Burt’s Irish Pub opened in Stowe, Vburts signermont in 1976. The unofficial mayor of Stowe, Herbert O’Brien, was its first proprietor. Over the many years this Irish Bar has been open it has remained a local’s bar despite the resort town that has grown up around it.

Throughout the last 38 years, Burt’s has had many owners. As each new proprietor took over, one aspect remained the same – the sense of family that has come to be known at Burt’s.

It was that sense of family that caught my attention sixteen years ago when I first visited the bar.

I had just moved to Vermont and was surprised by what I found. What I loved about the Pub the first time I visited was the friendly welcoming I received and the playful banter across the bar from the regulars. That has remained a constant element at Burt’s, no matter how much time has passed.

Burt’s became my new Vermont family. It was where I came to drink, to relax; it was where I met my friends; it was where I cried through my divorce.

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