Stratton Mountain’s most popular winter activities By Makayla-Courtney McGeeneyVermont Country correspondent If being outside this winter is on your to-do list, look no further than the tallest summit in Southern Vermont. Stratton Mountain fuels the appetite for outdoor excursions for
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By Lex MerrellVermont Country Overlooking the town of Brattleboro is a stone tower on the grounds of the Brattleboro Retreat, formerly known as the Vermont Asylum for the Insane. The asylum was built in 1834 and is still a mental
From dating fails to fiancees, anything is possible with some apps, willpower and willingness to
By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Spring technically starts in March. In Vermont, however, we still
Stratton Mountain’s most popular winter activities By Makayla-Courtney McGeeneyVermont Country correspondent If being outside this winter
By Lex MerrellVermont Country Overlooking the town of Brattleboro is a stone tower on the grounds
From dating fails to fiancees, anything is possible with some apps, willpower and willingness to meet
By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Spring technically starts in March. In Vermont, however, we still have
You don’t need to drive all the way to Canada to have multigenerational fun By Chris
Sweet stuff, hard or as a cocktail By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Apple cider flavors can change from year to year and even from
By Susan Smallheer, Vermont Country Toys — soft, cuddly animal toys — are what Mary Meyer Stuffed Toys is all about. The Townshend company
By Chris MaysVermont Country Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center’s “Forest of Mystery” is a fun way to celebrate the fall season by hiking at night
Vermont Country With the coming of spooky season, those of us who’ve waited eagerly all summer — enduring heat wave after heat wave —
Biennial festival by Sandglass Theater set for Sept. 9 to 18 By Susan SmallheerVermont Country PUTNEY — Sofia Padilla grew up in Mexico City,
Arts venues sustain Brattleboro’s rich organ legacy By Bill LeConey, Vermont Country Magazine BRATTLEBORO — When Henry Danaher performed a free concert on the historic Estey pipe organ at Epsilon Spires on a weekday afternoon in December, he wasn’t merely “tickling the
Every year, I wonder why we do Christmas and all the stress and preparation and finances required of it. Then the sun sets before I have worked up the courage to be a member of society, and I remember why: Christmas lights
These films depict the best of times, the worst of times By Dan Tebo, Vermont Country correspondent As 2022 crawls to a close, we once again find ourselves navigating the holidays through the dense fog of this relentless pandemic. While the threat
For Phil Bowen of East Dover, donning red suit means gratitude, family, gift of baby Jesus By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Phil Bowen of East Dover is getting ready for another holiday season, dressed up as Santa Claus and bringing cheer to
By Jim Therrien, Vermont Country The fall — from Sept. 23 to Dec. 21 — is when Vermonters and visitors alike are hoping to get elevated and witness some breathtaking beauty. Fortunately, Southern Vermont, in both Bennington and Windham counties, offers an
Sweet stuff, hard or as a cocktail By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Apple cider flavors can change from year to year and even from batch to batch, said Simon Renault, general manager of Scott Farm Orchard, who is in his third season at
By Susan Smallheer, Vermont Country Toys — soft, cuddly animal toys — are what Mary Meyer Stuffed Toys is all about. The Townshend company designs and produces dozens of different kinds of animal toys and gifts, and has since 1933, when Mary
‘Shaftsbury Murderer’ hangs for slaying of new mother Harriet Jane Bates By Lex Lecce, Vermont Country In the year 1838, a man named Archibald Bates lived in Shaftsbury. Archibald was 33 years old and a religious man. He would read the Bible
By Noah Hoffenberg, Vermont Country I was raised in a Jewish home that also sported an annual Christmas tree, with lights and decorations, opening one present on Christmas Eve and the rest the next morning. My grandparents, all now gone, were never
By Chris MaysVermont Country Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center’s “Forest of Mystery” is a fun way to celebrate the fall season by hiking at night and taking in a haunting but humorous story. James and Jess Gelter, a couple from Brattleboro, have been
