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Shelburne Farms was created in 1886 as a model agricultural estate by William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb. Today it is a nonprofit environmental education center and national historic site on the shores of Lake Champlain.

Schoolchildren, educators and families come here to learn, while casual visitors can enjoy the walking trails, childrens farmyard, inn, restaurant, property tours and special events. Demonstrations on cheese- and furniture-making are on the premises. The Children's Farmyard includes a hayride, cows, chickens and goats.

Location: Shelburne Vermont 05402 Telephone 802-985-8686

(North Hero) Lake Champlain Islands
(Middlebury) Moosalmoo Region
(Stowe) Mount Mansfield
(Shelburne) Shelburne Farms
(Stowe) Stowe Alpine Slide
(Weybridge) UVM Morgan Horse Farm

03/29 Coming to The Shelburne area
Taste of the Valley Plymouth NH March21 Experience all of your favorite local flavors. Several restaurants from the region will be there hoping to win your vote in the "Best in Show" competition.
Green Mountain Film Festival Montpelier VT March22-31 Culture reigns at the Green Mountain Film Festival, featuring powerful programming on a wide range of subjects, interesting and often unexpected guests, and a convivial atmosphere.
Vermont Maple Festival St Albans VT April26-28 Pancake breakfast and maple buffet, the annual “Sap Run” race, exhibits and sugarhouse tours, antiques, crafts, cooking demonstrations, youth talent, fiddlers’ shows, and a Grand Parade featuring teen “Maple Ambassadors.”
Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor Manchester NH March17-May5 A display at the Currier Museum of Art shows the striking duality of deadly weaponry and artistic beauty from the Samurai culture of centuries past.
Hebron Fair Hebron NH July27 Over 100 craftsmen, pony rides, children's games, rummage, lunch with homemade baked bread, silent auction, on the picturesque Hebron Common.
3rd Annual Bedford Lion Club Antique & Appraisal Show Bedford NH August3 Specialists will be on hand to appraise your antique treasures.