Known for their French-inflected New England ambience, Vermont not only offers breathtaking views of mountaintops and placid lakes, it’s filled with quaint rural towns, old winding roads, and mom and pop shops that sell everything from local cheeses to tasty sugar maples, to delicious wines. And that’s not all Vermont - stunning in all seasons - has to offer, it also boasts a rich array of antique stores. Antique stores in the Lake Champlain Valley and Southern Quebec sell country and vintage furnishings, with some formal pieces, many farmhouse finds and country pieces with time-worn painted surfaces. You’ll also find early-20th century pieces, along with exquisite china, glassware and textiles.

Cross the U.S. side of the border to Burlington, and 40 miles from there, Lake Champlain islands and the towns of Colchester, Winooski, Essex Junction, Shelburne, New Havem Basic Harbor, Ferrisburgh, Charlotte, Middlebury, Vergennes, and St. Albans – and you’ll discover a lot more antiques where the ones from the other side of the border came from. But don’t stop your quest for antiques here. In Quebec’s Eastern Townships, there’s antiquing in North Hatley, Knowlton, and Eastman; you’ll also come across a few shops in Magog and Sutton. For big antiquing in Canada, head to Montreal or to Rue Saint-Paul in the Old Port area of Quebec City. In mid-October, Eastman, Quebec holds an annual weekend antiques show, which draws more than 30 dealers. Whether you want to stroll through quaint