Kay Walten

Kay Walten

Destination Sunday

Destination Sunday: When Peak Season Becomes the Plan

Not every problem is about demand. Some start with planning.

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Kay Walten
Jan 18, 2026
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Mike Doten isn’t farming today.

Sleepy Hollow Farm in Pomfret Vermont

He’s standing on his 80-acre property in Pomfret, Vermont, watching his tractor idle. He’ll use it again this afternoon. Not to work his land, but to haul another rental car out of a ditch along Cloudland Road. Behind him, more than a hundred vehicles line the narrow, unpaved lane, parked on lawns and in driveways. A woman has set up a portable changing booth, cycling through outfits for photos with Sleepy Hollow Farm in the background.

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