Montreal Trip - Day 6

After a nice night in the Shelburne Days Inn, we arrived at the reason I'd brought the family this way: the Morgan Horse Farm (UVM property)! We got there pretty early and toured the place - Mollie was in heaven. It was actually kind of hard to drag her away! After some lunch, we drove East to a park with Robert Frost Poems along an interpretive trail (apparently the inspiration for most of his work). We saw some beautiful water falls and then we headed up to Stowe. I was planning to stop at the Ben and Jerry's factory already, so that was nice, but we also found some cider and maple sugar farms that really got Nicky and the kids excited. We also explored the Trapp Family Lodge - would be a nice place to stay someday... As dusk approached, we were going back to the hotel. Just before we got back on the interstate, we saw that Stowe was having a July 4th Fair. As we parked and were planning to go in, a local boy stopped us and asked if we wanted some free tickets that his family couldn't use - wow! He showed us where to go and took us to one of the local firemen who were running the fair (and fireworks display). There were pony rides, cotton candy, pretzels, burgers and dogs - just like the kind of fair you always wanted to attend. And we were right underneath the fireworks when they began (a little TOO close for Mollie!). Afterwards, we drove back to our hotel in Shelburne.  What a night!