By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Spring technically starts in March. In Vermont, however, we still have some time to go. That might mean being stuck indoors because of rain, impassable mud roads or a freakishly large snowstorm, all of which can make
Basement Music Series and Little City Cider bring the tunes to Bennington By Tory Rich, Vermont Country If you’ve been in the Bennington area over the last few years, one of the most common complaints you used to hear — fair or
By Gordon Dossett, Vermont News & Media correspondent Editor’s note: This column, part of an occasional series, previously ran in the Manchester Journal. MANCHESTER CENTER — Do we locals ever act as tourists at home? A tourist dives into some of the
Allen Brothers a source of pies, produce and community By Bob AudetteVermont Country Magazine WESTMINSTER — At just before 4 a.m. each day, three people arrive at Allen Brothers on Route 5 to get the pie ovens warmed up in preparation for
The rise and fall of spiritualism in Vermont By Lex Lecce Vermont Country Spiritualism is a religious movement that was built on two basic beliefs. One, that contact with spirits is possible, and two, that spirits are more advanced than people. Spiritualists
By Dan Tebo Vermont Country correspondent It was always a big ask: expecting people to leave the comfort of their homes to spend three entire hours sitting shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of strangers in a dark theater. Yet there was always
By Shane Covey, Vermont Country Magazine BRATTLEBORO — Each winter in Brattleboro, a couple of legends are generally spotted traveling high in the sky. One is Santa Claus. The other is Spencer Knickerbocker. “I always tell people that I’m retired,” Knickerbocker joked
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
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 all types
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
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 health facility
