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Sheepdog Trial & Farm Festival- July 11 & 12, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
With the aid of their handlers watch the dogs move several sheep through a set course of gates and pens. Each dog receives a score based on their performance and the dog with the highest score wins the competition. For spectators it is a chance to see sheepdogs show off their herding talents and demonstrate their natural skills as working dogs. Visitors are welcome at any time during the trial. We will also feature a kid’s fishing derby, sheep shearing, draft horse demonstrations, food concessio...

Archaeology Summer Programs
We are offering week-long programs in archaeology at Merck Forest & Farmland Center in Rupert, Vermont. Our archaeology programs are designed to app...

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for pure Vermont maple syrup and more. We boil using a wood fired evapor...
Rupert’s Ransom
This exquisite oil painting by noted local artist Brian Sweetland was painted at Merck Forest & Farmland Center in the spring and summer of 2008. The view looks south from the sugarhouse orchard. Orig...

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