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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BRATTLEBORO – Voted #1 gym in Brattleboro for over 10 years, Supreme Fitness is a sprawling 15,000 square foot facility that serves not only Windham County, but also Cheshire and Franklin counties. Whether you are a strongman competitor, serious weight lifter…
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Danielle M. Crosier – Vermont Country Magazine. In 2024 alone, more than 3,000 Vermont sugarhouses contributed a total of 3,108,000 gallons of maple syrup to the United States economy. Data obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service…
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By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Magazine. BRATTLEBORO — With new pressure cookers and staff trained in making formulas, Confluence Acupuncture is seeing an uptick in patients taking herbal medicines. “I’ve got a couple of staff members who are working with me at the…
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By Peter “Fish” Case. Fat biking… is dead, they say! “I’m not riding one of those ridiculous-looking things. Those bikes are like taking a tractor to a NASCAR track.” These are just a few remarks you’d hear from the haters who don’t…
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Gabriel Schatz, Vermont Country Correspondent. Tucked in the heart of Quechee Gorge Village on Route 4, the Vermont Antique Mall and Quechee General Store combine history, community, and local craftsmanship for a shopping experience unlike any other in the state. Whether you’re…
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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 Chris Mays, Vermont Country Magazine. BRATTLEBORO — Confluence Acupuncture is the next logical step for owner Stefan Grace, who has been a licensed acupuncturist for more than a decade and has practiced Chinese medicine for more than 15 years. “I’ve worked in…
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By Katharine A. Jameson, Vermont Country correspondent. We’ve been divided for a long time. Since shortly after Europeans set foot on the land we now call “ours,” we seem to have found discord of one sort or another. We’re out of synch…
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By Jeff Diehl, Craft State Media. STOCKBRIDGE — El Niño, the warming phase of a two- to seven-year cycle in the Pacific Ocean, is forecast to wreak havoc on weather patterns around the world this year. And indeed, we seem to have…
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By Kathleen Hawes, Vermont Country correspondent Editor’s note: Because of a production error, a draft version of this story ran in a past issue of the former UpCountry magazine. Below is the updated version. STRIKE ONE At a quaint New England farmers…
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