March. It’s a magical time in Stowe!

First of all: March’s average high temperature is 28 degrees – perfect for “Spring” skiing (Spring and 28 degrees? We’re strong in Vermont)!

Snow? March’s average snowfall in Stowe per week is 6.7 inches (see more historical stats). So, it’s full speed ahead for winter sports. The ski resort is open until April 15th with reduced rates. But there is much more taking place in Stowe during March!

Annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend. March and April, these weekends celebrate the season’s first crop by Vermont’s sugar makers opening their sugarhouse doors and inviting visitors into the experience of watching pure Vermont maple syrup be made. Treat your senses. Watch steam rising from the sugarhouse as the aroma of boiling sap invites you to enjoy sugar-on-snow and maple syrup tasting. For event details, maps and more, https://vermontmaple.org/events/

Typically, last weekend of March and Early April.

Dogsledding at Eden Mills continues all March: Jim and his Unchained Gang continue to gain favorable press because of the wonderful way Jim develops and nurtures his dogs. These loving hearties can’t wait to run and enjoy the exercise! Jim’s March schedule provides tours three times a day: 10:00; 1:00 and 3:00 throughout March.

Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center. This wonderful venue features Opera, Dance, Theatre, Film, and Music performances throughout March. Check the calendar for future events and to purchase tickets.

Romantic Outings. Additional romantic outings include Winter Sleigh Rides, Guided Ice Climbing, Back Country Snow Shoeing, Back Country Skiing, and Taste Vermont Tours.

March. And you thought winter was over!!

Stowe, Vermont, continues to receive accolades such as “#1 Best Winter Town in New England”  and listed as “Prettiest Mountain Town in New England,” as well as being named one of the “World’s 10 Best Ski Towns for Foodies!” We couldn’t agree more! Check out what our guests have to say.

The annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend is a uniquely Vermont experience perfect for a romantic couple’s getaway at the Stone Hill Inn. Here’s a few reasons why staying at the Stone Hill Inn is the perfect home base for experiencing all the Maple Open House Weekend has to offer:

• Location, Location, Location
  The Stone Hill Inn is located 6 short miles from Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm and within an hour from 3 other sugar houses. You can easily roadtrip to Slopeside Syrup (Richmond, VT), Runamok Maple (Cambridge, VT ), or Burgess Sugarhouse (Underhill, VT). Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm will be open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.
• Tasty Food and Drinks
  Our guests rave about our daily gourmet breakfasts and we rave about one of our favorite local Stowe restaurants, Idletyme Brewing Company (also a sponsor of the event). Stone Hill Inn’s monthly signature drink is The Maple Martini. Delicious!
• Peaceful, Luxurious, Romantic
  Our Inn is designed for couples looking for opportunities to celebrate life together. After a day of exploring our wonderful state, we invite you to come back to relax in our award winning property in your own beautifully appointed, quiet, king bed room with double jacuzzi and fireplace.
• Special Pricing
  During this remarkable time of year, when pure Vermont maple syrup is made, save 10% on your lodging at the Stone Hill Inn. Use promo code: MAPLESUGAR

Come and see for yourself why Maple is the Official Flavor of Vermont, we can’t wait to greet you!

March 21 – 22, 2020
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MAPLE OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: March 21 – 22, 2020

Stone Hill Inn Lodging Special – Save 10%
Use online code MAPLESUGAR during online booking. Requires a minimum two night stay. Cannot combine with any other offer or third party gift certificates. Does not apply to previously booked lodging.

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Let us recommend a unique Vermont experience.

Treat your senses during the Annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend held mid-March each year. Take in the inviting aroma of boiling sap, watch the steam rising from our sugarhouses, and taste the sweet flavor of Vermont maple syrup as enjoyed in traditional sugar-on-snow.

The Stone Hill Inn offers a 10% discount on lodging during the Annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend.

Vermont Maple Sugar – Image from Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm

Sugarhouses all over the state will be opening their doors and providing tours of their sugarhouses and woods, as well as maple candy-making demonstrations.

