The Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont, is offering an autumn guided history walk on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.  Learn about the American and British Revolutionary War activities at Mount Independence back in the autumn of 1776 and 1777, very different times. 

Your guides will be site administrator Elsa Gilbertson and Stephen Zeoli, president of the Mount Independence Coalition, the site friends group.   

Meet at the museum. Wear sturdy shoes or boots and bring water if you like. Admission is $8.00 for ages 15 and up, $1.00 for children 6 – 14, and under 6 free. It includes the hike, museum, and all the trails. Coalition members get free admission. Call 802-948-2000 for more information.

The Mount Independence State Historic Site is one of the best-preserved Revolutionary War archeological sites. It is located at 497 Mount Independence Road, six miles west of the intersections of Vermont Routes 22A and 73 near Orwell village. Carefully follow the signs. Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through October 19, the last day of the 2025 season.