Stowe Country Club Membership in the Stowe Golf Association is obtained with the purchase of a season pass at Stowe Country Club, owned and operated by the Mountain Company, Stowe, Vermont.  The Association holds membership events at the Country Club, include the Stowe Cup (Member/Guest Tournament), the Club Championships, and monthly Club Socials in addition to other events.  Join us for fun and friendly competition in a game we all enjoy.  For further information, contact Stowe Country Club at (802) 253-4893.

Stowe Country Club History - 1948 to 2006

Compiled By

Lynn P. Altadonna
Stowe, Vermont
Version 07.1
June, 2007

Authors Note: This document is a work in progress.  Several pictures are temporary.  An update is planned to be produced in June 2006.  The complete document with the references will be on file with the Stowe Historical Society.  Should the Reader have information to share, please contact Lynn Altadonna at 802 253-9006 or alta@stoweaccess.com. To download a PDF version of "The History of Golf in Stowe", click here.

Introduction

For 150 years, Vermont’s Green Mountains attracted summer visitors to hike in the natural beauty of the mountains or relax on a broad hotel veranda. In those early days, Stowe, with the gift of lofty Mount Mansfield, hosted summer travelers in the village hotels or in the 1858 Summit House on the mountain. In the 1930s, Austrians (Sepp Ruschp, Frank Springer-Miller, the Family Von Trapp) came to Stowe, bringing a winter sports tradition and an enthusiasm for the outdoors. The Civilian Conservation Corps cut the first ski trails on the mountain. Skiing quickly became a glamour winter sport, drawing high-energy people from around the world to enjoy the “Ski Capital of the East”. The hospitality business in Stowe expanded to provide accommodations and comforts for these winter visitors.

Acknowledgements

This document is an initial attempt to capture the history of golf in Stowe.  The original will be on file with the Stowe Historical Society.  As more information becomes available, the document and file will be changed to include the new material.  Should the reader have information to share, please contact Lynn P. Altadonna (802) 253-9006

Many people have provided materials, contacts and verbal descriptions that are the basis of this document.  I thank all of them.

Ken Burlinson Gordon Lowe
Clem Curtis Addie Mahoney
Ann Curtis Josh Nicholls
Shamus Daly Paige Savage
Peter Dresser Ken Savela
Chooch Fay Ann Savela
John Flint Terry Smith
Patty Foltz Lee Spencer
Tom Jackman Ken Stone
Bill Johnstone Stowe Country Club
Bill Kelk Stowe Historical Society
Frank Lamphier Ted Teffner
Mike Lemaire John Van Blarcom
Teresa Laliberte Lowe Sherry Wilson

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