Fairies have come alive in the imaginations of children for generations and continue to be popular today. You can easily find all sorts of fairy books, potions, and garden kits galore to delight fairy believers.
But it’s not only the young who enjoy getting lost in the magic of these tiny mythical creatures. In 2020, a woman pretended to be a fairy by leaving presents and letters in a young girl’s fairy house for 9 months during the pandemic.
You can say she was the modern-day Harry Barber. Barber was a South Hero, Vermont local who brought magic to the town by building fairy castles throughout the island in the first half of the twentieth century for people to enjoy.
If you’re looking for things to do in South Hero, take a cruise around the island to see if you can spot the castles, scattered around on private property. The castles are listed below with historical information and fun facts about each courtesy of John Lake, South Hero Historian, and Fred and Gladys Lane, South Hero residents.
