You'll find this charming Victorian farmhouse located on the western edge of a rural village surrounded by Mount Ascutney, Woodstock , Historic Windsor (birthplace of Vermont), and nearby Dartmouth. For the winter sports-minded, there is alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snow shoeing. In warmer weather, the area offers golfing, country clubs, a year round fitness center, bike rentals, bicycle riding routes (road and mountain bikes), English and Western horseback riding stables (incl. Green Mountain Horse Assoc.), hiking, fishing, picnicking, canoeing (rentals available) and even hang gliding!

For the explorer, the area has much to offer. There are covered bridges, museums (Saint-Gaudens, Constitution House, American Precision, Billings Farm,Cornish Colony, Marsh-Billings-Rockerfeller) Historic Societies, grist mills, cheese factories, breweries, antique shops, dairies, even farms to pick your own fresh fruits vegetables and flowers.

The Mill Brook itself dates back to the 1800's. It was built by Wilbert Sykes, who operated a very successful circular saw mill. Here he and his wife, Harriet, brought up eight sons and two daughters.