New England's poet laureate, Robert Frost, summered here in Ripton for forty years - come experience the solitude and scenery that brought him back season after season. Ripton is a classic hillside hamlet, tranquil and timeless, home to a picturesque collection of civic buildings and an authentic old-time country store. Winter skiing, summer and fall hiking, and year-round hospitality beckon you to Ripton, enveloped by the Green Mountain National Forest, yet convenient to Middlebury and its enticements.