Find beauty and charm in Windsor County, Vermont
Vermont's only national park preserves the state's natural beauty, while guests at the Woodstock Inn connect with nature
Updated: 8:30 PM EDT May 9, 2022
"CHRONICLE." SPRI'N’S SLOW REVEAL CAN FEEL AS WELCOMING AS A FAMILIAR MELOD ♪ THIS LONG TWHA HAS ITS REWARDS IN WINDSOR COUNTY, VERNT.MO >> IT IS A VERY PEACEFUL TIME. IT IS VERY SERENE. ANTHONY: NEW ENGLANDERS HAVE A NAME FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, SHOULDER SEASON. OR LESS AFFECTIONATELY, MUD ASONSE THE WEEKS BEFORE SPRING’S BIG BLOOM. HIBERNATION IS OVER AND THERE’S A LOT OF WORK TO DO. IN AN AREA KNOWN AS THE UPPER VALLEY JUST OVER THE BORDER FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, WOODSTOCK IS THE HEARTBEAT OF WINDSOR COUNTY. STATELY ARCHITECTURE AND A DYNAMIC DOWNTOWN HAVE CHARMED VISITORS SINCE THE LATE 1800S. STEPS FROM THE TOWN COMMON, THE MILEDD BRIDGE SPS ANTHE RIVER, A TRIBUTARY OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. >> WOODSTOCK, IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW BUSY THE TOWN GETS, THERE ARE ALWAYS PLACES TO GO WHERE YOU CAN FIND PEACE AND QUIET. >> WE ARE STANDING INHE T HEART. IT IS THE HOMELAND OF THE PEOPLE, WHICHOR F THOUSANDS, GENERATIONS OF THEAST P INSTILLED TODAY HAVE BEEN STEWARDS OF THIS LAND. ANTHONY: THISAND IS ALSO PART OF VERMONT’S ONLY NATIONAL PARK. THE 550 ACRE MSH BILLINGS ROCKEFELLER NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK. >> NEED IS A 14CR A PO -- IT IS A 14 ACRE POND. ANONTH THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE PARK IS OPEN YEAR-ROUND RFO HIKERS, WHETHER TWO OR FOUR-LEGGED. >> THE PARK INCLUDES 20 MILES OF CARRIAGE ROADS AND TRAILTHS AT CRISSCROSS THE MOUNTAIN. IT IS ONE OFHE OLDEST, CONTINUOUSLY MANAGED FORESTS IN THE U.S. ANTHY:ON HERE BEGIN VERMONT’S MODERN-DAY CONFERENC--E CONSERVATION MOVEMENT. >> THE PARK REPRESENTS THREE FAMILIES - MARSH, BILLINGS AND ROCKEFELLER. ANTHY:ON IN 1861, PRESIDENT LINCOLN APPOINDTE MARSH TO BE THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ITALY. MARSH WAS ALSO A SCHOLAR AND NATURE LOVER. >> WHEN MARSH WAS GROWING UP IN THE MIDDLE OFHE T 1800S, THE VERMONT LANDSCAPE LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE SEE TODAY. IT WAS 80% D4 STOOD. ANTHY:ON MARSH’S 1864 BOOK WAS A LLCA FOR ENVRONMENTAL PRESERVATION. LAWYER AND FINANCIER FREDECKRI BILLINGS HEED THDEE CALL, BUYING THE MARSH ESTATE IN 1986 AND REFORESTED THE AREA. >> HE OPENED THEM TO THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY WERE COMPLETE, FOR ALL HIS NEIGHBORS AND VISITORS TO ENJOY AND TO LEARN ABOUT HIS PROGRESSEIV FARMING AND FORSTRY PRACTICES THAT WERE HAPPENING HERE. ANTHONY: BILLINGS SO BUILT A MODEL DAIRY FARM. NOW THE BILLINGS FARM AND MUSEUM. IN 1968, HIS GRANDMOTHERND A HUSBAND ESTABLISHED THE NONPROFIT WOODSTOCK FOUNDATION WHICH OWNS THE FARM AND THE 142 ROOM WOODSTOCK I AND RESORT. THE ROCKEFELLERS DONATED MUCH OF THEIR PROPERTY TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. E FOUNDATION PRESIDENT DAVID SIMMONS. >> THAT FOUNDATION TODAY TEACHES ABOUT SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. ANTHON A MISSION TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE WOODSTOCK INN AND REST,OR SAYS GENERAL MANAGER PAUL RAMSEY. >> WE ARE STEWARDS. KELLY IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. ANTHONY: KELLY WAY GARDENS GROWS HUNDREDS OF VARIATIONS OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS FOR THE RESORT. >> IT IS FUN TO SEE THINGS AS THEY CE OMINTO THINGS THE MOMENT TH AEY READY. ANTHONY: IN SPRING, THE DIRECTOR OF LANDSCAPE AND DESIGN READIES THE GARDEN FOR PLANTING. WE HAVE THREE ACRES IN OUR GARDENS RIGHT HERE. IF IT GWSRO IN OUR ZE,ON WE ARE GROWING IT FOR THE CHEFS. ANTHY:ON CREATING FLORAL ARRANGEMEN.TS >> I GREW UP ON A SMALL FARM IN MINNESOTA AND MMOY THER WAS A TEACHER. SUMMERS WE HAD OFF AND SPENT THE ENTI SREUMMER GARDENING. ANTHONY: A WAY OF LIFE TTHA HE SAYS ARE SHARED BY MANY AROUND TOWN. >> REALLY PRESERVINGHE T LAND AND KEEPING A SENSE OF PLACE. SUSTAINABILITY IS QUITEPLACE. IDENTIFIABLY WOODSTOCK. SHAY:NA BEN ALSO REDESIGNED A FORMER DAIRY FARM INTO AN EVENT SPACE. HE ACTUALLY STARTED WORKING AT THE WOODSTOCK INN YEARS AGO THAT IS -- AS A CONCIERGE. ANTHONY: BLISIL FARM HOSTS A BABY ANIMAL FESTIVAL EVERY APRIL. IF YOU HAPPEN TO BINE THE -- YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO BE THERE. IT’S CHICKS, PIGLETS, LAMBS. ALL THE LITTLE BLETS, LAMBS.
Find beauty and charm in Windsor County, Vermont
Vermont's only national park preserves the state's natural beauty, while guests at the Woodstock Inn connect with nature
Updated: 8:30 PM EDT May 9, 2022
Vermont’s only national park — Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park — is located in the heart of Woodstock and is the birthplace of the state’s modern-day conservation movement.Things To Do - Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)Billings Farm and Museum is a former model dairy farm now open to the public for tours and education programs. Just across the street is the Woodstock Inn and Resort, home to Kelly Way Gardens, which grows produce for chefs onsite.
NEEDHAM, Mass. — Vermont’s only national park — Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park — is located in the heart of Woodstock and is the birthplace of the state’s modern-day conservation movement.
Things To Do - Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Billings Farm and Museum is a former model dairy farm now open to the public for tours and education programs. Just across the street is the Woodstock Inn and Resort, home to Kelly Way Gardens, which grows produce for chefs onsite.