Rosemarie von Trapp passed away in May of 2022 at the age of 93, and lived in Morristown, VT in her last years. Of the original family, only Johannes von Trapp remains. Great footage!

How nice to come across this video.. yes I was born in Austria came to America when I was 4 years old with my family later in life my husband and son we moved to Vermont and I had a part-time job as a personal chef for Maria Von Trapp and her friend whom she lived with after her original home was burned down Maria lived with Emily Johnson.. I was hired as a personal cook for them in the evenings.. I will never forget Maria she was so beautiful had her hair braided on top of her head and the most beautiful blue eyes.. she had statue in each room with a candle lit beneath them she was very religious and certainly a pioneer to have created so much and with the fire it has burned down the most beautiful Chalet home that she was living in.. it made her very sad that her home was burned down.. Maria loved her Birds and flowers in the garden.. when the new structure was built it was massive.. it actually took away from the charm what it was before.. it is now a modern day luxurious Hotel and many little log cabins along the edge of the Hills along the side.. facing the valley of Stowe Vermont.. yes the memories I have of Maria will always be etched in my mind.. her favorite program was The Waltons it made her feel like home and the memories of her own life it was her favorite program.. God bless you Maria thank you for the Memories that we shared

So lovely, thank you! When I was very young my family would travel to stay at the von Trapp's every winter to ski. As a young boy I decided Vermont was so beautiful that I'd live there someday. I'm very happy to say I do now live here in this exquisite state, and have for 8 years now. Cheers!

It's really nice to see your daughter involved with your wonderful videos, what memories that will make for years to come. Love the color tour.

Very nice video. I used to live in Stowe and worked with the Von Trapp's at the lodge. Many good memories from the 70's-80's. Your video has brought me nostalgia and beauty as well. Thanks for sharing.

Just beautiful fall colors. Plus, Ken you are so blessed to share these adventures with such a beautiful daughter, you have got to be so proud of her. God Bless

Very nice tour and wonderful scenery!

very nice, thanks for sharing

The drive through the country side at the end was really peaceful and I'm certain lowered my blood pressure.👍

Love all these little advantures and learning something new each time. Thanks for sharing Ken. Keep up the wonderful videos.

You and Lauren on another trip to the Trapp Family Lodge! Stowe is a cute little town. I never heard of the Kissing Bridge. Wow, beautiful foliage at the Trapp Family Lodge! I'm glad they had a place for day visitors. That's a really pretty lodge. Too bad the original burned down but the new one is very nice. Wow, that drone shot of it with the pretty Fall foliage behind it is stunning! Beautiful drive through the woods too. Thanks for this Ken and Lauren.

Huh wow very nice and also informative

What a great view from the window !!! A very nice / touching history of the lodge ! I don't appreciate the animal's head on that wall,though !! I am currently planning to visit Stow ,Vermont !! 💜🥁🐉🎤💞

I worked at Trapp's in mid 1970s as a waitress. Maria was alive and running it then. The old building was beautiful and had a real old world feeling - sad it burned. My son and daughter in law had their wedding there ten years ago - the ceremony outside with mountains for a back drop - it was so beautiful. I have lots of fond memories of that amazing place. Thanks for the memories!

Wow another great video luv the lodge, and the beautiful folage! Keith

Thanks for sharing. Vermont is a beautiful state.

Great video ! Thank you sharing Ken. Enjoyed your daughter input also.

Thanks for sharing this with us I really enjoyed it.

Loved that last bit of music!

It looks very beautiful there

The Magnolia Network has a show where Andrew Zimmern visited the Von Trapp family. I believe the TV Show is called "family Dinner". Andrew visits many different families from different cultures. Your journey to Stowe, Vermont with your daughter Lauren showed lots of interesting side trips. The scenery is spectacular in the fall colours. (Canadian spelling) Keep up your journeys. . . . You "nailed" this video. 😊 By the way, we also saw the movie Sound of Music around 1966 in Saskatoon.

Ken, I started out watching you and your team build garages. However, your travel guides are spectacular especially with the changing colors of the leaves. Thank you for sharing the scenery and your smooth style.

We are coming to Vermont and New Hampshire this October from Oklahoma. We hope to do lots of leaf peeping and visiting small towns along the way. We really enjoyed watching your video!

