I have used several of "The Off The Beaten Path" books over the years and have found them for the most part to be accurate. However, I was greatly dissapointed in the Vermont one. I tried for hours to find several locations only to be told by the "locals" that there was no such place or that the structure had been moved several years ago. Some locations were found right off but I found that I have been spoiled but the authors of the New Hampshire book and their accuracy. I have noted that the Rogers are doing the updates. GREAT, now I'll find the places I want to see.

I bought this book hoping it would tell me things I didn't know or at least things I knew presented in a new light. At the time I was doing a lot of Vermont travel. I found this book quite useless, and was put off by its dismissive tone. Vermont is a complex place, but you would not know that by reading this.

Only someone with a personal vendetta against th eauthor would go to such lengths to trash someone's work. If you don't like it, just say so and move on. And by the way, bitter folks like you should be vacationing in Detroit, not Vermont!

The book's scattered organization and weak index make it difficult to weed through its often already outdated entries. Some of its listings had been closed for a few years before the book was even published. A guidebook for things to do with kids is needed in NH where you often have to stumble upon things to find out about them, but even in this book you have to stumble upon entries.

I was truly disappointed with this book. I was not inspired by any of the book's suggestions while looking for ideas for my daughter's upcoming birthday. There are few illustrations or photographs of actual parties, cakes, or crafts - the pages are filled with oversized clip art- for example a half page photo of Native Americans on the "Native American party" page, or drawings of zebras on the "African party" page. Ideas for the African party include hanging a poster of a monkey and serving hot dogs! How unique and unforgetable is that? The dinosaur party ideas include serving peanut butter sandwiches and having large inflatable dinosaurs for decoration. How boring. If you need unique ideas, look elsewhere.