A red covered bridge over a clear Vermont stream, a white church spire across the village, hardwoods in peak orange and yellow on the hill. Late September on the way to dinner. Singles past 50 here often grew up in the same hollow they live in now, or fled cities for the quiet decades back. However you arrived at this point: late divorce, decades on your own, a recent loss. There's a neighborly way of meeting that fits the place
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For a first walk, Burlington members favor Church Street Marketplace or coffee on the Lake Champlain waterfront. The bike path is good for a flat loop. Montpelier regulars meet on State Street; Brattleboro couples often start at the farmers market or downtown. Stowe's village has its standby cafes; Manchester suits an unhurried weekend. The Lake Champlain Islands or a fall drive on Route 100 earns a Saturday once you've already met.