When Vrest Orton opened the doors of the Vermont Country Store in 1946, it was the first restored rural store in the nation. His revival of the best of yesterday for common sense use today was not based on nostalgia alone. Function played a big part. The current owners still hold to his original goal that what they sell must be useful, work and make sense.
Featured are an 1872 covered bridge, an 1810 Vermont gristmill, a water wheel and artwork by sculptor John Rogers.
