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Goshen, Vermont

Blueberry Hill Inn

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Not many of us have ever heard of Goshen, Vermont. If you remember the bible, there was a Goshen in a region of ancient Egypt on the eastern delta of the Nile River. It is here where the Israelites lived from the time of Jacob until the Exodus.
How then did Goshen become a town located in central Vermont? One explanation - in order to attract settlers to New England, many towns carried connotations of rich and fertile lands. Unfortunately, however, the early settlers, who arrived in 1782, were disappointed, as Goshen Vermont was certainly not the biblical Goshen with its rich fertile land.

What it did have is its magnificent location perched high in the Moosalmoo Region of Vermont at an altitude of 1,136 feet. It is also home to Romance Mountain, located in the Green Mountain National Forest, and identified by the Wilderness Society in 2000 as one of the top ten spots across the USA for romantic activities. A place where cell phones, television and all of the other paraphernalia of modern technology can be left at home.
Goshen is also where one of the most romantic inns in Vermont, Blueberry Hill Inn, is situated, and one that certainly merits recognition as one of the centerpieces of this idyllic town. The inn's history dates back to 1813, when it was initially established as a lodging establishment for loggers.

Although you may have the feeling of being isolated, the inn is a mere ten miles from the historic town of Brandon, as well as ten miles from Middlebury. When you drive along the six-mile unpaved winding road through the Green Mountains to reach the inn, you will surely holler - ah, wilderness, the perfect place for lovers!

Surrounded by 22,000 acres of forest, woodlands, trails, lakes, ponds and alpine terrain, you can literally escape from everyone, and enjoy those precious romantic moments that we all crave. How about renting a canoe with your loved one, and paddle ...