article in the Saturday Evening Post by Edward Shenton entitled, "The Happy Shopkeeper of the Green Mountains". At the time, The Saturday Evening Post had a readership of several million people and was one of the most widely read publications in America. The feature article yielded The Vermont Country Store unprecedented exposure to a national audience, resulting in tens of thousands of inquiries from people all over the country, eager to visit the store. Vrest was quick to capitalize on this new-found publicity and began expanding the store. In 1959 Vrest and Mildred bought the home next to the store and opened a restaurant, The Bryant House. In 1968, Vrest was inspired by the growth of the business to open a second store on Route 103 in Rockingham, Vermont. The location features a mill pond, an authentic gristmill with a water wheel, and a restored covered bridge. In 2010, Orton's grandsons opened Mildred's Dairy Bar at the Bryant House, in honor of Mildred Orton. The dairy bar serves classic New England roadside food, featuring Wilcox's ice cream, delivered from the Wilcox farm in Manchester, Vermont, where Mildred was raised. Vrest and Mildred's son Lyman became President of The Vermont Country Store in 1972. His sons, Cabot, Gardner, and Eliot continue the family's business. References Further reading Orton, Vrest (1983). The Story of The Vermont Country Store. Academy Books. . Orton, Mildred Ellen (1947, reprint 2010). "Cooking With Wholegrains". Farrar, Straus and Giroux. . External links Companies based in Vermont Retail companies established in 1946 Mail-order retailers Online retailers of the United States 1946 establishments in Vermont Privately held companies of the United States Family-owned companies of the United States