tasteful glass, tasty food - View this location on map Near the quechee covered bridge, at the simon pearce glassworks ( 802-295-2711), the showroom glitters with thick hand-blown creations. simon pearce, originally from county cork, ireland, came to quechee in 1981 and restored the building, an old woolen mill on the ottauquechee river (ottauquechee meaning ''swiftly moving water'' in the language of the abenaki indians). browse among the elegant candlesticks, vases and barware and take a look at the discounts in the seconds room. upstairs an irish weaver can often be seen at work, and downstairs, glassblowers sweat from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. tuesday through saturday and sundays and mondays until 5 p.m. the restaurant (802-295-1470) at the glassworks, overlooking a waterfall that spills into the river gorge, offers hearty vermont fare, including cheddar cheese soup ($6) and organic ice cream ($6.50) made with the help of what the waitress calls ''happy cows.'' New York Times 1760 main street, Quechee, VT Shopping, Cultural,

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