JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON. A BIG HONOR TODAY. FOR VERMONT’S CAPITAL CITY. Today… “U-S-A TODAY” NAMED MONTLIPEER — THE NATION’S “BEST SMALL TOWN FOR SHOPPING .” YOU’LL FIND IT ON THE “10-BEST dot com” website. THE SMALLEST CAPITAL CY IT — FAMOUS FOR NOT HAVING A McDONALD’S OR WALMART OR STARBUCKS — TOPPED THE LIST. ED ITORS SAY, THANKS ITS PEDESTRIAN- FRIENDLY SHOPPING DISTRICT– A STONE’S THROW FROM THE STATEHOU. SE TOWNS HAD TO HAVE FEWER THAN 25- THOUSAND RESIDENTSO T BE NOMINATED. MONTPELIER CAME IN SECOND LAST YEAR. <DAN GROBERG/EXEC. DIRECTOR, MONTPELI ER ALIVE 602 SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY ‘REALLY? MONTPELIER THE BEST SMALL TOWN FOR SHOPPING?’ BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SMALL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTOR, ES INDEPENDENT TOY STOR, ES YOU KNOW? HARDLY A CHAIN STORE AROUND. IT’S RARE D AN IT’S UNIQUE AND IT’S SPECIAL.> “U-S-A TODAY” SAIDT I LOOKED FOR TOWNS WITH ECLECTIC BOUTIQUES. ANTIQUE STORES… AND RESTAURANT S. THAT ARE QUOTE “PERFECT DESTINATIONS FOR SOME RETA IL THERAPY
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USA Today names Montpelier the nation’s best small town for shopping
Survey cites communities with ‘eclectic mix’ of boutiques, restaurants
Updated: 7:18 PM EDT Nov 6, 2021
The nation’s smallest capital city was recognized Friday as a premier small-town shopping destination by editors and readers of USA Today.Montpelier was named the best small town in America for shoppers. The community, which prides itself on not having a McDonald’s, Starbucks or Walmart, was the runner-up in last year’s survey.Editors said they considered communities with fewer than 25,000 residents that offer an ‘eclectic mix’ of boutiques, restaurants, antique stores and farmer’s markets. “Some people may say, ‘Really? Montpelier the best small town for shopping?’ But when you think about it, there are not that many communities that have small independent bookstores, and independent toy stores, you know? Hardly a chain store around,” said Dan Groberg, executive director of Montpelier Alive. “It’s rare and it’s unique and it’s special.”Editor’s cited Montpelier’s pedestrian-friendly shopping district, a stone’s throw from the Statehouse. Woodstock, Vermont, was also featured in this year’s Top 20 list, published on USA Today’s website 10 Best website.
The nation’s smallest capital city was recognized Friday as a premier small-town shopping destination by editors and readers of USA Today.
Montpelier was named the best small town in America for shoppers. The community, which prides itself on not having a McDonald’s, Starbucks or Walmart, was the runner-up in last year’s survey.
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Editors said they considered communities with fewer than 25,000 residents that offer an ‘eclectic mix’ of boutiques, restaurants, antique stores and farmer’s markets.
“Some people may say, ‘Really? Montpelier the best small town for shopping?’ But when you think about it, there are not that many communities that have small independent bookstores, and independent toy stores, you know? Hardly a chain store around,” said Dan Groberg, executive director of Montpelier Alive. “It’s rare and it’s unique and it’s special.”
Editor’s cited Montpelier’s pedestrian-friendly shopping district, a stone’s throw from the Statehouse.
Woodstock, Vermont, was also featured in this year’s Top 20 list, published on USA Today’s website 10 Best website.
