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Like in Maine , I couldn't take you to areas as beautiful and naturally scenic as Vermont and New Hampshire without a brief look at some of the best things I saw outside the world of supermarkets. If you missed anything, you can go back and check out all the stores in New Hampshire and Vermont . P.S...  yesterday was The Market Report's official 10th anniversary! Here's how we're celebrating! Central NH Meredith, NH -  Central New Hampshire's Lake Region includes almost 300 distinct bodies of water, so here's a look at just one: Pemigewasset Lake near Meredith, NH. Manchester, Hillsborough, and Keene Hillsborough, NH - Two stunning scenes in Hillsborough, inside the Fox State Forest (left) and at Franklin Pierce Lake (right). Brattleboro & Southeastern VT Brattleboro, VT - A look across the Connecticut River, where Brattleboro (left) meets the New Hampshire border (right). Bellows Falls, VT  is built around a dam along the Connecticut River, where the wat...

Continuing the celebration of The Market Report's 10th year! Each month of 2026, I'll be posting a different special feature to celebrate my 10th year of writing this blog. There's a lot to see, so here's a summary of what we've done so far: January: Remembering A&P February: Best of 2016-2020 March: Back in Time ( Day 1 , Day 2 , Day 3 ) April: Recommended Reading May: Behind the Scenes June: Best of 2021-2025 July: Shop the City August: Recommended Reading 2 September: Updates October:  Supermarket Road Trip November 12 is the day I started this blog back in 2016, so today marks the official 10th anniversary of the blog! Thank you to everybody who's read, commented, and sent in pictures. Now for The Market Report By the Numbers, plus a preview of what's next... Since the start of what was then called the NJ Supermarkets Blog in 2016, we've made over 3,200 posts (it's actually closer to 3,300 posts) with over 6,500,000 views and 5,500 co...

Shaw's Opened: ca. late 1990s Owner: Albertsons Companies Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 66 Mountain View Dr, Colchester, VT Photographed: August 14, 2025 Welcome to The Market Report's final Vermont store! We're just north of the city of Burlington here in a suburb called Colchester to visit a Shaw's. This is not a particularly exciting store, although it does have some interesting quirks. So let's check it out! Burnt-out "a" aside, this store is in great shape despite not getting a major remodel for some time. You enter via this impressive atrium on the right side of the store, which brings you into the grand aisle. Floral is up front, with prepared foods and deli in an island facing produce on the right side wall. Bakery, meat, and seafood counters are at the back, with meat lining the rest of the back wall. Frozen and dairy are on the left side, with pharmacy and health and beauty in the front-left corner. So we're seeing ...