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The Northeast Kingdom Fall Foliage Festival brings a piece of “Old Vermont” to life for visitors with local crafts, hymn sings, band concerts, church suppers, historical tours and the most beautiful fall colors you have ever seen! Six unique festivals are held over six consecutive days, now over 50 years running. The communities of Walden, Cabot, Plainfield, Peacham, Barnet, and Groton invite you to come celebrate rural Vermont in all of its splendor.
WALDEN - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Join us for Walden’s Country Fair! Our day begins with registration at 9 a.m. with coffee & donuts. Enjoy the sights and sounds of country life at a display of traditional action exhibits: quilt tying, spinning & knitting, wood crafts, working oxen & draft horse, milling lumber, interacting with a myriad of farm animals, large & small. The folks of Walden will share their arts & crafts, country music and small home businesses. A homemade soup & sandwich lunch will sustain you for an afternoon of tours to a dairy farm, a Morgan Horse farm and our rural school, with a little dancing and a snack thrown in. A family-style Barbecued Beef Supper will be served with mashed potatoes, veggies and home-baked pies, beginning at 5:30 p.m., $10. For supper reservations, call 802-533-7122. For information, contact Judy Clifford, 802-563-2777, P.O. Box 54, West Danville, VT 05873 or Jane Muraro (Iron Horse Morgan Farm) to leave call back information, 802-533-9802. We’re anxious to meet you!
CABOT - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Welcome! Coffee Hour begins at 8:45 a.m. in the Cabot School Gym. Make a day touring old school houses, craft shops, the Public Library, Cabot Creamery and Historical Building. Crafts available in the gym from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beef Stew Luncheon at Cabot Church at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 & 1:15 p.m. In the afternoon, enjoy a hayride to a sugarhouse and hike to Nichols Ledge at 2 p.m. Turkey Dinner at 5 and 6:30 p.m. at Cabot School Gym. The day ends with a musical program by local players at church, 7:15 p.m. For reservations: Beef Stew Luncheon (adults $5, children $2.50, Rose Bothfeld 802-563-2715); Turkey Dinner (adults $10, children $5, Blanche Lamore 802-563-2457). Tickets for luncheon, dinner and tour can be purchased at same time. For details, contact Fall Festival Chairman Blanche Lamore, 1097 West Hill Road, Marshfield, VT 05658, 802-563-2457.
PLAINFIELD - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
A full day of activities begins with Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. and registration at Grace United Methodist Church. Foliage tours available at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tours telling the history of the Barre granite quarries, to see glass blowers, Grandview Winery and scenic spots and a hike to Owls Head with bag lunch. Other activities include touring the beautiful flower gardens at Goddard College, presentations by three local farmers on helping the community, as well as crafts and baked goods for sale. Cafeteria-style luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5. Entertainment in the afternoon. Barbecued Chicken-Mostaccioli and Baked Bean Supper at 5 and 6 p.m., $10. For reservations, contact Joanne Martin, 802-454-7301, or Joyce Fowler, 802-454-8306.
PEACHAM - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Registration and arts & crafts sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Peacham Town Hall. Tickets for lunch, ghost walk and dinner can be picked up at town hall. Exhibits at the Blacksmith Shop and at the Historical House (homemade treats served) and Peacham Library Book Sale, all 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Scenic bus tour at 10:15 a.m., $2. Lunch at the Elementary School, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ghost Walk at 2 p.m., $4. Harp music in the Church Sanctuary from 4 to 6 p.m. Dinner at the church, seatings at 5 & 6:30 p.m. Spaghetti Supper, vegetarian and meat sauces, salad bar, garlic bread, homemade apple crisp and ice cream. Adults $10, children $5, under 6 free. Tickets on sale the day of event. No dinner reservations needed. Coordinators, Marilyn Magnus, 2888 E. Peacham Rd., Barnet, VT 05821, 802-592-3320; Mary Williams, P.O. Box 192, Peacham, VT 05862, 802-592-3135; and Sharon Fuehrer, P.O. Box 15, Peacham, VT 05862, 802-592-3326.
BARNET - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
Come to the Barnet Center vestry at 8 a.m. to 12 noon for pancakes, Vermont maple syrup and sausage. Arts & crafts will be in the vestry and surrounding grounds all day. A bus tour will leave from the vestry at 10 a.m., visiting churches, the Goodwillie House, Ben Thresher’s Mill, the Walter Harvey Meeting House and traveling scenic back roads. Arts & crafts are also at the McIndoes Church, with a soup and sandwich lunch served at noon. A European Coffee Hour will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at the West Barnet Church. Enjoy a Ham Dinner at the Barnet Center vestry, starting at 4 p.m. and continuing until all are served ($12). For reservations, contact Bob Gibson, P.O. Box 131, Barnet, VT 05821, 802-633-2242.
GROTON - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2
Join us in Groton for our Festival Day. Start with a Lumberjack Breakfast at the Methodist Church from 7 to 10 a.m. Visit our Library, where there will be a book sale throughout the day. McLure’s Band will perform at the bandstand at 11 a.m. Boy Scout Troop #702 will serve a light lunch at the Food Court. Our Annual Parade starts at 1:30 p.m. Browse in the Peter Paul Historical House anytime during the day. Participate in the Old Fashioned Hymn Sing at the Methodist Church at 8 p.m. to close the day. Serving times for our Famous Chicken Pie Supper at 4:30, 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets available after July 1 at $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12. You must make reservations. Contact Peter Lyon, 848 West Shore Drive, Groton, VT 05046, 802-584-3020. (Take-out reservations are also available.)
FOR MORE DETAILS OR LODGING LIST, CONTACT:
Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce
51 Depot Square - Ste. 3, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
1-800-639-6379, 802-748-3678
www.nekchamber.com, nekinfo@nekchamber.com
Betty Hatch, Fall Foliage Festival Chair - 802-563-2472
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