Welcome to Waterbury & Richmond, Vermont!

Waterbury Vermont Map If you are looking to be in the center of the action with all of Vermont’s beautiful scenery right outside your window, then Waterbury, Vermont is your next vacation destination. Waterbury is central to Stowe, Montpelier, Burlington and Mad River Valley where ski resorts and attractions abound. During your stay in Waterbury, learn how the nations favorite ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s is made or stop by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and sample some eco-friendly brews. Make sure you save some room for dinner because Waterbury offers a wide variety in fine restaurants from all different cultures.

Waterbury & Richmond Vermont Travel News

"The World's Most Beautiful Marathon"™ Held in the Mad River Valley, Vermont

Thumb_competitor_ad The First Annual Mad Marathon and Mad Half are scheduled for July 10, 2011 in the gorgeous Mad River Valley in Central Vermont. Summers are cool and breezy with average highs in the mid-seventies to mid-eighties. Life in Vermont in the summer months is low, relaxing with a healthy lifestyle that supports a family community with a passion for sport. Read More »

Smuggler's Notch

Thumb_gostowefall2 Folks often talk about road trips. In these pages we have discussed travel loops of several hundred miles or more. What about a round trip road trip that can be done in a day? I should say in a day about six months of the year. Read More »

Mad River Valley, Vermont - Come For the Mountains, Stay For the Valley.

Thumb_mad_river_valley This tag line used by the Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce www.madrivervalley.com sums up all that is wonderful and unique about this pristine valley in Central Vermont. Read More »

Franchising Your Way to Retirement. Using Franchising to Set Up Your Retirement.

Thumb_older_couple_on_boat Owning and operating a franchise may be a great way to fund your retirement. Yet for more and more people who take an early retirement, it’s become a way to ease into full-time retirement. Franchising has even become a vehicle for some semi-retirees to move to their desired retirement destination. Read More »

Resort Maps Franchisee, John McClain, to Appear on HGTV

Thumb_spring_flowers You may recognize John McClain from his days hosting infomercials on Charter Media. McClain, a Chatsworth native and 1993 graduate of Murray County High School, will return to television on Saturday on the HGTV program “First Time Design.” The program, which airs at 2:30 p.m., shows McClain spending four days and $7,500 to completely make over a master bedroom for a family in Los Angeles. Read More »