For a half-day hike that combines a good physical workout with unique geographical features and terrific views, try Sterling Pond.
Some historians call them history on the land. Others, such as Vermont Covered Bridge Society co-founder Joseph Nelson, consider them “stand-alone museums.”
With support from Union Bank, the cycling community has come together to put on Ride for Justice on Saturday, Sept. 19. All proceeds benefit the Lamoille Restorative Center.
The dynamic rusty steed that used to stand aside Route 100 in Waterbury has been put out to pasture. Swooping in to replace it is a chrome-domed eagle, perched along one of the busiest stretches of highway in the state.
Stowe Free Library opens for walk-in service on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Walk-in hours, the number of individuals allowed into the building, and accessible areas of the library will be limited.
On Wednesday, August 26, Woman’s Equality Day and the centennial of 19th Amendment, members of the Vermont Suffrage Centennial Alliance will join local citizens throughout the state to commemorate guaranteeing women the vote.
“Exposed,” the Helen Day Art Center’s annual outdoor sculpture exhibit, is on display throughout the town of Stowe, this year spotlighting Vermont sculptors.
For Jane and Terry Shaw, saving a historic building isn’t just about revitalizing a once-proud landmark, home or business. It’s about saving a piece of the soul of Jeffersonville, the Shaws’ home for three decades.
A retrospective exhibition of acclaimed Vermont photographer Dona Ann McAdams opens Aug. 1 — by appointment only — at the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe on its fourth leg of a two-year statewide tour.
Spruce Peak is once again bringing a concert to music lovers, and anyone else who happens to live on a side street in Waterbury.
Katerina Hrdlicka’s paintings are whorls of color where trees, clouds and rivers turn into Fibonaccian spirals, eyeballs stare out from what might or might not be a face or two, and mountains are curvy outlines on top of curvy outlines.
Fireworks, barbecue and patriotic displays — these are the hallmarks of any Independence Day celebration, even in the face of a COVID-19 pandemic, albeit in sometimes different ways.
Hyde Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7779 is promoting the American Legion’s annual Patriot Pen essay.
Greensboro Free Library is hosting a community tile project for kids ages 5-15 on three Thursdays, Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and Oct. 10, in the backyard at the library.
Ginny Joyner, of Charlotte, has taught watercolor classes with Access CVU for more than 15 years.
Creativity. Collaboration. Community.
The Morrisville Alliance for Culture & Commerce is holding its 9th Chair-art-able Chair Auction, Oxbow Riverfront Park, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.
The Poartry Project, an organization that creates opportunities for people to share their experiences through poetry, is holding a plein air poetry experience from Rock Point for those who love words, being outdoors and storytelling. The one-hour virtual walk-along will be held via Zoom from 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.
A pop-up event at Palmer’s Sugarhouse in Shelburne on Friday, Sept. 18 proved quite delicious.
Three community meal initiatives in Hardwick, Craftsbury and Albany secured a $120,000 grant from Vermont Everyone Eats to provide 10,000 free meals.
Knights of Columbus famous chicken barbecue returns Saturday, Oct. 3, Hardwick Knights of Columbus Hall, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Sept. 26, United Methodist Church holds a takeout-only dinner at the Wolcott Town Hall from 4:30-5:30 p.m., including ham, baked beans, hash-browned casserole, coleslaw, rolls and cake.
The Elmore Fire Department’s annual Ham Harvest dinner will be a take-out event on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Cambridge Christian Fellowship hosts a wild game dinner on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m.
Enjoy your favorite fair foods at a Fair Food Fest at Field Days in Johnson, Friday, Sept. 25, 4-8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
River Arts in Morrisville is challenging the community and local businesses to create artistic scarecrows to be displayed along the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Oct. 19-31.
Ridge Line Maple Works of Jeffersonville received a $20,000 Rural Energy for America Program grant to integrate a reverse osmosis system into its sugaring operation.
The 3 Masketeers — Noah, Evangeline and Reagan Vandenberg — are making homemade face masks to help struggling Stowe businesses.
Three years after first opening, Two Sisters Mercantile moved into new digs earlier this year.
A great day-trip destination that includes something of interest for nearly everyone is Jericho’s Old Red Mill, about an hour from Stowe and 30 minutes from Smugglers' Notch.
Stowe Theatre Guild has been run entirely by local community volunteers since it began offering productions in Town Hall Theater 25 years ago.
Nestled in the heart of the Champlain Valley, Bread and Butter Farm’s 143 acres straddle Shelburne and South Burlington.
The new town-owned nature preserve in Cambridge is rapidly becoming a reality.
Plenty of backyard birdwatchers consider blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata) the villains of the avian world. Mark Twain best summarized anti-blue jay sentiment when he compared the bird’s principles to that of an ex-congressman. In Native American lore, blue jays are portrayed as thieves and tricksters. Understandably, this songbird generates antipathy for its nest marauding, birdfeeder bullying and generally aggressive attitude. Boisterous and colorful, blue jays are seen as unrepentant by…
The Windridge Trails in Jeffersonville offer a choice of terrain and scenery. The trails split into two sections called the Pond Route and the West Farm Loop Trail. You can access both trails from a small parking area off Robtoy Road.
The Hell Brook trail, climbing 1.8 miles up Mt. Mansfield out of Smugglers' Notch, gains 2,600 feet in elevation over its length.
Hikers exploring Vermont tend to look up for their destinations, to peaks like Mt. Mansfield, Camel’s Hump, and Jay Peak, which means a lot of people miss an excellent hike that can only be reached by looking down.
The Stowe Reporter and the News & Citizen will hold Zoom debates with candidates at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 7 and Oct. 8.
Age Well, the leading experts on aging in Northwestern Vermont, is offering free, online classes twice a month to inform older Vermonters about 3SquaresVT.
The American Legion, 16 Stowe Street, Waterbury will hold a blood drive on Friday, Oct. 2, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Lamoille County is holding a virtual COVID-19 recovery forum, Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail offers leaf peepers a whole new way to take in fall foliage — at a slow pace.
“hear you, hear me—we two—you, me, talk on this page.”
Cambridge Area Rotary is holding Rail Trail Ramble 2020 to benefit Lamoille County human service organizations and events, local schools and Rotary International service projects.
Waterville Elementary School 6th graders are looking for vendors for their annual Pumpkin Yard and Craft Sale, Oct. 17 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Waterville Town Hall.
Morrisville’s Centennial Library is offering several upcoming programs for kids.
Trapp Family Lodge will host a stop of the New Leaf Outdoor Musical Cabaret tour, Saturday, Oct. 3.
Higher Ground is one step closer to a new Burlington space.
Coronavirus: Local Business Operations
Explore Stowe-area businesses and events with modified operations as a result of COVID-19. Information courtesy of the Stowe Area Association.
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