THE COMMUNITIES OF THE SHIRES
READSBORO
A town of 743 people on the Deerfield River, Readsboro is situated in the southeasternmost corner of Bennington County.
Water power once powered industry, and a sizable immigrant population from northern Italy, from terrain not unlike Vermont’ s, settled here a hundred years ago to work In Readsboro’ s thriving furniture factories.
The Readsboro General Store still stocks the coarse-grained polenta favored by those hardy Italians.
In summer, kayakers, rafters, and tubers who begin their river adventures in Readsboro or further upstream in Readsboro Falls can end up( by design) in Charlemont, Mass.
A Fourth of July parade ends in an Impressive display of fireworks at the park, and summer ends in a burst of autumn colors.
Photo courtesy of Merck Forest & Farmland Center
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