other specialty food and fiber products. Most Vermont galleries, gifts, and museum shops support at least a few Vermont artisans and farmers. Nationally known as a top arts community, Brattleboro has as much artistry on display as people in residence. Vermont Artisan Designs on Main Street, one of the earliest artisan galleries in New England, exhibits works of 400 fine crafters, artists and sculptors, many from Vermont. T. BREEZE VERDANT, INLAID WITH SILVER AND VARIOUS WOODS Vermont is a winter wonderland of spectacular beauty for out- along the Church Street pedestrian mall is a beautiful and varied collection of stores, restaurants and other businesses; at 49 Church Street, the Burlington Town Center is downtown Burlington’s premier indoor shopping center. Reach them at www.burlingtontowncenter.com or 802658-2545. In the northwest corner of Vermont, Lorraine’s Women’s Wear is one of St. Albans’ mainstay businesses, and a wonderful place to spend a wintry day, perhaps while other members of the family ice fish on nearby Lake Champlain. Lorraine specializes in fine quality clothing and excellent customer service. Choose among Pendleton, Tribal and Susan Bristol at 85 North Main St., 802-527-0233. Works of metal, clay, glass, wood, mixed media; to view, wear, sit on, lean against, eat from, hug and marvel at, capture nearly every human moment and emotion. One will also find the renowned Vermont Folk Rocker, VERMONT ARTISANS DESIGNS stoneware, art glass, and Danforth pewter. Visit www.buyVermontart.com, or contact Vermont Artisan Designs at vtart@sover.net or 802257-7044 to learn about new exhibits, artisan works and downtown events. Nearly sixty years ago young potter David Gil, newly graduated from Alfred University’s renowned ceramics program, founded Bennington Potters, and continued a pottery heritage begun in 1785 by Captain John Norton. Bennington Pottery now sits on the historic Potters Yard. Bennington Pottery stoneware is available in many colors. Stop in to the Potters Yard, then add to the collection through www.benningtonpottery. com, or 800-205-8033. CENTRAL VERMONT AND INTO THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM Like the snowflakes for which they are named, no two Snowflake Chocolates are exactly the same. But they are all melt-inVDTM, ANDRE J ENNY Blacksmith Kevin Mulholland creates hand forged iron items using Old World traditional methods in his Wallingford studio of Vermont Forgings. His utilitarian and beautiful works of art are hand hammered on an anvil and hand brushed for a quality finish. Stop in at the Old Stone Shop in Wallingford, visit www.vermont forgings.com, or call 802-446-3900. ALONG LAKE CHAMPLAIN Burlington is famous for its waterfront, robust cultural life, and great walkable downtown. Church Street Marketplace 20 CHURCH STREET MARKETPLACE www.vtchamber.com Vermont Winter Vacation Guide 2008 http://www.vtchamber.com
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