The Short Trail hiking
path opened to the
public in 2005.
Waterbury, Vt. in
A Healthy Day
Take a hike or snowshoe through Vermont’s fabled
forests. Take the train to historic Waterbury Station and
warm up with a mug of Green Mountain Coffee (with
antioxidants). Then hit the trails!
Explore a Winter Wonderland
the Green mountain club is dedicated to protecting 35,000 acres hugging the Long
trail, the oldest long-distance trail in the country. “it starts at the massachusetts
border and goes up to canada,” says Stewardship Director Pete Antos-Ketcham. if
that’s a bit too long, he suggests the Short trail, a new half-mile interpretive hike near
the club’s visitor center, with stations highlighting the area’s history, plants and animals, including the beaver. greenmountainclub.org
Top: A batch
of Green
Mountain
A dish from
Hen of the
Wood at the
Grist Mill.
Get Cozy—and Healthy
independent bookstore Bridgeside Books offers a selection of current fiction and
nonfiction as well as books about canning and raising your own chickens. “We have
a lot of customers into the back-to-the-earth movement,” owner Hiata Defeo says.
this readers’ haven offers a bounty of natural light and comfy chairs so you can read
away an afternoon. bridgesidebooks.com
Enjoy a Wholesome Dinner
for a “down-to-earth” dining experience, try Hen of the Wood at the Grist mill. “We
have a strong connection to local farmers, foragers and producers,” says co-owner
and chef eric Warnstedt, a James Beard foundation nominee and Food & Wine Best
new chef. You might delight in Hen of the Wood’s mushrooms on house bread, with
house-cured bacon, topped with a farm egg. there are only 40 seats in the 200-year-
old subterranean dining space, so make reservations. henofthewood.com
—Michael Hammett
