Bennington Vermont

August 17-18

We drove a couple of hours over to Bennington and to Pine Hollow Campground.  We'd been told Bennington was a great little city and Pine Hollow a great campground.  We found the area to be delightful and the campground pleasant.  We met a couple from Switzerland and enjoyed an evening talking about the places we've all traveled and we promised them if we got to Switzerland again, we would look them up.

Ernst & Beatrice

We visited the Battle of Bennington Memorial, drove through a few covered wooden bridges, walked around the town and had lunch at Your Belly's Deli  Great place and one we'd visit again if in the area.

Creamery Bridge in Brattleboro, VT

Of course I had to find a grave yard and was I ever in luck.  Robert Frost was buried in the grave yard and the church was the "First Church Of Vermont".  The church opened in 1805 and still holds services there every Sunday.  As part of the celebration of the Battle of Bennington, an American flag was placed on the graves of every revolutionary soldier with a plaque indicating such.  It's wonderful how small towns celebrate our history and truly honor our war veterans.  Another tidbit about the area is they have an annual Moose Day celebration.  Artist paint and decorate moose and the moose are displayed around the town.

Robert Frost grave stone