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mont,aredairies,andtheirdailychoreshavehardlychangedoverthedecades.Themilking
machines may be electric, but the farmer must still be in the barn before first light.
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Waterbury
Vermont milk and Vermont apples undergo a transformation into two kinds of ambrosia
here in Waterbury. In 1977 a pair of free spirits named Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
took a correspondence course in ice-cream making and set up shop in 1978 in a converted
Burlingtongasstation.In1985,whentheunlikelymogulsneededanewfactory,theycame
toWaterbury,aquietoldredbricktownlocatedwhereRte.100crossestheWinooskiRiver.
The factory, now Ben & Jerry's headquarters, welcomes visitors to its assembly lines with
free samples, a cheerful soda fountain, and more than a dollop of the zaniness that put the
old gas station on the map. Just up the road a more traditional Vermont treat is produced,
at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill. You can watch the big press squeeze the rich bronze juice
from tart locally grown apples, and you can shop for treats that range from apple pies to
apple butter.
Head a mile and a half west from Rte. 100 on Rte. 2 to discover Waterbury's main out-
door attraction, Little River State Park. Its densely wooded grounds border the blue waters
of the long and meandering Waterbury Reservoir. Calm-water canoeing, swimming from
sandy beaches, and fishing for trout, perch, and bass all help work up an appetite for, well,
fresh-squeezed cider and refreshing ice cream.
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