The Lamoille Valley is host to dozens of antique shops and dealers featuring country and Victorian pieces of furniture, wagons, quilts, pottery and so much more. From Buggyman Antiques in Johnson to the Smugglers' Notch Antique Center, you'll find affordable and unique pieces to add to your collection or an interesting idea to start a new collection.

Many of the antique collections are housed in restored barns and homes and provide a quaint look into the rich history of local Vermont towns. Several shops including By Vermont Hands, Smugglers' Forge Crafts and Antiques and Mountain Rose also feature the works of local artisans and craftspeople including quilts, furniture, jewelry, pottery, folk art, stained glass, wood carvings and crafts and decorative accessories.

Browse thousands of square feet of antiques housed in a turn-of-the-century barn at the 1837 House, home to over thirty independent antique dealers, or take a drive through Waterville's historical village covered bridge to the Covered Bridge Shop, specializing in Vermont bridge information, crafts and unique gifts and antiques.

Three Hawk Studio also offers a vast selection of stained glass windows, panels, corner pieces and Christmas items made by Ruth Schumacher, a local artisan. Visit Vermont Rug Makers' internationally renown gallery and watch weavers create fine hand-woven rugs of all shapes and sizes in their 150 year old country store setting on the beautiful Gihon River.

Or visit one of the handful of Vermont's quilt shops like Quilts by Elaine in Jeffersonville or Smugglers' Creations which offers more than 200 unique handcrafted quilts and experience this one-of-a-kind glimpse into the rich simplicity of old fashioned Vermont Life.