Shelburne Museum

Day trip tour from Vermont Cottage. DIRECTIONS~Right turn out of the driveway, and turn right onto Route 100. Head north on Route 100. Take a right on Route 100A. At end of Route 100A take a right onto Route 4. After the Town of Bridgewater, you will see the 1st covered bridge on your right.

Enjoying this fascinating lake Located in a valley area that has a series of lakes and ponds, Amherst is the third body of water in a string of 5: Woodard Reservoir, Black Pond, Amherst Lake, Echo Lake, Lake Rescue, and Lake Pauline along scenic Vermont Route 100. History will tell you that the lake is known by locals and “old timers” as Lake Amherst, but somewhere at the state level it was renamed “Amherst Lake” and so it stands. General Jeffrey Amherst and his