07/02/2026
For Lyman Orton, growing up in Vermont meant growing up with The Vermont Country Store.
Founded in 1946 by his parents, Vrest and Mildred Orton, the store was woven into Lyman's life from the very beginning. As a boy in Weston, he helped with the family business, stamping endorsements on catalog checks and learning firsthand what it meant to serve customers with care and integrity.
Here, Lyman is pictured outside our Weston store in 2000. By then he had spent decades helping shape the company while staying true to the values that inspired it from the start.
As we celebrate 80 years of The Vermont Country Store, we're grateful for Lyman's role in carrying forward a tradition of offering useful and distinctive products and personal service to create cherished memories for generations of customers.
Do you remember your first Vermont Country Store catalog or visit?