The Trapp Family Lodge is a 2,400-acre (9.7Â km2), four-and-a-half-star resort located on Trapp Hill Road in Stowe, Vermont, United States. The lodge is managed by Sam von Trapp, son of Johannes von Trapp.
History
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The Trapp family, largely fictionalized in The Sound of Music â€" based loosely on The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp â€" left Austria shortly after its annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938. Baron Georg von Trapp and his wife Maria settled with their family in Vermont in 1942. After the Baron's death in 1947, the family expanded and operated their home as a 27-room ski lodge. It was destroyed by fire on 20 December 1980, forcing 45 people, including Baroness von Trapp, to flee in their nightclothes. The body of a 30-year-old guest was found later in the rubble. A new Austrian-style lodge with 93 rooms was opened in 1983.
By the time Maria von Trapp died in 1987, thirty-two family members shared ownership of the lodge. Johannes von Trapp instigated a merger to eliminate the interests of other family members in 1994. Family members were displeased by the terms of the merger and fought back with legal proceedings about the amount to be paid to them in exchange for their shares; a controversy which had to be resolved by the Supreme Court of Vermont.
Facilities
The Lodge offers a mountain biking trail, gym, tennis court and sleigh rides. It has a restaurant, access to cross-country skiing and maple sugaring.
The meadow at the Lodge was one of the principal sites for the annual Vermont Mozart Festival.
In 2010, the Lodge began to brew beer, under the name Von Trapp Brewing, producing approximately 60,000 US gallons (230,000 l; 50,000 imp gal) annually. The brewery produces traditional German- and Austrian-style lagers. In 2016, the Von Trapp Bierhall opened down the hill from the Lodge, serving food and drink. The beers are sold on-site, as well as at restaurants and bars throughout Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts. The current year-round offerings are Helles (4.9% ABV), Vienna (5.2), Pilsner (5.4) and Dunkel (5.7). The seasonal beers are Weissbier (5.2), India Pale Lager (5.5), Oktoberfest (5.6) and Trösten (6.0).
Family cemetery
A cemetery in the grounds of the Lodge contains the graves of several family members, including Maria.
Cross-country skiing
During the winter of 1968â€"69, Johannes von Trapp, then president of Trapp Family Lodge, Inc., came up with an idea to start cross-country skiing trails at the Lodge. Today, there are 45 kilometres (28 mi) of groomed trails and 100 kilometres (62 mi) of un-groomed trails throughout the Trapp Family Lodge property.
Sources
External links
- Official website