Enjoy live music, horse-drawn sleigh rides, sugar-on-snow, and of course, sample and purchase Vermont maple syrup and maple themed delicacies. There will be maple donuts, maple cotton candy, maple creemees and other maple goodies.

The Stone Hill Inn is nestled less than 6 miles away from the Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm. On both Saturday and Sunday, Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm will be open from 10am to 4pm. Come and explore this sugar farm’s combination of “old and new” featuring a wood-fired evaporator and a reverse osmosis machine that concentrates the sap. There will be tours, sugar-on-snow, maple products for sale, and weather permitting, boiling.

Learn more about the  2020 Vermont Maple Open House Weekend.

Interested in the Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm’s maple sugar making process? Their blog is a great Vermont maple sugar making resource.

Come and see for yourself why Maple is the Official Flavor of Vermont, we can’t wait to greet you!

MAPLE OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND: March 21 – 22, 2020

Stone Hill Inn Lodging Special – Save 10%

Use online code MAPLESUGAR during online booking. Requires a minimum two-night stay.
Cannot combine with any other offer or third party gift certificates.

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A weekend where you can sleep for eight hours, breathe in fresh mountain air, soak up the unspoiled beauty of Vermont, and, if you’re lucky, have our famous Crème Brulee French Toast for breakfast!

Don’t you need this kind of romantic get away??? Of course you do. Come! We’ll take care of you.

Romantic Spring Get Away Details:

Our Romantic Spring Get Away requires a two night minimum stay at Stone Hill Inn in addition to the purchase of our Romance Package at a very special price of $230 – a $25 savings. Available from April 19 Through June 16, but not available Memorial Day Weekend (5/27-5/29).

The Romance Package includes:

• $120 certificate for dinner at Michael’s on the Hill (gratuities not included).
• Roses and chocolates available in your room when you arrive
• Signature candle-lit, rose petal (silk), bed turn-down the night of your dinner at Michaels
• A 90 minute late check-out

Our ‘Romantic Get Away’ offer cannot be combined with other offers or with third party gift certificates.

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Save the date: March 31st, 2016
Because for the SECOND time ever, we’re running a 24 HOUR Sale.

We’ve chosen late April, May (except the Memorial Day weekend) and part of June since there are so many signs that Stowe is experiencing an EARLY Spring!

We’ll announce the pricing for the 24 HOUR Sale on March 31 – very early in the morning, so you will have 24 hours to respond. These are likely to be the lowest prices on Stone Hill lodging that you will see all year – certainly lower than we can remember within the last 12 months! The sale only applies to those that make their reservation on March 31. So, unfortunately, nobody else is eligible whether their reservation is made either before or after March 31.

Details for the 24 HOUR sale:

• Must book at least two nights.
• Available dates for the 24 Hour Sale, unless our website shows that they are already taken:
  • April 19 – April 30
  • May 1 – May 31 EXCEPT for May 27-29 (Memorial Day weekend)
  • June 1 – June 16
• Book online using the promocode TWENTYFOUR. On the final page of your online reservation there will be a box on the left side of the page that asks you if you have a code. Enter TWENTYFOUR and press apply.
• No other offers/promotions or third-party gift certificates may be used.

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Here’s another great savings:

• During check out, include Stone Hill Inn’s Signature Romance Package to your stay for a reduced price of $230 (normally $255). This package includes:
  • Dinner at the award-winning Michael’s on the Hill ($120 certificate; gratuities not included)
  • Dozen long stem roses and a package of four chocolate truffles upon arrival
  • Our Signature candle-lit, rose petal (silk) king bed turn-down on the night you dine at Michaels
  • Enjoy a late check out your last morning (additional 60 minutes)

Spring is coming! Already we have had guests who are taking on some of the easier hikes and even one that completed the Stowe Pinnacle climb (three hours to complete up and back). Even in the woods that surround Stone Hill the only traces of snow anywhere are the plowed diminishing piles at the end of driveway. Already, we’ve pruned a dozen bushes and begun cleaning beds.   Some of the daylillys have just broken ground. We’ve almost finished cleaning the sand from the parking lot! IT MUST BE SPRING!

