We only had about a two hour drive from Sharon to North Bennington, VT which is where our B&B was located (southwest corner of Vermont). First time ever for each of us to be in Vermont!
Our home for two nights was the Eddington House. It has three guest rooms and we were upstairs. The owner, Patti, was very welcoming and made us a wonderful breakfast each morning. She is from Bennington so was a great help in getting about and around.
In 2005 they had a contest and artists from the area decorated moose figures. We saw them everywhere around Bennington - even on top of buildings! This one is Benn and he is outside our B&B. Local citizens got together and purchased him so he would always stay in Bennington.
This is the Paper Mill covered bridge. It was really beautiful and in amazing condition. There are two other covered bridges within a mile of this one. You can drive through it and walk down a little path in the woods to stand beside the river.
Grandma Moses is from the area and the Bennington Museum has a large collection of her paintings. She went to school in this one room schoolhouse and they have since moved it right beside the museum. She did not start painting until she was in her 70's but was very prolific once she got going. She was born in 1860 and died in 1961. Her real name was Anna Mary Robertson Moses. She completed over 3600 canvasses in 30 years - sold small ones for $2 and large ones for $3!
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