Quechee, Vermont is located in the town of Hartford, Vermont and is the home of Quechee Lakes, a planned community that features two 18 hole golf courses, tennis complex, ski hill, a small lake and club house with exercise/health center, restaurants as well as indoor and outdoor pools. Quechee Lakes is one of New England’s finest resorts for seasonal and year round living.
Quechee itself is an old mill town which has been restored as an active retail center while keeping its historic character and charm. Quechee is host to an annual Hot Air Balloon Festival in June, Annual Scottish Festival in August, Quechee Polo Grounds, and the Simon Pearce glass blowing factory, retail store & restaurant.
Quechee is one of five unincorporated villages in the town of Hartford, Vermont. It is the site of the Quechee Gorge on the Ottauquechee River and is also the home to the Quechee Lakes planned community, with two eighteen hole golf courses, tennis courts, restaurants, lake, a club house and its own ski area. Quechee Lakes is a well planned, developed and maintained community with great attention to the surrounding area -- the Ottauquechee River Valley, its hillsides, open meadows and woodland. Quechee Lakes Resort is one of New England's finest resorts for seasonal and year-round owners.
Once predominately a mill town, the village has been restored to an active retail center while keeping its historic character. The village is on the National Register as a historic Mill Village. Nearby are miles of hiking/cross-country skiing trails connecting with Quechee State Park along the Ottaquechee River. A new Visitor Center is located at the Gorge. Quechee is also host to a popular hot air balloon festival, Scottish Games, Quechee Polo Grounds, and the Simon Pearce glass blowing and pottery facility.