Poison parsnip and poison ivy, false hellebore galore … beware as you take to Green Mountain trails By Jim TherrienVermont Country BENNINGTON — Tick season and Lyme disease get a lot of deserved attention in Vermont in the warmer months, but several…
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By Gen Louise Mangiaratti, Vermont Country and Anne Archer, Vermont Country correspondent. For Brattleboro musician Zara Bode, preparations for her winter holiday-themed shows begin as soon as the previous season ends. “My tradition is to, after every Christmas season, I go around…
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Sponsored by The Shires of Southwestern Vermont DMO As the crisp air of fall sweeps across the Green Mountains, The Shires of Southwestern Vermont transforms into a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors, making it a major destination for autumn enthusiasts and travelers of…
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From foliage to festivals to fresh cider, there is always plenty to look forward to in fall in Vermont. Here is a collection of photos from past foliage seasons and events to give you an idea of what you’re in for. Enjoy…
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By Victor C. Capelli. As the tired August and September trees begin to tint with leaf tips of hesitant change, so too the browning meadows with their spent dry grasses indenting the rolling green undulating hills foreshadowing and anticipating with their waning…
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By Katharine A. Jameson, Vermont Country correspondent. I try to say no to my children every now and again just so they will hear the word “no.” So often today, we are thrust into the child-led swirl of questions and requests and…
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By Brandon Canevari, Vermont Country Magazine. LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Just over a month ago, the life of a Bellows Falls native was dramatically changed and, in the process, a boyhood dream was fulfilled. Elliott Groenewold, 18, a defenseman, was drafted in…
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By Kristopher Radder and Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. BRATTLEBORO — Art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, and the spirit of that observation is on display at Vermont Artisan Designs on Main Street in downtown Brattleboro. “Brattleboro is…
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By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. QUECHEE — The Vermont Antique Mall on Quechee Gorge Village on Route 4 has become a destination spot for the curious and seekers of collectibles, vintage clothing and antiques. More than 150 dealers on three floors…
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By Anne Archer, Vermont Country correspondent. RUPERT — Inside the coziest of eight rustic cabins used for year-round camping at Merck Forest and Farmland Center in Rupert sits a medium-sized cooler, a wooden bunk, a table, a chair, a woodstove, a makeshift…
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There is nothing quite like the dopamine-release of picking your own fruit, and Southern Vermont has plenty of opportunities to do that. At Harlow’s Sugar House, a year-round sugarhouse that also hosts blueberry- and apple-picking, owner and manager Todd Harlow is pleased…
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