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Vermont Art Online Creates a New Virtual Portal for Vermont Arts & Culture

Vermont Art Online Creates a New Virtual Portal for Vermont Arts & Culture

Vermont’s Spring Turkey Hunting Starts Soon

Vermont’s Spring Turkey Hunting Starts Soon

Fishing is the Ultimate Social Distancing Activity

Fishing is the Ultimate Social Distancing Activity

Maria Young to Begin Tenure as New Executive Director at NorthWoods

Maria Young to Begin Tenure as New Executive Director at NorthWoods

A Very Special Time Travelers’ Day Camp at the Old Stone House Museum

A Very Special Time Travelers’ Day Camp at the Old Stone House Museum

Allen Yale to Receive 7th Annual George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award

Allen Yale to Receive 7th Annual George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award

Mar 30, 2020
1 min to read

The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is pleased to announce that Allen Yale of Derby, VT will r… Read more

Dead River supports NEK Council on Aging

Dead River supports NEK Council on Aging

Roy Starling named head of school at Riverside

Roy Starling named head of school at Riverside

Green fire in the eyes of a dying wolf

Green fire in the eyes of a dying wolf

By Tim McKay

Local centenarian companions celebrate more birthdays

Local centenarian companions celebrate more birthdays

By Gretchen K. Boswell
Mar 30, 2020
5 min to read

Olive Cheney turned 101 years old on Feb. 26. Ed Westman, her partner for more than a decade… Read more

Through mud ruts and stream crossings, local stagecoaches were an early means of travel

Through mud ruts and stream crossings, local stagecoaches were an early means of travel

By Paul Chouinard

F&W to Hold Meeting on Coyotes March 31 in Danville

F&W to Hold Meeting on Coyotes March 31 in Danville

Peacham farmer employs social media as a tool for growth

Peacham farmer employs social media as a tool for growth

By Sarah Galbraith

Galleries and Videos

Burke Tree Lighting & Holiday Party

Burke Tree Lighting & Holiday Party

Photos by Marcy Patridge

Identify that fungi

Identify that fungi

By David Dudley

Halloween in St. Johnsbury

Halloween in St. Johnsbury

Photos by David Dudley

Historical Photos

Columns

Will we be more S.E.C.U.R.E.?

Follow the Money

Will we be more S.E.C.U.R.E.?

BY Rachel Siegel

Otherwise known as H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Re… Read more

Immigrant, journalist, diplomat, mother

The Bookshelf

Immigrant, journalist, diplomat, mother

By Edmund J. Guest

Part of the attraction of the memoir genre is to learn how the well… Read more

Resilient landscaping

Vermont Gardener

Resilient landscaping

By George Africa

Twenty-six degrees this morning, windless, but noisy. Read more

Helpful Hints for Brioche

No Small Potatoes

Helpful Hints for Brioche

by Vanna Guldenschuh

If you are hunkering down, working remotely or simply staying home … Read more

Earthworms: friends or foes?

Earthworms: friends or foes?

By Charlie Browne

March 9, 2020, delivered a sunny, warm (65° in the shade; 85° in th… Read more

Fire and rain

Kingdom Almanac

Fire and rain

“I’ve seen fire, and I’ve seen rain” – James Taylor Read more

Opinion

Commentary

Eggs, pouches and placentas

By Isobel P. Swartz

Since late Fall 2019, we have been witness through the media to horrific and uncontrollable wildfires raging in South Australia. Read more

Guest Column

A new kind of medicine

By Lisa Carlson

The first time I heard the term Functional Medicine (FM) was soon after my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Read more

Commentary

Voting

By Isobel P. Swartz

When I was a child in England I was told there were several topics that were not polite to ask grown-ups about: age, money, and politics. Read more

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Business Directory

Essex House & Tavern

138 Cross Street, Island Pond, VT 05846

802-723-9888

S.A. Fishburn, Inc.

Danville, VT 05828

802-684-2524

Calkins Rock Products, Inc.

