![by Tena Starr GLOVER — The presence of a tiny hummingbird rarely seen in Vermont has birders flocking to a Shadow Lake home and bed and breakfast here. The rufous hummingbird is native to the Southwest and Pacific Northwest. Sightings of it in Vermont have been reported only eight times. But last week one showed up at Gwen Maynard’s house in Glover and availed himself of the feeder just outside her front door. “This might be a record for […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/hummingbird-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![The Outside Story American mountain ash: a rosaceae by any other name by Laurie D. Morrissey There’s a giant living in northern Coös County, New Hampshire. It’s a 61-foot tall tree, the country’s largest known American mountain ash. At last measurement, it stood at a height of 61 feet and had a circumference of 70 inches. That’s outstanding for a tree that’s described by most sources, including my old dendrology textbook, as “a small tree or shrub.” This tree is […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/outside-Mountain_Ash-1400x912.jpg)
![by Sylvia C. Dodge BARTON — Good news for anglers — next spring May Pond in Barton will be stocked with two-year-old “trophy” brook trout for the first time in a decade. Long Pond in Westmore, Center Pond in Newark, and Martin’s Pond in Peacham are other Northeast Kingdom ponds that will be included in the program, made possible by the reopening of the Roxbury Fish Culture Station that was destroyed in August 2011 by Tropical Storm Irene. …this […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/trophy-fish-cmyk-1400x912.jpg)
![by Luke Vidic JAY — While Jay Peak approaches another challenging season, fraught with labor shortages and travel restrictions, pre-pandemic talks of a sale have resumed. While the upcoming ski season may prove more predictable than last year’s, and a sale more likely, the winter will not be without its hurdles. Like many businesses around the country, Jay Peak has struggled with a labor shortage…. …this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper. Subscribe now to […]](https://bartonchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/jaypeak.jpg)
VEC head discusses Barton purchase proposal
by Joseph Gresser The Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) is serious about its offer to buy the Barton Electric Department and thinks it has a lot to offer the utility’s present users. That was one of the messages offered by Rebecca Towne in a telephone interview with the Chronicle Monday morning. Ms. Towne, who serves the cooperative as its chief executive officer, said there are good reasons f... More »
American mountain ash: a rosaceae by any other name
The Outside Story American mountain ash: a rosaceae by any other name by Laurie D. Morrissey There’s a giant living in northern Coös County, New Hampshire. It’s a 61-foot tall tree, the country’s largest known American moun... More »
Big fish headed for local waters
by Sylvia C. Dodge BARTON — Good news for anglers — next spring May Pond in Barton will be stocked with two-year-old “trophy” brook trout for the first time in a decade. Long Pond in Westmore, Center Pond in Newark, and Ma... More »
Jay Peak hunts for buyer
by Luke Vidic JAY — While Jay Peak approaches another challenging season, fraught with labor shortages and travel restrictions, pre-pandemic talks of a sale have resumed. While the upcoming ski season may prove more predictab... More »
