Vermont Cheese Suggestions? [General]
2012 Jun 27
I assume you already know about this site:
www.vtcheese.com
When we were there we didn't have time to go to any cheese makers/dairies but if you are in Burlington you can find a selection at both the City Market (www.citymarket.coop/) and Fresh Market (www.freshmarketgourmetvt.com/). If you go to the King Arthur Flour store, I seem to recall they have a small selection of cheese as well. I don't remember any particular brands that we had but I remember finding a good goat cheese.
As for border crossing times, you can find waiting times online. We don't cross enough to provide any particular advice but have had bad luck at Cornwall for what it's worth.
www.vtcheese.com
When we were there we didn't have time to go to any cheese makers/dairies but if you are in Burlington you can find a selection at both the City Market (www.citymarket.coop/) and Fresh Market (www.freshmarketgourmetvt.com/). If you go to the King Arthur Flour store, I seem to recall they have a small selection of cheese as well. I don't remember any particular brands that we had but I remember finding a good goat cheese.
As for border crossing times, you can find waiting times online. We don't cross enough to provide any particular advice but have had bad luck at Cornwall for what it's worth.
2012 Jun 28
For us we find the fastest way to vermont is Ogdensburg (have had bad luck at cornwall too) then drive across northern NY to plattsburgh where there is a ferry to Vermont's lake champlain islands. Short hop from there to Burlington. And we have often done it with an RV which the ferry handles easily. They run pretty much continuously in the summer.
2012 Jun 28
I go to Vermont at least once a month to my brother's house. The price of the cheese is so unbelievably cheap compared to here.
You can do the Ogdensburg option ( but its a bit longer depending on where you are in Ottawa), or there are quite a few really small border crossings not many people know about between highway 15 and The St Arnand border crossing on the Quebec side. There is the Rouses Pointe, the Noyan, and the Alburg border crossings. Rouses Pointe is the busiest of the 3 small ones. This is the fastest way to get there from downtown Ottawa.
If you get a chance and are a member, go to the Costco in Colchester (just north of Burlington) You can get a giant block of the 3yr aged Cabbot White cheddar for under $10 as well as many other great cheeses. Don't even get me started on the price of their wine :) I always feel like a kid in a candy store when i go there.
You can do the Ogdensburg option ( but its a bit longer depending on where you are in Ottawa), or there are quite a few really small border crossings not many people know about between highway 15 and The St Arnand border crossing on the Quebec side. There is the Rouses Pointe, the Noyan, and the Alburg border crossings. Rouses Pointe is the busiest of the 3 small ones. This is the fastest way to get there from downtown Ottawa.
If you get a chance and are a member, go to the Costco in Colchester (just north of Burlington) You can get a giant block of the 3yr aged Cabbot White cheddar for under $10 as well as many other great cheeses. Don't even get me started on the price of their wine :) I always feel like a kid in a candy store when i go there.
Kitchenhog
Also, anyone have advice on which border crossing is likely to have the shortest wait times?