The Lodge — circa early season 2002

was a labor of from its beginnings. A master carpenter and his family of took two years to first build the cabin on the hill. After completion, the cabin served as a staging building and quarters for the main effort – the three-story wood-framed structure – now the Lodge.

The family ran the lodge for 14 years until 1975 when they sold it to the present owner, Dick Brady.

The Lodge also took two years to construct and was built in a rather unconventional manner. Instead of constructing a foundation, flooring and wood frame first, a local stone mason built the two large fireplaces around which the Lodge was built. One large fireplace with stone hearth is located in the owner's private living quarters the other is the center of focus in the great room.

The Lodge is sided with cedar shake and lined with pine plank walls that exude a warm glow from the roaring . Heated by a wood-burning furnace, the Lodge has the wonderful warm wood fireplace aroma all winter long.

was the original name of the Lodge, supposedly taken from the name of a town in Connecticut, though it also seems appropriate as the beginnings of the Ottauquechee River are just across the street. It seems to confound visitors, as they want to call the Lodge "Turn of the River" rather than "Turn of River."

We could go on – this Lodge has many great stories to tell. But we prefer that you visit us to hear the rest firsthand.

THINK !!!