Roaring Branch is a log cabin resort that straddles the town lines of Sunderland and Arlington, Vermont.  Originally founded in 1913, and built between then and 1917, this small community of log cabins still maintains the spirit Henry Shaw envisioned when he purchased the land.  Today, a handful of year round modern log cabins nestle in the 36 acre White Pine and Eastern Hemlock forest overlooking the mountain stream that borders this peaceful resort.  The Roaring Branch River feeds into the world famous Battenkill River in the bottom of the valley at Arlington.

Now, as formerly, this tranquil oasis appeals to those who like the smell of pines, the continual sound of a rushing stream, the casual informality of a walk in the woods, a game of tennis or ping pong followed by a swim in the clear, cold water of the swimming hole, and a peaceful night beside a fireplace in the cabin.  All of this within minutes of fly fishing, kayaking, canoeing, horseback riding, downhill and cross country skiing, restaurants, outlet shopping, museums, theaters and more.  Roaring Branch is but three to four hours from New York and Boston.

"In the earlier years, the cabins at Roaring Branch lacked such conveniences as electricity and indoor toilets.  Guests could bathe in 'Possum Pond,' a natural swimming hole, or the communal bathtub in the cabin that also served as a library and game room.  But then, in 1950, 'progress' invaded and electricity was introduced.  The kerosene lamps and stoves were replaced;  the old iceboxes in the cabin floors nailed shut."  (Art Carey, the Philadelphia Inquirer Travel, Sunday, June 4, 1989).

Starting in 1987, the successor owners of Roaring Branch, Jim and Kiki Stuart, converted Roaring Branch to a condominium, and started replacing the by then aging rustic cabins with new, year round log cabins on the footprints of their former namesakes.  Today, eleven modern log cabins line a third of a mile of bluff overlooking the river.  Each cabin is privately owned, with rentals managed through an onsite caretaker and rental agent who contracts with the Roaring Branch Cabin Owners Association for management.