A sign outside Bonniedale Farm announces that boots, turquoise jewelry and riding apparel are sold inside. Just past the farm is a camp for special-needs children, nestled near a large pond. Route 44 paints a slightly different picture. There are modern conveniences like Dino's Park 'N Shop, Robert's Jeep and Video Voyage on one side of the road, directly across from the Chepachet Cemetery and Acote Field on Acote Hill, the hub of the Dorr Rebellion. The hill binds Chepachet's past with its present.
Adults walk trails through the grounds, and the town's two parades start right outside the gates.
There's the Memorial Day parade and the infamous Ancients and Horribles on the Fourth of July, where nothing is sacred as locals spoof local and national politics. Farther up, Route 44 bends past the Glocester police station, toward the library, post office and fire station. Country stores and antique shops sit cornerstone to cornerstone, calling weekenders to come and browse. Glocester town clerk Barbara Robertson has lived in the village for 33 years. Local churches, businesses and clubs do similar charity work.