Vermont in 1927? As ‘pawky’ as ever.
In the spring of 1927, “National Geographic” profiled the Green Mountain State. The Vermont that the magazine shared with the world was at...
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Sun shines on pioneering solar sugarhouse
Lincoln, Vermont’s Tom Gadhue started sugaring on his own when he was 11 years old and living in Shelburne. “I got bit in...
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The real March Madness? Mud season in Vermont.
The Olympics are behind us. Someday – even this endless winter – the ice will melt. And when it does? There goes my...
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Town Meeting? It’s always a story — out story.
One of my favorite short stories is Rebecca Rule’s “Yankee Curse.” Here is how it begins: “At School District Meeting, Miranda knits. May...
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Time for Vermonters to stand up for Silent Cal
As a Vermonter, I try to have Cal Coolidge’s back. I do this because he was a Vermont-born United States President, because we...
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Burpee Road alpacas the spitting image if a well-mannered herd
The other day I was telling a friend about my new pals, the alpacas on Bristol, Vermont’s Burpee Road. I see a portion...
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A new leaf? Nope. An old one: Why we love fall.
It’s mid-September, that time of the year when the leaves begin their kaleidoscopic transformation in Arizona and tourists from around the world descend...
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“Deluge” a riveting story of a shrew named Irene
If you live in the Northeast – especially Vermont and coastal New Jersey – you still remember vividly where you were the last...
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It’s tough to top a cake with a squid
When most of us think of the Champlain Valley Fair, which opened yesterday in Essex Junction, Vermont, we don’t think of fine dining....
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The bread and circus of the demolition derby
Thursday night, my wife and I were at the #1 Auto Parts Demolition Derby at the Addison County Fair and Field Days in...
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