Ken, thank you so much for your videos...we watch all of them, both channels! This one, at the Trapp Family Lodge, brought back so many lovely memories of our 1973 honeymoon in Stowe, almost 49 years ago. We didn't stay there, but we cross-country skied at the Smuggler's Notch and walked a bit on the Lodge property. While walking along the lane there, we saw Maria walking in the opposite direction, and she said hello as she passed us. These scenic videos of Vermont are so amazing. I grew up in Massachusetts, and I miss seeing the colors of New England in the fall. Your daughter is lovely. You have a wonderful family. May our Lord Jesus bless you all.

Loved the video Ken. I lived and worked in Stowe over 40 years ago. I was an LPN and worked at the Stowe Clinic when it was on the Mountain Road and Maria would come in and demand to have her blood Pressure taken... quite the character. I was in Stowe yesterday to go to Stowe Seafood Market, wonderful seafood, the traffic was horrendous. Thanks for the videos, they are all terrific.

To answer your question, yes, there are subscribers from Austria (me :D). I visited Vermont 2 times already, also the Trapp Family Lodge two times. And it's really funny as in Austria really no one knows about the Von Trapp Family and their story. Before I first go there last year, I watched the movie in order to gain knowledge about their story. Vermont really resembles Austria a lot in terms of the scenery / landscape. However, I'd love to have maple trees here in Austria to see such a beautiful foliage during the fall season. I hope to visit Vermont again soon. Greetings from Graz, Austria.

Absolutely a beautiful scenic journey. I love your videos. TFS. sandy

very nice ken keep it up I do enjoy these Videos

We visited the lodge a number of years ago now and were as amazed at the location, colour and breathtaking vistas. Thanks for the great video and helping us bring back memories of our past.

Great footage. I have never been there. God's country for sure.

Thanks! Enjoyed the video😊

Ken. Great footage of the Trapp Family Lodge. I traveled part of route 100 today. Went up to West Dover from Western Massachusetts. The foliage is like a Thomas Kincaid painting. Stowe is on my list for next year.

I went to prep school at Stowe Prep School in the mid sixties. Stowe is magical.

I had the same feeling about learning the truth of the real life story behind the movie.

Such beauty, the colorful trees going up the mountain, behind the lodge, reminded me of a choir.

"The Sound of Music" is my all time favorite movie .... I've read what truly happened, so sad... The Lodge is beautiful and really breathtaking....

You have a nice looking daughter, keep her that way. Make her wear her seatbelt!!!!!!

I’m almost your age Ken, my eldest grandson is 20 already! You certainly are blessed with all of your children!

Very beautiful. Well done. Thank you guys very much!

Oh my word that is beautiful. Did not disappoint.

Nice town. Used to go a few times a year! Hope to get back soon!

You dont disappoint Ken, stunning video and lots of history, thank you for the show.

Went there on are Anniversary two years ago amazing and beautiful

What a beautiful "Million Dollar" view they had. Thanks for sharing the history and video, Ken!

Thank you so much!!!!

Thank you for sharing your adventures with us and for the history ,So Beautiful I was born in Maine but still haven't been able to get back, I was a baby when was last their,so seeing Your beautiful videos lets me see the beautiful lands and seasons ❤

Wow that’s a great story, I guess the Von Trapp family were heavily consulted/involved when they produced the famous film all those years ago and maybe, just maybe they also benefited from the success of the film. (I wonder if Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer remained friends with the Von Trapps afterwards?…)

McDonalds went out of business in Stowe (2003?) it’s now sushi yoshi asian restaurant. Subway and Dunkin are the only national chains here (both are inside gas stations). Mountain biked Trapp yesterday - stunning fall color. Great video as usual.

KEN! Please do one on the Darling family in East Burke, The Mansion was just redone and the views are to die for. Thank you for the videos

Great filming again Ken, did your music licence cover some of the original film scores?

Hello Ken and Lauren...

I've been there.

My wife family are related by marriage here uncle married a cousin of the mother in new Zealand

There is no Mcdonald's. Stowe doesn't allow fast food other than inside gas stations that's why we only have subway and Dunkin

What did Christopher Plummer say. The Sound of Mucus. It's a good movie, but didn't know they moved to America Thought it was a fictional movie. Thanks Ken and daughter.

Thanks for the trip. Please tell your daughter to wear her seat belt.

too expensive for what it is

👍👍. My dad shot his first buck in Stowe. We still have the antlers that he mounted on a piece of wood and he engraved Stowe on it 🙂 thank you for another awesome video