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Covered Bridges Half Marathon 2019

May 10, 2019 by Corey A. Edwards

June is just around the corner (if you can believe it) and that means it’s almost time for Covered Bridges Half Marathon 2019! This year’s event is set to kick off from the Suicide Six Ski Area at 8:15 am, on June 2nd, 2019.

The Covered Bridges Half Marathon is a popular, annual race that takes runners through open farmland, along the Ottauquechee River. The point-to-point, 13.1 mile, USATF-certified course runs eastward from Suicide Six Ski Area to the Quechee Polo Field.

The race gets its name from three covered bridges that make up part of the course: Middle Covered Bridge, Taftsville Covered Bridge, and Quechee Covered Bridge. (learn more about the area’s 7 covered bridges)

The Woodstock area sees some of its best weather of the year in June. Covered Bridges race day, which is always the first Sunday of June, sees an average high of 73ºF – beautiful!

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Tags: Middle Covered Bridge, Quechee Covered Bridge, Quechee Polo Field, Suicide Six Ski Area, Taftsville Covered Bridge, Woodstock VT bed and breakfast, Woodstock VT Lodging
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Vermont Fall Foliage and Covered Bridges Near Woodstock

October 26, 2018 by Corey A. Edwards

We’re nearing the end of the season of the peak for Vermont fall foliage but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still beautiful out there, especially with all the wonderful covered bridges in our neck of the woods!

One of the nicest things about the Woodstock, Vermont area is that it’s always scenic. Even the worst days of weather have a hard time spoiling the view. Some say it’s the gently rolling countryside that makes the area so picturesque. Others point out our historic and friendly communities. Then, of course, there are the area’s numerous covered bridges.

We tend to see the area’s beauty as a combination of all these things and more – but those covered bridges are really neat looking, aren’t they? This is especially true when they’re surrounded by Vermont fall foliage.

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Tags: Lincoln Covered Bridge, Martins Mill Covered Bridge, Quechee Covered Bridge, Simon Pearce, Taftsville Covered Bridge, Willard Covered Bridge, Windsor-Cornish Covered Bridge, Woodstock B&B
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On Your Marks For the Covered Bridges Half Marathon 2018!

May 5, 2018 by Corey A. Edwards

The 27th annual Covered Bridges Half Marathon, Vermont’s premier half marathon, is just around the corner: June 3rd, 2018.

Vermont’s popular, annual Covered Bridges Half Marathon, “the best 13.1 miles in New England,” is held every year on the first Sunday in June. The race course starts at the Suicide Six Ski Area and follows a point-to-point course eastward through open farmland, along the Ottauquechee River. The finish line is at the Quechee Polo Field. The Covered Bridges Half Marathon is a USATF-certified course.

The race’s course takes runners through three of the area’s 7 covered bridges: Middle Covered Bridge, Taftsville Covered Bridge, and Quechee Covered Bridge.

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See The Fall Foliage Spectacular at Quechee Gorge!

September 15, 2017 by Corey A. Edwards

Autumn is just around the corner and with it comes leaf-peeping season. Vermont is known for its gorgeous fall foliage. That’s no truer anywhere in the state than at Quechee Gorge State Park.

Is there anything more gorgeous than autumn In Vermont? Stunning reds, golds, browns, oranges, and every other iteration of tone in between interspersed with green. Add quiet country roads, quaint covered bridges, and good, earnest people and you’ve got a fall foliage lover’s paradise.

There are an endless number of Vermont drives, hikes, and bike trails a person could explore during this (or virtually any) time of year but one of the first that comes to mind is Quechee Gorge.

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Tags: Quechee Covered Bridge, Quechee Gorge Lodging, Quechee Gorge Trail, Quechee State Park, Simon Pearce, Vermont inn, Vermont lodging, Woodstock B&B, Woodstock bed and breakfast
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Visit the Simon Pearce Flagship Store and Restaurant!

April 28, 2017 by Corey A. Edwards

Simon Pearce’s flagship store in Quechee, VT boasts a magical setting. The restored mill overlooking the Quechee Covered Bridge from the Ottauquechee River falls offers a showroom, glassblowing demonstrations, and a renowned bar and restaurant.

In our last post, we detailed a driving tour of covered bridges near our Woodstock area B&B. In the post, we mentioned visiting The Mill at Simon Pearce, which is directly adjacent to the Quechee Covered Bridge.

Now, you’re likely familiar Simon Pearce stores. They dot the east coast with offerings of stylish glassware and home decor, all handcrafted by American artisans. If not, Simon Pearce is an Irish-American artisan and entrepreneur who learned his trade in Kilkenny, Ireland. After running a highly successful glass business in Ireland, he relocated to the United States in the late 1970’s and established the Simon Pearce company.

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Tags: Ottauquechee River, Quechee Covered Bridge, Simon Pearce Lodging, The Mill at Simon Pearce, Woodstock area B&B
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Get Out and About On a Vermont Covered Bridges Driving Tour!

April 14, 2017 by Corey A. Edwards

Vermont is known for its covered bridges, boasting more than 100 of them, big and small. The Woodstock area is no exception. Consequently, it’s very easy to plan out and enjoy a covered bridges driving tour with our Woodstock B&B as your home base!

The covered bridges of Vermont are picturesque and often historic masterpieces of Yankee ingenuity. Their beauty naturally draws the eye – and the curious! Getting out on a covered bridges driving tour in Vermont is a wonderful way to spend the day and, in many parts of the state, incredibly easy, too.

Woodstock, VT is not only surrounded by covered bridges, we even have a couple right here in town! As a result, we’ve created a list of covered bridges within an hour of our Vermont B&B. A list that includes the longest two-span covered bridge in the world: the Windsor-Cornish Bridge!

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Tags: Lincoln Covered Bridge, Martins Mill Covered Bridge, Quechee Covered Bridge, Simon Pearce, Taftsville Covered Bridge, Vermont B&B, Willard Covered Bridge, Windsor-Cornish Covered Bridge, Woodstock B&B
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