Come!

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Create your own Winter Romantic Getaway!

Snow is here; time to enjoy Stowe’s winter playground!  Have fun at what Stowe does best — snowshoeing, great food, sleigh riding, and a luxury room to which you can retreat and get warm in a double Jacuzzi tub next to a fireplace at the Stone Hill Inn! Stowe at Its Best!!!!

Snowshoe.  Perhaps for the first time?  A bit rusty?  No matter – there is a snowshoeing adventure for everyone!  Your expert backcountry guide – a native of this area who knows the most scenic trails – lets you decide where you want to go, how much ground you want to cover, and whether you want 1 or up to 2 hours of snowshoeing. Tours are scheduled during the late morning and early afternoon so that you can soak up the beauty and smell the fresh pine of unspoiled Vermont. Snowshoeing adventures must be booked directly with Umiak: Umiak.com

Sleigh ride. Just the two of you wrapped in several blankets while the up-front driver takes you into the Vermont woods along the west branch of the Little River in a horse-drawn sleigh for a beautiful 30-minute ride. Perfect for romantic Stowe getaways!

Dining. What is rapidly becoming Stowe’s best casual restaurant – Ideltyme Brewing Company – will welcome you with a menu and staff selected by their new owner Michael Kloeti – the owner and chef of the celebrated, fine dining restaurant, Michael’s on the Hill.

Relax. On your last day, add an extra 60-minutes for a late checkout.  Take a couple of trips on the Stone Hill toboggan, a short trip on our snowshoes, a walk in Weissner Woods, or maybe one last plunge in your fireside Jacuzzi.

We look forward to hosting you at our Stowe bed and breakfast.

I’m sure it will come as no surprise to past guests of the Stone Hill Inn in Stowe, Vermont that the two cities that provide the greatest number of our guests are Boston and New York City. And, again, no surprise that both are lauded for their support of and the quality of the performing arts that they provide.   In our next production we have a very special talent that was born in New York, has performed many times in both Boston, New York, and has built an excellent reputation as a seriously entertaining, multi-dimensional performer.

We welcome comedian Paul Reiser at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe, VT on October 16!

The Paul Reiser EVENINGS! package includes:

• Three nights in a Deluxe room with king bed next to a fireplace, a bath with a double Jacuzzi for two next to a fireplace, a shower, six towels and a sink for each of you.
• Gourmet three-course breakfast each morning.
• Two, side-by-side first row box seats at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts center.
• A $50 credit towards dinner either before or after the performance.

Total cost including all taxes is $1,380.00. (Seems like a lot for three nights, but it’s October 16 – peak season. The dinner and tickets are a pass-through cost from us.) Tickets are limited. Haste, please.

In addition to being a nationally known comedian, Paul Reiser is also an actor, television personality, writer, author and musician. His October 16th performance at the beautiful Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center will highlight the funny things about life, love, and relationships. Paul’s Spruce Peak show is part of his nationwide, national tour.

Paul is one of those folks that is blessed with a basket of gifts, and he continues to add to his list of accomplishments. In addition to co-creating and starring in the critically-acclaimed NBC series, Mad About You (1992), which garnered him Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, his successes also include his book, “Couplehood”, which sold over two million copies and reached the number one spot on “The New York Times” best-seller list, and “Babyhood”, his follow-up book about the adventures of being a first-time father also made “The New York Times” best-seller list. (IMBd).

Born and raised in New York City, Reiser went to college at the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he majored in Music – Piano and Composition.  After developing his stand-up comic skills in the New York clubs, Reiser had a breakout film role in 1982 when he appeared in Diner, a coming-of-age film directed by Barry Levinson. Reiser’s character, Modell, a closet stand-up comedian, effectively brought Reiser’s abilities to the attention of Hollywood.

