THE COMMUNITIES OF THE SHIRES
Photo courtesy of Merck Forest & Farmland Center
RUPERT
It ’ s the northwestern most town in The Shires of southwestern Vermont .
PBS ’ s “ Cook ’ s Country ” was produced for many years in Rupert at the country home of celebrity chef Christopher Kimball . Want to stay in the house where the show was filmed ? You can : it ’ s listed on VRBO .
Rupert is also home to Merck Forest & Farmland Center , whose mission is to teach and demonstrate the benefits of innovative , sustainable management of forest and farmland . Its 3,100 acres , with 30 miles of trails , are open year-round at no charge .
Rupert was the site of the mint that struck Vermont ’ s copper coinage in the years when the independent Republic of Vermont was not yet a U . S . state .
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