North Bennington
North B . ( to locals ) is itself a charming village , with beautiful Lake Paran open for fishing with a Vermont license and swimming for a modest fee . Waterpower built the town . Picnic by the old millpond or try a scenic lunch on the terrace of the Pangaea Lounge by the falls .
The annual Outdoor Sculpture Show turns the village into a gallery from July through October , and the Halloween parade and bonfire is a colorful town tradition ; a young shepherdess has been known to march behind her sheep . North Bennington was writer Shirley Jackson ’ s home for the latter half of her life , but the natives insist that it was not the setting for “ The Lottery ” ( Raising Demons and Life Among the Savages , her hilarious accounts of child-rearing , are another matter ). The 1865 Park McCullough House is a grand and popular spot for visiting , trail-walking , theater-going – and getting married .
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