He followed this success by playing a detective in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), a role he reprised in its sequel, Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). Reiser also had roles in James Cameron’s Aliens (the corrupt Carter Burke); The Marrying Man (1991) and Aliens (1986). (Wikipedia)

Reiser’s TV fame began when he starred as one of two possible fathers of a teenage girl in the TV sitcom My Two Dads (1987–90), and later came to prominence in North America as Paul Buchman in Mad About You (1992–99) in which Helen Hunt co-starred as his on-screen wife. He was also the co-composer of the show’s theme song, “The Final Frontier” (with Don Was), and performed the piano for the theme’s recording.^[6] For the show’s final season, Reiser and Hunt received $1 million ($1.4 million today) per episode.

More recently, he starred in two original movies for Showtime – Strange Relations (2001) (aka “Strange Relations”), opposite Julie Walters, and Chazz Palminteri’s Women vs. Men (2002), opposite Joe Mantegna and Christine Lahti. He is ranked 77th on Comedy Central’s 2004 list of the “100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time”.

This EVENINGS! program with Paul Reiser and wonderful box seats looks to be a delightful evening. Paul, clearly, is a man comfortable being on stage and is blessed with insightful comedic talent wherein he will likely poke at us, give us reason to laugh at ourselves, and persuade us to simply relax and enjoy.

Past EVENINGS! Productions:

November 8, 2014: Itzhak Perlman (sold out)

January 31, 2015: State Ballet Theatre of Russia performs Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake (sold out)

July 2, 2015: Mary Chapin Carpenter (sold out)

See more Specials & Packages at our luxury Stowe bed and breakfast.

Escape to the best elopement location in Stowe, VT! Of course, we’re biased! But consider…..

1. Soft. Quiet. Undisturbed.
Ours is a private, winding, tree-canopied road that welcomes you to the Stone Hill Inn. Intimate — with only nine, luxury guest rooms designed specifically for romantic couples. Secluded — surrounded by the unspoiled beauty of Vermont woods on nine acres. Fifty feet above but visible from the mountain Road. (Many in town don’t even know we are here.) Isolated — from traffic and town noise.

2. Backyard Gardens
The Stone Hill gardens help create a magical aura for elopement and small wedding ceremonies. Vows are often exchanged ten feet from our waterfall under a Maple canopy with a backdrop painted by hundreds of blooming perennials and annuals.

3. Your guest room opens onto these gardens.
Inside you enjoy all the amenities expected of a luxury room – a King bed next to a double-sided fireplace; ample pillows, soft sheets, and a sitting area with cozy chairs to curl up and watch a movie. Double wall construction in each room insures your privacy.

4. Find unexpected opportunities to celebrate life…together
Enjoy each other and the beauty of Vermont among the small nooks throughout the grounds at Stone Hill Inn

5. Food!
Our celebrated three-course breakfasts are the perfect complement to the perfect elopement. Fresh fruit, baked goods, homemade granola, Greek yogurt and juice. Then either a sweet or savory entree. Have special dietary needs? The Stone Hill Inn is AIP, Paleo, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian and Pescatarian diet friendly.

In an environment of beauty, comfort, and attention to detail, let’s create memories together. Stone Hill Inn.

Among the first to be inaugurated into the Trip Advisor Hall of Fame (May 2015), and based upon 2014 customer reviews, Trip Advisor rated Stone Hill Inn the 8th highest rated inn or B&B in the U.S. Yankee Magazine has also selected Stone Hill Inn as the “Best Romantic Getaway in New England.”

Join us for our next Evenings! package July 2 to July 5, 2015, when five time Grammy award winner Mary Chapin Carpenter performs at the new Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center Thursday, July 2, at 7:00pm.   This is our third Evenings! package after Itzhak Perlman in November and the State Ballet Theatre of Russia’s performance of Swan Lake in January.

Welcome to our next “Evenings!” Package:

Mary Chapin Carpenter concert; July 2, 2015 7:00pm.  Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center and Phoenix Table and Bar!

