If you bring your imagination and commitment, this solid, affordable house brings its' good bones and mechanicals and offers you the opportunity to make it an exceptional home. It has a light filled open living space for gathering, a fireplace for warming your toes after a winter's hike, a wraparound porch and deck to enjoy the outdoors, a private setting in the sweet small town of Ripton where neighbors meet at the general store and the Ripton Community Coffee house for live music. Sited on a wooded country lot with seasonal views of the mountains, surrounded by the Green Mountain National Forest, and close to hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, swimming, camping, 2 miles to Rikert Nordic Center, 4 miles to the Middlebury College Snowbowl, and 10 miles to Middlebury College and downtown Middlebury's shops, restaurants, and theaters. Don't miss this opportunity to live your Vermont dream!