We left Acadia this morning, and stopped to get our final park stamp at the visitor's center on the way off the island. We drove 6 hours to Vermont to visit the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park. This park tells the story of the three men who owned this land who were very influential in the land conservation movement. The park operates in partnership with The Woodstock Foundation, Inc. and the adjacent Billings Farm & Museum, a working dairy farm and a museum of agricultural and rural life.
We started out visiting the farm house and had a few wonderful docents who gave us information about the "modern" home that this was in 1890. It was fascinating to see what the cutting edge technology was at the time, such as running hot water and floor heating vents. I really enjoyed look at stereoscopic pictures that they had to look at.
We visited the cow barn, sheep, goats, and horses and took a look at the heirloom garden. We also spent some time in the Carriage Barn Museum which was very well done in teaching about the farming tools, techniques, and lifestyle of the time period. There was also an exhibit of modern quilts that was beautiful!
In the evening we had a delightful time exploring Woodstock, Vermont and eating dinner at Bentley's. It is a charming town!
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