WESTON, Vt. – The Vermont Country Store will celebrate its 80th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the inaugural Weston Village Fair & Jubilee, a new community event featuring old-fashioned food, fun, and games for the whole family, with proceeds to benefit the Weston Community Association. Festivities begin with a parade from Walker Farm to the Old Parish Church, from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., followed by an afternoon of classic games, local vendors and crafters, food trucks, a beer tent from Mount Holly Brewery, horse-and-wagon rides, a petting zoo, live music, and street dancing on the village Green. A full schedule of events can be found at www.westonvt.net. Everyone is welcome to enter the fair competitions, with categories including floral arrangements, apple desserts, pickled items, chocolate chip cookies, and creative kids’ crafts. Admission is free, with tickets available for food and games. Parking is available at The Vermont Country Store and Walker Farm.
The Vermont Country Store, the iconic, family-owned Vermont retailer founded by Vrest and Mildred Orton in 1946, is now celebrating its 80th anniversary. Today, the Orton family continues the tradition through its stores in Weston and Rockingham, and its nationally distributed catalog and online store, serving generations of customers across the U.S. The Vermont Country Store continues to evolve while preserving elements of the past, from favorite Vermont classics like maple syrup, maple candy, and Vermont cheese, to restoring discontinued and hard-to-find brands. The Vermont Country Store is the sponsor of Weston Village Fair & Jubilee.