The moving and inspirational words by Robert Frost are some of the most quoted poetry in the world, and in the town of Ripton, you can see where Frost lived and walk the trail that inspired some if his most famous works. The Robert Frost Wayside trail has his poetry along the way of this path that is open and beautiful year round. This is an enchanting place that should be on everyone’s Vermont bucket list.
In 1920, Robert Frost moved from New Hampshire to Ripton Vermont and ended his Pulitzer Prize poem “New Hampshire” with: “At present I am living in Vermont.”
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Robert Frost lived in Vermont from 1939 until his death in 1963.
Flickr/Don Shall This four time Pulitzer Prize winner was a poet, teacher and lecturer.
Some of his most quoted poems include After Apple Picking, The Road Not Taken, Home Burial and Mending Wall.
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While at the cabin, be sure to take the Robert Frost Trail which has some of Frost’s poetry mounted along the way.
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This half hour walk will remind you of his more famous works, as well as acquaint you with his lesser known pieces.
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This trail is just by the cabin, so Frost was certainly inspired by the very same path you can wander through.
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According to the sign, it was at a divide in the trail at that point that Frost wrote the famous “The road less travelled.”
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He spent summer and fall in this cabin at his farm in Ripton.
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On May 23, 1968, The Frost Farm (also known at the Homer Noble Farm) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On the same day the National Park Service designated this compound a National Historic Landmark.
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Bennington is about two hours south of Ripton, and if you are in the area you should definitely check out the cemetery at the Old First Church.
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Be sure to pay your respects to Robert Frost.
Flickr/Kim Carpenter See his grave which states “I had a lovers quarrel with the world.”
Take a moment to relax and check out these gorgeous pictures of Vermont that are perfectly paired with some of Robert Frost’s inspiring poetry.
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This four time Pulitzer Prize winner was a poet, teacher and lecturer.
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See his grave which states “I had a lovers quarrel with the world.”
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