shire guide

The Southern Vermont College

�outhshire

�uide 2013-2014

The Southern Vermont College

�outhshire

�uide 2013-2014

This guide is designed to help you navigate the area

around Southern Vermont College, known locally as the

Southshire.

This directory is published by the Office of

Student Involvement.

SVC provides this guide for convenience and does not guarantee nor

endorse the businesses or individuals listed.

Cover art: Landscape by Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) courtesy of the

LA County Museum of Art

able of �ontents Important Phone Numbers……………………………… 4

Travel, Transportation, & Accommodations…………... 5

Resources:

Banks……………………………………………………… 7

Groceries………………………………………………….. 7

Pharmacies……………………………………………….. 7

Attractions:

Dining……………………………………………………… 8

Museums………………………………………………….. 10

Recreation………………………………………………… 10

Shopping………………………………………………….. 11

Ski Areas………………………………………………….. 12

State Parks……………………………………………….. 14

Wellness…………………………………………………... 14

Worship……………………………………………………. 15

Area Map………………………………………………….. 16

Approximate travel distances to:

• Pittsfield, MA: 53 minutes

• Albany, NY: 57 minutes

• Brattleboro, VT: 1 hour 3 minutes

• Rutland, VT: 1 hour 13 minutes

• Hartford, CT: 2 hours 17 minutes

• Boston, MA: 3 hours 7 minutes

• New York, NY: 3 hours 21 minutes

�mergency �umbers � �nformation

www.svc.edu/student/security.html

�ife hreatening �mergency

◊ Dial 911

◊ Dial the Campus Safety mobile number: (802) 384-1648

�on�life threatening emergency

◊ Dial the Campus Safety office number: (802) 447-4001

Both the Campus Safety mobile and office numbers are answered

24 hours per day.

�ther �mportant �umbers

Bennington Police Department: (802) 442-1030

United Counseling Services: (802) 442-5491

Bennington Animal Control: (802) 442-1048

Bennington Town Clerk: (802) 442-4895

�outhwestern !ermont "edical �enter

100 Hospital Drive

Bennington, VT

(802) 442-6361

SVMC is located at the bottom of Mount Anthony; the nearest entrance to the hospital

from campus is on Monument Avenue, across the street from the SVC baseball field.

#egion �nformational $ebsites

Shires of Vermont: www.shiresofvermont.com/

Bennington: www.bennington.com/index.html

Better Bennington Corporation: www.betterbennington.com/

ravel& ransportation& � 'ccommodations

'irports

Albany International Airport

Code: ALB

737 Albany Shaker Road

Albany, NY 12211

(518) 242-2200

www.albanyairport.com

Bradley International Airport

Code: BDL

Schoephoester Road

Windsor Locks, CT 06096

(860) 292-2000

www.bradleyairport.com

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport

Code: MHT

1 Airport Road

Manchester, NH 03103

(603) 624-6539

www.flymanchester.com

(uses

Green Mountain Express

215 Pleasant Street

Bennington, VT 05201

(802) 447-0477

www.greenmtncn.org

Local public transportation with stops on

the SVC campus, downtown Bennington,

and Manchester, VT.

Yankee Trails

569 3rd Avenue Extension

Rensselaer, NY 12144

(518) 286-2400

www.yankeetrails.com

Daily shuttle service between

Bennington, VT and Albany, NY for $4.

Bus schedule is available on the Yankee

Trails website under “services”.

This bus ONLY runs Monday-Friday.

Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak

Train & Bus Station

525 East Street

Rensselaer, NY 12144

(800) 872-7245

www.amtrak.com

�ar #ental

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

111 Northside Drive


(802) 447-2203

www.enterprise.com

axi �abs

Bennington Personal Transport

126 Washington Street


(802) 442-9052

*otels � �nns

Alexandra B&B Inn 916 Orchard Road Bennington ,Vermont 05201 (802) 442-5619 www.alexandrainn.com

Bennington Motor Inn 143 W. Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (800) 359-9900 www.coolcruisers.net/benningtonmotorinn.htm

Best Western New Englander Motor Inn 220 Northside Drive Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-6311 www.bestwestern.com

Eddington House Inn Bed & Breakfast 21 Main Street North Bennington Village, VT 05257 (802) 442-1511 www.eddingtonhouseinn.com

Four Chimneys Inn & Restaurant 21 West Road, VT Rte 9-W Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-3500 www.FourChimneys.com

Hampton Inn 51 Hannaford Square Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 440-9862 www.Hamptoninnbennington.com