• Three nights in a Stone Hill Inn Luxury room (King bed with fireplace; bath with double Jacuzzi, fireplace & shower). Corner rooms are available at a premium of $25/night.
• Linda’s three-course breakfast each morning.
• Two tickets to the July 2nd Mary Chapin Carpenter performance at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 7:00pm. Choose among tickets priced at (tax not included): $65, $55, or $45 each.
• A voucher for $50 towards dinner for two at the Phoenix Table and Bar Restaurant either before or after the performance.

To Reserve Call (802) 253-6282.

Total package cost:

• $1178 (includes all taxes) for the $65 seats
• $1157 (includes all taxes) for the $55 seats
• $1135 (includes all taxes) for the $45 seats

Seating is limited, so we recommend booking as soon as possible. Once we purchase your tickets for the performance they are not returnable. You must call us to make these reservations. We shall endeavor to secure your tickets immediately after we gather the necessary information so that we can complete your  Evenings! according to your preferences. This package may not be combined with any other offer or promotion.

Over the course of her acclaimed career, Mary Chapin Carpenter has recorded 13 albums and sold over 13 million records. With hits like “Passionate Kisses” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” she has won five Grammy Awards (with 15 nominations,) two CMA awards and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.   She is the only artist to have won four consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, which she received from 1992 to 1995

Excitement and fearless creativity have been common threads throughout Mary Chapin Carpenter’s two-and-a-half-decade recording career, during which she’s sold more than 13 million records and developed a remarkably loyal and devoted international fan base.  Stylistically she defies easy categorizing, preferring to blend country, Americana, and soft rock. Her songs speak to the most personal of life’s details and the most universal.  She will perform in Stowe with her trio.

Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Carpenter began playing guitar and writing songs early in life, and was playing her songs in D.C. clubs before she was out of her teens. Word of Carpenter’s talents eventually reached Nashville, winning her a deal with Columbia Records, which released her 1987 debut album, Hometown Girl.

Her debut disc set the stage for the success of 1989’s State of the Heart and 1990’s Shooting Straight in the Dark, each of which produced four Top 20 hits, including the Grammy-winning smash “Down at the Twist and Shout.” Those releases were followed by the massive commercial breakthrough of 1992’s Come On Come On, which was certified quadruple platinum and yielded no less than seven charting singles.

More success followed with such albums as the platinum Stones in the Road, A Place in the World, Time* Sex* Love* and Between Here and Gone. Carpenter moved to Rounder/Zoë in time for 2007’s Grammy-nominated The Calling, which was followed by the seasonally themed Come Darkness Come Light: 12 Songs of Christmas, the Grammy- nominated The Age of Miracles and Ashes and Roses.

In January 2014 Ms. Carpenter wrote and released, Songs from the Movie, her debut orchestral recording.  Later that month she appeared with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the prestigious Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow to introduce the songs from her new album. Carpenter appeared as a guest with orchestras in the U.S. and the U.K. throughout 2014.

In addition to five Grammy Awards, Mary was named the Country Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year in 1992 and 1993 and in 2012 was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Her compositions have also been covered by a diverse assortment of artists including Joan Baez, Wynonna Judd, Cyndi Lauper, Trisha Yearwood, Maura O’Connell, Mary Black and Dianne Reeves and has also collaborated, on record and/or on stage, with the likes of Joan Baez, Shawn Colvin, Dolly Parton, the Indigo Girls and Tony Bennett.

The Stone Hill Inn inaugurated Evenings! as part of the Culture and Art series of Specials and Packages located on our website. Evenings! combines high profile, Stowe performing arts programs with a $50 certificate for dinner at the Phoenix Table & Bar, a contemporary restaurant in Stowe.  Hurrah!  The performance reputation and intimate mountain venue of the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center supports hip, contemporary dining of Phoenix Table & Bar with chefs Jack and Josh.

