Shaftsbury, VT is a small town located in southwestern Vermont just east of the New York state border. It's home to a number of attractions and activities, including the Shaftsbury State Park, which offers hiking trails and other outdoor activities such as fishing, camping and picnicking. The town also has a few restaurants and bars that offer great food and drinks. People who have visited Shaftsbury often remark on the friendliness of its residents, as well as the scenic beauty of the area. In addition to all it has to offer, visitors also praise the local shops that can provide unique gifts for family and friends. Reviews of Shaftsbury highlight its charming atmosphere and friendly people, making it an ideal vacation spot for those looking for a place to relax and enjoy nature.
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Shaftbury, Vermont - 6/14/2009
I lived in Shaftsbury from late summer of 1994 'til July of 2002. We took our two children who were then almost 6 and 3 out of a very high crime city where we didn't feel real secure to a tiny town in Vermont. HUGE culture shock. We came from a place where stores were open pretty much all the time, including holidays, to a place where the pace was much, much slower. It took a while to get used to the stores not being open very late during the week, to even earlier on Sundays, to being completely closed on the holidays. We went from a city where everything I needed was less than 5 minutes away, to a place where I had to drive 5 miles into the center of town from my house just to get some milk. Then it was another few miles to get to Bennington to do "the real grocery shopping".
Shaftsbury is a beautiful place to raise children. Shaftsbury Elementary School is a sweet little school with very caring, very knowledgeable teachers who you can see TRULY enjoy their
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