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On one of Vermont’s most idyllic roads, fed-up locals say no more to the leaf peepers

Residents convinced their town to close the road for three weeks at the height of foliage season to prevent social media-inspired tourists from clogging it.

Mike Doten and Amy Robb are part of a group of residents of Cloudland Road who persuaded the town of Pomfret to close the road during the height of foliage season.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff