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Leathe says he feels the village attracts the same amount of people because of this. The gorge is not isolated, it is located on the main throughway.
Leathe has been the general manager of the village for a year and worked at the location for six years before that.
"It was originally a timber museum, called Timber Rail Village and Museum," Leathe says. The first two owners went bankrupt, and the current owner purchased the village in the late 1980s, Leathe says.
Quechee Gorge Village now consists of a craft center, country store, antique mall, the Christmas Loft, New England Candles and a stained glass studio. The Vermont Toy and Train Museum was recently added. It includes toys from the 50s forward and model railroads.
"There are two giant scale model railroads," Leathe says. In reference to the museum, Leathe says, the village has gone "full circle."
The current owner also brought a diner in and refurbished it. Leathe says and this is a great added option.
"It combines shopping and dining as an attraction, so it's a destination and not just a place to shop," Leathe says. This gives families and tourists the option of spending the entire day because there are lots of different things to do.