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18 Park Place on Adams Park Green
Manchester Center, Vermont 05255
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needing attention: a repair, a room to repaint, a tradesperson at the door, a curious traveler who has driven by for years and finally stopped in( like me).“ It’ s a big house,” Jack says simply.“ That means a lot of work.”
But both speak about their decade here with pride and fondness, not overload or exhaustion. What surprised them most, they say, was never the workload— it was the guests.“ The best thing we never anticipated, no one ever told us, was the enjoyment we’ d get out of our guests,” Jack shares.“ It’ s the nicest part about this business. People come because they want to have a good time. They’ re enjoyable to be with.”
Since 2016, Jack and Maryann have thought of themselves not as owners, but as stewards.“ We’ ve got to maintain the integrity of what this property was,” Jack says.“ Those who did this prior manchester manchester life life magazine life holiday magazine summer / winter / 2023 fall 2026 2025 45 45