The story
The Green Mountain Inn has stood on Main Street in Stowe, Vermont, since 1833, growing into an eight-building village resort within the Stowe Village Historic District on the National Register, its guestbook including presidents Chester A. Arthur and Gerald Ford. Its haunted reputation centres on one of New England's most affectionately told legends: 'Boots' Berry, a horseman said to have been born in the inn's servants' quarters in 1840, who fell from grace but redeemed himself in 1902 by rescuing a young girl from the roof during a snowstorm, losing his own life in the fall. Ever since, guests and staff have described the soft sound of tap-dancing on the roof during winter storms — Boots was said to have learned to dance in a New Orleans jail — along with occasional footsteps and a sense of friendly presence in the oldest rooms. These accounts should be presented as folklore and guest reports rather than proven phenomena, and the story of Berry's death told with warmth rather than sensation. Current room and booking details should be confirmed from the official site before publishing.