The village is a major service point for the nearby Mount Snow ski area.

[3] The central portion of the village is strung along VT 100 between Cross Town Road in the northwest and Dorr Fitch Road to the southeast, shortly before VT 100 crosses the river and turns south toward Wilmington.

The mill complex was destroyed by fire in 1901, bringing an end to that source of economic activity.

Only traces of the mill complex survive today, but the village has a fine assortment of Federal and Greek Revival buildings that give it its character.

In the 20th century the village benefitted from the state's promotion of the out-of-state purchase of farms for recreational purposes, and the growth of the nearby ski areas.