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September in Manchester, Vermont

September 27, 2023
(Photos and memories of September 9, 2013)
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One of my bucket list items is to travel to upper New England to experience the peak of their annual fall foliage season. Unfortunately, I don’t know precisely the span of their foliage season since I’ve never lived in New England and have only been there a few times.

In 2013, I flew into Albany, New York, in mid-September and made a short tour of southern Vermont, hoping to see some blazing reds, oranges, and yellows. I was disappointed in that regard, but it wasn’t a wasted trip since the green-covered mountains I saw were stunning in their own right.

The man on the statue may be Vermonter Ethan Allen, who led his Green Mountain Boys in the attack on Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolutionary War. But maybe not, since I cannot find the name “Ethan Allen” anywhere on the statue. Here’s a closer look.

Manchester is a tiny village two miles south of the much larger Manchester Center.  Both are part of the Town (township) of Manchester, Vermont.

The Bennington County Courthouse is a small, two-story building; the county shares the building with the Village of Manchester’s town offices. Manchester’s courthouse is the second of two courthouses in Bennington County; the other is in Bennington, Vermont, 26 miles south of Manchester. 

The massive Equinox Golf Resort and Spa is across the street from the courthouse and the town green. Although it might initially appear like a quaint country inn, Equinox’s 4-story rear wing belies that pretense.  Nevertheless, it looks like an enjoyable place to stay — a golf course a block away is associated with the resort, and ski slopes are in the mountains nearby.

Across the street from the Equinox is Manchester’s old Congregational church.  As I photographed the church, the bells rang out their 3:30 sequence, and the church’s chimes played “Raise Him Up on Eagles Wings.”

Finally, there’s this. I love the front porch on this old wooden home; I wonder if there’s another porch in the rear to soak in the mountain views.

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A list of all photo posts from the American County Seats series in TimManBlog can be found here.

All photos were taken by the author on September 9, 2013.

My lifetime hobby is traveling to all of America’s county courthouses, and each month I post about a visit to a scenic or interesting county seat. It’s a hobby, and donations are greatly appreciated to help cover my costs.
Thanks,
Tim