Vermont Olympians

Vermont really knows how to represent when it comes to the Olympics! There are (if I have my counting correct) about several athletes competing in the Winter Olympics from Vermont. There have been at least 3 medals won by these Olympians a gold going to Hannah Kearney just up the road from Norwich in Moguls. Of course there was the big upset of Lindsey Jacobellis missing out on gold again in Snowboard Cross. Snowboarder Crossers, Kelly Clark ( bronze) and Hannah Teter (silver)also hail from VT.

As you may, or may not know, Snowboarding’s roots are in Vermont with one of the pioneers, Jake Burton (as of THE Burton Snowboards), living just down the road in Londonderry, VT. In 1982 the first National Snowboard race was held near Woodstock, Vermont, at Suicide Six Mountain (about 30 minutes from here) and National competitions are held around the state every year.

There are at 7 Ski Areas within 15-60 minute drive from Windsor (Ascutney, Suicide Six, Killington, Pico, Stratton, Magic Mountain,Okemo) so you can come up and try a different one out each day. That’s for another post.

More snow in the forecast for today and tomorrow! Nothing like a late season.

Happy Weekend!

What do you like to do on Snow days?




Apparently, we are going to make up for a snowless winter in the next few days. Since about 5PM last night until now, about 11 inches of snow has fallen in Windsor. At one point, the flakes were so big it looked like a feather factory had exploded.

I LOVED snow days when I was a kid. Even though there a bazillion things I could be doing, I decided to do what our mom used to do for us on snow days (you know for my 7 month old because he really cares) and make homemade bread, soup, and goodies, but as I am the adopted child and don’t like chocolate, rather than brownies I made muffins :)

What do you like to do on SNOW DAYS? We might have another one as there seems to be no end in sight!

Bits and Pieces

It is Tuesday again already and it is snowing again in Windsor. I have heard reports that we are suppose to get quite a bit in the next several days. We’ll see. The snow is nearly gone so a little wouldn’t be a bad thing since it is still cold, might as well have snow right?

Our DIY shots today show the newly installed Vermont Castings stove in the library. These stoves are machines when it comes to pumping out the heat. It is a VERY exciting addition.

We also have several shots of the entryway to show the newly installed crown mouldings to finish off bits and pieces around the stairway/stairwell. It is amazing how a little piece of moulding can make such a huge difference and clean up what seemed so unfinished.



And the Brick Doctor finishing off the back chimney. It’s great that he is local because with so many bricks, you never know when you are going to need Chimney Charlie.

Happy Birthday Joy!

Just a quick note to share our birthday wishes to our big sis, Joy, on this, the day of her birth! Joy is responsible for all the insight that goes into “Mondays with Max” and diving deeper and deeper into some of the fascinating history of 25 Main St. She is also an accomplished writer, mother extraordinaire, loving sister, and supportive Snapdragon team member from afar although she did make it our here 3 times last year. She may not feel like she does much, but she does. Have a wonderful day Joy.

and the winner is….


Congrats Amy and thanks to all who commented–we LOVE your comments. They are like little bits of energy for us. Amy, email us at innkeeper@snapdragoninn.com with your address and we will send you your treats!