Get out of the mud season rut by using your creativity to make a mug at Craft Studies Studio and School in White River Junction. Make a mug, see the exhibition, enjoy free coffee, tea and cocoa at the It's Mug Season celebration....
If you've driven on dirt roads in the last week or so, it's clear that Vermont mud season has arrived. Mud season happens when temperatures rise above freezing and the snow starts to melt. The ground thaws on the surface but remains frozen deep underneath, preventing...
The Muddy Onion Classic Gravel Grinder ride features three Central Vermont loops you can choose to ride: Come out of your winter hibernation for a fully-supported gravel grinder looping many of the amazing dirt roads Central Vermont.’ These early spring roads can be challenging but the views,...
Main Street in Poultney features everything you could hope for in a small Vermont town: a book shop, a local pub, a post office, a hardware store and a library. There's also James Johnson's bike shop, Analog Cycles, which sits on the corner of Main and...
The annual MUD (season) exhibit at Artistree in Pomfret features over 60 local artists inspired by the melting snow, the running sap, the returning birds, the awakening bears, the longer days, the rutted roads and beautiful light. The exhibit runs through April 19, 2025. Gallery hours...
Analog Cycles' Fifth Season Ride and Race in Poultney is a feast of mud, slush and maple syrup. What better way to spend a day than trudging up snow covered dirt roads and hanging out in steaming sugar shacks? The Fifth Season Ride and Race features...
Want to escape the cold or find inspiration during mud season? Several Vermont art and history museums are open in late winter and early spring with special events, new exhibitions, and timeless collections. From Burlington the Brattleboro, you’ll find a variety of Vermont art and history...
I recently came across a 20-year-old article in the New York Times titled, “In Slow-Paced Vermont, the Dirt Road Reigns.” The reporter wrote, “To a lot of Vermonters, an unpaved road is a better road. People go more slowly on a dirt road. In rural Vermont,...
I came across this beautiful barn and farmhouse yesterday on Baldwin Road in Hinesburg. Red barns are a welcome sight this time of year and help add color to Vermont's bleak and muddy April landscape. But hang in there, friends. It won't be long before the...