Henry House Inn

1338 Murphy Road

North Bennington, VT 05257

(802) 442-7045

www.thehenryhouseinn.com

Harwood Hill Motel 864 Harwood Hill Road Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-6278 www.harwoodhillmotel.com

Kirkside Motor Lodge 250 West Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-7596 www.kirksidemotorlodge.com

Knotty Pine Motel 130 Northside Drive Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-5487 www.knottypinemotel.com

Midtown Motel 107 West Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-0189 www.midtownmotelbennington.com

Paradise Inn

141 West Main Street


(802) 442-8351

www.vermontparadiseinn.com

South Shire Inn

124 Elm Street


(802) 447-3839

www.southshire.com

Taraden Bed & Breakfast

183 Park Street


(802) 447-3434

www.taraden.com

(anks

Bank of Bennington 155 North Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-8121

Citizen’s Bank 310 Main Street Bennington, VT05201 (802) 442-5409

Heritage Family Credit Union 206 Pleasant Street Bennington, VT 05201 (888) 252-8932

Merchant’s Bank 406 Main Street Bennington, VT05201 (802) 442-8321

People’s United Bank 401 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-6396

TD Bank 500 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-7533

Trustco Bank 215 North Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-4952

�roceries Aldi

10 Kocher Drive


Hannaford

141 Hannaford Square


(802) 442-1521

Price Chopper

214 Northside Drive


(802) 447-9951

Walloomsac Farmer’s Market

Winter markets, 1st & 3rd Saturdays:

January - April

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. First Baptist

Church, 601 Main Street, Bennington

First Outdoor Market - Saturday, May4 In the summer season, May through October, the

market takes place twice a week on Saturdays at

the River Walk on Depot Street and Tuesdays at

Greenberg’s Hardware on Main Street.

,harmacies

CVS

8 Kocher Drive


(802) 442-8369

Hannaford



(802) 442-1521

#esources

'ttractions

The Pharmacy

205 North Street


(802) 442-5602

http://www.thepharmacy-rx.com/

Price Chopper

214 Northside Drive


(802) 447-9951

Rite Aid

194 North Street


(802) 442-2240

Wal-Mart

210 Northside Drive


(802) 442-6822

-ining

Allegro Ristorante 520 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-0990 www.allegroristorante.com

Arlington's West Mountain Inn 144 West Mountain Road Arlington, VT 05250 (802) 375-6516 www.westmountaininn.com

Benner's Bagels...Pizza n' What Nosh 604 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 753-7772

Bennington Pizza House 430 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-1717

Bennington Station

150 Depot St


(802) 442-7900

www.benningtonstation.com

Blue Benn Diner

314 North Street


(802) 442-5140

Brown Cow Café

139 Main Street


(802) 681-7489

thebrowncowcafe.com

Chili’s

24 Hannaford Square


(802) 447-1958

Four Chimney's Inn & Restaurant

21 West Road (VT RT 9-W)


(802) 447-3500

www.fourchimneys.com

Garlic John's 1210 Depot Street Manchester Center, VT 05255 (802) 362-9843

The Grille at the Mt. Anthony Country Club 180 Country Club Drive Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-2617 www.mtanthonycc.com

Jensen's Restaurant 332 North Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-3333 www.jensensrestaurant.com

Kevin's Sports Pub & Restaurant

27 Main Street


(802) 442-0122

www.kevinssportspubandrestaurant.com

Lil' Britain

116 North Street


(802) 442-2447

www.lilbritain.com

Lucky Dragon

460 Main St Bennington, VT 05201

(802) 442-2828

Madison Brewing Co. Pub

& Restaurant

428 Main Street


(802) 442-7397

Man of Kent Tavern & Café 4452 NY RT 7 Hoosick Falls, NY 12090 (518) 686-9917

Nova Mae Café 512-514 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-9790

Papa Pete’s Diner 1104 Woodford Road Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 681-0181

Peppermills of Bennington 716 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-9900 www.peppermillsofbennington.com

Ploughman’s Pub 7225 Troy Bennington Road Hoosick, New York 12090 (518) 686- 89495

The Publyk House 782 Harwood Hill Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-7500 www.thepublykhouse.com

Ramunto’s Pizza 515 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-6622 www.ramuntos.com

The Rattlesnake Café 230 North Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-7018

Spice Root Modern Indian Cuisine 23 Spring Street Williamstown, MA 01267 (413) 458-5200 www.spiceroot.com

Sushi Thai Garden 27 Spring Street Williamstown, MA 01267 (413) 458-0004

Your Belly's Deli 100 Pleasant Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-3653

"useums

Bennington Battle Monument

15 Monument Circle

Old Bennington, VT 05201

(802) 447-0550

http://www.historicvermont.org/

bennington/

Bennington Center for the Arts

& Covered Bridge Museum

Route 9 West Road at Gypsy Lane,


Phone: (802) 442-7158

www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org

Bennington Museum

75 Main Street


(802) 447-1571

www.benningtonmuseum.org

Clark Art Institute

225 South Street

Williamstown, MA 01267

(413)458-2303

www.clarkart.edu

Hildene

1005 Hildene Road

Manchester, VT 05254

(802) 362-1788

www.hildene.org

Hubbard Hall Projects, Inc.

