Peacham singled out by Yankee Magazine
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- Vermont Public Radio
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- Vermont Public Radio (Colchester, Vermont)
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- The village of Peacham has been singled out in the 70th anniversary edition of Yankee Magazine's one hundred and one superlative New England places.
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- (Host) The village of Peacham has been singled out in the 70th anniversary edition of Yankee Magazine's one hundred and one superlative New England places. The magazine calls Peacham unsurpassed among New England villages. As VPR's Steve Zind found out, Peacham's accolades are nothing new for the small Northeast Kingdom village. (a store door bell tinkles as door is opened and shut) (Zind) The porch of the Peacham General Store isn't a bad place to sit and watch the world go by. From the worn wicker and wood chairs you look out on the old Bayley Hazen highway that runs through Peacham village. Lining the road are craggy old maples and sturdy, stately houses. (Gerath) "This is very much the train table New England town." (Zind) Gary Gerath is up from Maryland. His stop in Peacham is brief - part of a tour of picturesque villages he's making with his friend Nancy Callahan from California. (Callahan) "We just visited another town that was touted as being perhaps the prettiest town in Vermont and our comment when we arrived here was we think that was wrong, we think this is the prettiest town, Peacham, by far tops, the list." (Zind) It seems Peacham has topped many lists. For example, there's a book called "A thousand and One Places to See Before you Die." (pages turning) (Zind) Peacham's in it, mentioned in a section about the Northeast Kingdom. (Staweicki) "Oh yeah, Peacham. 'Probably Vermont's finest Kodak corner." (Zind) Karen Staweicki owns the Peacham General Store. She says receiving accolades for its beauty is nothing new for the village. Two movies have used the village as a backdrop: Ethan Frome and Spitfire Grille. Famous people have stayed here. Alfred Hitchcock used to be a regular at a now defunct bed and breakfast in Peacham. One year he left his trademark bowler hat behind and had to have it shipped back to England. Statweicki says Peacham still sees a good number of European guests. Most are passing through because the only place to stay is the four room bed and breakfast attached to the general store. She says the fact that Peacham hasn't done itself over for tourists is part of its beauty. (Staweicki) "Its not contrived in any way. It's a relaxed kind of beauty, not an artificial constructed type with plantings and planter boxes." (Zind) Beyond the natural beauty of Peacham, there's the architecture. Staweicki's partner Mark Moore points it out from the porch of the general store. (Moore) "You see the Federalist architecture, you see Georgian brick, you see Greek revival on the right " (Zind) Beautiful houses the size of ships, although the thought of heating them makes you shudder. Moore came to Peacham from San Diego eight years ago. He's already developed an impressive knowledge of village history. And he's getting the hang of the local customs. He raises his hand just slightly to demonstrate (Moore) "The Vermont wave. Like this. And someone asks you for directions, you just kind of go, ayea." (Zind) Along the highway just down from the general store, fifteen-year-old Miko Kempton is selling sweet corn from her family's farm. She's lived here all her life. (Kempton) "My farm has actually been on postcards and on calendars and stuff." (Zind) Sometimes when you're talking with a Peacham resident you get the feeling they're kind of bored with this 'most beautiful village in New England' thing. They've heard it so much. But they still appreciate Peacham's beauty. (Kempton) "Is it the most beautiful village you've seen?" "Oh, definitely, by far. It's the most beautiful place I've ever been in." (Zind) For Vermont Public Radio, I'm Steve Zind in Peacham. Note: In all, eight Vermont locations are listed in Yankee Magazine's one hundred and one superlative New England places. Yankee Magazine
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- 2005-08-18
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Producing Organization: Vermont Public Radio
Reporter: Steve Zind
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Duration: 00:03:14
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- Chicago: “Peacham singled out by Yankee Magazine,” 2005-08-18, Vermont Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 2, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-211-472v79p5.
- MLA: “Peacham singled out by Yankee Magazine.” 2005-08-18. Vermont Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 2, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-211-472v79p5>.
- APA: Peacham singled out by Yankee Magazine. Boston, MA: Vermont Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-211-472v79p5