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PWT: thank you for posting the snow geese link from 2003 (also a great foliage year). I put it on slideshow and the photos were amazing! I hope everyone can make a detour to see the geese in all their glory. I especially liked the ones of the geese in flight and formation. Nature's "Field of Dreams"...

PWT: Thank you very much for your reply. As I will be in Vermont a glorious nine days this autumn, I will have an opportunity to check the area out twice. The food recommendations are always a bonus!

If anyone has any pictures to upload of the snow geese I would love to see them!

PWT : Is the first weekend in October too early for viewing all of the beautiful snow geese? If so, when is the best range of time in October to see them when the flock is the fullest? Also, where is this location and is a certain part of the day better than others??? I've been telling friends abou...

SOV Reunion Foliage Friends : We found a B&B past Stowe in Jeffersonville on route 108 for the first weekend in October, arriving Friday, October 3rd!!!!! We're very excited as we have never been to the Stowe area before and there seems to be so many great routes to explore! We plan to visit the vi...

http://www.courant.com/travel/hc-catamounttrail.artfeb17,0,5128201.story Everyone: I thought I would share this delightful winter article that appeared in our Sunday paper today on the Catamount Trail in VT. What a nice way to embrace winter rather than complain about it! It has mention of some love...

PWT : right you are! Just rechecked the ol' map! :lol: I only remember going from Middlebury to Brandon on the way home last fall. In any case, further north actually works a whole lot better for us in regards to foliage timing. Will await your posts in the coming months for some great ideas on the...

PWT : Saturday would work out best for us for that first weekend in October. Hope Saturday is doable for all (?) We have no problem traveling to any agreed upon meeting point. (Friday is our travel day up and getting settled in the inn. Not sure where we are staying at this point, but it will be ei...

Abby: the picture is lovely - thanks for sharing this fascinating lake with us. I'm beginning to think that in addition to all the natural beauty that Vermont has to offer, knowing some behind the scenes history/folk tales of areas beforehand only adds to the sheer enjoyment of reaching your destina...

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A00E5DA103DE53BBC4E52DFBE66838C679FDE&oref=slogin Abby and anyone interested : I found this amazing article written in 1867 regarding the history of the meaning of Lake Memphremagog, meaning "Beautiful Water" from Indian terminology. I'm just e...

Abby: this is excellent! You should be a NEK reporter! The Newport restaurant descriptions are right up our alley, and I'm especially interested in the Cow Palace and The Pick and Shovel. These two sound very intriquing! I'm going to print this post so I don't have to worry about finding eating plac...

Abby: curled up in bed???? :roll: We should all be so lucky! I have had enough of this rain! Where is winter? In 2003 we traveled most of the NEK but this fall, on trip two, we are setting out to areas uncovered: Newport, Derby, and Morgan. Do you or anyone have some nice routes/eating establishment...

Hi Foliage Friends: I just wanted to share some really terrific items I received last week from the Travel and Tourism Association of the Northeast Kingdom. I am very much a map person and their Official Tourism Map of the NEK is excellent! Just what I need for my second trip to Vermont in Fall 2008...

Excerpted from:"Willoughby Lake Legends and Legacies," Harriet F. Fisher. Academy Books, Rutland, Vermont. Copyright © 1988. Reprinted with permission of the author. "How did Willoughby Lake get its name? One story is that two brothers named Willoughby, early settlers of Westmore, gave the lake the...

Abby: that is quite an interesting chance meeting. Maybe you were meant to meet him and hear his story! You will have a greater appreciation for the lake now when you go back knowing some of the history. I bet you can google the names of towns surrounding the lake and get some more details into the ...