This is the first installment of a story about a place, a family, and a cousin that will appear consecutively in the paper over the next few weeks. by Paul Lefebvre During a lifetime of trapping beaver, the most successful season my cousin had was the year he ... More »
by Leanne Harple GREENSBORO — What does it take to live a happy life? Not much according to Jason Crane, the somewhat nomadic office manager of the Greensboro United Church of Christ. Mr. Crane has been living happily, and by choice, in a van since Decembe... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all the fun, a group of enthusiasts took to the rails in their restored “motor cars” — railroad track inspection cars also known as speeders, section cars, putt-putts, jiggers, trikes,... More »
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 ... More »
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 ... More »
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 No... More »
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 mor... More »
by Peter Jensen WESTMORE — A tiny Sunfish with a rainbow sail and a pirate flag was a common sight on Lake Willoughby this summer, tacking back and forth in all conditions near the north end. Brandon Dietter, 62, had the helm while “Boo,” a King Charles spanie... More »
by Luke Vidic HOLLAND — Late in the evening, after the sun had set and an eerie fog crept over the surrounding Holland farmland, Ben Luce stood beneath the warm glow of stage lights of the Barrage and began his otherworldly performance. His hands danced a... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge If you know of a healthy butternut tree, one that produces nuts, you are lucky. For the past 50 years or so, the tree species has been in decline. Few people today are familiar with the fresh citrus scent of the large nuts as they first f... More »
by Leanne Harple BARTON — Jacqueline Laurion, of Barton, doesn’t remember a time in her life when she didn’t know she was adopted. Her parents were always honest about that with her and her older sister, who was also adopted. They raised their girls in a l... More »
by Sylvia C. Dodge ISLAND POND — Approximately 30 members of the public provided input for Vermont’s Climate Action Plan at a meeting held September 23 at the Lakeside Park Pavilion in Island Pond. The participants represented a broad spectrum of Vermonters... More »
