Town Guide
From Brattleboro Community Brain Trust
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Welcome to the Brattleboro Town Guide
Did you know that there are places to swim in the West River, art galleries and museums to see, hikes and walks to go on, and other fun stuff to do in Brattleboro? This is where we document it.
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Radio Stations
FM
- WFCR 88.5 Public Radio, Amherst, MA
- WBTN 94.3 Vermont Public Radio
- WTSA 96.7 News and Music
- WKVT 92.7 Rock
- WRSY 101.5 The River (Progressive/AAA)
- WVEW 107.7 Low Power FM Brattleboro (community access)
AM
- WTSA 1450 Sports and more
- WKVT 1490 News and Talk (Air America)
TV Stations
Broadcast: none
Cable
- BCTV 8 (Public, Educational)
- BCTV 10 (Government)
Brattleboro Community TV is located at 230 Main St., Suite 210 on the 2nd floor of the municipal building. phone: 802 257 0888 fax: 802 258 6508 web: bctv8.org
BCTV accepts programs submissions from the public and offers training and support for community producers.
Walks and Hikes
Abigail Estey Fuller wrote "Some Footpaths That I Knew In My Childhood In And Around Brattleboro, Vermont"
Fitness Walks In and About Town by tomaidh (Tom Finnell) - Czech 'em out in the Image Gallery
Downtown Brattleboro - a stroll down Main Street is a walk through history.
Retreat Meadows - there is a path located behind the Retreat that leads along toward Putney Road, but down near the water. The Retreat Meadows Walk, is an RSVP Walk of this area suggested by Spoon Agave.
Retreat Tower and Woodlands - numerous paths from numerous directions, this was the old stomping grounds for the Fresh Air kids from NYC. There used to be benches and gazebos about. A 2007 map can guide you.
Woodlands behind Solar Hill/Ski Jump is also included in the Retreat Trails Guide.
A Self-Guided Tree Tour of Downtown Brattleboro by the Brattleboro Tree Advisory Board
Cemeteries
- Meeting House Hill
- Morningside
- Brattleboro Retreat Cemetery
- Prospect Hill
- Locust Ridge
Free Wireless Spots
- The Brooks Memorial Library, Main Street
- Kiplings Pub, Elliot Street
- PanAsian, Putney Road
- Twilight Tea Lounge, Main Street (with purchase)
- The Weathervane, Elliot Street
- Cafe Lotus, High Street (with purchase)
- Brattleboro North KOA Campground
Museums and Galleries
Gallery Walk - is held the first Friday of each month in downtown Brattleboro.
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center - downtown in the historic Union Station train station, near the Connecticut River. Art galleries and programs. http://www.brattleboromuseum.org
Estey Organ Museum - is a project to build a world-class museum in the original factory buildings on Birge Street in Brattleboro. Currently in the planning stages with a Preserve America grant, the museum has a temporary gallery open limited hours in the factory's Engine House. The museum has a website: http://www.estorganmuseum.org
Brattleboro Historical Society- located in the Municpal Center, open Thursdays and Saturdays.
Beal House - in West Brattleboro, operated by the Brattleboro Historical Society.
Brooks Memorial Library - Fine Arts Collection, featuring sculpture (The Snow Angel; Spirit of Life); painting (The Prodigal Son) and artifacts (old maps of Brattleboro). Artists include Larkin_G._Mead and William Morris Hunt. Also, changing monthly exhibit of community art. http://www.brooks.lib.vt.us
Local Landmarks of Interest
Retreat Tower
Ski Jump
Theaters and Entertainment
Latchis Theatre - with three screens, including Brattleboro's only big screen, plus two more intimate theatres, showing art and commercial films 52 weeks per year. Brattleboro Arts Inititiative (BAI) is also located here, to preserve the arts tradition in Brattleboro. Concerts, plays, readings, and other events also happen on their mainstage. Located on Main Street. http://www.latchis.com
Kipling Cinema 6- located on Putney Road, with six screens showing commercial films.
Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery - located 139 Main Street, downtown Brattleboro, "through the alley and down the stairs." Home of Twilight Music Acoustic series, monthly Comedy Connection, and other arts, film, and music events in the gallery and theater. http://www.hookerdunham.org
Vermont Jazz Center - top-notch jazz performances, located at Cotton Mill Hill. http://www.vtjazz.org
Bowling Info
Farm Stands and Local Food
Brattleboro Area Farmer's Market - on Rt. 9 near Exit 2 off I-91. Held each Saturday during the growing season, with a mid-week version held Wednesday's in the Co-op parking lot.
Walker's Family Farm - a farm stand on Rt. 5 north of Brattleboro selling plants and food.
New Leaf CSA -
Fairwinds Farm - Run by Jay and Janet Bailey, this family farm is located on Upper Dummerston Road, across the street from the Brattleboro Country Club. They have ~300 laying hens, which produce eggs sold at the Brattleboro Food Co-op, at their farm and at Brattleboro Area Farmer's Market. Janet grows and sells perennials. Jay conducts the Brattleboro Draft Horse School, as written about in Vermont Life's Autumn 2005 issue. They have other livestock and also offer haywagon and sleigh rides through the woods surrounding their farm. http://www.fairwindsfarm.org
Dutton's
Miller Orchards
Deer Ridge Farm - Located on Hinesburg Road and run by Jerry Smith and Lisa Holderness, this small family farm produces bautiful wildflowers, raw honey and maple syrup. They sell their products at Brattleboro Area Farmer's Market and at their farmstand. Lisa runs Vermont Farm Camp, a summer day camp for children. http://www.deerridgefarmvt.com
Recreation
Living Memorial Park - Ski, swim, baseball, softball, and more.
West River - canoe, kayak, and swim.
Connecticut River - canoe, kayak, boating, fishing, swimming
Fulflex Field - soccer, frisbee, softball - (until 2006)
Swimming Holes - everyone wants to know where the best ones are. We can't tell you that, of course. We can tell you that there are popular places to jump in the West River if you drive up Rt. 30. Look for many cars parked in a tight group near the river. There are two or three spots before you reach the covered bridge to Dummerston.
