We continued our wandering about Vermont today with an unusual stop. We went to Barre, VT to visit the "Rock of Ages" quarry and monument company. This massive operation quarries granite and creates monuments (head stones) and huge park size monuments for various municipalities and states. Rock of Ages even floated the idea of granite bowling alleys but the idea never caught on but it didn't stop Cathy from giving it a try on one of the last remaining alleys which is on the company's grounds.(photo below).
We took a side trip to Hope Cemetery in Barre to view the many unique monuments pictured below.
Our second and last stop of the day was in a small Vermont town named Weston. It's pretty much in the middle of nowhere and offers tourists Vermont maple syrup, Christmas decorations, homemade candy, nuts and various gift items.
The color here is spectacular. The TV news said today that this area is now at it's peak.
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| Outside Rock of Ages Company |
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| Massive Granite Quarry |
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| Cathy on a granite bowling lane Below are some of the unique memorials at Hope Cemetery      |
It sounds like Vermont is the Door County of the Eastern Seaboard.
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