<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BearX220:
You can stop around Burlington, Vermont, on the eastern side of Lake Champlain. Six or seven hours from Philadelphia, an hour south of the Quebec border. Great little city, lots of good restaurants, fine daytrips to the rural center of Vermont. </font>
Or perhaps the Manchester area in southwestern Vermont, about an hour to an hour and a half to the northeast of Albany. Wonderful restaurants, charming inns, good antiquing and beautiful sights (no billboards in Vermont!). The place is pretty twelve months out of the year (although it could get crowded at times, which is the only downside).
Another thought: Saratoga when the ponies are running (although I don't know about staying there for a whole week).