25 East Main Street

Cambridge, NY 12816

(518)677-2495 www.hubbardhall.org

MASS MoCA

Massachusetts Museum of

Contemporary Art

87 Marshall Street

North Adams, MA 01247

(413)664-4481

www.massmoca.org

Old First Church

Monument Avenue


(802) 447-0564

www.oldfirstchurchbenn.org

Park-McCullough

1 Park Street

North Bennington , VT 05257

www.parkmccullough.org

Robert Frost Stone House Museum

121 Historic 7A

Shaftsbury, VT 05262

(802) 447-6200

www.frostfriends.org

Vermont Arts Exchange

Sage Street


(802) 442-5549

www.vtartxchange.org

#ecreation

Anytime Fitness 120 Depot Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 681-0161

Bennington Recreation Center 655 Gage Street Bennington, VT 05201-2002 (802) 442-1053

Bennington Tennis Center 200 Lovers Lane Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-7557 www.benningtontenniscenter.com

Battenkill Canoe 6328 VT Route 7A Arlington, VT 05250 (800) 421-5268 www.battenkill.com

Cinema 7 319 Northside Drive Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-8179

Hathaway's Drive-In Theatre 4762 NY Route 67 North Hoosick, NY 12133 (518) 659-6098 www.hathawaysdrive-in.com

Mt. Anthony Country Club 180 Country Club Drive Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-1617 www.mtanthonycc.com

New England Tropical Conservatory Route 7 South Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-7419 www.netrop.org

Off the Wall Fitness

160 Benmont Avenue


(802) 447-0217

Paran Recreations

Houghton Road


(802) 688-6270

www.lakeparan.org

�hopping

Bennington Arts Guild 103 South Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442– 7838 www.benningtonartsguild.com

Bennington Bookshop 467 Main Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 442-5059

Bennington Potters 324 County Street Bennington, VT 05201 (802) 447-7531 www.benningtonpotters.com

Bennington Square Shopping 19 Kocher Drive Bennington, VT 05201 -Kmart, JCPenny, Label Shopper, Hallmark, Radio Shack, Payless Shoes, Olympia Sports, Staples, Maurice’s

Evans News 434 Main Street Bennington, VT

Fiddlehead Art Gallery

338 Main Street


(802) 447-1000

The Gift Garden

343 W. Main Street


(802) 447-7222

The Gamer’s Grotto

457 Main Street


(802) 447-0091

gamersgrotto.com

Jay’s Art Shop & Frame Gallery

113-115 South Street


(802) 447-2342

Hannaford Square Shopping



-Rent-A-Center, AT&T, Hannaford, Chili’s

Manchester Designer Outlets

Manchester Center, VT

Regular store hours are

Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm |

Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Mexican Connection

604 Main Street


(802) 447-2246

Wal-Mart

210 Northside Drive


(802) 447-1614

�ki 'reas Distances are approximate from campus

Many ski areas offer significant discounts

to full-time enrolled college students.

Call the ski area to find out what you need

in order to qualify for the discounted

passes. Often it’s as simple as presenting

an official transcript from the Registrar’s

Office.

