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It is always nice to visit Vermont, but March is certainly the sweetest time as it is maple sugaring season. Spring is in the air, birds are returning, brooks are gurgling and steam is rising from sugarhouses all over Vermont.

For those who have only experienced maple syrup in a can or a bottle, visiting a sugarhouse during this short period of intense work is highly recommended. There is nothing quite like buying your syrup directly from the source. Maple festivals abound with much of interest including sampling sugar on snow, a treat available only at this time.

Kipling so enjoyed golf that he played year round. Indeed, the United States Golf Association credits him as the inventor of snow golf which consisted of cutting holes in the snow, painting the balls red, and playing over crusty snow.

The Naulakha meadow is available for the real history buff golfers, but Landmark visitors who desire a more conventional game of golf are well served in Brattleboro which offers a nice variety of golf courses beginning with its own Brattleboro County Club (802-257-7380). The club is an 18 hole course that follows the natural contours of the rolling hilltops, less than 5 miles from Naulakha, the Dutton Farmhouse, and the Sugarhouse. The facilities include a driving range, practice area and a full serve restaurant.