The leaves are turning, so time to hit the road and check out all the beautiful colors and scenery this time of year has to offer.  Make it a little different this year, by stopping by the Stowe Area Association on Main Street in Stowe and pick up your Stowe Craft Beverage Trail Tour Kit for only $10. Then, follow the trail to each brewery, winery, distillery, and cidery!

You will get:

• A Map & Tour Ticket – Bring it with you to each stop on the trail & get it stamped for your chance to earn extra prizes!
• Corkscrew – a chic little commemorative gift, to open wine, beer, cider, spirits, soda.
• Sunglasses – a gift for your designated driver.
• Free Chocolate Voucher – Handmade chocolates by Laughing Moon Chocolates using local brews, wines, and spirits.

Bring your map for your exclusive #stowebevtrail special at each stop.

• Boyden Valley Winery – 50% off a wine tasting! Sample the many different delectable wines produced, and take your Boyden Valley Wine glass home with you (tastings cannot be shared among multiple people).
• Green Mountain Distillers – 50% off your spirits tasting!
• Idletyme Brewing Company – Free gift! Purchase a beer, and get a surprise free gift.
• Smugglers’ Notch Distillery – Free tasting! Sample award-winning vodka, gin, rum, whiskey, and bourbon.
• Stowe Cider – 50% off your cider tasting!
• von Trapp Brewing – Free deck of von Trapp Brewing playing cards! Purchase a beer and take home a souvenir deck of cards from the Deli/Bakery!
• Laughing Moon Chocolates – Bring your voucher for your free chocolate.  LMC has free chocolate dipping demonstrations every day at 2pm.

Enjoy!!

source: Gostowe.com

Don’t miss the 3rd Annual Full Length & Fabulous event at The Bistro at Ten Acres in Stowe, October 29th, 7-10 p.m. With generous support from Linda & Mark at The Bistro and fabulous local businesses, 100% of the money raised will benefit MOWLC.

Join in for an evening of fun, food, wine, and fantastic raffle prizes, spearheaded by Stowe local and MOWLC board member, Marcy Falcone-Spencer.  In addition, Stowe’s own renowned jazz singer, Audrey Bernstein and Joe Capps Jazz will be performing.  Full-length/formal dress suggested, but is not required.

Tickets $40, and are limited, so call 760-8371, or email: lindahunterfucile@gmail.com; or 888-5011; meals@mowlc.org.

The community of Stowe, and all others in Vermont, are generous when it comes to helping those in need.  This is typically a time of year to be thinking of our neighbors, and where we can help.    

The following organizations are in continual need of donations in order to support them throughout the year:

The Lamoille Community Food Share in Morrisville provides food security around Lamoille County.  You can drop off food items, volunteer your time at the Food Share, or make a donation through their website.  You can also find them on Facebook.

We at Carlson Real Estate are collecting for the Lamoille Neighborhood Food Project, throughout the year so please feel free to drop off any canned goods you might like to contribute.

Green Mountain Habitat For Humanity, located in Morrisville, has been building affordable and energy-efficient homes for low-income working families in north western Vermont.  You can donate funds, labor, materials, and services to help ensure the availability of affordable homes for Vermonters for generations to come.    

The Lamoille Family Center in Morrisville receives calls and visits from families experiencing crises, every day.  The nurturing staff educate and support families through home, community and center based services; and they are always in need of volunteers.  You can drop off food, gift and gas cards, and find out about other ways you can help by going to their website.

Clarina Howard Nichols Center works to end domestic and sexual violence in Lamoille County. Clarina provides advocacy programs, emergency shelter, support and direct services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence as well as community outreach programs to affect social change.  Learn how you can help.

"For it is in giving that we receive." St. Francis of Assisi