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Stowe, with its 50 restaurants, has established an marvelous reputation for culinary performance despite being the home to less than 5,000 permanent residents.  Each year for the past 17 years, Stowe hosts a remarkable event that literally showcases Vermont culinary excellence over a three-day festival.  The goal of the event is to allow participants to enhance their personal tasting palate.  Vermont already claims world class, award winning craft brews, breweries and cheeses of all styles, and it has been a leader in farm-to-table food preparation and dining.  Enjoy it all during the Stowe Wine and Food Classic. Plan your getaway to our Stowe bed and breakfast, and take advantage of our great spring special:

Special Package : Spring Pleasure Together 

Enjoy 2 nights’ accommodations at Stone Hill Inn, wine tasting, making chocolate, rose petal turndown, late checkout, and more! $789 per couple, a $100 savings for May and June reservations! Read more >

New this year is a Spanish Farm to Table Gala Dinner on Saturday night featuring the wines from Cune Rioja (We were a bit surprised that Linda wasn’t asked to contribute one of her Stone Hill Inn famous breakfast offerings — Crème Brulee French Toast – possibly as one of the desserts for the Gala Dinner!  Perhaps, next yearJ)

The Stowe Wine and Food Classic is the annual signature event of Stowe Charities Inc.  The proceeds from this year’s event will go towards refurbishing Copley Hospital’s Chemotherapy/Infusion Suites – a facility that provides over 2,000 infusion services annually. Stowe Charities, Inc. is a 501c(3) charitable organization formed in 2008 for the purpose of raising funds for charitable organizations in Vermont. Each year Stowe Charities, Inc. presents its signature fundraising event, the Stowe Wine and Food Classic, which is a one-of-a-kind food and wine experience, taking participants from farm to table and vine to glass. Over the past 17 years the event has raised close to $250,000 for Vermont area charities including this year’s beneficiaries, Copley Hospital and The Vermont Foodbank.

This Year’s Schedule

Friday, June 12, 2015: Blues, Brews, and Food Truck Crews!

• Time: 6pm-9pm
• Price: $10 Entry
• Enjoy unique pairings offered by Phantom Food Truck, The Common Man, B&S Jamaican Cuisine and Vermont Harvest Catering Food Trucks.
• The Dave Keller Band will also be playing for this exciting event!
• Rain or Shine! The event will be held beneath the tent at Trapp Family Lodge.

Saturday, June 13:  Spanish Farm-to-Table Gala Dinner and Auction  

New this year is the Spanish Farm to Table Gala Dinner on Saturday night featuring the wines from Cune Rioja. Enjoy a spectacular Spanish- themed collaborative five-course dinner from Executive Chef Cody Vasek, and Executive Chef Arnd Sievers. Each course will be paired with spectacular Spanish Cune wines.

• The evening will include a live auction where guests will be able to bid on amazing one-of –a-kind items, ranging from rare wines donated from the cellars of private collectors to large format bottles signed by the winemakers. Vacation getaways, luxurious items and a variety of splendid and unusual “lifestyle” items will also be offered.
• Time: 6:00 pm
• Location: Trapp Family Lodge Meadow Tent
• Price: $165

Sunday, June 14: Grand Tasting

At our most popular event of the weekend is a culinary theater, otherwise known as The Grand Tasting Event.  Imagine visiting, tasting, and savoring the wares of winemakers, Vermont craft brewers, and over 30 chefs, restaurants and vendors from around the region.

• Time: 12:00 – 4:00 pm; Price: $60

• Visit with winemakers, Vermont craft brewers, and culinary experts and enjoy world class food selections in the pastoral ambiance of Stowe, Vermont.
• Stroll throughout the Classic to taste more than 100 premium wines, exciting craft brews.
• Sample world-class food selections from renowned New England chefs.
• You’ll also delight in bidding on the splendid offerings at our silent auction of fine and collectible wines, vacation getaways and other great treasures.
• The Starline Rhythm Boys will be playing this year so don’t miss out on this exciting event!
• This year, we will be collecting food donations that will benefit the Lamoille Community Food Share!

At Stone Hill we’ve been to this event in the past and can vouch for the quality of the foods, wines, beers.  Food has such importance in Vermont that we’ve just added a new Honeymoon Food Lover Package.

We’re also sensitive to the need to assist our area charities in so many ways; we’re exploring the possibilities for volunteering.  We’d love to show you around the event – it’s only a couple of miles from the Stone Hill Inn.