Archive for May, 2008
Making maple sugar candy recipe
Well I hope everyone had a great Memorial day weekend. I had a pretty busy one myself. Well, today I thought I’d tell you a step by step recipe on how to use that great pure Vermont maple syrup to make maple sugar candy. It’s really easy, but there are a few tricks you need [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2008 under Maple Syrup.
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Vermont bed & breakfast Inns
I hope everyone is enjoying the memorial day weekend! Me, I’ve got so much work to do I’m not sure if I will be able to relax or not. Anyway I thought I would write today about Vermont’s bed & breakfast Inns. Bed & breakfast Inns are very popular with tourist here in Vermont. They [...]
Posted: May 24th, 2008 under Recreation.
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Vermont teddy bear company
How many have heard of the Vermont teddy bear company? Well in case you did not know, the Vt. teddy bear co. is the largest manufacture of hand crafted American made teddy bears in the USA! They are now worldwide known and make dozens of different kinds of teddy bears.
It all started when a Vermonter [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2008 under Vermont Life.
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Hiking in Vermont
Hiking in Vermont is a very popular activity. The famous long trial runs straight through the center of Vermont, hugging the mountain ridges. This trail is 270 miles long, with 175 miles of side trails and 70 or so cabins and primitive shelters. But there are lots of other trails to hike also.
Up in the [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under Recreation.
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Stowe Vermont, vacation resort town
If there’s anything at all that you may have heard about Vermont, most likely it had something to do with Stowe, Vermont. Stowe has been named the ski capitol of the east, with many ski trails off Mt. Mansfield, the states highest mountain. But Stowe is also a year long resort town, with many things [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2008 under Recreation.
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Fishing In Vermont
So how many of you like to fish? Fishing is one of mankind’s oldest and most popular pastimes, as well as a great way to get a tasty meal! Fishing in Vermont is very popular, as Vermont is filled with many Lakes, ponds and streams. Vermont has lots of different kinds of fish, from the [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under Fishing & Hunting.
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Vermont chocolate shops
So how is everyone today, getting through the week ok? I bet you did not know that Vermont is home to some of the best chocolate makers around, did you? It just makes sense really. With Vermont’s quality food products and ingredients, the clear mountain water and wholesome milk from local dairy farms this is [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Vermont Life.
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Modern maple syrup collecting
Hi everyone, it’s a beautiful Sunday here in Vermont. Well today I want to write a bit about how most sugar makers collect that maple sap the modern way. Now most people have the image of maple sap buckets made out of tin, hanging from tree to tree with a tin lid over it.
Now a [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2008 under Maple Syrup.
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Vermont Dairy Farms
Well It’s Friday, time to relax a bit for the weekend. I’ve got some stuff to fix down at the sugar house, making that pure Vermont maple syrup is a year long job! I thought I’d talk a bit about the dairy farms here in Vermont, since they are such a big part of our [...]
Posted: May 9th, 2008 under Vermont Life.
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Vermont biking tours
Hello everyone, today I thought I’d write about biking in Vermont. I can’t talk about that great pure Vermont maple syrup all the time! Vermont is a fantastic state for biking. The many rural roads, sparse traffic, cooler weather and spectacular scenery makes for an unbeatable combination.
Now there are two types of biking in Vermont. [...]
Posted: May 8th, 2008 under Recreation.
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