WayBuryInn.com
Title
Vermont inn, lodging, weddings, Waybury Inn, Middlebury VT
Description
Our Past
Just 19 years after Vermont became a state and two years before the War of 1812 broke out, an enterprising man by the name of John Foot built a boarding house and tavern at the foot of a gap in the Green Mountains, in the east village of Middlebury. He foresaw the establishment and growth of this tiny community into an industrial boom town, and planned to take advantage of it by providing the ageless necessities of good food and comfortable shelter to the workers employed in local businesses, including the Vermont Glass Factory, an iron forge and a woolen fabric works. Stagecoach travelers crossing the mountain also stopped to partake of his hospitality and it seemed as though his fortune was assured.
Unfortunately for Mr. Foot (and happily for you), East Middlebury never became a center of industry, but has remained a small village. The Waybury Inn still hugs the base of the mountains and welcomes all manner of travelers-from across the street and around the world.
Our Present
In the course of nearly 200 years of providing good food and lodging, the Waybury has gone through many changes. From its very practical beginnings, it has evolved through the years. Sometimes the Inn has been a hotbed of political intrigue and other times a center of social activity with dances and midnight suppers. In 1866, a local publication even mentioned an attached bowling alley! Now, although the stagecoaches don't travel any more, and the ballroom and bowling alley have given way to guest rooms and larger kitchen areas, it's important to us and to our visitors to bring some of the past into the present - and avoid being just another stop along the way.
Languages
English