Jiminy Peak

37 Corey Road

Hancock, MA 01237

Conditions hotline: (413) 738-5500

www.jiminypeak.com

41 minutes

Bromley Mountain

3984 Vermont Route 11

Peru, VT 05152


www.bromley.com

45 minutes

Willard Mountain

77 The Intervale Road

Greenwich, NY 12834


willardmountain.com

51 minutes

Mount Snow/Haystack

39 Mount Snow Road

West Dover, VT 05356


mountsnow.com

52 minutes

Magic Mountain

495 Magic Mtn Access Road

Londonderry, VT 05148


www.magicmtn.com

56 minutes

Stratton Mountain

43 VT Route 30

Bondville, VT 05340


www.stratton.com

58 minutes

Okemo Mountain

77 Okemo Ridge Road

Ludlow, VT 05149

Conditions hotline:(802) 228-5222

www.okemo.com

1 hour 18 minutes

Pico Mountain

73 Alpine Drive

Mendon, VT 05751


www.picomountain.com

1 hour 26 minutes

Killington Ski Area

4763 Killington Road

Killington, VT 05751


1 hour 38 minutes

Sugarbush/Mt. Ellen

1840 Sugarbush Access Road

Warren, VT 05674


www.sugarbush.com

2 hours 31 minutes

Mad River Glen

57 Schuss Pass

Fayston, VT 05673


www.madriverglen.com

**note: skiers only, snowboarding

is not allowed**

2 hours 36 minutes

Stowe Mountain

5781 Mountain Road

Stowe, VT 05672

Conditions hotline:(802) 253-3000

www.stowe.com

3 hours 6 minutes

Burke Mountain

223 Sherburne Lodge Road

East Burke, VT 05832


www.skiburke.com

3 hours 11 minutes

Smuggler’s Notch

4323 Vermont 108

Jeffersonville, VT 05464


www.smuggs.com

3 hours 35 minutes

Jay Peak

1144 Access Road

Jay, VT 05859

Conditions Hotline:(802) 988-9601

www.jaypeakresort.com

**Jay offers a discounted lift ticket for VT

residents**

3 hours, 51 minutes

�tate ,arks

www.vtstateparks.com

Lake Shaftsbury State Park

262 Staftsbury State Park Road

Shaftsbury, VT 05262

(802) 375-9978

Molly Stark State Park

705 Route 9 East

Wilmington, VT 05363

(802) 464-5460

Woodford State Park

142 State Park Road


(802) 447-7169

$ellness

Belizimo Salon

229 North Street


(802) 447-2182

The Clip Shop

125 North Street


(802) 447-8711

www.theclipshop.com

Dale’s Cut Above

118 Hillside Street


(802) 442-4922

Green Mountain Oasis Day Spa

469 Main Street


(802) 447-2900

greenmountainoasis.com

InTouch Massage & Day Spa

84 Water Street

Williamstown, MA 01267

(413) 458-3235

www.intouchdayspa.com

Karma Cat Yoga Studio

469 Main Street


(802) 447-2900

www.karmacatyoga.com

Massage For You

802 Main Street


(802) 442-4442

www.massage4you.vpweb.com

Noel Michelle

27 Stonehedge Drive


(802) 442-6116

Northside Salon Inc

228 Northside Drive


(802) 447-1415

www.northsidesaloninc.com

Shear Jazz

203 Northside Drive


(802) 440-9880

www.shearjazz.com

Village Salon & Spa

546 Main Street


(802) 442-0112

www.villagesalon-spa.com

Visions Hair Salon

186 North Street #2


(802) 447-8711

The Yoga Place

532 Main Street


(802) 447-0101

www.benningtonyoga.com

$orship

All Saint’s Episcopal Church

NY Route 7

Hoosick Falls, NY 12090

(518) 273-5229

www.allsaintshoosick.org

Beth El Congregation

225 North Street


(802) 442-9645

www.cbevermont.org

Capstone Baptist Church

1034 Water Street


(802) 442-6041

www.capstonebaptistchurch.org

Cornerstone Fellowship

22022 New York 22


(518) 686-4062

cornerstone22.com

Church of Christ

534 South Street


(802) 375-9945

church-of-Christ.org

The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints

Houghton Lane


(802) 447-1985

lds.org

First Baptist Church

601 Main Street


(802) 442-2105

www.fbcbennington.org

First Baptist Church

80 Main Street


(518) 686-5779

First United Church

130 Main Street


(518) 686-5113

firstunitedhf.org

Green Mountain Christian Center

440 Main Street


(802) 447-7224

Harvest Christian Ministries

101 River Street


(802) 447-4739

harvestchristianministries.net

Hoosick Baptist Church

648 South Street


(518) 686-7704

Hoosick Falls Community Alliance

484 Hill Road


(518) 686-3269

Immaculate Conception Catholic

Church

67 Main Street


(518) 686-5064

www.immaculateconceptionhf.org

Old First Church

1 Monument Cir


(802) 447-1223

www.oldfirstchurch.org

North Bennington Baptist Church

15 Church Street


(802) 442-2711

North Bennington Congregational

Church

8 Bank Street


(802) 442 5161

Sacred Heart St Francis Catholic

Church

238 Main Street


(802) 442-3141

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

2-4 Houghton Street


www.sjtbcc-vt.org

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

200 Pleasant Street


(802) 442-2911

www.stpetersvt.org

Second Congregational Church

115 Hillside Street


(802) 442-2559

Unitarian Fellowship

108 School Street


(802) 440-9816

www.uubennington.org

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