Brattleboro
With a population of just over 12,000, Brattleboro is an eclectic community located in the Connecticut River Valley and bordering the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. It is home to a diverse economic base and is a regional center for art, commerce, finance, and technology. In 2012 the Smithsonian Magazine included Brattleboro in their top 20 best towns in America with under 25,000 people.
Our recreation opportunities are limitless: you'll find plenty of hiking, paddling, swimming, camping, caving, nature walks, and the like. Explore our rivers, hundreds of acres of forests and trails, and the lofty Green Mountains to our west. Additionally, we are less than two hours from approximately eight of New England's best ski resorts - and Brattleboro itself has a small municipal ski lift at an area park right in town.
Local businesses have provided discounts and special offers to our students, who often bring spouses and significant others to the town for our weekend sessions. We are fortunate to have as a neighbor, one of the most impressive art gallery/museums in the region.
We are proud to be engaged with our community, and we encourage our Graduate Center students, staff, and faculty to respect that sense of outreach, to share and promote GC learning and experience in local and distant settings, catalyzing community development in profit and not-for-profit areas.
More Info:
- WikiPedia Entry for Brattleboro, VT
- Official Town Web site
- Brattleboro Reformer Newspaper
- iBrattleboro
Articles
- Smithsonian Magazine. "The 20 Best Small Towns in America." Brattleboro ranked #11 in 2012.
- Outside Magazine article. “Best Towns 2008″
- New York Times article. “Eccentricity Fuels a Revival of Vermont’s River Towns”
- American Style Magazine article. “Top 25 Small Cities”
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine article. “The Adventure Town Experiment”
- The 100 Best Art Towns in America by John Villani. Countryman Press, 2005.
- Making Your Move to One of America’s Best Small Towns by Norm Crampton. M. Evans & Co., 2002.
- New England magazine. Brief bio on the town.
Some local businesses
Bookstores:
- Baskets Paperback Palace, 48 Harmony Place.
- Book Cellar, 120 Main Street; www.bookcellarvt.com
- Brattleboro Books, 34 Elliot Street. (used books)
- Everyone's Books, 25 Elliot Street.
Cafes & Restaurants (within walking distance from the Grad Center):
- 39 Main, 39 Main Street; www.thirty9main.com (restaurant).
- Backside Café, 24 High Street at the Midtown Mall (restaurant).
- Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, 1 Main Street, Brookside Plaza, across from the Graduate Center (coffee and bagels).
- India Palace, 69 Elliot Street (Indian food).
- Mocha Joe's, 82 Main Street; www.mochajoes.com (coffee shop).
- Peter Havens, 32 Elliot Street (fine dining).
- Riverview Cafe, 39 Bridge Street; www.riverviewcafe.com (restaurant).
- Sarkis Market, 50 Elliot Street (Middle Eastern food).
- Shin-La, 57 Main Street (Korean/Japanese food).
- TJ Buckley's, 132 Elliot Street (fine dining).
- Thai Garden, 7 High Street (Thai food).
Short list of hotels in Brattleboro:
- Latchis Hotel, 50 Main Street; www.latchis.com Graduate Center students get a special (discounted) corporate rate year-round at this historic hotel downtown.
- Econo Lodge , 515 Canal Street; www.econolodgebrattleboro.com Grad Center students get 15 percent off the rack rate at this lodging.
- The Chesterfield Inn, 603-256-3211, Route 9, West Chesterfield, NH; www.chesterfieldinn.com
- Colonial Motel & Spa, 802-257-7733, 889 Putney Road; www.colonialmotelspa.com
- Forty Putney Road (B&B), 802-254-6268, 192 Putney Road; www.fortyputneyroad.com
- Holiday Inn Express, 802-257-2400, 100 Chickering Road (off I-91); www.brattleboroexpress.com
- Motel 6, 802-254-6007, 1254 Putney Road.
- The Putney Inn, 802-387-5517, 57 Putney Landing Road, Putney, VT (off I-91, Exit 4); www.putneyinn.com
- Quality Inn and Suites, 866-254-8701, 1380 Putney Road; www.qualityinnbrattleboro.com
- Super 8 Motel, 802-254-8889, 1043 Putney Road; www.brattleborosuper8.com
