Vermont is many things. It's New England charm at its finest, the sweet smell of fresh maple syrup candy, and a jar of homemade jam waiting for you at a cozy bed-and-breakfast. It's breathtaking road ...

The quarter-mile driveway flanked by silver maple trees winds past a horse pasture before ending at a 10,000-square-foot, white-shingled, New-England-style house. But the real front yard of the ...