Bridgewater, Vermont

Bridgewater is just west of Woodstock and on the way to Killington Mountain, the largest local ski area, and one of the nation’s most popular. General impressions of the town are made by traveling Route 4 as it follows the Ottauquechee River whose source is the springs of Killington Peak renewed by the melting snow every year. The road passes through the old woolen and textile mill where Charles Shackleton Furniture and Miranda Thomas Pottery create hand-crafted products of international renown, as well as where an eclectic assortment of other artisans’ shops and an excellent bookstore are located.