Trapp Family Lodge
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located in Stowe, Vermont
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, United States. The lodge is managed by Sam von Trapp and his father Johannes von Trapp
Johannes von Trapp
Johannes von Trapp is a former member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and movie The Sound of Music...
.
History
The von Trapp family, largely fictionalized in The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
and The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers is a memoir written by Maria Augusta von Trapp, whose life was fictionalized in the musical The Sound of Music. The book was published in 1949 by J. B...
by Maria von Trapp
Maria von Trapp
Maria Augusta von Trapp , also known as Baroness Maria von Trapp, was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers...
, left Austria
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shortly before its annexation by Germany
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in 1938 and ended up in Vermont
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in 1942. In 1950, a 27-room ski lodge was opened. The lodge was destroyed by a fire on December 20, 1980, that forced 45 people, including Baroness Maria Von Trapp, to flee in their nightclothes. The body of a 30 year old guest was found later in the rubble. In 1983 a new, Austrian-style lodge with 93 rooms was opened.
By the time Maria von Trapp
Maria von Trapp
Maria Augusta von Trapp , also known as Baroness Maria von Trapp, was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers...
died in 1987, 32 family members owned stock in the lodge. Johannes von Trapp
Johannes von Trapp
Johannes von Trapp is a former member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and movie The Sound of Music...
bought their shares in 1994 and resolved all family lawsuits in 1999.
The Trapp Family Lodge added 23 rooms and 100 guesthouses.
Facilities
The Lodge has a mountain biking trail, gym, tennis courts, and sleigh rides. It has a restaurant, and access to skiingSkiing
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, and maple sugaring.
The Lodge is one of the principal sites for the annual Vermont Mozart Festival
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In 2010, the Lodge began to brew beer, producing approximately 60000 gallons (227,124.7 l) annually. The brewery produces traditional German and Austrian style lagers. The beers are sold on-site, as well as at restaurants and bars throughout Vermont.
Family cemetery
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in the grounds of the Lodge contains the graves of several family members.