Bennington

     BENNINGTON

Saturday was another sunny and warm day in Vermont.  Cathy and I "wandered" down to Albany, New York which is only 34 miles away and picked up Kathleen who took a 2.5 hour train ride so she could join us for the weekend. 

Our first stop after retuning to our current home was to an Octoberfest event in Bennington.  After some food and a hayride we made our way to our next stop, the Grave of Robert Frost.

Just down the street from the cemetery is the Bennington Museum.  The museum is the permanent home to a number of Grandma Moses paintings.  She grew up and lived most of her life in this area.  She died at the age of 101.

Just up the road a mile or two was the 306 feet tall obelisk, built by hand, commemorating the Battle of Bennington where the Americans, aided by the "Green Mountain Boys" turned away the British.

Also nearby are three wooden, covered bridges.  All three are still in use.  We toured all three and still had time to make it to 4:00 Mass at Sacred Heart / St. Francis DeSalles.  

It's great having Kathleen with us.