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Ira is another tiny Vermont town, this time in Rutland County. Shockingly, we had an errand to run in Ira, so we took the time to check out the old town hall. Unfortunately, with a lot of these small towns, the town clerk is only open a few hours a week. Ira’s is only open…
We visited St. Dominic’s in Proctor, Vermont and noticed that it bears a strong resemblance to Christ the King Church in Rutland. Unfortunately, we were unable to access the inside. I do not believe that any masses are currently being celebrated there. On a different side of things, we went to Wilson Castle, also located…
Hartland, like several of the towns we have visited so far, has no Catholic church. It’s quite a bit bigger than Sandgate – about ten times bigger, but it still only has about 3,400 residents. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon, so most things were closed, including the town hall, dubbed Damon Hall. But we…
Barre City – Sometimes a trip just falls into your lap. We had to head to Barre for a basketball event, so of course we needed to be tourists for the afternoon. Luckily the event was held at St. Monica’s-St. Michael’s School, which is conveniently located just behind St. Monica’s Catholic Church. We headed into…
“You can’t get there from here” is a very New England expression. It doesn’t mean literally, but it just means that there’s no direct way and it’ll take you forever. So we decided to take a drive down to Shaftsburg and Arlington (pictures and details to come in a future post!) and I looked at…
On our extended Shaftsbury trip (pictures in a future post) we stopped in Arlington. I never knew much about Arlington other than it was farther south somewhere, and it must be pretty rural because we know some people with a camp down there. Needless to say, that does not make me any sort of expert…
Well, we were up in Barre (pictures to come in a future post) and decided to see what was going on in Orange, Vermont. Orange was appropriately the first town that we visited in Orange County. The population of Orange is around 1,000 people. There is no Catholic Church in the town, so we decided…
Mount Holly, Vermont does not have a Catholic Church any more. Unfortunately, the church that was there, St. Mary’s, burned down in 2007, and after deciding not to rebuild, it was subsequently sold. So, with no Catholic Church to visit, we instead visited Crowley Cheese. Crowley Cheese is still handmade, even in 2026! If you…
I remember a number of years ago, my mother-in-law brought me on a little road trip to see the church and cemetery where her grandparents were laid to rest. A few years ago, I couldn’t remember where we had gone, but I had an image in my head of a pretty little church tucked into…
We had the privilege of visiting Ludlow’s Church of the Annunciation for the first communion of the daughter of a dear friend. The Mass was beautiful, and we really appreciated the kneelers that were placed at the front of the aisle for communion. It was a nod to tradition that is not common everywhere. It…