Vermont Country has a hyperlocal focus on the Green Mountain lifestyle, its personalities, events, attractions and culture. The magazine appears six times a year, designed to complement the state and four-season living. VtCo magazine is a Southern Vermont publication of Vermont News & Media.
What draws hikers to trek the Long and Appalachian trails By Jim TherrienVermont Country BENNINGTON — Most people are at least vaguely aware that backpack-laden hikers are often trekking past us on the high ridgelines of the Appalachian and Long trails through…
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A look back at films that almost sizzled their way over to the Red Light District By Dan TeboVermont Country correspondent Ah, the New England summer — that devastatingly fleeting stretch where the nights grow long and the earth comes alive. A…
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Violins, guitars and mandolins are this luthier’s specialty By Bob AudetteVermont Country BRATTLEBORO — If a workshop can be characterized as both tidy and cluttered, David Sullivan’s shop on Spruce Street might just be the exemplar. Light shines through the many windows…
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Stratton Mountain Resort delivers downhill mountain biking, golf adventures, more for all abilities STRATTON — It’s never easy being all things to all people. That said, Stratton Mountain Resort somehow makes it look easy, appealing to visitors and outdoor recreation enthusiasts for…
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$300,000 still needed in fundraising effort for fledgling grocery, bakery, event space By Isabel WissnerVermont Country BENNINGTON — A new Bennington Community Market aims to support local farmers while increasing the accessibility of fresh produce and goods to the region. Aila West,…
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And how he’s never been able to escape from mathematics By Bob AudetteVermont Country DORSET — Since high school, mathematics has played an integral and sometimes surprising role in the life of master furniture maker Dan Mosheim. “I liked geometry in high…
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Take a trip down Main Street, USA, in Bennington and Putney and find colonial, industrial roots By Cicely M. EastmanVermont Country correspondent Colonnades of knobby maples straddling stone walls overgrown with ferns. Abandoned barns falling into disrepair along country roadsides. These are…
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As ambassador and diplomat, Townshend’s Peter Galbraith has used his moral compass to help guide nations toward peace, justice. By Greg SukiennikVermont Country TOWNSHEND — Peter Galbraith has spent much of his life in some of the world’s most dangerous hotspots. In…
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Young Bennington woman faked husband’s death by suicide, court ruled By Lex MerrellVermont Country BENNINGTON — A native to Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers was only 16 when she married 29-year-old Marcus Rogers. Tragedy hit early in their marriage with…
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As New England warms, the bloodsuckers come out to play and head farther north By Gena MangiarattiVermont Country It’s an unsettling moment when you go to brush a speck of dirt off your skin, only to find it won’t brush off, and…
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