Route 5, PO Box 82, Lyndonville, VT 05851

802-626-5636

SNJ Seamless Gutters

158 Blodgett Farm Rd, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-751-6191

Scott Davis Cabinetmaker

1981 West Barnet Rd, Barnet, VT 05821

802-633-3637

Currently Open

The Law Office Of Robert A Brazil

Star Theater Building - Railroad Street Entrance, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-424-1404

E M Brown & Son Inc

169 Main St, Barton, VT 05822

802-525-3422

Charles Curtis LLC

P.O. Box 13, 96 Webster Hill Rd, Danville, VT 05828

802-684-3337

Larry Bohen Web Solutions

5805 Creek Road, Craftsbury Common, VT 05827

802-755-9030

Currently Open

Libbey's Meat Market

933 East Burke Rd., Lyndonville, VT 05851

802-626-1029

Hardwick Chiropractic

54 School Street, East Hardwick, VT 05836

Country Floors

Hollister Hill Road, Plainfield, VT 05667

802-454-7301

Begin Realty Associates

St. Johnsbury

309 Portland St, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-748-2045

Sawyer & Ritchie Agency

198 US-2, Danville, VT 05828

802-684-3411

Currently Open

Line-X of Littleton, NH

603-444-0362

Danville dental sidebar

Danville Dental Group

31 Mountain View Drive, Danville, VT 05828

802-684-1133

FIllion's Network Solutions

131 Caledonia St, St Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-748-0050

Currently Open

Community National Bank

69 Main St, Derby, VT 05829

802-873-3101

Ross Page Foundations

348 Thaddeus Stevens Road, Peacham, VT 05862

802-592-3166

The Wildflower Inn - Juniper's Restaurant

2095 Darling Hill Rd, Lyndonville, VT 05851

802-626-8310

Jones Renovations

1866 VT Route 15, West Danville, VT 05873

802-684-3919

Currently Open

Jeff Hale's Custom Sawmilling

802-684-2246

Darlings Auto Repair

802-584-3411

T.D. Tax Services

1981 W Barnet Rd, Barnet, VT 05821

802-751-9200

Dan Wyand, PT & Associates

97 Sherman Drive, Suite 2, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 & 195 Industrial Parkway, Lyndonville, VT 05851

802-748-1932

Power Play Sports

35 Portland Street, Morrisville, VT 05661

802-888-6557

KCP Presents

802-748-2600

Walden Heights Heating

802-563-2233

Clyde River Recreation

2314 VT Route 105, West Charleston, VT 05872

Bob’s Construction

931 Buchler Rd, Lyndonville, VT 05851

802-626-8763

Michael K. Walsh & Son, Builders

349 Calkins Camp Rd., Danville, VT 05828

802-684-3977

Everts Forest Management

278 Cloudy Pasture Lane, West Barnet, VT 05821

802-592-3088

Don Willis Antiques

St. Johnsbury

258 Rt 2B, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-751-6138

North Country Hydraulics, Inc.

1419 Mt. Eustis Rd., Littleton, NH 03561

603-444-0363

Bedor's Tree Service

280 Caledonia St, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-748-1605

Lewis Appliance

Waterford, VT 05819

802-748-6561

Community National Bank

Lyndonville Office

467 Broad Street, Lyndonville, VT 05851

802-626-1200

Currently Open

Berry Tire & Service Center

1545 Red Village Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851

802-626-9326

StoneCrest Properties

1372 Main St, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-424-1788

Kingdom Guide

29 Hill Street, Danville, VT 05828

802-684-1056

Barrett Insurance

309 Portland St #102, St Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-748-5224

Currently Open

Green Acres Cabin & Lake House

1051 VT-5A, Orleans, VT 05860

802-525-3722

Dead River Company

189 Railroad Street, St. Johnbsbury, VT 05819

802-748-8934

Riley's Fish Shack

2165 Portland Street, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-751-1111

Currently Open

Couture's Maple Shop and B&B

560 Vt Route 100, Westfield, VT 05874

802-744-2733

Fenoff & Hale Construction

802-684-9955

Barton Maple Company

155 Main St, Barton, VT 05822

802-525-4600

Kinney Pike Insurnce

970 Memorial Dr, Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819

802-748-1010

Community National Bank

Main Office - Derby, VT

4811 US Route 5, Derby, VT 05829

1-802-334-7915

Currently Open

Rhythm of the Rein

386 U.S. Route 2, Marshfield, VT 05658

802-426-3781

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From the Archives

From Frontier Log Cabin to Country Comfort

From Frontier Log Cabin to Country Comfort

By Beth Kanell

142 Eastern promotes meaningful connections in the community

142 Eastern promotes meaningful connections in the community

By Sahra Ali

A tale of two forests

A tale of two forests

By Tim McKay

Finding Rogers’ Rangers historic markers

Finding Rogers’ Rangers historic markers

By Marvin Minkler

What’s going on down there?

What’s going on down there?

By Tim McKay