Fan House 2010 Recommendations

 

June 18-20

Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival
www.quecheeballoonfestival.com

 

July 16-18

SolarFest: the New England Renewable Energy Festival
Tinmouth, July 16 to 18, Fri. 12 - 10 pm, Sat. 9 am - 11 pm, Sun. 9 am to 7 pm. SolarFest's 16th annual festival is a renewable energy-powered celebration of the performing arts, sustainable living, and community. The weekend is packed with education and entertainment. Six tents house more than 100 workshops on renewable energy and sustainable living topics, plus world-class performers on two solar-powered stages, Theater-in-the-Woods, more than 100 exhibitors inside and out, crafts, clothing, food, children's activities, bonfire art and much more. See website for admission. www.solarfest.org , 802-235-1513.

 

July 18 - August 8

Vermont Mozart Festival
July 18 to August 8, see website for individual event details and locations. Entering its 37th summer season, the Vermont Mozart Festival continues to enrich people's lives with beautiful music in special Vermont places. The festival brings more than 90 artists from around the world to perform classical masterpieces at 19 concerts in a variety of scenic and historic venues. The 2010 season will celebrate the works of Chopin and his concertos and solos for the piano. www.vtmozart.org, 802-862-7352.

 

Scheduled periodically: Naked Table Weekends with ShackletonThomas. Please see this link for their story: LA Times ShackletonThomas Story

 

Sept. 25-26

The 7^th Annual Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival takes place in Woodstock this weekend with displays of collectible furniture and gifts. www.vermontwoodfestival.org

 

Oct 9-10

Harvest Weekend at Billings Farm & Museum Woodstock, October 9 & 10, 10 am - 5 pm. The two-day event features a husking bee and barn dance each day plus a variety of 19th century harvest activities including pressing cider, preserving apples, "putting food by", harvesting vegetables in the Heirloom Garden, shelling vegetables, and fun activities; fence building, apples-on-a-string, and 19th century games. Hot spiced cider and homemade doughnuts will be served to all. Adults $11, seniors $10, ages 5-15 $6, ages 3-4 $3, under 2 free. www.billingsfarm.org, 802-457-2355.

 

November 24-28

Thanksgiving at The Fan House
Stay three or four nights between Nov. 24 and 28 2010 and enjoy a complimentary Thanksgiving Dinner served at The Fan House on Thanksgiving Day.

 

Dec 10-12

35th Annual Wassail Weekend
Downtown Woodstock
A premier Vermont winter holiday event.
Horse / carriage parade, carol sing, live theater & Messiah sing along.
Reserve early.

 

Seasonal, Bass Fishing Early June - end November.

Barnard Native Establishes New Venture:
Mr. John's Green Mountain Guide Company

BARNARD, VT -- John Barnes has spent nearly his whole life in the greater Woodstock, VT region. Since age 7 he lived in Barnard with his surrogate father, now deceased, whom he still refers to as "Mr. Cobb."

For 40 of John's years he was a trapper, accompanying Mr. Cobb on woods-oriented missions that produced, in a good season, 25 fox, 20 mink, 50 beaver, up to 300 muskrat and other fur bearers like otter, fisher, bobcat and raccoon.

"When you're in the woods to make living, your survival depends on understanding animal habitats. You learn to ask the questions: What is the animal doing in the woods and even what is the animal thinking?"

In exploring the habitats of, among others, moose, deer, bear and beaver, he concentrates on an area he knows like the back of his hand, the 55,000-acre Chateauguay that spans several townships near Woodstock and is Vermont's second largest wilderness region in one lump parcel.

For information about Mr. John's Green Mt. Guide Service please call (802) 234-5219 or email at kreeves@sover.net. The address is John Barnes, Barnard, VT 05031. The website is Mr. John's Green Mt. Guide Service.