  The study of $\gamma$-ray emission from galactic sources such as supernova
remnants (SNR) may provide key insights into their potential role as
accelerators of cosmic rays up to the knee ($\sim 10^{15}$ eV). The VERITAS
Observatory is sensitive to galactic and extragalactic $\gamma$-ray sources in
the 100 GeV to 30 TeV energy range. We report here on VERITAS observations of
the vicinity of the cocoon of freshly accelerated cosmic rays reported by
Fermi, which lies between potential accelerators in the Cygnus OB2 association
and the $\gamma$-Cygni SNR. A particular focus is placed on the source VER
J2019 +407 in $\gamma$-Cygni.
