Alpenwald Village web site launched January 2002.
Copyrighted 6/26/01

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Alpenwald Village is a planned residential subdivision located on
Southern Vermont between the Towns of Stamford and Readsboro. 10 minutes
from North Adams, MA. Alpenwald Village was originally developed in 1969 by
Patten Corporation who purchased the land for development and sub divided the
land into hundreds of one acre lots and sold to individual owners. (The village was
directly across from the popular and thriving "Dutch Hill" ski area.) In the mid 70's
the economy and markets changed and the "Dutch Hill" ski area closed and
Alpenwald Village never completely finished development.

The year 2002/2003 has brought new growth to Alpenwald Village . With the surrounding areas
like North Adams & Williamstown Mass. Wilmington and Mt. Snow VT ski areas exploding with new
development and population growth. Real Estate has hit a high. Alpenwald Village has become
one of Vermont "Best Kept Secrets" with Real Estate (sitting right between these two market areas)
that is still affordable to build that dream vacation home or primary residence at half the cost.
Your investment in land and building a home will increase in value the moment you make the purchase.

All access roads leading into and around Alpenwald Village have been completed and
provide a maze of dirt roads giving all the lots road frontage and power access to all the
lots for power and telephones. All the roads are maintained year round.

Alpenwald Village Home Owners Association "Reversionary Owner" (Board of Directors)
are responsible for maintaining all the access roads leading into and throughout the Village
Area. They have approval of all building and property development of lots and sale or
purchase of lots/homes according to their by-laws. Today, the "Dutch Hill" ski area land
has become part of the "Green Mountain National Forest" which now virtually surrounds
Alpenwald Village and provides a haven for snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, hiking,
and camping. Plus! Nearby you will find boating, white water kayaking & rafting, skiing
(downhill & crosscountry) golf and tennis. Alpenwald Village is only 20 minutes to Mt. Snow
and Haystack ski areas, Prospect Mtn & Hogback Mtn ski areas, Somerset Lake and
Lake Whitingham, and North Adams home of Mass MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art)

Within short driving distance of Alpenwald Village you will find: The Applachian Trail,
Long Trail, Whiter Water Rafting & Kayaking with class 5 rapids on the Deerfield River,
Balancing Rock, Brodie & Jiminey ski areas, Golf courses at Mt. Snow, Haystack,
Stamford and North Adams.

Vermont

The Green Mountain State

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The State of Vermont, tucked in the Northeast
corner of the U.S., is the second smallest state in the Country
with a population of less than 1 million people. Vermont was
originally populated by various indigenous peoples of the
Algonquin, Iroquois, and Abenaki nations. Many of Vermont
town, county, river, and lake names are derivatives of old
Indian names. The original Vermonters traveled and lived off
the abundance of the land. Vermont's hills were filled with wildlife,
and fish were bountiful in the many rivers, ponds and lakes.
White man came to Vermont in the early 1600's, when in 1609,
the French explorer Samuel de Champlain sailed into what is
now known as Lake Champlain. It was then, in the summer
of 1609, when Vermont was first dubbed "Verde Mont," French for "Green Mountains."
Like a good explorer would, Champlain claimed this land in the name of France,
who eventually swapped Vermont to the British.In 1763, England was
granted the land now known as Vermont via the Treaty of Paris. That Treaty ended the French and Indian war. Meanwhile, back in the new World, the land was claimed by both New Hampshire and New York. Vermont patriot Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys put an end to that and by 1777 Vermont achieved independence.
Vermont remained an independent republic until 1791 when it became the 14th member of the United States.
The Capitol of Vermont is Montpelier, with a population of under 10,000 people Montpelier is one of America's smallest
Capitol Cities. Click here, to see the historic Capitol building in
Montpelier, Vermont as it looks today.