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Duxbury, Vermont 250th Anniversary Celebration
         

 Sponsored by

Duxbury Historical Society and the Duxbury 250 Committee

Town of Duxbury


GOLD

SILVER

Potter's Tree Healthcare

Waterbury Tourism Council
SMW Construction
ECAC/General Dynamics

BRONZE

Mame McKee
Singing Spindle Spinnery
JW Auto
Connie's Cleaning
Grunberg Haus Vermont Bed Breakfast Inn and Cabins
Grunberg Haus
Donald & Mary Ethel Welch
Kelly Welch
Maureen Harvey
Caroline & Steve Mitchell
Welch Lumber and Custom Sawing

Duxbury Photo Contest

CALENDAR OF EVENTS


Friday, June 7, 2013, 3:00 - 8:30 PM
OPENING CEREMONY and COMMUNITY POTLUCK
Crossett Brook Middle School, 5672 VT Route 100, Duxbury

Bring your friends and family, and a dish to share! We kick off our months-long celebration with a community picnic at the Crossett Brook Middle School. Join us for the opening cermony and festival. Bring a dish to share.

Schedule:
3:00 pm
Vendors & Silent Auction, Commemorative postal stamp
5:00 pm
Presentations, Potluck Dinner, Music by Ann & James Harvey
6:00 pm
The Barre-Tones
7:00 pm
The Will Evans Band
8:00 pm
Silent Auction Closes

Enjoy live entertainment and delicious homemade foods, meet local artisans and vendors, bid on silent auction items, and play fun picnic games.

Meet "Gov. Benning Wentworth" and witness the re-enactment of the signing of the town's proclamation.

Get a special Duxbury 250 commemorative postal cancellation stamp.

Enjoy great entertainment by Ann & James Harvey, The Barre-Tones, and The Will Evans Band.

 

 


Sunday, June 9, 2013, 10:00 AM
FUN RUN
Harwood Union High School, 458 VT Route 100, Duxbury

Click here for details.


Sunday, June 16, 2013, 12:00 - 4:00 PM
DUXBURY B&B TOUR
Various
Locations

WIN A FREE NIGHT'S STAY!!!

Celebrate Fathers Day by touring Duxbury's four stunning B&Bs tucked away in our wooded hills.You'll see why happy visitors from around the world return to pristine Duxbury year-after-year. Savor homemade treats and stories served up by the innkeepers. You'll be entered to win a free night's stay. No purchase necessary. Buy tickets today, or enter to win. Get directions.


Saturday, June 29, 2013, 11:00 AM
WATERBURY INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
Main Street, Waterbury

Join the residents and friends of Duxbury at the Annual Independence Day Parade in Waterbury. Be sure to wear your Duxbury 250 Tshirt if you have one. Don't have one yet? Purchase your Tshirt today at the Duxbury Town Clerk's Office or online.

 

 


Sunday, August 11, 2013, 4:00 PM
VERMONT PHILHARMONIC POPS CONCERT
Moose Meadow Lodge, 607 Crossett Hill, Duxbury

Bring a picnic and your loved ones for this annual summer tradition in Duxbury. Conductor Lou Kosma and the 65-member Vermont Philharmonic pay tribute to their summer home. They'll fill the hills with the sound of light classical, popular and Broadway favorites.

Duxbury Residents: A $2.50 discount off General Admission tickets is available when ordering tickets online. More information.


ONGOING
Camel's Hump Hike

We invite you to hike up to the top of Camel's Hump any time in 2013. Take a photo and post it on our Facebook page. The first 250 entries will receive a certificate and will be entered in a drawing.


Duxbury Photo ContestONGOING
Duxbury Photo Contest
Sponsored by the Duxbury Land Trust

In conjunction with the Duxbury Historical Society, the Duxbury Land Trust (DLT) is sponsoring a photo contest to honor Duxbury’s 250th anniversary of its founding. The contest starts on December 1, 2012 and runs until December 1, 2013. Winners will be announced at the end of December 2013 or early January 2014.