Mount Vernon Blog

2016: A Year in Review

Friday, December 30, 2016

2016 was a spectacular year for Mount Vernon! In addition to our daytime programming and annual events, here are some happenings that made this year memorable: 1. January Blizzard On Friday, January 22, a blizzard dumped 20 inches of snow on Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon’s Operations and Maintenance staff worked quickly to clear pedestrian and vehicle…

Cheers to George Washington This Holiday Season

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Do you have a person on your list who is impossible to shop for? The Shops at Mount Vernon have the solution: the George Washington Whiskey Gift Set and George Washington Special Reserve Madeira Wine.  The Whiskey Gift Set includes a 50 ml bottle of George Washington's Rye Whiskey and a commemorative shot glass. The whiskey is unaged, as was common…

Aladdin The Christmas Camel

Monday, December 12, 2016

When Aladdin hears the familiar hum of the engine and tires rolling across the gravel path, the 7 foot tall camel stands and hurries to the fence. Having stayed at Mount Vernon every holiday season since he was eleven months old, the camel knows the approaching vehicle is bringing him food. Lisa Pregent (above) is a member of the Mount Vernon livestock…

Sarah Miller Coulson: Mount Vernon's New Regent

Monday, December 05, 2016

On October 16, 2016, Sarah Miller Coulson became the new leader of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The Association is governed by a board comprised of 25 members, or Vice Regents, whom each hail from a different state. Coulson, from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, is the third woman from the state selected to serve in this important position. “I am…